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FREE958th Issue : October 26 - November 1, 2013Vol. 19, No. 22

The Editor and Staff of Mambalam Times Wish You a Happy Deepavali! There will be no issue dated November 2 - 8, 2013

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Ungalukkaga Trust sponsors surgery forpoor maidservant

By Our Staff ReporterUngalukkagha Charitable

Trust (1, Vijayaraghava Road,T. Nagar. Ph: 95512 96999/95513 45999) organized freesurgery for a 60-year-old maid-servant, Laxmi, on October19 to cure her of kidney stoneproblems.

Dr. Sunnel (Founder) saidthat Laxmi was suffering fromabdominal pain for more thansix months. Due to their fi-nancial constrains, she wasnot able to afford surgerywhich was the only immedi-ate solution to her problem,he added.

He said that Laxmi met himon October 17. He immedi-ately referred her to Dr M. G.Rajamanickyam (an urolo-

gist), who advised immediatesurgery.

Dr. Rakamanickyam andDr. Bharat Kumar (anesthe-tist) waived their charges andthe hospital expenses were

taken care by the Trust.The Trust provides medical

assistance to needy personswith the support of philan-thropists and a team of ser-vice-minded doctors.

Childline conducts awarenesscampaign in T. Nagar

Volunteers of Childline(1098) conducted an aware-ness program on childcareservices in Mambalam Rail-way Station, T. Nagar Busterminus and other crowdedlocations in T. Nagar on Octo-ber 24.

A. Selviya (Coordinator)told Mambalam Times thatthe awareness program was

conducted in view of the rushfor Diwali to educate the shop-pers on how to manage chil-dren and not lose them in thecrowd.

If anyone finds a lost child,helpline number 1098 may becalled.

Selviya said that 1098helpline is a nationwide 24-hour free emergency servicefor children in need of careand protection.

By Our Staff ReporterStar Grinding & Sharpen-

ing Shop (7157/70, Lake ViewRoad, West Mambalam) is aplace where you can get yourcutting tools sharpened.

33-year-old ThameemBaasha (the owner) toldMambalam Times that theshop is patronized by most ofthe tailoring shops in the

Makes a living by grinding and sharpeningimplements

Free Veda classesthrice a week

Kurichi Lakshminarasim-hachariar (resident of 8, 2nd

Main Road, CIT Nagar East,Nandanam) conducts freeVeda and Suktham classesfrom 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fri-days. More details can be hadin phone 98406 40705.

neighbourhood.He said that Diwali is his

peak season when there is ahuge demand for sharpeningof scissors and other imple-ments.

His father A. Chand Bashaused to run a mobile sharpen-ing business from his bicyclebefore starting the shop in1972.

Chand had started in asmall way with hand mecha-nized tools and later upgradedto motorized sharpeners whenbusiness grew.

Thameem joined his father’s

business at the age of 13.His customers are from a

varied industry including tai-loring unit, catering services,saloon shops, hotels, canteens,gardeners and households aswell.

He charges Rs. 40 to 50 forsharpening a kitchen knifedepending on its size. He alsosells his own brand of knivespriced between Rs. 30 and Rs.80.

The shop is open on week-days from 10 a.m to 7 p.m

Its contact numbers are2371 0129 and 98401 03219.

Free SundaraKandam classes onTuesdays andSaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Sundara Kandamclasses will be held on Tues-days and Saturdays at 5 p.min Sarva Priya GanapathiTemple, Moorthy Street Ex-tension, West Mambalam.

Anyone can attend theclasses.

They will go on for 2 months.

By Our Staff ReporterThe recent spurt of rains has turned the damaged Railway

Border Road (T. Nagar) adjoining the vegetable marketslushy causing hardship to both the vendors and road users.

The vendors are also dumping the vegetable and fruitwaste in the surroundings, adding to the problem.

Railway Border Road turnsslushy after rains

Wrong phone number given bypolice irks dentist

A city orthodontist, Dr. NPreethi (a West Mambalamresident), woke up on Wednes-day to continuous beeping ofher cellphone. The text mes-sages — there were around 30by the end of the day — said‘LOCKED HOUSE’, followedby an address.

Only when strangers calledher to say that they were leav-ing on a vacation and thattheir houses should be guar-ded, did it sink in that some-thing was seriously wrong. She soon discovered that

the Chennai city police hadgiven her mobile number(98407 00100) instead of thenumber for the locked houseSMS service that the policecirculated to the media onWednesday.

Police admitted it was a mis-take and gave the correct num-ber, 95000 99100, to send the‘locked house’ details. But thatwas only after Dr. Preethiwent to the office of T NagarDeputy Commissioner of Po-lice P. Pakalavan on Wednes-day evening.

She informed the officerabout what was happeningand showed him the messagesclogging her inbox.

“I usually get a few mes-sages; most of them fromfriends or from hospitals in-forming me about the statusof my patients,” said Preethi.

“But on Wednesday themessages came virtually non-stop. And I was perplexed asmost of the messages startedwith the words ‘LOCKEDHOUSE’,” she said.

She said she chose the num-ber ending in ‘100’.

“I have been using thecellphone number for sixyears. I learned only todaythat my number was adver-tised on the police website astheir service helpline,” Preethisaid. “After I started receiv-ing calls, I informed my hus-band and called the local po-lice,” she said.

Pakalavan gave instruc-tions to the team handling thewebsite to replace the num-ber with the correct one.

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By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACKTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 71

Fire departmentgears up for Diwali,reinforces its arsenalBy Our Staff Reporter

Ahead of Diwali next week,the Tamilnadu Fire and Res-cue Services (TNFRS) depart-ment has identified 53 loca-tions in and around the city,including this neighbourhood,as being vulnerable to fireaccidents.

About 15 fire tenders requi-sitioned from other districtswill be positioned along with50 Metrowater tanker lorriesin some of these areas, includ-ing T. Nagar Bus Terminus,MGR Nagar (Nesapakkam)and Dr Ambedkar Salai (As-hok Nagar) in this neigh-bourhood. About 200 firemenfrom fire stations outsideChennai will also be deployed.

An official said that theyhave already conducted mockexercises to assess the re-sponse time and have madeimprovements to the system. Fire fighters will be equip-ped with smaller vehicles topump water and four bikes togain access to the spot of a firein congested areas, narrowalleys and slums. Motorcycle-bore firemen will carry firefighting equipment in theirbackpacks.

By Our Staff ReporterShopkeepers heaved a sigh

of relief as shoppers began toarrive in T. Nagar’s shoppinghubs.

There was heavy crowd inRanganathan Street, T. Nagaron October 24 and it is ex-pected to increase as Diwali

Later than usual Diwali crowds bringrespite to shops

approaches.On Sunday, there were good

crowds at jewellery, textileand general merchandise out-lets in T. Nagar which broughtmuch-needed respite to shop-keepers, who had been com-plaining of a gloomy festivalseason.

Several shopkeepers toldMambalam Times that in theprevious years, rush usuallybegan immediately afterAyudha Puja and extended tillPongal, but this year it wasabysmal even a couple ofweeks before Diwali.

Price rise is a prime factorand many shoppers are trim-ming expenses by buying onlyfor their children.

With many firms and evengovernment offices delayingbonuses, buyers have post-poned their shopping plans tothe last minute.

Clothes are expected to sellmore than jewellery as theirprices have been stable whilethat of jewellery has shot upby over 30% from last year.

Sweets and savories shopstoo are seeing fewer takers asthe prices are higher by 30%owing to increase in raw ma-terial costs.

By Our Staff ReporterThe Tamilnadu Govern-

ment on October 23 introdu-ced 50 minibuses on 20 inner

Ashok Nagar commuters benefit fromminibus service

suburban routes in Chennaithat lack adequate publictransport facility, includingthrough Ashok Nagar area.

The minibuses have beenintroduced to provide betterlast-mile connectivity in thesuburban areas.

For Ashok Nagar area, theminibus route starts fromAshok Pillar and goes via 1st

Avenue, 4th Avenue, Dr.Ambedkar Salai, Powerhouseand ends in Mehta Nagar.

The route passes close tomany inner lanes and hencebenefits a large number ofcommuters who need to walka lot lesser distance to catchpublic transport buses.

The fares are Rs. 5, Rs. 6and Rs. 8, depending on thestage. Initially the buses willstop according to the commut-ers’ convenience till fixed lo-cations are identified en route,said an official.

A number of cars and 2-wheelers parked in no park-ing zones and on road mar-gins of inner lanes were wheel-locked by traffic police.

This photo was taken onDuraisamy Road, T. Nagar,on October 25.

The locks were removed af-ter payment of fine by thevehicle owners.

A traffic official said that inspite of continuous announce-ments and no-parking signboards, shoppers resort tounauthorised parking thereby causing traffic snarls andhindrance to nearby residents.

Illegally parked vehicles wheel-locked

75 complete pathyathra to Tirumala templeBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Tiru-mala Tirupathi PathyathiraiTrust (4/13, BalakrishnaMudali Street, Aparna Apart-ments, 2nd floor, West Mam-balam; Ph: 90251 11829 and99400 96168), more than 75devotees left on a pathayathrafrom Goshala (KasiVisawanathar Koil Street,West Mambalam) to TirumalaTemple (Tirupati) on October18.

S. L. Sriram (Secretary) saidthat the 75 devotees included3 women and more than 40 inthe age group of 50 and 75.

He said that free food andaccommodation were providedduring the yatra.

To keep themselves engagedand get relieved of the stressof walking, the yatrees sangbhajans along the way, led bySiva Bhagavathar.

They reached the temple onOctober 23.

He said that the Trust pro-vides guidance and assistanceto persons and organizationsinterested in conducting suchpathyathra.

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Free classes onBhagavathamBy Our Staff Reporter

Free classes on ‘SrimadBhagavatham’ are conductedat 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2,50th Street, Ashok Nagar.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

phone 98406 03064.

Years later, the life of Saint Thyagaraja was filmed again,this time in colour by the noted creative artist and seriousfilmmaker Bapu. J. V. Somayajulu, who had made a splashin ‘’Sankarabharanam” played the title role, supported bythe multi-lingual star K. R. Vijaya. In spite of them all, thefilm did not generate interest mainly because of the lastingimpression the earlier version with Chittoor V. Nagaiah hadcreated decades ago.

As an established star and talented actor, Nagaiah was indemand to do character roles in several Tamil and TeluguFilms. During the early 1950s, his old Vauhini friend K.Ramnoth made a film in Coimbatore, ‘Ezhai Padum Paadu’(1950) based on the famous French classic Victor Hugo’s ‘LesMiserables’. Ramnoth cast Nagaiah in the lead role of JeanVal Jean and he made this role one of the most memorable inSouth Indian Cinema. His splendid performance contributedmuch to the success of the film, which is today considered aclassic.

Besides doing the lead role in it, Nagaiah also composedthe music along with A. Rama Rao. Many songs in this filmbecame popular and are remembered to this day. Mentionmust be made of some of them: “Ennaasai papa”(Nagaiah),“Kanivudan unai kaanbeno” (P.A. Periyanayaki), “Vidhiyi!vilaivaal” (Jayalakshmi).

The last song was picturised by Ramnoth, the genius ofcinema, on the Lux Soap Beauty Kumari N. Rajam in a singleshot without a cut, the camera moving all the time throughvarious locations. This is technically a feat even by today’sstandards and Ramnoth did it more than half century agowith primitive equipment. It is a matter of deep regret andshame that this brilliant movie wizard has been forgottentoday.

This film was also done in Telugu and later in Hindi. Notmany are aware that the Tamil version was released onDeepawali Day, 1950 at Casino cinema, Madras which wastill then screening only English movies.

Another film Nagaiah acted in for his old friend Ramnothwas “Viduthalai”(1954) produced by the master filmmakerhimself. In the adaptation of a play by the leading Englishwriter John Galsworthy, named ‘’First and the Last’, Nagaiahplayed the lead role of a smart and ambitious lawyer whosends his innocent brother to jail. Technically superb andwell acted, the film failed the box-office, landing Ramnoth inmighty deep waters.

Another interesting film Nagaiah produced and played thehero in was “Bhagyalakshmi”. It was his first production andwas directed by P. Pullaiah in Telugu and released in 1943.Besides him the popular comedy pair of Tamil Cinema N. S.Krishnan - T. A. Mathuram appeared for the first time in aTelugu film. The film was a success and one song, a folkmelody, ‘’Thinney meedha sinnoda!” rendered by the notedactress and singer R. Balasaraswathi proved to be one of themost popular hits of early Telugu Cinema. BNR composedthe music.

Another hit of Nagaiah, a musical, was the Gemini Studiosproduction, ‘’Chakradhari” (1948). In the story of theMaharashtrian potter-saint Gora Kumbhar, he played thesaint and the songs of the film proved a major attractioncontributing to the success. Music was composed by theGemini team, Rajeswara Rao and M. D. Parthasarathy.Some of the songs rendered by Nagaiah became very famous,like “ Unakkum enakkum enna”, “Kaakkai siraginile” and“Ninainthu urugum”.

Pushpavalli and her sister Suryaprabha played the hero’stwo wives. The latter-day superstar of Tamil Cinema, GeminiGanesh, played a minor role as Lord Krishna. He was then onthe staff of Gemini Studios, handling the Casting Depart-ment

During his heyday, Nagaiah was a legendary figure. In hislater years, however, he found himself facing severe financialdifficulties and faced many hardships. He had to sell most ofhis assets and he found life harsh and hard. Because ofadvancing age the great actor had no option but to play evencowboy roles in third-rate ‘curry western’ Telugu films. Sosad indeed&

(To be continued)

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By Our Staff ReporterRailway Protection Force

(RPF) conducted an aware-ness campaign for commutersin Mambalam Railway Sta-tion on October 24, in view ofDiwali.

They distributed pamphletsand made public announce-ments about the ban on carry-

16 CCTV cameras functioning inMambalam Railway Station

ing any kind of explosives,including crackers, on trains.

K. P. Sebastian (Sub-Inspec-tor, Mambalam Railway Pro-tection Force) said that viola-tion of the rule will attract afine of up to Rs. 1,000 andimprisonment up to 3 years.

He said the announcementswill continue till Diwali.

The upgraded hi-tech CCTV

cameras in Mambalam Rail-way Station were inauguratedin June this year, he added.

16 cameras have been in-stalled in strategic locationsto monitor crowds.

The camera feeds are beingmonitored round-the-clock byRPF personnel from the con-trol room which has been pro-vided with 42 inch displays.

The cameras have been fit-ted over platforms, railwayreservation counters and foot-bridges.

The storage has enough ca-pacity to record the feeds for30 days, he added.

He said that a special teamformed under the supervisionof S. R. Gandhi (Senior Divi-sional Security Officer, RPF)is patrolling the trains to pre-vent any untoward inciden-ts.

Passengers may call RPFcontrol for any assistance in2533 1963/5077 or 2833 7200.

Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Val-lalar Sanmargasangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), KolapakkamSanthanam will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –Aruljothi Aanen’ on Tuesday,October 29, at 6 p.m in SakthiVinayagar Temple (P.T. RajanSalai, K.K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

Probus Clubreleases book for

senior citizensTo commemorate the

‘International Day of theElderly’ which fell on Octo-ber 1, Probus Club ofChennai has published abook for senior citizens titled‘Ageing – Golden Era of Life’.

The 300-page book listsvaluable information for se-nior citizens such as nameand contact details of doc-tors who do house visits,hospitals, old age homes inChennai and neighbourhoodplaces, organisations help-ing senior citizens and more.

The book is priced at Rs.100.

The book will be availablein the office of Mam-balamTimes (7/3, 1st Floor, MadleyRoad, opposite Sairam Col-lege Administrative Office,T. Nagar, Ph: 2434 9236) onweekdays from 10.30 a.m to5 p.m from Saturday, Octo-ber 26.

For further details pleasecontact K. Venkatachari in2498 1099.

Excels in South zone rollerskating tourney

R. Santosh Balaji (residentof 17, Kanni Street, Jaffer-khanpet, Ashok Nagar) wonthe gold medal in the finals ofthe 300 m race in the CBSESouth Zone Roller Skatingtournament held in Belgaumfrom October 18 to 20.

He has been selected to par-ticipate in the CBSE NationalSkating tournament to be heldlater in the year.

He has been skating since2009 and has won medals inthe past in both State-level

and National-level meets.He is a Std. 9 student of

Jawahar Vidyalaya (AshokNagar).

More than 30 NSS studentsof Presidency College wereseen conducting a fundraisingcampaign on Usman Road, T.Nagar, to donate to a trustworking for the benefit of thementally retarded in Avadifor Diwali celebrations.

M. Karnan (Cadet Officer)told Mambalam Times thatthe campaign was done afterseeking approval from con-cerned authorities.

Persons willing to donatefor the cause may contactKarnan in 86083 00383.

College students conductfundraising campaign

Auto drivers blame RTO officialsfor delay in meter calibration

On request from auto driv-ers’ unions, the deadline forcalibration of auto meters hasbeen extended to November15. According to M.S. Rajend-ran (General Secretary,Tamilnadu Auto Drivers Uni-on), ever since the new rulewas announced, RTOs havebeen insisting that they pro-duce the original documentsof the auto for verification. Most autos are not driven

by their owners and are onhire purchase, and the owner/financier usually refuses tocome to the RTO, he said.

“Pay a broker a heftyamount, and no questions areasked. The broker retains afee and the rest goes to offi-cials,” he added.

A State Transport officialsaid that auto drivers canlodge complains in zonal of-fice against erring officials.

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Simple rules of safety as described in theSafety Bulletin of the Loss Prevention Asso-ciation are as follows:

Don’t light crackers inside the house, or lightcandles and oil lamps near curtains or anyother combustible material.

Hold sparklers away from the body.Light rockets pointing them straight up.Never light fireworks from balconies or near

Do’s and dont’s for safe handlingof crackers

buildings: use open grounds.Don’t bend over fireworks while lighting them:

light them from the side.Don’t wear long, loose, thin flowing dresses

while playing with fireworks.Never put fireworks in pockets.Never light fireworks under confinement in a

metal container.Never light a flower pot by holding it.Never store fireworks or unpack them near

a flame or a heat source.Never return to a firework once lit – it may

explode in your face.Pour water over burns and go to a doctor.

Don’t apply ointment, butter or any oily sub-stance.

Show concern for infants, the aged and thesick.

Don’t light loud crackers near them.

By Dr. K. A. VijayaraghavanKids start firing crackers and sparklers a

week before Deepavali and this continues uptoKarthigai Deepam.

During this cracker season, your pets getfrightened of the sounds, and tend to takeshelter under the cots in dark rooms.

Some dogs are so cared of these sounds thatthey do not even come out for answeringnature’s calls, and some even go off during theDeepavali season.

Is it not a pity that, when you and your familyare enjoying the lights and sounds, your petsshould spend their time in isolation and indarkness?

It is possible for you to train your dog also toenjoy the lights and sounds, and also the goodfood during this festival season.

The best approach will be to hold the dog andmake it watch while the sparklers and crack-

Train your dog to enjoy Deepavaliers go on, so that it will slowly cast off the fearfor them. Do not at all allow it to go under thecot. Your holding it will help the dog give up itsfear gradually.

This is very much like training your pet dogto walk on the road. If your pet had been mostlyan indoor dog and if you take it out on the roadall on sudden it will get scared of the vehiclesand the crowd on the road.

If you take it out for short distances regu-larly, it will cast off the fear and start walkingboldly on the road.

So, what is needed is a gradual exposure ofyour pet dog to the lights and sounds associatedwith Deepavali.

Do not feed your dog with too many sweetsduring the season. After giving a sweet or two,give it a raw carrot so that its teeth will getcleaned. If the dog allows it, clean its teeth withvinegar after it has consumed some sweets.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORCommercial ventures in residential neighbourhoods should be curbed

Sir, A very dangerous trend is emerging in T.Nagar, wherein the commercial complex own-ers, in a bid to expand their area of operationand quench their insatiable thirst to earn fur-ther, are targeting the nearby residential dwell-ings.

The modus operandi is to lure the ownersof the flats to sell their property by offeringthem hefty amounts. Once they are able totrap a few flat-owners to do so, they then deploypressure tactics to eject those who are hardnuts to crack.

Such are the crude methods employed thatit becomes impossible and intolerable for thestrong willed ones to bear the brunt and they

finally give up their fight.An ordinance or in its place a Bill must be

brought in by the State Government so as toput a ‘cap’ on any kind of commercial develop-ment in residential colonies of T. Nagar. Theshopping hub has already grown beyond itssize and any further tinkering, at the cost of itsprimary stake-holders, the residents, will onlyadd to its deterioration.

This must be treated as an SOS from thehapless residents of T. Nagar whoare already in dire straits due to excess com-mercialization leading to poor sanitation, pol-lution and host of other civic issues.— K.Harihar, 20 Venkatesan Street, T. Nagar

SOFA SERVICESANY old type of sofas, cushions

repairing & reconditioning at verymoderate charges. Contact: K.N.S.Rajan, New No. 58, Peters Road,Royapettah. Ph: 2813 2762, 9381803956.

VOLUNTEERSREQUIRED

ENERGETIC and enthusiasticvolunteers for “Deepam”, a Chennaibased NGO that specializes inEnglish & Computer skills, age nobar, time commitment is 2 hours onSaturday only, interested personscontact. Ph: 97910 88036. Email:janavi@deepam.in.

Sir, I am a residentof RamachandraStreet, T Nagar. Overthe past few weeks,drainage cleaning workhas been going on at asnail’s pace in ourstreet. The shoddywork and lack of properdrain management byChennai Corporationworkers have left ourarea battered, therebyputting the residentsand road users to greatinconvenience and ata risk of infections.Representation to theauthorities has failedto evoke any proper re-

Drain cleaning work affects residents of Ramachandra Street

sponse. In the interest of the general public welfare, we impress upon you to publish theattached images in your paper and bring it to the attention of the proper authorities. – T.S.Lakshmi Narayan, 7/4, Ramachandra Street, T.Nagar; Ph: 97898 26940

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Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions. Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Eachadvertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is

must for Rental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

BACHELORSACCOMMODATION

WEST MAMBALAM, JubileeRoad, near SRM Hospital, deluxerooms with A/c, T.V, geyser, 24hours water, security. Ph: 23700084, 95661 20832, 2370 0723.

MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Maha-

devan Street (State BankBuilding), 2 Halls – KamakshiMini Hall A/c (100 guests),Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests).Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 9940454545, 94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

ASHOK NAGAR, 18th Avenue,79th Street, 625 sq.ft, ground floorflat, price Rs. 55 lakhs, no brokers.Contact: Owner. Ph: 9840046067, 94448 72150.

T. NAGAR, Subhu PillaiThottam, near Kannammapettai,single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600sq.ft, 1st floor, price Rs. 20 lakhs.Ph: 93803 57716.

ASHOK NAGAR, RaghavReddy Colony 4th Street, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 520 sq.ft,UDS 400 sq.ft, 1st floor, 20 yearsold, price Rs. 35 lakhs. Contact:Selvam. Ph: 99624 30669, 9444257659.

WEST MAMBALAM, Bhar-athy Street, near Arya GowdaRoad, new, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1229 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat,lift, covered car park, rate Rs.11500 per sq.ft, no brokers. Ph:91763 41000, 93813 22203.

T. NAGAR, New Boag Road,875 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat, lift, carparking, 10 years old, price Rs.75 lakhs, no brokers. RamsReality, call after 10 a.m. Ph:97899 01365.

T. NAGAR, New Boag Road,near Bus Terminus, 825 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 16 yearsold, price Rs. 53 lakhs. Ph: 9444415441.

RENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No. 14,

Devan Colony, 16, MuthalammanKoil Street Extension, 2 bed-rooms, 1200 sq.ft, independentground floor house, 3 phase EB,rent Rs. 15000, advance 10months (negotiable), 2-wheelerparking, vegetarians, ready foroccupation. Ph: 94446 86725.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 48/1, Moorthy Street Extension,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,ground floor, rent Rs. 12000, nocar park, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 98416 17288, 9841073775.

T. NAGAR, 10 & 11,Duraisamy Road, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1080 sq.ft, 1st floor,road facing, 1 open car parking,commercial purpose, ready tooccupy. Ph: 99418 09946.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 4/7,Flat-1, Anugraha, Lakshmi Street,near Public Health Centre, 2bedrooms, 1000 sq.ft, duplextype, open car park, rent Rs.17000, Brahmins only, inspectionon Saturday & Sunday between10 a.m & 2 p.m. Ph: 2371 1325,94444 56306.

T. NAGAR, No. 17, SaravananStreet, near South Boag Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, bathattached, ground floor apartment,lift, balcony, rent Rs. 15200,advance 6 months, car park,woodwork, family or bachelors.Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

T. NAGAR, No. 27-11/4, JyothiFlat, Rameshwaram Road, nextto Ranganathan Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, A/c,furnished, rent Rs. 12000,advance 10 months, vegetariansonly, family accommodation. Ph:94449 63538.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.43, New No. 20, Babu RajendraPrasad 1st Street, nearMambalam Railway Station,single bedroom, hall, kitchen, rentRs. 10000 (negotiable), 2-wheeler parking only, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 2474 8629,94440 11817.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 10, 7th

Avenue, posh & prime locality, 2bedrooms, 2 halls, kitchen,ground floor, covered car park,semi furnished, 5 units apartment,individual way, independentoverhead tank, tiles flooring,newly painted, close to allproximities. Ph: 99405 30342,98402 24710.

T. NAGAR, No. 42/15, MotilalStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,2nd floor flat, 1 A/c, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 13000, advance6 months. Ph: 81481 29070, 28170045.

T. NAGAR, No. 33, SouthBoag Road, near ShivajiGaneshan’s House, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 1st floor,lift, store room, verandah,woodwork, residential purpose,24 hours security. Ph: 2435 2067,097424 35000.

T. NAGAR, No. 9/5, Sounda-rarajan Street, off. Venkata-narayana Road, commercialspace, 1100 sq.ft, ground floor.Ph: 99622 72247.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 735, 10th

Sector, 59th Street, near AmmanKoil & PSBB School, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, store, pooja room,verandah, 1300 sq.ft, indepen-dent ground floor, 3 bathrooms,3 phase, separate meter, rentRs. 23000, car park. Ph: 9445343546, 2366 2098.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 47,Rukmani Street, near State Bank,1750 sq.ft, independent 1st floorhouse, covered car park, rent Rs.26000, Brahmin family, nobrokers. Ph: 98408 29109, 9094219209.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5/6,Nagammal Apartment,Krisnamoorthy Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floor,furnished, 2-wheeler parking, rentRs. 8500, 24 hours water. Ph:98401 48206, 99529 50526.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5/4,Nagammal Apartment, Krishna-moorthy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, ground floor, furnished,2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.15000, 24 hours water. Ph: 9940645888, 95001 95888.

ASHOK NAGAR, 50-B, 47th

Street, 9th Avenue, 3 bedrooms,3 bathrooms, 1100 sq.ft, groundfloor, 1 A/c, covered car park,rent Rs. 18500 (negotiable),Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:98416 49248, 4206 6952.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.45, New No. 110, Auighna Flat,Lake View Road, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 2nd floor,lift, no car park, rent Rs. 15000+maintenance. Contact: Appu. Ph:98414 67463, 97908 25121.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 33,Ellaiamman Koil Street, nearShankara Madam, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, balcony, 800 sq.ft,2nd floor, lift, semi furnished, gym,ready to occupy. Ph: 9092729542, 94441 06118.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.19, New No. 22, Jaisankar Street,single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 3rd

floor, no lift, semi furnished,woodwork, split A/c, renovated,vegetarians only, Brahminspreferred, no brokers, visit onSaturday & Sunday after 11 a.m.Ph: 94447 53755, 97909 35693.

T. NAGAR, A-4, Deepa Apart-ment, No. 13, Bazullah Road,near Kodambakkam RailwayStation, above ICICI Bank, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2nd floor,rent Rs. 23000 (negotiable), carpark & bike slot available. Ph:98402 43044, 95661 96186.

T. NAGAR, No. 52/17,Mahalakshmi Street, posh, 2bedrooms, large hall, dining, largekitchen, 1000 sq.ft, independentground floor, rent Rs. 18000, allinclusive, open car park,vegetarians only, visit on Sunday.Contact: Owner. Ph: 9962944222.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 26,Vivekanandapuram 1st Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 600 sq.ft,1st floor, no lift, plenty of water, 2-wheeler parking, 3 phase, rentRs. 9500, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 94425 19023.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.9/1, New No. 25, ChakrapaniStreet Extension, near FiveLights, 2 bedrooms, 1300 sq.ft,independent 1st floor, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 9840042530.

T. NAGAR, No. 52, JayashreeApartment, D-2, RameswaramRoad, very close to MambalamBus Stand & Raiway Station, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 825 sq.ft,1st floor, lift, no brokers. Ph: 9500091982, 94440 71988.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 7/2,Altex Manor Apartment, Flat No.S-2, Kavarai Street, 2 bedrooms,1300 sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, newlyconstructed building, car park,preferably vegetarian family. Ph:99623 78388, 88075 58334.

T. NAGAR, No. 48, MoosaStreet, near T. Nagar Bus Stand,new flat, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen. Ph: 90030 32362, 24337601.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.4,Thiruvengadam Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, 24 hours water, small familypreferred, visit on Sunday from10 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph: 98842 44174,2474 1767.

WEST MAMBALAM, No, 5,Gokulam Colony, near SatyaNarayana Temple, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, Indian toilet,independent house, open carpark, metro / well water, rent Rs.20000, Brahmins only. Ph: 9840714181, 80088 88747.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 66/5, New No. 12/5, AparnaApartment, Ganapathy Street,single bedroom flat, 550 sq.ft,fully furnished, 3 phase EB, lift,car parking, 24 hours water,vegetarians / Brahmins only. Ph:89392 63929, 94440 25236.

T. NAGAR, No. 35/1, NewNo. 12, Murugesan Street,individual ground floor house, rentRs. 7000, small Brahmin familyonly, no brokers. Ph: 9840423488, 2815 6855.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.54, New No. 10, Maitri Apartment,B-10, Jubilee Road, near RailwayStation, single bedroom, opencar park, lift, 24 hours water,recently renovated, Brahminsonly. Ph: 98407 34940, 24715768.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 33,Jubilee Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, lift, common carpark, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins /vegetarians only. Contact:Sridhar, call after 8.30 a.m. Ph:98846 96090.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 7,Kuppiah Street, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 1st floor, 24hours water, rent Rs. 15000,Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph:98403 96794.

WEST MAMBALAM, Old No.4/3, New No. 13, ChakrapaniStreet Extension, near FiveLights, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,850 sq.ft, suitable for family /office, no brokers. Ph: 9380050606.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5,Lake View Road Extension, 1bedroom, 2 halls, 2 toilets,spacious 1100 sq.ft, independentground floor, 3 phase, sump etc.,rent Rs. 11000. Ph: 98406 94105.

WEST MAMBALAM, NewNO. 25, Old No. 11, Postal Colony3rd Main Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, balcony, 800 sq.ft,independent 1st floor, recentlyrenovated, vitrified tiles, open carparking (Alto), rent Rs. 15000.Ph: 98844 61325.

T. NAGAR, No. 6/40,Rameswaram Road, nearMambalam Railway Station,single bedroom, 3rd floor flat, rentRs. 9000, family or bachelors.Ph: 93853 33504, 99520 04966.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 4, Bankof India Colony, oppositeManthoppu Colony, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 2 balcony, rent Rs.14000, vegetarians only. Ph:2370 0070, 97890 47529.

ASHOK NAGAR, New No. 47/2, Old No. 66, 53rd Street, nearSaravana Fast Food, approx 900sq.ft, independent 1st floor, rentRs. 18000, vegetarians preferred.Ph: 99624 43923, 98405 52358.

C.I.T. NAGAR (WEST), A-3,Chella Villa, No. 19, East Road,near Alpha School, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 3rd floor,lift, car parking, rent Rs. 20000,occupation from 1st November2013. Ph: 98409 20570.

ASHOK NAGAR, Old No. 38/2, New No. 60, Jai DurgaApartment, 1st Avenue, 100 FeetRoad, near Hot Chips, OppositeMetro Water, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor,commercial / office purpose.Sundharrajan. Ph: 90031 49595.

T. NAGAR, No. 25, Madley 1st

Street, single bedroom house,rent Rs. 7000, bachelors only.Ph: 98403 88322.

C.I.T. NAGAR, No. 7, 70 FeetRoad, near T. Nagar, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 770 sq.ft, 3rd floor,semi furnished, open car parking,rent Rs. 14000. Contact: Rajesh.Ph: 81247 46438, 99520 55811.

RANGARAJAPURAM, No.37/4, Vasudevapuram 1st Street,near Five Lights, 2 bedroomsflat, hall, kitchen, for lease,preferably Brahmins /vegetarians. Contact: Raghu. Ph:98404 89092.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 28/29,Saravanapriya Apartment, G-3,Railway Border Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 studyroom, ground floor. Ph: 9043288108, 90036 66681.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 14/25, Subba Reddy Street,commercial space, 140 sq.ft,ground floor, shop in main road,no brokers. Ph: 89254 88310.

T. NAGAR, No. 7, PinjalaSubramaniyan Street, nearPothys, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,950 sq.ft, 3rd floor apartment, A/c, 2-wheeler parking, no lift, rentRs. 18000, vegetarians or non-vegetarians preferred. Sarathy.Ph: 90427 72352, 81489 59362.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. S-4,Krishnan Street, near GovindanRoad, 3 bedrooms, hall, modularkitchen, 1060 sq.ft, 2nd floorapartment, full woodwork, 2-wheeler parking, no lift, rent Rs.15000 (negotiable), vegetariansonly. Sararthy. Ph: 90427 72352,81489 59362.

K. K. NAGAR (WEST), No. 6,Jawahar Street, very nearPuducherry Governement GuestHouse, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,3 phase connection, metro/borewell water, car park, smallBrahmin family. Ph: 99625 65414.

T. NAGAR, No. 23, SaddullahStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,1200 sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, open carpark, family / office / bachelors.Ph: 98401 31073.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 10,Kala Flat, Giri Street, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 435 sq.ft,1st floor, rent Rs. 7500,vegetarians only, ready foroccupation. Ph: 98947 96121,97104 43388.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 120,MIG Flat, 11th Avenue, 3 be-drooms, hall, dining, study room,1st floor, open car park, completewoodwork, fully granite, lofts, rentRs. 20000, Brahmins preferred.Ph: 94458 95476, 92832 33078,2474 8637.

WEST MAMBALAM, 4Q-5,Jubilee Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, dining, 1056 sq.ft, 2nd

floor flat, furnished, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 20000. Ph:98411 54451, 98403 54248.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 5/6,Ramakrishna Puram 1st Street,near Health Centre Hospital, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft,ground floor, rent Rs. 13000, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: 9962360622.

By Our StaffReporter

An avenue treetoppled and fellacross Velu Street,near Arya GowdaRoad, West Mam-balam on October22 at around 11a.m.

A couple of thickbranches fell ontop of the rear endof a car parked

Tree falls and crushes car, injuresdriver nearby

underneath and damaged its windshield.Its driver M. Elumali (72) who was sitting nearby on the pave-

ment escaped with minor injuries.Chennai Corporation workers rushed to the spot, cut the tree and

hauled away the logs.

Temporary poles erected to fixhoardings by shop owners to pro-mote their business for Diwali onthe road margins at the junction ofNorth Usman Road and BazullahRoad (T. Nagar) are causing a hin-drance to the pedestrians forcingthem to walk on the road.

Some of these hoardings whichare leaning into the road are a safetyhazard to vehicles as well.

Hoardings on road marginhinder pedestrians

Week-long spiritualcamp in Arsha VidyaGurukulam fromNov. 15By Our Staff Reporter

A week-long spiritual camp will beheld from November 15 to 21 atArsha Vidya Gurukulam (Anaikatti,Coimbatore).

Guru Vasudevacharya will give adaily discourse on Bhagvad Gita anda chapter each from Adi Shankara’sUpadesasahasri

Visitors can participate in Vedicchanting, meditation and dailypoojas performed at Lord Dak-shinamurti temple in the ashram.

The spacious Ashram is situatedin the foothills of the Western Ghats,about 40 minutes from Coimbatore.

The Ashram will provide accom-modation and meals. The charge perperson is Rs 2000. Booking and pay-ment need to be done in advance.

Participants should make theirown travel arrangements to reachthe ashram by the evening of No-vember 14.

By prior notice, pick-up can bearranged from Coimbatore airportor railway station.

For further details please contactthe ashram in 0422-2657001 /094426 46701 / 094426 46702 or byemail to office@arshavidya.in or tolakshmiprasadb@yahoo.com.

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Police have affixed vinyl

bannersdisplaying photos of habitual thievesand pickpockets in busy shopping areas of T.Nagar to warn the shoppers who are expectedto throng the commercial hub of T. Nagar andMambalam in the coming days for Diwali.

This photo was taken on the service laneunderUsman Road flyover.

Photos of habitual thieves displayed at busy

junctions to warn shoppers

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CCTV cameras deployed to monitorcrowds during Diwali

By Our Staff ReporterAbout 15 CCTV cameras are

functioning in sensitive loca-tions in T. Nagar to monitortraffic and crowds duringDiwali.

The feeds are fed to monitorsin nearby police assistantbooths and also to the DeputyCommissioner’s Office (T.Nagar zone) for continuousmonitoring.

CCTV cameras have beeninstalled at busy junctions in-cluding outside T. Nagar busterminus, Ranganathan St-reet, Pothys junction andPanagal Park.

More than two hundredpolicemen, traffic personneland home guards have beendeployed to monitor busy junc-tions and assist shoppers.

Manned pickets have alsobeen put up at sensitive loca-tions to avoid any untowardincidents.

Besides, personnel of asmany as 10 teams from theCrime wing of the Police Dis-trict, in plain clothes, will beassisting the men in uniforms,to keep a tab on past criminals

who could attempt any offencein the area.

Continuous public announ-cements through pre-recordedmessages are being made

through PA systems to cautionthe shoppers on crime preven-tion, property loss and diver-sion tactics employed by thie-ves and pickpockets.

‘Maha Kanda Sashti Ut-savam’ will be celebrated fromSunday, November 3, to Sat-urday, November 9, in OmMurugasramam (28/12, Srini-vasa Pillai Street, West Mam-balam).

Special abhishekams andhomams will be performeddaily in the mornings.

Music concerts will takeplace in the evenings, followedby Mahadeeparadhanai anddolotsavam.

For more details, please call2474 7593.

Weeklong KandaSashti utsavamfrom November 3

By Our Staff ReporterM. R. S. Lakshmi (resident

of Lake View Road, WestMambalam) who runs AnbuKarangal (an orphanage andold age home at 1/216, Viveka-nandhar Street, Kottivak-kam) has appealed for dona-tions to celebrate Diwali onNov. 2.

She said that there are morethan 100 inmates of whom 75are school and college going

Anbu Karangal appeals for donations for Diwali

students.Anbu Karangal provides

free shelter, food, educationand medical assistance to itsinmates.

It was started in 1996 andis supported by individuals,organizations, its past in-mates and philanthropists.

Donors may contact AnbyKarangal in 2492 8282 / 24928383 / 2474 1003 / 9840403750.

By Our Staff ReporterAangirsa Venkata Sarma-

Kamalambal Memorial Trust(Ashok Nagar, Ph: 24718418)will be inaugurated on Sun-day, November 3, at 6.30 p.min Sankara Madam (EswaranKoil Street, West Mambalam).

The Trust has been formedby the family members of lateVenkata Sarma who was anexponent of ‘Sivapuranam’and had given a number ofdiscourses in a number oftemples and sabhas in thecountry.

Inauguration of new trust byVenkata Sarma’s family next Sunday

He was a resident of AshokNagar.

A booklet in his memory willbe released by Vidhya San-kara Saraswathi Swamigal (ofSrividya Ashram, Nerur).

Dr. Thyagarajan (FormerHead of Department of San-skrit, Presidency College,Chennai) will preside over thefunction.

Aangirsa V. SubramaniyaSarma will give a discourseon ‘Sivanandalahari — Anintroduction’.

All are welcome.

Talk in Tamilon ‘Navagrahangal-Parigarangal’tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Nannilam Vai RajagopalaGanapadigal (publisher andeditor of Vaithikasri, a Tamilmagazine) will give a talk inTamil on ‘Navagrahangal-Parigarangal’ on Sunday, Oc-tober 27, from 3 p.m to 5 p.m,in Ayodhya Mandapam (AryaGowda Road, West Mam-balam, Ph: 2489 3077).

It will be followed by aninteractive session on spiri-tual matters.

All are welcome.