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FREE1020th Issue : January 3 - 9, 2015Vol. 20, No. 32

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Seminar onadulteration ofchilli powder andgheeBy Our Staff Reporter

Consumers Association ofIndia (CAI) and Concert Trust(a Mambalam-based publiccharitable trust) will jointlyconduct a free seminar on‘Adulteration in Chilli Powderand Ghee’ on Saturday, Jan. 3,from 10 a.m to 1 p.m in YouthHostel (Indira Nagar, Adyar).

The participants will bebriefed on the techniques usedin adulteration of ghee and chillipowder and on simple methodsof identifying them beforebuying. All are welcome.

For registration, please callSomasundaram at 9444253739.

By Our StaffReporter

Local groups includ-ing fan clubs of movieactors and political out-fits put up vinyl ban-ners in their localitiesto wish ‘Happy NewYear’.

One such vinyl ban-ner made by a group ofyoung boys who arefans of actors Ajith andVijay was on display ata street corner in WestMambalam.

An old lady who waslooking at the photoproudly told the re-porter that one of theboys in the group photoprinted on the bannerwas her grandson.

Youth clubs put up banners to wish‘New Year’

New Yearcelebrations inChennai passpeacefully barringminor accidentsBy Our Staff Reporter

The celebrations in the cityincluding the neighbourhood tousher in the New Year wererelatively peaceful barring afew incidents. At least 300people were reported injured inminor accidents, mostly oninterior roads, in Chennai andits suburbs, while threepersons were killed.

There were huge crowds inthe popular neighbourhoodtemples which remained openfor New Year.

More than 18,000 policepersonnel, including seniorofficers, were deployed in thecity to ensure there were nountoward incidents.

Some laxity was showntowards drunken driving unlikethe other days. As in previousyears, the city’s beaches werethe most popular haunts. Itwas estimated that more than7 lakh partied into the weehours at the city beaches. 4.5tonnes of garbage wasgenerated and Marina Beachand 2.5 tonnes at Elliot’s Beachin a single night.

A constable stationed atPothy’s junction said that whilefamilies were enjoying NewYear together, he and manyothers like him in the force wereensuring their safety. “Weexchanged New Year wisheswith one another and with ourfamilies over cell phones,” headded.

Further to the announce-mentby Chennai Corporation that itwill give priority to widen roadsinstead of constructing flyovers,T. Nagar Residents’ WelfareAssociation has appealed to startthe exercise from T. Nagar as itis the most congested andencroached upon commercial/residential hub in Chennai.

In a letter addressed to theMayor, V.S. Jayaraman (Secre-tary) has written that eventhough the service lanes ofUsman Road are open tovehicular traffic, due toencroachment, even walking hasbecome tedious. The service laneon the western side of UsmanRoad is heavily congested forcingresidents on the side streets likeRamana-than Street, RanganLane, Rangan Street and Rames-waram Road to take circuitousroutes. In case of an emergency,

Residents’ Association appealsfor widening roads in T. Nagar

ambulances and fire tenders findit difficult to approach/enterthese streets.

He has further written thatthe margins of RanganathanStreet, Railway Border Road andstreets abutting Usman Roadhave also been encroa-chedupon. Because of its proximity tothe railway station and busstand, Ranganthan Street isalways crowded even on normaldays. To make matters worse,not only the vendors/hawkersbut even the commercialestablishments have usurpedthe public place.

By Our Staff ReporterL. Lekshmiganthan (resi-

dent of Muthalamman Street,West Mambalam) conductsfree spoken English classes inseveral government schools,including Government GirlsHigh School (Usman Road, T.Nagar), during holidays.

He retired as Chief EducationOfficer (Govt. of Tamilnadu).

He said that in nearly 95% ofthe govt. schools in Tamilnadu,the medium of education isTamil in the primary andsecondary level. Thesestudents struggle when theygo for higher education as themedium of education in collegesis mainly English, he said.

He said that when he was inservice he had written anddistributed a handbook ‘Learnand Teach Grammar’ to anumber of schools in Theni and

Retired teacher conducts free spokenEnglish classes in govt. schools

Dindigul which had been wellreceived and appreciated bythe teachers and students. Itssuccess had motivated him tostart teaching English to thestudents after retirement, headded.

He had started his career asPG Assistant in 1978 and waslater promoted as Head Masterin Arumbakkam GovernmentSchool in 1995 where heimproved school strength from1500 to 4500 students in his 3-year tenure.

Lekshmiganthan said thatimmediately after retirement

he got a special assignment fora short while to teach Englishto government school teachersin Tamilnadu.

He was the recipient of the‘Best Teacher Award’ in 2005.

His contact number is 9841762513.

More details can be had fromthe website: www.learnteachgrammar.com.

Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ onTuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspicious ofVallalar Sanmargasangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), M.P. SathyavelMuruganar will give a discourseon ‘Thiru Arutpa – ‘AnubavaMaalai’ on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at6 p.m in Sakthi VinayagarTemple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K.Nagar).

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterM. Akshaya Srilalithaa

(resident of 61/5, BrindavanStreet, West Mambalam) willpresent a Bharatanatyamdance recital on Sunday, Jan.7, at 7.45 p.m in TTD Center(Venkatnarayana Road, T.Nagar).

She is a student of SuryaNarayanan.

By Our StaffReporter

About 150 personsattended the free eyescreening and hepati-tis B check-up pro-gram conducted byDaasya at MCN High-er Secondary School,(T. Nagar) on Dec. 27.

A team of doctorsfrom SankaraNethralaya examinedthe patients.

Free spectacles weredonated to personswith eye defects.

150 attend free eye screening program Akshaya’s dancerecital tomorrow

By Our Staff ReporterAn unused and dilapidated

Aavin milk booth at thejunction of Arya Gowda Roadand Krupasankari Street(West Mambalam) has beenin a dilapidated condition forthe past several months.

According to nearby

Dilapidated Aavin booth onArya Gowda Road misused

residents, the booth is misusedfor nefarious activities at nightand its surrounding is used forurinating. He said that garbageis often dumped inside the boothand a private builder has alsobeen utilizing the booth andthe space in front of it to keephis construction materials.

By Our Staff Reporter58-year-old S. Kalai Chelvi

has been conducting free yogaclasses in Ashok NagarAnjaneyar Temple and 20other centers in the city for thepast several years. She alsoteaches yoga to visually-impaired and mentallychallenged persons.

She said that even thoughshe is nearing 60, regularpractice of yoga has kept hermentally and physically fit.She said that she has half adozen grandchildren.

Chelvi said that she wasalways interested in physicalactivities and had excelled inathletics and throwball duringher school days.

She had learnt yoga fromAsana Andiappan and waslater influenced by theteachings of spiritual guruVethathiri Maharishi. Her yogaclasses are based onMaharishi’s methodologies.

She has taught yoga to anumber of persons rangingfrom the age group of 5 to 85and continues to do so.

She also holds a Ph.D degreein yoga.

Her contact number is99404 97147.

58-year-oldwoman teachesyoga in temple

Free dental checkfrom 9.30 a.m

todayBy Our Staff ReporterRotary Club of Chennai

K. K. Nagar has organized afree dental check-up onSaturday, Jan. 3, from 9 a.mto 12.30 p.m at Anjali Mahal,Pachaiappan Street,Choolaipalam, MGR Nagar.

A team doctors from SriRamachandra Hosiptal willexamine the patients.

All are welcome. Moredetails can be had by calling94443 62244.

By Our Staff ReporterA pillion rider was seen holding a foldable plastic charpoy

with a metal frame over his head to protect himself and thedriver from getting drenched during the heavy showers on Dec.30. The photo was taken at around 2 p.m on Srinivasa Street(West Mambalam).

Plastic charpoy serves asan umbrella

Lec-dem programon ‘Navagrahakritis’ launchedBy Our Staff Reporter

M. Vijayalakshmi will launcha program on Saturday, Jan.3, at 11/5, Nu-Tech VijayaApartments, Raju NaickenStreet, West Mambalam, toperform lec-dems on Dik-shitar’s ‘Navagraha kritis’ withher students in the month ofApril.

Anyone wishing to join theprogram may contact Vijaya-lakshmi at 98844 84860.

She teaches Carnatic musicin Jai Gopal Garodia HinduVidyalaya (Postal Colony,West Mambalam) and also ather residence.

She has been performing lec-dems with her students for anumber of years. She said thatthey give an opportunity forthem to prepare themselvesto give stage concerts.

Bright LED lights pose problems to driversBy Our Staff Reporter

Traffic police installed extremely bright LED lights at busy junctions in the neighbourhoodon the night of Dec. 31 to deter riders from over speeding.

One such light was placed on a plastic chair in front of a barricade near Kasi Theater junction.Motorists complained that the lights were so bright that it almost blinded them. The glare

was so piercing that it took a while for their vision to become clear.

Program inRamana BhakthaSamajam onSundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana BakthaSamajam, West Mambalam(BVSN Moorthy School,Thambiah Road, WestMambalam) conducts thefollowing program on Sundays:

5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Mahar-

ishi’s Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 94441 72623.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sir, Thick bolts are protruding dangerously from the surfaceof the road close to the existing median at the entrance ofAranganathan Subway (Govindan Road) on Saidapet side.The bolts which are invisible, especially during dark hours posea danger to motorists. The bolts have been installed to extendthe median. The entrance to the subway is already narrow andis used by both 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers. Extending themedian would further narrow the width causing trafficcongestion. Additionally, the nearby shopkeepers park theirvehicles near the entrance further narrowing the alreadycongested road or blocking it. I appeal to the authorities toremove the bolts immediately and give up the idea of widening/lengthening the median any further. – Krishvanth, T. Nagar.

Protruding iron bolts pose danger to motorists

Enforce stricter measures to preventre-encroachment

Sir, This refers to the eviction drive by Chennai Corporationon Dec. 26 to remove about 120 roadside encroachments fromUsman Road. While this action needs to be lauded, theirresponsibility does not cease here. It has often happened in thepast that within a few weeks of such an action, theencroachments often resurface. It should be ensured that itdoes not happen again by enforcing stricter measures. TheCorporation should continue such operations on a war footingand rid all the roads and the pavements in the city ofencroachments. The judiciary too should not blindly give stayorders based on petitions filed by the encroachers. Such is thecase with 131 shops on Usman Road which continue to be aheadache for the Corporation. I hope the Corporation officialsare taking up the matter actively to vacate the stay. Some ofthe streets where encroachments continue are Usman Road,Ranganathan Street, Railway Border Road and Arya GowdaRoad, to name a few. – T. Nagar Residents’ WelfareAssociation, 30, Rangan Street

Widening roads is a better solution thanconstructing narrow flyovers

Sir, During the Chennai Corporation Council meet heldrecently, Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy had announced thathenceforth, the civic body will give priority to widening roadsrather than building flyovers to decongest the roads. It isindeed an epoch-making resolution! Most of the major roads inChennai are too narrow and the existing flyovers have noteased traffic congestion in anyway. The classic example isUsman Road flyover. One hopes that the Corporation does notsway from the decision and takes the logical step to first ridpavements and road margins of encroachments. The‘Encroachment Nagar’, as T. Nagar is popularly referred to byits residents, will benefit immensely from this decision. –V.S.Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar

Appeal to relocate Lake View Road ration shopSir, The Ration shop HC009 which is in a dilapidated condition

was to be shifted to a new location on Lake View Road.However, the decision was rescinded at the last minute andcards were allotted to a nearby ration shop. This has burdenedthe consumers as the shop is not able to handle the additionalquota and they are forced to stand in long queues. I appeal tothe authorities to find a new location for the shop HC009instead of merging it with an existing shop. – T. G.Badrinarayanan, 4, Duraisamy Road, T. Nagar

K.S. VASUDEVANK.S. Vasudevan (resident of 152/

125, Lake View Road, PodhigaiKudil, West Mambalam, Ph: 24899439) passed away on Dec. 22.

He was 67 and had been a longtime resident of West Mambalam.He had retired from Dina Thanthigroup and was involved in the pro-duction of its magazine RaniWeekly.

He is survived by his wife.

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By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

G. RAMANATHAN - 21‘Rojulu Marayee’ was a major hit in Telugu,released in 1955.

It was directed by Thapi Chanakya, a noted Telugu filmmakerand was produced by C.V.R. Prasad, a contemporary of theIndian movie icon, L.V.Prasad.

A newcomer to movies named Waheeda Rehman virtuallystole the film doing a dance number about farmers risingagainst vested interests and fighting for rural prosperity. Thissong, ‘Eruvaaka Saagaloy’ was adapted from a familiar folksong composed by Valluri Jagannatham who was popular asa gramophone disc musician in Telugu and his discs were bestsellers. The film was shot by the camera maestro KamalGhoshwhose work added lustre to her dance sequence.

(Waheeda Rehman, who had faced a movie camera for thefirst time, hit the headlines. However,more interesting headlinesappeared in Madras and Tamil-speaking areas of the oldMadras Presidency when the producers of the Telugu film senta legal notice to the noted Tamil film producers KrishnaPictures (Lena Chettiar was the moving force behind thecompany) and the music composer G. Ramanathan, who hadcomposed a similar song in ‘Madurai Veeran’ starting with’Summa iruntha soathukku nashtam’. The tuneand theorchestration were all the same, and even some of the shotswere similar. Shocked by the legal notice, Lena Chettiar andG. Ramanathan rushed to meet their advocate at his home-office in Lady Desikachari Road in Mylapore. He was the notedMadras High Court Original Side lawyerwith many interestsin arts, music, filmand more by nam V. C. Gopalratnam (thiswriter’s guru-in-law, as he was then an apprentice-at-law inVCG’s chambers).

This was VCG’s first meeting with G. Ramanathan and theymet quite often later, mostly at the Rajakumari cinema inT.Nagar (sadly no longer in existence) which Ramanathanvisited frequently to watch English movies mainly for themusic. Very often, he and this writer sat in adjoining seats andtalked about film music, Western film tunesand such mattersof common interest to both.)

Gopalratnam sent a reply in his usualhigh-flownEnglish tothe Telugu film producers asserting that there was no copyrightfor that tune which was based on old rural Telugu folk music,and nobody could claim any rights exclusively. The matterended there but the producers ran an advertisement in Tamilnewspapers with the headline ‘ ‘Poligalai kanduemaaratheergal!” (Do not be carried away by fakes!).

The same Telugu tune found its way to Hindi Cinema during1960s with two iconic Hindi film music composing legends, S.D. Burman who took the tune for the lyric ‘Dekhne me bholahai mera salona’ rendered by Lata Mangeshkar in ‘Bombai KaBabu,’ and Chitragupta for ‘Pathang’ (a remake of VauhiniPictures’ ‘Peddamanushulu’) for the song ‘RangrekhaDhadkhandi lathi tho hogi’ (Lata Mangeshkar).

The song list in ‘Madurai Veeran’ continues: 5. ‘Avarukkum enakkum’: A sentimental song sung by the

heroine P.Bhanumathi in the Raga ‘Desh’. This is from ClassicalHindustani music and was used in the National song ‘VandeMatharam’ and also used in many movies in Tamil, Kannada,Telugu, Hindi and other languages.

6. ‘Senthamizhkku’ is in Raga Kambodhi, a traditional ragaof Classical Carnatic Music and was sung by the inimitable M.L. Vasanthakumari

7. ‘Vaanga a machhan vanga’, a hit tune in Raga Senjurittisung by Jikki and P. Leelain a dance sequence with E.V. Sarojaand G. Sakunthala and also M.G. Ramachandran. He dancedexcellently with agile movements.

8. ‘Mutthupol pallazhagi’ in Raga Jonpuri, filmed on MGRwith T.M. Soundararajan singing for him was a hit song.

With his hit music in ‘Madurai Veeran’, the reputation of G.Ramanathan, the Tamil Movie Music Charmer, soared stillhigher. Of course, his best was yet to come!

(To be continued)

By Our Staff ReporterOverhead crossbars at a

height of 15 feet have beeninstalled at both ends ofDuraisamy Subway, T. Nagar,to prevent overloaded vehiclesfrom passing through.

Overhead crossbars erectedon Duraisamy Subway

By Our StaffReporter

Thousands ofdevotees haddarshan of LordVenkateshwaraPerumal and Tha-yaar Padmavathiin Tirumala Tiru-pathi Devastha-nam (Venkata-narayana Road,T. Nagar) on Jan.1 on the occasionof Vaikunta Eka-desi and NewYear’s Day.

Thousands visit TTD for Vaikunta Ekadesi

Devotees stood patiently in long queues that extended into nearby streets as well.Hundreds of policemen were deployed to regulate traffic and prevent any untoward incidents.

By Our Staff ReporterSri Vishnu Sahasranaama

Nidhi Trust, Karur (ChennaiCentre), will conduct itspreliminary round of ‘VishnuSahasranaamam’ recitationcompetition for school studentson Feb. 1.

The contests will be held injunior (under-11) and senior(under-16) categories.

The last date for registrationis Jan. 10.

Interested partici-pants willhave to register through theirschools.

Vishnu Sahasranaamam contestfor school students

For venue and other details,please call 99416 60456.

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ReporterV . K .

A n a n d(residentof WestM a m -b a l a m )

Excels in Taekwondotourney

won one silver and two bronzemedals in the 11th NationalTaekwondo Championshipmeet conducted by TamilnaduITF Association on Dec. 31 inChennai.

He is a Std. 6 student ofNarayana Mission School(Mambalam).

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‘Sports Day’ heldfor children withspecial needsBy Our Staff Reporter

Arvind Foundation (387,27th Street, 6th Sector, K.K.Nagar) conducted its first‘Sports Day’ for children withspecial needs in YMCA(Nandanam) recently.

Over 109 of its mentallychallenged students partici-pated in 16 different events.

Sudha Athmaraj (foundermember) said that it takes alot of time and effort to trainsuch children to compete insports. The benefit includesimproving their skills in areaslike motor skills, breathing,coordination, balance andcognitive skills includingsequencing, memory, under-standing commands andpatience. Children with autismare the most difficult to train,she said.

Arvind Foundation is acharitable organization thattakes care and trains mentallychallenged children. It has 6centers wherein about 120children undergo need-basededucation and vocationaltraining.

Its contact numbers are98410 34234, 98416 15333and 72999 11022. For moredetails, visit the websitewww.arvindfoundation.org.

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Company requiresretired person /VRS / Housewife /businessman / part– full time, earn Rs.25000. Ph: 9790702746.WANTED male office

assistant 10th pass, 2-wheelerlicense preferred. Apply: SBAInfo, No. 19/17, 46th Street,Ashok Nagar.

HOME SERVICEHOME SERVICEHOME SERVICEHOME SERVICEHOME SERVICEWE arrange orthodox lady

Brahmin cooks & baby /patient care takers. Can alsobe arranged for other states.Contact: Sri Balaji Home Care(Regd.), T. Nagar. Ph: 9941446182, 4212 6035.

ASHWATHY Home CareService: We arrange vege-tarian / non-vegetarian /Brahmin cooks, house maids,patient / baby care takers(male / female). Ph: 9551186707, 98409 08429.

MATRIMONIALMATRIMONIALMATRIMONIALMATRIMONIALMATRIMONIALThink of Brahmin

alliance? Think ofus. Chennai SaiSankara Matrimon-ials, 7 (15/2), 9th

Avenue, AshokNagar. Ph: 2471 6920,98403 30531. Web:www.ssmatri.com.Astro services,latest chart avail-able. Thank you formaking us No. 1. –Panchapakesan.

FREE websiteview, free registr-ation! Hindus – allcaste (exceptBrahmins) limitedperiod offer!Chennai Sai MurugaMatrimonials, No.10(32), 12th Avenue,near Kasi Theatre,Ashok Nagar. Ph:98840 33572, 23712311. Web: www.saimurugamatri.com(Sister concern ofChennai Sai San-kara Matrimonials)– Panchapakesan(Founder). HappyNew Year!

MODELING /MODELING /MODELING /MODELING /MODELING /ACTINGACTINGACTINGACTINGACTING

URGENTLY wanted male /female models, children forAd films, serials, cinema, shortfilm, acting class portfolio andnews readers, compere forTV channels. Contact: leman-nequin modeling company.Sangeetha Balan, ModelCoordinator / Casting DirectorSince 1998. Ph: 99414 81483,97899 80573, 4261 6787.Website: www.sangeethaabalan.com.

NEED delivery executive,full time / part time / mid night,bike mandatory for an E-Commerce Company, nearKFC, ashok Nagar. Contact:Vijay. Ph: 98404 53124.

WANTED social worker /part time, retired teachers canalso apply, salary Rs. 5000per month (negotiable). Apply:Sri Viveka Institute of DentalHealth, No. 54, G. N. ChettyRoad, T. Nagar.

WANTED 1) Smart, younglady assistants and teachersfor a play school in T. Nagar,10th / +2 / graduates, fluent inEnglish. 2) Teachers for vocal,keyboard, veena, Westerndance, chess, drawing,painting & tailoring. 3) Ayahs.Ph: 2434 7669, 98846 86933.

WANTED male office boy/ assistant, aged below 25years, minimum 10th pass,salary Rs. 6500 per month fora Construction Company, No.24/11, Radhakrishnan Street,T. Nagar. Ph: 98412 29007.SOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICESSOFA SERVICES

ANY old type of sofas,cushions repairing &reconditioning at verymoderate charges. Contact:K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58,Peters Road, Royapettah. Ph:93818 03956, 76671 33233.

TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TOURS &TRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELSTRAVELS

(1) Feb. 20 – Mar. 3: PanchaDwarka,Veeraval, Symalajee,Somnath, Pushkar & Jaipur.(2) Feb. 7/8: Nadu Nadu DivyaDesams. (3) Mar. 7 -12:Malainadu (Kerala) DivyaDesams. (4) Mar. 24 – Apr. 7:Kasi, Alahabad, Ayodhya,Nemasaranyam, Chitrakut,Muktinath, Pasupatinath &Jala Narayan. VaidehiParthasarathy, Ph: 9444762968, 94447 54468, 9940147313.

1) KASI Yathra – TriveniSangam, chitrakoot, Naimi-saranyam, Ayodhya, Kasi,Gaya for 12 days from 30th

March. 2) Mukthinath Yathra– Kasi, Mukthinath, ManKamna, Katmandu for 13 daysfrom 6th April. 3) HimachalSakthi Peet and SakthiTemples for 13 days from 19th

February. Contact: SujanaTours. Ph: 2489 5144, 9444945003.

By Our Staff ReporterTwo-way traffic for heavy vehicles was resumed on Kodambakkam

Bridge on Jan. 1. The bridge was already made 2-way for light vehicleson Jan. 28, with Chennai Corporation completing the renovation work.

The bridge, which serves as a critical link to several areas includingAshok Nagar, K K Nagar and Vadapalani, was closed to heavy vehiclesfor four years, while light vehicles were allowed intermittently.

Earlier, vehicles were diverted from Kodambakkam and Vallurkottamvia the Y-shape Bazullah Road flyover.

A Corporation official said that the construction of the wall on boththe sides is in progress and will not disturb the traffic flow.

Two-way traffic was also resumed on North Usman Road andBazullah Road which has brought relief to motorists.

Two-way traffic restored onKodambakkam flyover

There are some half buried thick rubber tubes protruding by about2 feet from the middle of Thiruvalluvar 1st Street, Nesapakkam for thepast several days. They give the appearance of metal rods from adistance and motorists try to avoid them by driving on the road margin,thereby posing a risk to pedestrians. The road is also in a bad condition.

Protruding rubber tubes in middleof road hinders motorists

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Calling volunteers for freeservice in TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar,Pallavaram) sends volunteers for a week-longservice to pilgrims in Tirumala starting onMondays and ending on Sundays.

Men and women who are physically fit andare willing to stay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their services for 6 hourseveryday. The work will be of supervisory na-ture. Accommodation, lunch and dinner will beprovided free of cost.They can have specialdarshan of LordVenkateswara.

Traveling expenseand the cost of break-fast must be borne bythe volunteers.

Those interestedcan call 78455 58334or 94449 01138.

Smart Skills Sewing School offers severalvocational courses for women. For New Yearit is offering a rebate of Rs. 500 on fees for any1/3/6 months course and 25% off on beauticiancourse.

The offer closes on Jan. 10. The courses areapproved by the Govt. of India and certified byUSHA Ltd.

For more details, contact its centers in K.K.Nagar (Ph: 74011 27223), Ashok Nagar (Ph:72999 04686) or West Mambalam (Ph: 7299812034).

Smart Skills offers discounton course fee till Jan. 10

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Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage hall,Mini Hall, Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are

Rs. 500 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions.Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to

only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement.

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LAM, MahadevanStreet (State BankBuilding), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini HallA/c (100 guests),Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph:4351 2233, 4351 2556,99404 54545, 9445054545. www.kamakshihall.com.MANGALAMBIGA Mini

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REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)

T. NAGAR, PandianComplex, Motilal Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 500sq.ft, ground floor, maintained,20 years old. Ph: 96001 38307.

WEST K. K. NAGAR, EastVanniar Street, behindPondicherry Guest House, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, 1st floor, 4 years old,tiles, fully furnished, price Rs.65 lakhs. Ph: 89390 89480.

WEST MAMBALAM,Ramaya Street, Vadive-lpuram, near MambalamRailway Station, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, new2nd floor apartment, 4-in-1 flat,covered car park, rate Rs.7000 per sq.ft (negotiable).Contact: A.C. Sarathy. Ph:90427 72352, 81489 59362.

T. NAGAR, South WestBoag Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 920 sq.ft, UDS 400sq.ft, 3rd floor, lift, 16 yearsold, open car park, balcony,A/cs, geyser, woodwork,under CMDA, commercial,price Rs. 67 lakhs, cashparties. Ph: 99405 55276,99400 80093.

T. NAGAR, No. 17/53,South Boag Road, 580 sq.ft,1st floor, cash parties only, callbefore visit. Ph: 98403 13891.

T. NAGAR, No. 20/2,Sakthi Devi Flat, MannarStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, UDS 520sq.ft, service area, car park.Ph: 99520 47436.

KODAMBAKKAM, No.14/2, Thiruvalluvar Street,North end of RangarajapuramMain Road, near Arcot Road,813 sq.ft, UDS 558 sq.ft,ground floor. Ph: 93821 56977.

WEST MAMBALAM,Bharathi Street, behindAyodhya Mandapam, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 550sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheelerparking, 24 years old, priceRs. 38 lakhs (negotiable), nobrokers. Ph: 99403 15101,4266 8646.

RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No.

33/2, Thambiah RoadExtension, single bedroom,hall, kitchen, dining, 810 sq.ft,independent ground floorhouse, bath attached, 2-wheeler, parking, smallBrahmin family only, nobrokers. Ph: 99629 82929.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 70,12th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 2 bath attached, 1400sq.ft, 1st floor, separateentrance & car park, 24 hourswater. Ph: 2489 1300.

WEST MAMBALAM, no.1-3, Flat No. K, VijayshanthiApartment, Eswaran KoilStreet, near MambalamRailway Station, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 711 sq.ft, groundfloor, 2-wheeler parking, smallBrahmin family. Ph: 9444583463.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 11/6, 9th Avenue, near GRTSchool, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 2 attachedbathrooms, 1 commonbathroom, 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 25000, advance 10months, Brahmins /vegetarians only. Ph: 9884635680.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.17, Balakrishna (N) Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor. Ph: 94442 19724.

T. NAGAR, No. 2,Sivasailam Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, 1st floor, semi furnished,24 hours water, tiled floors,open car park, family / MNCworking preferred. Ph: 9884453455.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.16, Rangarajapuram 1st Street,near Five Lights Bus Stop, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1300sq.ft, ground floor flat, 2bathrooms, newly renovated,open car park, vegetarians /Brahmins preferred, nobrokers. Ph: 96779 22244.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 16/9, Sri Devi Colony, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1450sq.ft, 1st floor, new apartment,independent entrance,vegetarians. Ph: 9444042194.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.175/80, Lake View Road,opposite Public Health Centre,3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,pooja room, service area, 1300sq.ft, 1st floor flat, covered carpark, rent Rs. 25000, Brahminsonly. Ph: 98401 50998,098199 62846.

WEST MAMBALAM, OldNo. 1/1, New No. 9,Devanathan Colony, adjacentto Srinivasa Theatre, 2bedrooms, big hall, kitchen,pooja room, 1100 sq.ft,attached toilet, semifurnished, 2-wheeler parking,24 hours water, rent Rs. 15000including maintenance. Ph:2474 6664, 99622 73222.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.31, Raju Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 3rd floor, lift, opencar park, rent Rs. 13000,maintenance Rs. 800, nobrokers. Ph: 94444 72112.

T. NAGAR, No. 25, GopalStreet, 4 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 2000 sq.ft, individualground floor house. Contact:Kamal. Ph: 99401 03809.

K. K. NAGAR, No. C-13,Anna Main Road, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1st

floor flat, lift, open car park.Contact: Kamal. Ph: 9940103809.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.20/4, Rams Subasri, PostalColony 4th Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 840 sq.ft, 1st

floor, 2 attached Westernbathrooms, geysers, fullyfurnished, 3 phase,vegetarians, short term rentalonly for 10 months. Ph: 9003154385, 99620 15447.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 6,9th Avenue, near 10th Avenue,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor apartment, balcony, bathattached, woodwork, carpark, tiles flooring, rent Rs.12000, advance 6 months.Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

KODAMBAKKAM, No.4B, Flat No. G-6, KrithikaApartment, JanakiammalStreet, Rangarajapuram, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 610sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs.12000, Brahmins / vegetariansonly, no brokers. Ph: 9176577833, 2814 0052.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.17, Postal Colony 1st Street,2 bedrooms (A/c fitted), hall,kitchen, furnished apartment,2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.18000. Ph: 74013 83316.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.42, Chakrapani Street, nearFive Light, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, balcony, service area,3rd floor, no lift, open car park,vegetarians only. Contact:Sridhar G. (10 a.m & 1 p.m).Ph: 98846 96090.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.36, Lake View Road, nearStation Road, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, semi furnished flat, 3phase EB, closed almirahs,fridge, TV, washing machineetc., strictly for vegetarians.Ph: 90032 64146.

T. NAGAR, No. 78, SouthBoag Road, near NandanamSignal, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 2nd floor,lift, mosaic, woodwork, A/c,geyser, open car park,vegetarian family only, rentRs. 25000, Contact: Balaji.Ph: 084529 22393, 09987311316.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.16/1, Murthy Street, nearAyodhya Mandapam, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, 2-wheeler parking,Brahmins / vegetarians only,no brokers. Ph: 97907 64332.

WEST MAMBALAM, NewNo. 19, Old No. 7, near FiveLights, opposite Corporationoffice, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen. Ph: 78120 34222.

KODAMBAKKAM, No.14/2, Thiruvalluvar Street,Noreth end of RangarajapuramMain Road, near Arcot Road,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 940sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs.17000. Ph: 93821 56977.

T. NAGAR, No. 9, ShivajiStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1st floor,semi furnished flat, 3 phase,A/c, geyser, open car park,rent Rs. 20000. Ph: 9841229007.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 29,Raghava Reddy Colony, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 970sq.ft, 3rd floor apartment, lift,attached bathroom, car park,rent Rs. 170000, includingmaintenance. Ph: 9444257659, 89390 90155.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 17,Raghava Reddy Colony 4th

Street, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 320 sq.ft, 1st floor,attached bathroom, 24 hourswater, rent Rs. 5500. Ph:99624 30669.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.7, Brindavan StreetExtension, 2 bedrooms, hall,modular kitchen, 1080 sq.ft,3rd floor, no lift, fully woodwork,2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.15000 (negotiable). A.C.Sarathy. Ph: 90427 72352,81489 59362.

T. NAGAR, No. 63,Bazullah Road, behind Vivek& Co., single bedroom, 610sq.ft, 2nd floor flat, no lift, 24hours water, semi furnished,recently whitewash done. Ph:094804 91743.

By Our Staff ReporterThe tiles of the walker’s path

in Panagal Park are in a dete-riorating condition. Most of thetiles have either got loose orbroken as the foundation has

Tiles of walkers’ path inPanagal Park damaged

By Our Staff ReporterC. K. Sai Naren (resident of

AP 289, New No. 14, 8th Sec-tor, 41st Street, K. K. Nagar)won the gold medal in the 500m race and silver medal in the300 m race in the internationalroller skating tournament heldon Dec. 27 and 28 in Bangkok.

He was the first under-6 quadskater from Tamilnadu to com-pete in an international tour-ney. Sai Naren is a student ofSpunk Roller Skating Club, K.K. Nagar.

His father N. Karthik is adaily wage cook.

sunk. The uneven surface iscreating inconvenience for thewalkers.

Wins medals ininternational

skating tourney

Milk potprocession forVaikunta Ekadesi

Hundreds of Murugash-ramam (Srinivasa Street,West Mambalam) devoteeswent on a milk pot processionon Jan. 1 through nearbystreets on account of VaikuntaEkadesi and New Year to ap-pease the gods.

Chennai Corporationhas installed an attrac-tive wooden garbage binon South Boag Road(West Mambalam) fordisposing plastic bot-tles.

The bin has two open-ings and the letter ‘G’ ofthe words ‘Go Green’written on it encom-passing one of the open-ings. The bin is paintedin yellow.

A notice board hasbeen placed on top ofthe bin with a messagein Tamil requestingpublic to dispose of wa-ter and aerated drinkbottles in the bin afteruse.

An official said that it

Wooden garbage bin onBoag Road to collect used plastic

bottles

Ramkamathpuram playground misusedfor drying clothes

is part of Corporation’s ongoing ‘Go Green’ campaign. Moresuch bins will be installed in the neighbourhood, he said.

The play areain the Corpora-tion playground,R a m k a m -athpuram, T.Nagar, is beingmisused bynearby resi-dents for dryingclothes. A groupof boys com-plained to the reporter that they were not able to play any games as someoneor the other keeps drying clothes in their playing space. “It is school holiday timefor us and we cannot use the ground to play,” they said. “We have no other optionbut to go to other nearby playgrounds which are already crowded,” they added.

Traffic jams onAnna Main Roaddue to pipe layingworkBy Our Staff Reporter

A major pipeline laying work(under the Chennai City RiverConservation Project) hasbeen started at the junction ofAnna Main Road with K.K.Salai and R. K. ShanmugamSalai (K. K. Nagar) due towhich there is heavy trafficcongestion daily during peakhours.

A long stretch of the AnnaMain Road in its center hasbeen barricaded with tin sheetsand only a narrow stretch onboth sides is open for vehiclesto ply.

Vehicles coming from theadjacent roads have to take along detour to cross Anna MainRoad.

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Grow More TreesBy Our Staff Reporter

The calling off of the ongoingstrike by the MTC labour unionon Dec. 31 after discussionswith the concerned authoritiesbrought much needed relief tocommuters.

With schools and especiallycolleges slated to open fromMonday, Dec. 5, it would havebecome very difficult andexpensive for the students tocommute without buses.

MTC union calls off strike

A number of commuters atT. Nagar Bus terminus saidthat with truncated servicesfrom Dec. 28, they were put tolots of hardship in terms ofwaiting and boarding over-crowded buses.

Many who switched over tothe suburban trains said thatthey had to pay astronomicalauto fares to reach the neareststation.

Even share autos were

fleecing them, they said.A driver who did not

participate in the strike saidthat when the bus he wasdriving broke down at Thyaga-raya Road junction, he couldnot arrange an alternate busfor the commuters as nonewere plying on that route.

The bus could be repairedand removed from the spot onlythe next day, he added.

By Our Staff ReporterAshok Kumar (DIG of Police)

on Dec. 31 ordered a CB-CIDprobe into the alleged sexualtorture of a 19-year-old youth

CB-CID to probe youth’s alleged torturein police custody

in T. Nagar Police Station.The youth who was arrested

in connection with robbing awomen in Mambalam, allegedthat he was forced into sex

with three other inmates in thecustody.

He was admitted to agovernment hospital fortreatment and later releasedon bail.

Doctors who examined himfound evidence of his claims.

The youth was nabbed onDec. 10 for snatching valuablesfrom a woman in Mambalam,but his arrest was recordedonly on December 11. Policealso nabbed three minors forcommitting similar offences.It is alleged that the three weremade to sexually molest theyouth. His mother alleged thatthe torture continued evenafter he started to bleed.

After an inter-departmentalenquiry, the case was handedover to CB-CID. M.V. JayaGowri is in charge of theinvestigation.

3-day discourseon ‘Divya DesaVaibhavam’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of SriSuprabhata Sabha, AnandDayanidhi will give a 3-daydiscourse on ‘Divya DesaVaibhavam’ on Jan. 8, 9 and10, from 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.min the Sabha’s premises at 10/6, Baroda 2nd Street, WestMambalam, Ph: 2480 0440.

All are welcome.