MAMBALAM TIMES www.mambalamtimes.in CMYK ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION FREE March 10 - 16, 2019 Vol. 17, No. 36 Pulse polio vaccination today Pulse polio vaccination today By Our Staff Reporter The oral polio vaccine for 2019 will be administered to children below 5 years on Sun- day, March 10 under the Pulse polio immunization program. Unlike previous years, there will be no second phase this year. Children under 5 should be immunized irrespective of their previous immunization status. Sick children, including those affected by diarrhea, can also be administrated the polio drops. The vaccine will be adminis- tered in Corporation Health Centers, malls, busy roads and other venues. The following are the venues in T. Nagar and Mambalam: T. NAGAR Corporation Middle School, New Boag Road. Raja Pillai Thottam, Kollapuri Amman Koil Street. Round Table Night School, 4th Block, Kamaraj Colony. Corporation AE Office, 89, Usman Road (near Siva- Vishnu Temple). 4, Sivagnanam Road. Sarada Madam, 7, Raghavaiah Road. Corporation Dispensary, R. K. Puram. Corporation Middle School, Dharamapuram Main Road, Sathyamurthy Nagar. 17, Thukkaram 3rd Street. Health Post, 73, Giriappa Road. Amman Koil, 92, Giriappa Road. 28th Block, Dr. Thomas Road. O Block, Dr. Thomas Road. Corporation Division Office, 20, South Boag Road. ICDS 16th Block, South Boag Road. Corporation AE office, Bazullah Road and Usman Road junction. Corporation Office, 20, S. S. G. Street. Balamandir School, 13, Prakasam Road. Valmiki Apartments, 9/5, Valmiki Street. S. M. Nagar Health Post, 73, Giriappa Road. 92, Amman Koil Street. Corporation Dispensary, R. K. Puram. Corporation Middle School, Dharmapuram. 5, Parthasarathypuram Extn. Mobile centers: Mambalam Railway Station, T. Nagar bus terminus, Pothys junction, Pondy Bazaar, New Saravana Stores, Saravana Selvarathinam Stores. WEST MAMBALAM Kamaraj Nagar Health Post, 1, Brindavan Street. ICDS, 22/17, Housing Board, Brindavan Street. Kali Bari Temple, Umapathy Street. 18, Vinayagam Street. Muthala Amman Temple, Muthal Amman Koil Street. Women & Children Founda- tion, 41 & 42, Porur Somasundaram Street. Kalamandir Matriculation School, Chakrapani Street. Public Health Center, 114, Lake View Road. Corporation Division Office, 123/21, Ram Colony. Corporation Division Office, 125, Thambiah Road. Corporation Primary School, Easwaran Koil Street. Corporation Middle School, Rangarajapuram Main Road (off Lake View Road). By Our Staff Reporter During peak hours, the 2-wheeler-cum-pedestrian subway in Rangarajapuram Main Road, connecting T. Nagar with Kodambakkam, is heavily congested. This photo was taken on March 7. The Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in www.mambalamtimes.in Congestion in 2-wheeler subway in Rangarajapuram Road
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Free eye check-up on FridayBy Our Staff Reporter
Jaimaa Trust (NGO, Vadapalani) and Manav Seva Trust (K. K.Nagar) have organized free eye screening from 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.mon Friday, March 15 in Sri Venkatesh (18/39, Umapathy Street, WestMambalam).
A team of doctors from Sankara Nethralaya will examine thepatients.
They will be checked for vision problems, eye pressure, retinalimaging and other eye related problems.
Persons diagnosed with cataract can undergo free surgery in SankaraNethralaya Hospital.
Persons who are willing can also register for eye donation.For more details, call 99400 30939 or 98406 28787.
‘Nutri-Fest’ conductedfor special childrenBy Our Staff Reporter
Madhuram Narayana Center for ExceptionalChildren (18, Prakasam Street, T. Nagar, nextto Bala Mandir German Hall) conducted ‘Nutri-Fest’ for its members on March 8 in its premises.
N. Priya Rajkumar (Principal) toldMambalam Times that parents prepared dishesunder the theme ‘Food as Medicine’ for childrenin the age group of 1 to 6 years.
The festival is conducted every year to createawareness about the values of balanced dietand prepare dishes that are delicious, costeffective and nutritious.
She said that the Center has been providingearly intervention for children with cerebralpalsy, autism, attention deficit hyperactivedisorder, Down syndrome and epilepsy since1989.
More details can be had in 2834 0574/0575 orwww.mncindia.org.
Free talk on ‘GoverningBusiness and Relationship’next SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of Vedanta Institute(Madras), R. Aravindan will give a free talk on‘Governing Business and Relationship’ at 10a.m on Saturday, March 16 in Hotel PratapPlaza (168, Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram). All are welcome.
For free registration, contact ChithraSundarrajan in 98404 93904.
Metrowater to add 90 more6000-liter tankers to its fleet
After appeals from the residents of West Mambalam and T. Nagar,Metrowater has decided to add 90 more 6000-liter water tankers to itsfleet to meet the demand. As of now, every time a resident makes abooking for a 6,000-liter tanker, the sender gets an automated mes-sage that says only 50 bookings are allowed and the resident will haveto book a 9,000-liter tanker.
The booking can be done only between 6 a.m and 6 p.m, with optionsof 6,000 liters at Rs. 475 and 9,000 liters at Rs. 700.
Narayanaswamy (resident of Motilal Street, T. Nagar) toldMambalam Times that the 6,000-liter tankers get booked withinminutes of the opening time, and he is forced to book 9,000 liters whichleads to wastage of 3000 liters as his sump’s capacity is only 6,000liters.
When contacted, Metrowater officials said that the agency has 654water tankers of which 225 are of 6,000-liter capacity. Each of the 15zones has about a dozen 6,000-liter tankers, but they are mostly usedto supply water to narrow streets and slums. “So, we are not able tomeet other residents’ demands,” said the official.
Appar Arutpani Mandram has organized cleaning of ArulmiguSoundareshwarar Temple (Saidapet) from 9 a.m to 2 p.m onSunday, March 10. All are welcome
More details can be had in 94443 82776.
Free Hepatitis-B vaccinationprogram on Thursday, FridayBy Our Staff Reporter
Dr. S. Krishnapriya will conduct a free Hepatitis-B vaccinationcamp from 6 p.m to 8 p.m on Thursday, March 14 and Friday,March 15 in Nellai Pharmacy (126, Arya Gowda Road, PostalColony Bus Stop, West Mambalam).
Anyone above 18 years can get the vaccination done.For registration, call 81447 10413.
Free kidney screening andblood donation next SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Daasya and Rotary Club of K. K. Nagar have jointly organiseda renal screening and blood donation camp from 9.30 a.m to12.30 p.m on Saturday, March 16 in Panigraha KalyanaMandapam (Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam).
Rotary VHS Blood Bank will collect the blood and doctorsfrom Tanker Foundation (Kilpauk) will conduct kidney functiontests.
Participants will also undergo general health check-upincluding BP, urine protein, glucose, random blood sugar, heightand weight.
Anyone above 20 can undergo the check-up and donate blood.More details can be had in 99406 38972.
Free Veda classesBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sai Seva Chakra (15, Bharathi Street, West Mambalam)conducts free Veda, bhajans and sloka classes on Fridays from 5p.m to 6 p.m and on Sundays from 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m in itspremises. It also conducts the classes at the following venues:
From Monday to Friday from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in Sai MuruganTrust Temple (Vadhiyar Thottam, Ranga-ra-japuram).
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Tuesdays from 4 p.m to 5 p.m inSarva Priya Ganapathi Temple (Moorthy Street Extension, 7th
Avenue, Ashok Nagar).On Saturdays from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m in Sri Krishna Gana
Sabha (Maharajapuram Sant-hanam Salai, T. Nagar) and from 8a.m to 9 a.m in Guha Apar-tments (29, Viveka-nandapuram 1st
Street, West Mambalam).All are welcome.
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By Our Staff ReporterWorld renowned sitar player
Pandit Janardan Mitta (resi-dent of Habibullah Road, T.Nagar) was honoured with ‘P.V. Narasimha Rao NationalLeadership and LifetimeAchievement Award’ in a pro-gram organised by India Nextat Teen Murti Bhavan, NewDelhi on Feb. 27.
Dr. Manmohan Singh(Former Prime Minister) pre-sented the award. PranabMukherjee (former Presidentof India), Shekhar Gupta (Presi-dent, Editors Guild of India)and others were present.
Janardan hails from a fam-ily of musicians fromHyderabad and came toChennai in 1959 and has sincebeen living in T. Nagar. Hestarted playing sitar at a veryyoung age and started learningon his own initially.
While pursuing engineering,he became a student of PanditRavi Shankar.
He performed as a child ar-tiste in Deccan Radio and waslater selected by the First Au-dition Committee of All India
Award for renowned sitar player Janardan
Radio in 1952.He has performed in all lead-
ing sabhas in India and abroad.He has performed with legend-ary Hindustani, Carnatic andforeign musicians in severalcorroborative concerts. He hasalso played in a number of filmsongs in South Indian lan-guages, Bengali, Oriya, Sinha-lese and English.
He has composed music foraward winning movies, experi-mental films, documentariesand has collaborated in fusionmusic. Janardan was the Presi-dent of Cine Musicians’ Unionand Convener of its Trust for 3years.
Along with some likemindedfriends, he founded Viswa KalaSangama for the promotion
and propagation of fine arts,and encouraging upcomingartistes. He has received nu-merous awards for his achieve-ments.
Some of the t awards includeLife Time Achievement awardfrom American Telugu Asso-ciation (USA), Special JuryAward from Radio Mirchi,Sangeet Kala Bharati awardfrom Bharat Kalachar andViswakala Puraskar awardfrom Tamilnadu Govt. He is an‘Asthana Vidwan’ in SharadaPeetam (Sringeri) and KanchiKamakoti Peetam (Kanc-heepuram). He is the firstHindustani musician to per-form in Thiruvaiyaru in 1976.
His contact number is94444 12534
DAV offers ‘Teacher Training’courses
DAV Group of Schools offers Post Graduate CertificateCourse in Education (PGCE) and Nursery Teacher Training(NTT) course.
Both are 10-month full-time courses starting in June.Candidates completing PGCE course can teach Std. 1 to 10
students and NTT candidates can teach LKG and UKG students.According to Vikas Arya (Director, DAV Group of
Institutions), the curriculum includes topics like health andwellness, leadership skills, inclusive education and childpsychology. He said that the candidates will get practicalexposure by assisting teachers, observing classroom sessionsand conducting classes. Upon successful completion of courses,placement assistance will be provided. Application forms canbe downloaded from the website www.davchennai.org.
The fee for PGCE is Rs. 80,000 and for NTT Rs. 25,000.For more details, call 73582 73735.
Felicitated for performingThiruvasagam in temples
By Our Staff ReporterNirmala Ravi (resident of Mettupalayam,
West Mambalam) was felicitated on March3 for conducting Thiruvasagam paaraa-yanam in Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Temple onthe 1st Sunday of every month for the past 75months. The first paaraayanam was held onDec. 2 in 2012.
She also performs the paaraayanam every month in templesin Saidapet and Ramapuram.
She also presents Lalitha Sahasranaamam, AbhiramiAnthathi, Thiru Puzhal and other spiritual songs in temples.
Devotees invite her home to perform Thiruvasagam andother spiritual hymns. Her contact number is 99417 55111.
By Our Staff ReporterDr. Prithika Chary (Neurosurgeon) re-
ceived the ‘Woman of the Year’ award fromRadhatri Nethralaya (12, Hindi PracharaSabha Street, T. Nagar. Ph: 94454 38681)on March 8 as part of International Women’sDay celebrations.
Radhatri Nethralaya presents‘Woman of the Year’ award to
neurosurgeon
The award was presented by Dr. Praveen Krishna and Dr.Vasumathy Vedantham (Medical Directors, RadhatriNethralaya) in the presence of Dr. Rekha (President, IndianMedical Association).
Dr. Prithika is an alumnus of Kilpauk Medical College andcompleted her Ph.D and M.Ch. in Madras Medical College.
She has about to 40 years experience in the field of neurologyand specializes in brain disorders like migraine, stroke, epi-lepsy, dementia and Parkinsonism.
Ashok Nagar Circle Library(16, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar)has organized a free spokenEnglish class from 10 a.m to12 noon on Sunday, March 10in its premises.
It is open to school students.R. Harishankar will conduct
the class.Those interested in atten-
ding the class can register theirnames in 23719319
Talk on TamilliteraturetodayBy Our Staff Reporter
Kuvikam Illam (6, 3rd Floor,A Wing, Silverpark Apart-ments, Thanikachalam Road,T. Nagar) has organized a talkon Tamil literature by S.Sankaranarayanan (wellknown Tamil writer andrecipient of translation awardfrom Government of India) at4 p.m on Sunday, March 10 inits premises.
More details can be had in94425 25191.
Buy 1 kg. coffeepowder, get 200gm. freeBy Our Staff Reporter
Uma Shri VenkateswaraCoffee (4/58, Kuppaiah Street,West Mambalam, near Sta-tion Road Police booth) offers200 gm. coffee powder free onpurchase of 1 kg. of coffee pow-der and 100 gm. free on pur-chase of 500 gm. of coffee pow-der. The price of coffee powderis Rs. 440 for 1 kg., Rs. 220 for500 gm. and Rs. 110 for 250gm. The offer is also availableat its branch at SP 42, 1st Sec-tor, 1st Street, K. K. Nagar.
According to its proprietor, itsources export quality coffeeseeds from Chikmagalur,Karnataka.
He said that free home deliv-ery is available for orders of500 gm. and above.
Mambalam Mami’s home-made vathal, vadam, pickle andappalam are also available.
Its phone numbers are99627 36038 and 9962736039.
Local Bharatanatyam teacher gets‘Chidambara Natya Kalaimani’ award
By Our Staff ReporterDharani Ramakrishnan (Founder, Saraswathi Natyalaya, West
Mambalam) was presented the title ‘Chidambara Natya Kalaimani’ byThillai Naatiya Anjali Trust, Chidambaram during the attempt madeto set the Guinness World Record for the largest Bharathanatyamensemble of more than thousand dancers in Sri Sabanagar Temple,Chidambaram on March 3.
She also received the ‘Natiya Kala Ratna’ award from Peace andPeople Welfare Trust from Raaba Media in Kodungaiyur on Feb. 23.
She has been running the dance school for 27 years.She has given more than 1000 group and close to 950 solo performances.Her contact number is 98417 39168.
Well knownstage artiseS. Shivp-prasadh (resi-dent of 44/21,B a g i r a t h iAmmal St-
Shivpprasadhfelicitated
reet, T. Nagar) was felicitatedby Hamsadhwani, a leadingcultural Sabha in Adyar, lastweek after he presented thestage show on Dronar in YouthHostel Auditorium (IndiraNagar, Adyar).
He was presented an idol ofGoddess Saraswathi byRamnath Mani (President ofthe Sabha).
The show was staged to cel-ebrate the birth anniversaryof yesteryear actor M. N.Nambiar.
Leading film personalitieslike Sowcar Janaki , KumariSachu, S. P. Muthuraman andP. Vasu were present.
Shivpprasadh’s contactnumbers are 2834 4876 /73586 96613.
Jaimaa Positive Center (aunit of Jaimaa Trust, Karu-neegar Street, Vadapalani)offers counseling for personaland emotional problems on alldays by appointment.
There will be an interactivesession on leading a successfulcareer, relieving stress,overcoming negative thoughts,family wellness, healthy mind,relationship in marriage andspiritual practices.
A nominal fee is collected forthe Trust’s social activities.
For appointments, call99400 30939.
Talk on ‘Success inexams’ in Tamiltoday
Nannilam Vai RajagopalaGanapadigal (Publisher andEditor of Vaithikasri, a Tamilmagazine) will speak on‘Success in exams’ in Tamilfrom 3 p.m to 5 p.m on Sunday,March 10, in AyodhyaMandapam (Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam. Ph:2489 3077). It will be followedby an interactive session onspiritual matters.
All are welcome.
Dr. Natesan gets‘DeccanDhanvanthri’awardBy Our Staff Reporter
Dr. C. Natesan (Chairman,Bharathi Rajaa SpecialityHospital, G. N. Chetty Road,T. Nagar) received ‘DeccanDhanvanthri’ award on March5 on the occasion of Dhan-vanthri Day.
Dr. Kamalakar Rao, actor S.Ve. Shekhar, Ramani Guruji ofSri Kaka Bhujandar Ashramand Nirmal Anraj Gadhiya(MD, Deccan Group) werepresent.
The award was given for hisyeoman service in the field ofmedicine.
With summer slowly setting in, the demand for lusciousthirst-quenching water-melons is picking up. The watermelonseason, which usually starts in the third week of March, hascome almost a month earlier.
S. Kuppusamy from Marakanam is selling watermelons onthe pavement of Govindan Road, West Mam-balam. He saidthat he procures the fruit from Villupuram. The price is Rs. 20per kg, and Rs. 10 for a slice.
Similarly, water-melon vendors can also be seen in KamarajarSalai, K. K. Nagar.
Watermelons arrive inthe city
Garbage woes atMuthalamman Koil Street-Nayakamar Street junction
A huge heap of garbage including rotting food, plastic bags andother household waste is found dumped at the junction ofMuthalamman Koil Street and Nayakamar Street in WestMambalam. According to nearby residents, it is producing anoffensive smell and is a health hazard. They said that cattle, dogsand crows rummage through the waste and spread it all over theplace. It is also leading to an increase in mosquitoes.
They have appealed to Chennai Corporation to remove theaccumulated garbage and clean the junction.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORLocal cable TV operator fleeces customers
Sir, As per the new TRAI ruling effective fromMarch 1, cable operators like SCV/KAL CablesP. Ltd., Chennai have announced their new tariffin their website www.scv.in.
Compared to the local cable operator (LCO)VMA charges mentioned in the website, the LCOlocated in Kripasankari Street, West Mambalam,which provides us connection, charges more.
For example, while the prescribed monthlytariff for SCV Tamil Silver Pack including GST isRs. 234.82, the LCO is demanding Rs.270. It is notproviding any clarification for charging the higheramount. It also charges more for a new Set TopBox than prescribed by SCV. If we refuse to paythe difference, important channels are cut.
As this LCO is powerful in our area, we are notable to take a connection from other LCOs whocollect the correct charge.
I appeal to SCV to monitor the local cableoperators to ensure that they do not fleececustomers. Raa Kaysh, 32/33-2, UmapathyStreet, West Mambalam, Ph: 98412 97765
Stray cattle problem in Cart Track RoadSir, There is an increase in the number of stray
cattle in Cart Track Road, Gandhi Street andnearby roads. They roam freely and often squatin groups in the middle of the road or onpavements. They are a danger to both motoristsand pedestrians. Elderly persons fear walking onthese roads. Recently, my neighbour was attackedby a cow and had to spend a few days in hospital.
The residents have made many representationsto the Corporation authorities, but no action hasbeen taken to rid the roads of the cattle nuisance.Will the authorities concerned take immediateaction? P. K. Subramanian, Aishwarya Apts.,Gandhi Street, T. Nagar. Ph: 98402 93321.
Cyclerickshaws ideal for short distancesSir, Due to the unsafe condition of pavements
in the neighbourhood, senior citizens are oftenforced to hire an autorickshaw even for shortdistances like visits to nearby temples, shops,doctors or banks.
From the auto drivers’ point of view, they wantto avoid short trips due to economic factors or theydemand a minimum of Rs. 50 for short trips.
I had recently visited Noida near Delhi wherethere is an abundance of cyclerickshaws whichare comfortable, affordable and charge betweenRs. 10 and Rs. 20 depending on the distance. Itwould be an ideal mode of transport forneighbourhoods like Mambalam and T. Nagar,especially for the elderly, women and even schoolchildren. It will also open up another mode ofearning for needy persons. K. Vaidyanathan,Godsend Apts., 15/1, North Usman Road, T.Nagar, Ph: 2815 6891.
No common pattern in relaying roadsSir, In the area where I reside in T. Nagar, no
scientific pattern is followed while relaying roads.While I understand that Maharajapuram
Santhanam Salai was relaid with concrete surfacedue to the high volume of traffic, I wonder whya small dead-end street close by which hardly hasany traffic was also relaid with concrete surface.At the same time, the busy Cart Track Road whichis a feeder road to Nehru Street, Wasan Street,Gandhi Street and Ramachandra Street has abitumen surface and gets damaged frequentlydue to the heavy and high traffic. The authoritiesconcerned should take the extent of traffic on aroad before deciding whether to relay withconcrete or bitumen. Also, to prevent digging ofnewly laid roads, there should be coordinationwith other civic departments like Metrowaterand TNEB to ensure that all their work on theroad is completed before relaying it. P. K.Subramanian, Aishwarya Apartments,Gandhi Street, T. Nagar, Ph: 98402 93321.
Will the 5th reservoir mitigateChennai’s water problem?
Sir, I was pleased to read the recent report thatChennai, which is facing severe drought situation,will get its 5th reservoir at Thervoy Kandigai-Kannankottai in Thiruvallur District by Octoberthis year.
It can store 500 million cubic feet of water.Water from the reservoir will be transported
through a 66-km. long pipeline to Poondi reservoir,from where it will be used for drinking watersupply.
I hope that it will mitigate the regular waterproblem faced by the citizens of Chennai. I alsoappeal to the Govt. to take initiatives for the nextreservoir as it could take another six years forcompletion. V. S. Narayanaswamy, MotilalStreet, T. Nagar
Aadhaar details not mandatoryfor cremation
Sir, I recently visited the family of a deceasedperson to convey my condolences. I heard thefamily members saying that they had to submitcopy of the Aadhaar and the photograph of thedeceased at the crematorium to facilitatecremation.
After returning home, I sent an email to theCommissioner, Chennai Corporation, informinghim of the problem. I promptly got a replystating ‘Corporation does not seek either the copyof the Aadhaar or the Aadhaar details and thephotograph of the deceased’. I further receivedan email from the officials stating that therespective officer of the zone had visited the saidburial ground and instructed the workers not toask for Aadhaar or the photograph of the deceasedin the future.
I appreciate the prompt action taken byChennai Corporation and also wish to inform thereaders of Mambalam Times that there is no needto submit Aadhaar details of the deceased atcremation grounds, and they should contacthigher officials if the caretaker demands thesame. I also suggest to Chennai Corporation toaffix notices at cremation grounds to that effect.V. S. Jayaraman, Motilal Street, T. Nagar
Owners suffer due to inaction on appeals against property tax revisionSir, Chennai Corporation has announced that those who have not paid the property tax for
the 2nd half of 2018-19 (October-2018 to March-2019) will be treated as defaulters as the taxfor the period became payable by Oct 10, 2018.
The Corporation has also appealed to all the ‘property tax defaulters’ to pay the taximmediately to avoid punitive action.
It may be noted that the Corporation has revised the property tax with effect from April2018 and the information to this effect through demand notices was passed on to the propertyholders by August/Sept 2018. While many have received the notices, there are a large numberof assessees who are yet to get the notices informing them of the revision in the tax.
Many who received the notices have gone in appeal as the revision is either steep or thereis disparity in revision in the same flat complex/street/colony. Further, in certain cases, therevision has been based on the change in the occupancy from owner to tenant. This again isfraught with errors as the civic body has erroneously treated many owner-occupied houses/flats as tenant-occupied leading to a higher revision in tax.
Even after the lapse of over 5 months, many have not received any feedback to the appealsmade by them.
Under the above circumstances, how can the Corporation treat those property owners whohave in fact paid the tax for the period 2018-19 in full, based on the previous rate of tax, asdefaulters? Even here, the delay in payment of tax is due to the non-receipt of reply to theappeals
Further, a number of residential apartments in various streets abutting Usman Road, T.Nagar have been bought by commercial complex owners. It is not known how the Corporationtreats these apartments in terms of levying property tax?
Taking the above facts into consideration, I appeal to Chennai Corporation not to victimizehonest property tax payers and first close all pending appeals before taking any punitive action.T. Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association, 30, Rangan Street, T. Nagar
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Petition seeks permanentrecognition for private schools
The Madras High Court has issued notice toTamilnadu Government on a plea seekinggranting of permanent recognition to privateschools in the state instead of the temporarylicense which has to be renewed every year.
Admitting the plea moved by All India PrivateEducational Institutions Association, JusticeD. Krishnakumar directed the School EducationDepartment to file its response in four weeks.
According to the petitioner, the Tamil NaduRecognized Private Schools (Regulation) Actand the Rules framed thereunder do not havea restriction on the number of years.
In Tamilnadu, however, only temporaryrecognition is granted to schools with a riderthat it should be renewed every year, theAssociation said alleging that such a stand isarbitrary, unreasonable and unconstitutional.
“Right to establish an educational institutionis a fundamental right and restricting andforcing institutions to beg for recognition everyyear is unreasonable. Authorities can inspectinstitutions in case of any complaint or evenperiodically and take appropriate action underthe Act if necessary. When there is no provisionunder the Act to restrict the period ofrecognition, the authorities cannot exercise anon-existing power,” the petitioner argued.
ICDS Center holds rallyon ‘Women Care’By Our Staff Reporter
The staff of Integrated Children Develop-ment Scheme Center (Project 8) who run noonmeal centers conducted an awareness rally on‘Women Care’ to commemorate InternationalWomen’s Day on March 3.
More than 50 parents from the various ICDScenters also participated in the rally.
M. Pavithra (Officer, Project 8) toldMambalam Times that the rally began at theICDS Center on Easwaran Koil Street andwent via Gandhi Street and Ellaiamman KoilStreet in West Mambalam.
4 college students hurt in caraccidentBy Our Staff Reporter
Four college students, including a girl,sustained injuries when the car they weretravelling in rammed the median on ArcotRoad at around 1 a.m on March 1.
According to the police, the car rammed thecentral median and swirled into a roadside shopbefore coming to halt.
The car was speeding towards Vadapalanifrom Porur. The police said that Nejith Kumar(a 1st year college student) was behind thewheel. He lost control when he avoided hittinga dog that crossed the road in front of the car.
Though the car suffered heavy damage, thefour students escaped with minor injuries.
The other students were identified as JeganSrinath, Pranav and Namitha.
A case of rash and negligent driving was filedin Pondy Bazaar police station.
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By Our Staff ReporterScores of devotees
visited the ShivaLingam exhibitionjointly organized byKasi Viswa-natharIraipani KazhagaArattakalai, Uzha-varapani Mandramand Sri DharmaSastha Ayyappa SevaSangam on March 4 inSri Kasi ViswanatharTemple (Kupp-aiahRoad, WestMambalam) as part ofMahasivarathri cel-ebrations.
The various forms ofLingams exhibited in-cluded vibuthi lingam,manjal lingam,
RMD Trust offers free courseon taking care of terminallyill patientsBy Our Staff Reporter
RMD Pain and Palliative Care Trust (T. Nagar) conducts free6-month ‘General Duty Assistant’ course which trains theparticipants to take care of terminally ill patients.
The last batch of 50 students completed the course on March7.
The certificates were presented by Dr. M. L. Shyamala(President, Women Doctors’ Association) in the presence of Dr.Republic Sridhar (Founder, RMD Trust), Dr. Nagarjunan (Se-nior Faculty and Consultant) and S. Sathappan (Aspire Sys-tems).
Dr. Republica told Mambalam Times that the course wassponsored by Aspire System under its Corporate Social Re-sponsibility program and the students selected were fromeconomically weak background. The Trust also helps studentsfind placement in clinics and hospitals.
Those interested in joining the course starting next monthmay contact 93810 16588.
The Grand Sweetsand Snacks opensshop in WestMambalamBy Our Staff Reporter
The Grand Sweets andSnacks, which was foundedin 1982 by G. Natarajan,recently opened its shop inWest Mambalam at 11,Hanumar Kovil Street, nearStation Road.
G. Natarajan is a firstgeneration entrepreneur withthe inherent family knowledgeof making authentic sweetsand savouries with taste andquality.
According to Natarajan,best ingredients are procuredwithout compromising onquality and the items are madeby workers with decades ofexperience in preparingtraditional sweets andsavouries.
He said that preservativesor artificial flavours are notused in any product.
It also has a shop in 24/1, 2nd
Main Road, Shastri Nagar,Adyar.
The customer care numberof the shop is 4080 1234.
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Sunday!Man held for stealinggas cylinders fromhouses
Police arrested an LPGcylinder thief in MGR Nagar onMarch 1 and seized 17 stolencylinders and a scooter fromhim. According to police, G.Ashok Kumar (38) wouldsneak into the houses and stealonly gas cylinders. Ashok usedhis scooter to transport thestolen cylinders. Police tracedhim with the help of his bike’sregistration number takenfrom CCTV camera footage.
The man told the police thathe sold the stolen cylinders toshops and houses at a cheaprate. Police arrested Ashokfollowing a complaint from S.Ramkumar of MGR Nagar.
Problems afflictpatients at ESIhospital
Patients are complaining ofseveral problems in ESIHospital, K. K. Nagar.
A 470-bed building wasinaugurated last month, but ahost of facilities includingregistration, reception,pharmacy and X-ray continueto function in the old dilapidatedstructure.
The road between the newand the old building is in badcondition and the staff have ahard time pushing wheelchairsto move patients. Most of theRO machines are not workingand a number of them areplaced next to toilets.
According to an official, theproblems will be sorted out in amonth. He said that thedamaged road will be repairedafter the underground drainwork is completed. Some civicwork is still in progress in thenew building and all thefacilities will be shifted as soonas the work is completed, headded.