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Panagal Park which will be ableto accommodate 200 cars. (Thestretch is already being usedas a paid parking lot as seen inthe picture).

The Corporation has askedTamil Nadu Urban Infrastruc-ture Financial Services Ltd. toappoint a consultant for pre-paring the detailed project re-port for the proposed facility.

The State government hasprovided the required adminis-trative sanction for the facil-ity, which would be constructedon a ‘Design, Build, Operateand Transfer’ basis. The pro-posal follows the suggestionmade in a study prepared aspart of the T. Nagar redevelop-ment plan.

This is not the first proposalfor a multi-storied parking lotin T. Nagar.

Another plan for multi-level parking lotAnother plan for multi-level parking lotBy Our Staff Reporter

Yet another plan for a multi-level parking lot in T. Nagar ison the anvil with all the earlierones having not seen the lightof day.

The Corporation Counciladopted a resolution on Nov.23 approving the setting up ofa fully automated multi-sto-ried parking lot on BashyamRoad on the eastern side of

In August 2009, ChennaiCorporation mooted a plan toconstruct an undergroundparking lot beneath its play-ground on VenkatanarayanaRoad.

The proposal was to retainthe playground with only theentry and exit of the proposedfacility coming up on it. Follow-ing protests from residents and,on the direction of the SupremeCourt in October 2010, theCorporation had to abandonthe idea.

In November 2010, CMDAand MTC proposed a multi-level parking lot in T. Nagarbus terminus.

In March 1999 Chennai Cor-poration proposed an under-ground parking lot beneathPanagal Park but gave up theidea.

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By Our Staff ReporterHamsavinodhini (22/2, RK

Puram 3rd Street, West Mam-

Hamsavinodhini Award for Nithyasreebalam) will celebrate its 5th

year December/Margazhi Mu-sic Festival (Vinodha VinyasaSangeetha Utsavam) fromDec. 1 to 4 and Dec. 22 to Jan.1 in Arulmigu Kasi Viswana-thar Temple Vasantha Manda-pam (Easwaran Koil Street,West Mambalam).

Nithyasree Mahadevan (vo-calist) will be presented ‘San-geetha Hamsa Award’ duringthe inaugural function.

The following is the programfrom Dec. 1 to 4:

Dec. 110.45 a.m: Vedapaaraya-

nam, Mangala isai.5.45 p.m: Inauguration and

awards function: Presentationof ‘Sangeetha Hamsa Award’to Nithyasree Mahadevan andT. S. Sankaran (flutist), and‘Asthikaseva Hamsa Award;to Y. Prabhu (Secretary, SriKrishna Gana Sabha). Wel-come address: K. Arulselvan(Executive Officer, Sri KasiViswanathar Temple). Chiefguest: T. S. Raghavan (formerChairman and Managing Di-rector, Indian Bank).

7 p.m: Vocal concert byNithyasree Mahadevan. Shewill be accompanied by R. He-malatha (violin), B. Gurura-ghavendra (mridangam), H.Sivaramakrishnan (ghatam).

Dec. 25 p.m: Kasturi Kamala

Deepthi (vocal), K. J. Dileep(violin), S. Sreeduth (mridan-gam); 7 p.m: Vizianagaram D.Vardhani(vocal), Meera Siva-ramakrishnan (violin), J. Vai-dyanathan (mridangam), Ha-rihara Subramaniyan (gha-tam).

Dec. 39.30 a.m: Serugudi Sisters

Rema & Geetha (vocal), Na-gercoil Anand (violin), B. GuruRaghavendra (mridangam), N.Narasimhan (ghatam); 11.30a.m: Chidambaram C. G. Sun-dar Dikshidar (vocal), Nager-coil Anand (violin), V. S. Ragha-van (mridangam); 5 p.m:Sowmya KumarArjun (vocal),Kovai Chandran (violin),Kumbakonam Swaminathan(mridangam); 7 p.m: Jayalak-shmi Sekar (veena), Pudukot-tai R. Ambika Prasad (violin),R. Sankaranarayanan (mri-dangam), Pudukottai N. Ra-machandran (ghatam).

Dec. 49.30 a.m: Ranjanai Hebbar

Guruprasad (vocal), KalyaniSankar (violin), S. J. Arjun Ga-nesan (mridangam); 11.30a.m: S. U. Maheswaran (vo-cal), M. Vijay (violin), B. Guru-raghavendra (mridangam); 5p.m: Soumyasri (vocal), S. V.Sudarsan (violin), K. H. Vineet(mridangam); 7 p.m: PallaviPrasanna Madhyastha (vo-cal), B. Anantha Krishnan (vio-lin), Melakaveri Balaji(mridangam), N. Narasimhan(ghatam).

All are welcome.

By Our Staff ReporterStudents of Oxford Matriculation Higher Secondary School (57, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam) have organized

‘Vigyan Shastra’, a science exhibition, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m on Saturday, Nov. 26. G. Naagarajan (Correspondent) and P. K.Padma (Principal) told Mambalam Times the there will be more than 50 exhibits relating to rockets, atomic energy and nutrition.

All are welcome.

Science exhibition in Oxford School today

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By Our Staff Reporter‘LIC’ M. Manickam (Coun-

cillor, Ward 134) was electedas the Chairman of Ward Com-mittee, Zone 8 on Nov. 20.

The Zone consists of 7 wardsin T. Nagar constituency, 6 inVirugambakkam constitu-ency and 3 in Saidapet con-stituency encompassing T.Nagar, Ashok Nagar, K. K.Nagar, Nesapakkam,Jafferkhanpet and nearby ar-eas.

Manickam told MambalamTimes that he will interact with

Elected Ward Committee Chairman He said that the process for

setting up a new EB sub-sta-tion to overcome power supplyproblems and opening a girlsschool with Stds. 6 to 12 inWard 134 has been set in mo-tion.

He said that residents cancontact staff in the Zonal Of-fice (NSK Salai, Kodambak-kam, near Dr. Ambedkar Sta-tue), his residence (phones2472 4148, 94450 90217,94440 34747 and 9840034747) or email: mc134licmanikam@gmail.com

residents of at least two areasdaily to learn about their prob-lems.

‘Kumara Sashtiutsavam’ in Siva-Vishnu TempleBy Our Staff Reporter

There will be ‘Shanmugaarchanai’ and ‘Sahasranaamaarchanai’ from 7 a.m to 12 noonfor Lord Subramaniaswamy inSiva–Vishnu Temple, UsmanRoad, T. Nagar as part of ‘SriKumara Sashti utsavam’.

There will also be specialkalasa abhishekam and spe-cial ‘alangaaram’ for the dei-ties. All are welcome.

More details can be had inphone 2434 6031.

By Our Staff ReporterRains have created havoc on roads and streets in all areas with motorists having to bear the brunt of potholes and stretches

where the top surface has broken. Corporation workers are dumping debris but this has little effect. Pictures show the conditionon Thanickachalam Road (left) and Soundarajan Street in T. Nagar.

Motorists brave potholes on rain-hit roads

By Our Staff ReporterWater from the stormwater drain in the service lane adjoin-

ing Madley Road subway is flowing through the cracks in thewall of the subway and stagnating in the subway.

Water stagnates in MadleyRoad subway

By Our Staff ReportedA science exhibition was or-

ganized in Sarada Vidyalaya,Usman Road, T. Nagar on Nov.24. There were about 30 exhib-its.

Science exhibition conducted inSarada Vidyalaya

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUSmeets at

Holy Angels Conventevery Sunday

from 11.30 a.m to 1 p.m.All compulsive gamblerswho wish to get rid of the

habit are welcome

Calling volunteersfor free service inTirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road,Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) issending volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims inTirumala starting on Sundaysand ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who arephysically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week arewelcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday. The workwill be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch anddinner will be provided free ofcost. They can have specialdarshan of Lord Venkates-wara.

Travelling expense and thecost of breakfast must be borneby the volunteers.

Those interested can contactNalini Ravikumar (18/43, Ju-bilee Road, West Mambalam)in 99621 53644, L. S. V.Mahadevan (98411 76386), P.Sundaram (98417 26695) orD. Gopinath (94442 09751).

Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter

Kurichi Lakshminarasimha-chariar (resident of 8, 2nd MainRoad, CIT Nagar East, Nan-danam) conducts free Veda andSuktham classes from 9 a.mto 10 a.m on Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays.

More details can be had inphone 98406 40705.

Sai bhajanson 3 days aweekBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T.Nagar conducts Sai bhajansevery week in the followingvenues in T. Nagar:

Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5.10 p.m.

Ayurvedhaasramam, 155,G. N. Chetty Road (nearPanagal Park), Mondays, 6p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppo-site Ranganathan Street),Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

All are welcome.More details can be had from

D. Srinivasa Rao (9840050875) or C. Ramamurthy(94440 54819).

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November 26 - December 2, 2011 Page 5

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK

THE AVM STORY - 90

By Our Staff ReporterT. A. Krishnan (68) (resident

of T-2/187, KattabommanStreet, Pari Nagar, AshokNagar and Founder ofThirumoolar Yoga & NatureCure Trust) has conductedmore than 1000 workshops onyoga in various venues includ-ing villages, educational insti-tutions and corporate housesin India and abroad.

He has conducted over 1000 workshopson yoga

He offers free counselling ondiet based on naturopathy.

Krishnan, who started prac-tising yoga at the age of 8, toldMambalam Times that he candemonstrate more than 200asanas non-stop for 3 hours.

He said that a number of hisstudents are doing research onyoga and conducting classes.

Krishnan conducts classesfor certificate, diploma and

post-graduate courses of TamilNadu Sports University.

He was awarded a doctorateon ‘yoga therapy’ by Open In-ternational University forComplementary Medicines,Colombo in 1992.

Krishna has also received anumber of titles from variousorganizations.

He has participated in a num-ber of national and interna-tional conferences and hasbeen on the panel of judges inseveral yoga tournaments.

Krishna is a member of vari-ous associations includingTamilnadu Nature Cure Asso-ciation, Indian Foundation ofAlternative Medicine and So-ciety of Alternative Medicine.

He is a yoga course co-ordi-nator and chief instructor inSRM Group colleges and insti-tutes.

Krishna can be contacted inphones 4352 1714, 9003147874 and 94448 37114 orwww.thirumoolaryoga.com.

Elected as membersof Appointments

Committee

By Our Staff ReporterP. Sathyanarayanan (Coun-

cillor, Ward 130 and resident ofBharathi 3rd Street, T. Nagar)and A. Noorjahan (Ward 120)were elected unopposed asmembers of the Corporation’sAppointments Committee onNov. 21.

The Mayor is the Chairmanof the committee which willdecide on appointments toposts in the civic body.

Sathyanarayanan toldMambalam Times that resi-dents can contact him for anyassistance in phone 9841026424.

By Our Staff ReporterAn overgrowth of bushes in the passage between Mambalam

Railway Station and Madley subway service lane, WestMambalam is a hindrance to pedestrians.

Bushes hinder pedestrians

V. Dhanalakshmi (residentof Subhalakshmi Apartments,3, Natesan Street, T. Nagar)passed away on Oct. 24 in hernative place in Andhra Pra-desh.

She was 53 and had been aresident of T. Nagar for morethan 30 years.

Dhanalakshmi was a socialworker and member of LionsClub of South City.

OBITUARYV. DHANALAKSHMI

She is survived by her husband V. Vijayakumar, sons Prasad,Rajesh and Nageshwara Rao, daughter Shanthi and grand-children.

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“Paava Mannippu” (1961) was produced and directed by A.Bhim Singh under his banner Buddha Pictures in associationwith Meiyappan. This film too had an excellent star cast withSivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesh, K. Savithri, Devika, S.V.Subbaiah, T. S. Balaiah, V. Nagaiah , M. R, Radha and M. V.Rajamma.

The film had top-class music and many songs became hitswhich are still remembered and heard to this day. The compos-ers were Viswanathan - Ramamurthy, one of the most suc-cessful film music composers of Indian Cinema. Later, on hisown, M. S. Viswanathan went on to create film music historywith his immortal melodies. His contribution to Tamil filmmusic is immense and awaits a full study.

¡°Paava Mannippu” was a resounding box-office hit andenjoyed silver jubilee - 25 weeks - run at many places in TamilNadu. It also won a Certificate of Merit from the IndianGovernment. Its melodious music contributed in good measureto the success, and many songs in it became hits.

The lyrics which became popular were written byKannadasan. A poet of amazing talent, he is considered to beone of the outstanding poets of Modern Tamil Literature.Single-handedly he elevated the film lyric to be part ofliterature. In his simple but lyrical style he made the film songan art form. A prolific writer, he was also producer and politi-cally active. A cult figure and a legend in his lifetime and a legendthat still lives even after his demise. During his day he wrotesongs for almost every Tamil film.

“Paava Mannippu” was dubbed into Telugu as ¡°PaapaPariharam ¡°(1961).

Another successful joint venture by Meiyappan was¡°Pacchai Vilakku” (1964). Produced by Vel Pictures withsupport from Meiyappan and directed by Bhim Singh, this hitfilm too had a star-studded cast. Led by Sivaji Ganesan, theothers in the cast were ‘Sowcar’ Janaki, S. S. Rajendran, C. R.Vijayakumari, C. K. Nagesh and others. The tale of a duty-conscious railway engine diver who sacrificed his life to save histrain passengers’ lives, it was inspired by a famed Russiannovel.

Meiyappan¡’s son, M. Saravanan, was initiated by his fatherto learn the lessons of picture production and he worked in thejoint ventures as chief production executive or executive pro-ducer. In later years he would emerge as leading and highlysuccessful multi-lingual producer with enviable track record ofbox-office hits. He became a noted personality in the Indiancinema world and a popular citizen - a veritable chip of the oldblock!

Meiyappan’s other two sons, Murugan and Kumaran, re-vealed a flair for film direction and, jointly as ¡°Murugan-Kumaran¡±, they made films in more than one language. Theywere “Jaise KO Taisa” (1973, Hindi), ¡°Pooja” (1974, Telugu)and ¡°Jeevan Jyothi” (1976, Hindi).

Meiyappan’s youngest son M. Balasubramaniam was thenpursuing his studies and, after college, he entered the familybusiness as producer. In later years he would join his brotheras partner in the firm.

Even though Meiyappan had not involved himself rigorouslyas before in the day-to-day affairs of his studio and productioncompany, he was still at the helm of the AVM ship and thebeacon light of the monolith enterprise. He laid down thepolicies and took all the decisions. In view of his advancing agehe did not direct or work on sets. However, as before, hecontinued to scan the horizon for fresh talent. He held the firmconviction that cinema was born out of theater and the growthof the stage was essential for the well-being of movies. He wasnot the only person in the Indian Cinema world to have suchopinion. It was out of such conviction that he looked to thetheater not only for story material and also performers andothers for his productions ever since he had taken his humblebow in movies way back in mid-1930s.

(To be continued)

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REQUIRED male officeassistant for consultancy firm locatedin West Mambalam. Candidateresiding in and around WestMambalam will be preferred. Heshould be 12th pass, computer literateand ideally owning 2-wheeler.Contact: Alwar, Ph: 98401 57085,Radhakrishnan, Ph: 90032 73430.

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(1) Dec. 11to 16:Cholanadu (40) DivyaDesam + Mannargudiand Vaduvur. (2) Jan.7 & 8: Nadu Nadu + 5Temples. (3) Feb. 9 to13: Andhra PanchNarsimhar. (4) Feb.17 to 28: PanchDwarka. Contact:Vaidehi Parthasa-rathy, Ph: 9444762968, 94447 54468,99401 47313.

EVERY monthAllahabad, Gaya,Kasi – 3 days, Ram-eswaram - Rs. 5400,including food anda c c o m m o d a t i o n .Shirdi by flight –Saturday and Sunday– Rs. 6600 only. Janu-ary 21 – 26 : Udupi,Dharmasthala, Kol-lam, Shringeri etc. –Rs. 3600, 1 day toursRs. 405. ShivasaiTours. Ph: 9884068001, 98847 18324.

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On a rural holiday, after a rocking bus-tripover roads laid by Tippu Sultan (who loved hishorses and soldiers not only to trample theenemy to dust but as an adjunct to civilisedliving), we survived the trip to Kannur, myhome town, and Pallikunnu my good old greenvillage, after a flight from Chennai toKozhikode.

The non-stop rain added romance to therodeo-ride when the conductor-commanderordered the video-crumb of “Shakunthala”which took us back to at least half a centuryand the undying voice of M.S.Subbulakshmi.

The opiate saw us through a part of thejourney that, on civilised roads, normally takesan hour but, in democratic Indian roads thatturn into lakes during rains, three hours and,sometimes, another bonus one hour.

A 10-rupee tip to the music conductorbrought beautiful Subbulakshmi back on thescreen, this time as Meera. Lakshmi and Ithanked the highways for preserving God’strail of a million years so that, on an inclementday, we could feel God’s presence through theheavenly voice of Meera a.k.a. Subbulakshmi.

We went shopping to the music parloursto acquire as many cassettes of Subbulakshmias the blokes had, but drew blank. “Wholistens to soulful music these days, sir? Peoplewant ‘Mukkabala’ type. Yesudas, the voice ofthe world, will also be shunned by the soullesssoon. So we don’t stock them. How about acouple of cassettes of Michael Jackson?”

“No, thank you. That is not music. It is noisewhich was why his doctor allegedly silencedhim with a barbiturate potion”.

We bought a few Yesudas, Chitra, Susheelaand Janaki cassettes for our stay at nieceAnjana’s newly built palace for a week’s holi-day.

Program in Ramana BhakthaSamajam on SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Ramana Baktha Samajam, WestMambalam (BVSN Moorthy School, ThambiahRoad, West Mambalam) conducts the follow-ing program on Sundays:

5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maharishi’s Akshar-

amanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in phone 94441

72623.Special pooja is conducted and prasadam

distributed among special children at 11.30a.m on Ramana Maharishi’s birth star day(Punarpoosam).

Discourses on ‘Saisath Saritha’By Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Medita-tion Mandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) thereare discourses on ‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30p.m on Sundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told MambalamTimes that mass spiritual healing is conductedat 7.30 p.m on Thursdays and Sundays.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phones 2643 2323,

4212 5118 and 94444 53777.

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one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

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REAL ESTATE (BUYING)

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24, Thalayari Street,new flat, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, lift, generator, covered car park, price Rs.7000 per sq.ft, brokers excuse. Ph: 95515 99558,94455 40886.

WEST MAMBALAM, Balakrishnan Street,deluxe flat, multi- storied building, spaciousbedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 570 sq.ft,luxurious woodwork, car park, 15 years old, priceRs. 30 lakhs (negotiable). Gentleman G.Velmurugan Ph: 98406 05716.

T. NAGAR, Thanikachalam Road, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 1st floor, road facing, opencar parking, lift, immediate sale. Ph: 2433 2297.

WEST MAMBALAM, Easwaran Koil Street,near Mambalam Railway Station, double bedroomflat, 3rd floor, furnished, no lift, UDS registration,time: 10 a.m – 6 p.m. Contact: Nirmal. Ph: 9840284535.

RENTALT. NAGAR, No.1, Unnamalai Ammal Street,

off North Usman Road, 1100 sq.ft, independentcommercial office space. Ph: 98408 18181.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahalakshmi Flats,Stage 2, 3rd floor, No. 5, Lakshmi Street, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, lift. Contact: S. Ganesh. Ph:98846 16721.

WEST MAMBALAM, Sarvashree Home,Sampangi Street, opposite Kittu Park, 2 bedroom,hall, kitchen, ground floor, reserved covered carparking, rent Rs. 15000. Ph: 94423 21402.

WEST MAMBALAM, Gokulam Colony, 2bedroom, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor, independent house,immediate occupation, rent Rs. 15000, Brahminsonly, inspection 3 p.m to 6 p.m, brokers excuse.Ph: 2474 2139.

K. K. NAGAR WEST, Jawahar Street, verynear Puducherry Government Guest House,schools, colleges, markets, 2 bedroom, 1st floor,independent portion, car park, small Brahminfamily. Ph: 99625 65414.

WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road,independent self contained, upstairs house, 700sq.ft, large bedroom, kitchen, drawing, pooja,separate bath, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 9000,Brahmin family / bachelor only, no car parking, nobrokers. Ph: 2474 2922, 94450 67813.

T. NAGAR, No.1, Dr. B. N. Reddy Road,opposite Bharathiraja Hospital, 3 bedroom, 2 bath,1st floor, lift, covered car park, visit noon to 5 p.mon Saturday and Sunday. Ph: 94443 43688.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 49/8, Unique Villa,South Sivan Koil Street, near BEST Hospital /Power House Bus Stop, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen,dining, 800 sq.ft, ground floor flat, tiled flooring,woodwork, ready for occupation, rent Rs. 11000,advance 6 months. Contact: V. Subramanian. Ph:98412 75001.

WEST MAMBALAM, Janakiraman Streeet, 2bedroom, 2nd floor, no lift, marble flooring, opencar parking, posh area. Ph: 95001 82149, 9176455140.

T. NAGAR, Madley Road, near railway station,2 bedroom apartment, hall, kitchen, balcony, bathattached, 1st floor, rent Rs. 8700, car park. Ph:2433 3477, 98411 93685. Family or bachelorsalso.

T. NAGAR, Ramachandra Street, near NorthUsman Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, 2entrance, ground floor, covered car park,woodwork, 2 A/c, brokers excuse, vegetarians &non drinkers only. Contact: Siva Kumar Ph: 9003200011.

T. NAGAR, South Boag Road, near SivajiGanesan’s house, 3 bedroom, 1500 sq.ft, 3rd floor,car park, rent Rs. 23000, brokers excuse,vegetarians only. Ph: 94458 00482.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 24, Thalayari Street,new flat, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st

floor, lift, generator, covered car park, rent Rs.20000, brokers excuse. Ph: 95515 99558, 9445540886.

T. NAGAR, Mothilal Street, very close toMambalam Railway Station and bus terminus,near Siva-Vishnu Temple, 2 bedroom, groundfloor flat, no car parking, brokers excuse, Brahminsonly. Ph: 94451 21241, 94455 45233.

WEST MAMBALAM, Muthalamman KoilStreet, 2 bedroom, spacious hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, ground floor, 24 hours water, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 10000. Ph: 99402 72677, 9940272622.

K. K. NAGAR, 6th Sector, near PSBB, oppositeAdyar Bakery, 2 bedroom, 750 sq.ft, ground floorflat, woodwork, vegetarians only. Contact: S.Sumathi. Ph: 99415 24630.

WEST MAMBALAM, Naickamar Street, nearJeevan Department Store, 2 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 780 sq.ft, 2nd floor, 2-wheeler parking, rentRs. 12000, brokers excuse, vegetarians only. Ph:90940 13566.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3rd

Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam and Arya GowdaRoad, 1500 sq.ft, ground floor, 3 phase supply,closed car parking, suitable for computer center,shop, office, rent Rs. 40000. Ph: 99415 55521.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 1, Srinivasa IyangarStreet, new flat, 740 sq.ft, 1st floor, brokers excuse.Ph: 98411 18312, 99441 50484.

WEST MAMBALAM, Nirupa Flats, SampangiStreet, double bedroom, 600 sq.ft, ground floor,well furnished, rent Rs. 10000. Ph: 99410 03989.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3rd

Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, individual house,double bedroom, 1300 sq.ft, 1st floor, closed carparking, well furnished, no lift, rent Rs. 23000,residential purpose. Ph: 99415 55521.

WEST MAMBALAM, Deepashram Flats, NewNo. 20, Giri Street, double bedroom, 900 sq.ft,ground floor flat, no car parking, brokers excuse,vegetarians only, occupation by 1st December.Contact: S. K. Krishnan Ph: 4351 2424, 9841411839.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 23/12,Tiruvengadam Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam,2 bedroom, 800 sq.ft, independent ground floor, 24hours water, rent Rs. 14000, no car park, brokersexcuse, vegetarians only. Ph: 2371 5291, 9444042294.

WEST MAMBALAM, K V Colony 5th Street, 2bedroom, 900 sq.ft, fully furnished, duplex flat,ready for occupation, brokers excuse, Brahminsonly. Ph: 99529 01064, 2371 2871.

ASHOK NAGAR, 7th Avenue, 800 sq.ft, semiindependent house, for a small office only, rentRs. 15000, advance Rs. 75000, brokers excuse.Ph: 93812 77079.

WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, nearG.R.T. School, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft,ground floor, 3 phase, 24 hours water. Contact:Kesavaram. Ph: 98413 21499, 4551 2952.

WEST MAMBALAM, Sampangi Reddy Street,near Kittu Park, double bedroom, 950 sq.ft, 1st

floor, rent Rs. 16000, covered car parking. Contact:Appu Real Estate. Ph: 98414 67463, 97908 25121.

WEST MAMBALAM, Ramak-rishnapuram 2nd Street, newflat, 3 bedroom, 1st floor, lift,woodwork, covered car park,rent Rs. 22000 (negotiable),brokers excuse, Brahminsonly, inspection on Saturdayand Sunday between 11 a.mand 3 p.m. Ph: 98411 88045,94458 77942.WEST MAMBALAM, Lakshmi Narayan

Street, 2 bedroom, 700 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, rent Rs.11000, Brahmins / Vegetarians only. Ph: 24848348, 98407 54636.

ASHOK NAGAR, Soundara Pandian Street,near Pillar, 4 bedroom, about 2000 sq.ft, 1st floor,covered car park, vegetarians only. Ph: 9840988036.

WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony 1st Street,2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, rentRs. 13500, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only.Ph: 99623 01250.

WEST MAMBALAM, Moorthy Street, 2bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, rent Rs. 11K,only small Brahmin family, no brokers. Ph: 9677284115, 95000 24033.

WEST MAMBALAM, Srividya Apartments,Balakrishna Mudali Street, spacious singlebedroom apartment, B13, 3rd floor, no lift, rent Rs.8K. Contact: 99529 60574.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 11/6, Bharati Street,behind Ayodhya Mandapam, single bedroom, hall,kitchen, 550 sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheeler parking,vegetarian family / bachelors, rent Rs. 10000,advance 10 months. Ph: 99403 15101.

T. NAGAR, Old No. 25, New No. 24, RanganStreet, opposite Chennai Silks, single bedroom,2nd floor flat, residential purpose, rent Rs. 12000(negotiable), open car park, brokers excuse. Ph:99414 57253.

ASHOK NAGAR, 10th Avenue, near JeevanDepartment Store, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 10000, 2-wheelerparking. Contact: Vijay Ph: 94441 01683.

WEST MAMBALAM, Govindan Road, 2bedroom, 750 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, rent Rs. 13000,vegetarians / Brahmins only. Contact: Dinesh Ph:98843 26761.

ASHOK NAGAR, 12th Avenue, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1st floor, individual house, rent Rs.8000, 2-wheeler parking. Contact: Agent. Ph: 9952045235.

T. NAGAR, No. 17 B/32 B, Vysar Street, nearSomasundaram Play Ground, opposite SrideviHotel, newly built, 2 bedroom house, 2nd floor,cupboards, rent Rs. 15000, ready for occupation.Ph: 99943 60502, 99406 50400.

Veda DharmaTrust organizesmusic concertsBy Our Staff Reporter

Veda Dharma Trust has orga-nized music concerts from Nov.26 to Dec. 5 in Ayodhya Man-dapam, Arya Gowda Road, WestMambalam as part of its 3rd anni-versary celebrations

The following is the program:Nov. 26: 4 p.m: Devotional

songs by Vaidehi Narayanan; 6p.m: Program inauguration by R.B. V. S. Maniyan; 6.30 p.m:Bharathanatyam performance bystudents of Sai Nrithyalaya School.

Nov. 27: 4 p.m; Bhajans by SriJayashree music troupe; 6 p.m:Bharathanatyam by R. Ranjani; 9p.m: Screening of documentaryfilm on ‘Rishis’.

Nov. 28: 4 p.m: Bhajans bydisciples of Vaidehi Narayanan; 6p.m: Veda ghosham and varna-kramam by Narayana Ganapatigal.

Nov. 29: 4 p.m: Devotionalsongs by Vasantha & party; 6p.m; Mahalakshmi and Amru-thavarshini (vocal).

Nov. 30: 4 p.m: Sruthi Sri(vocal); 6 p.m: Devotional songs.

Dec. 1: 4 p.m: Students of Ak-ila Siva (vocal); 6 p.m: Namas-ankeerthanam by PapanasamRamani Bhagavathar & party.

Dec. 2: 4 p.m: Guni Poornima(vocal); 6 p.m: Nadaswaram con-cert by Mylai Thulasi troupe.

Dec. 3: 4 p.m: Bhajans bystudents of Sri Raga Vidyalaya; 6p.m: Bharathanatyam by Sathakshi.

Dec. 4: 4 p.m: Srivatsan(Veena); 6 p.m: Bharathanatyamby G. Greeshma and M. S. Gayatri.

Dec. 5: 4 p.m: Devotionalssongs by Janaki Rajamani & party.

There will be special homams at7 a.m and 8.30 a.m on all days.

All are welcome.More details can be had in phone

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By Our Staff ReporterFollowing the reduction of

advance reservation period forTatkal railway tickets fromtwo days to one day with effectfrom Nov. 21 and, more impor-tant, the requirement of iden-tity proof of passengers, con-firmed tickets are now avail-able for a couple of hours formost trains providing muchneeded relief to genuine pas-sengers.

Earlier, bookings for Tatkaltickets used to go into the wait-ing list within a few minutes ofthe counters opening as repre-sentatives of travel agents andtouts used to camp outside thecounters overnight and cornerall tickets using fictitiousnames, according to an officialin the reservation office inMambalam Station. Genuinepassengers had also to join thecrowd in the small hours and

New Tatkal rules benefit genuine rail passengersNew Tatkal rules benefit genuine rail passengers

try their luck.The travel agents would later

sell the confirmed tickets at apremium to needy passengers.

The following are the revisedrules:

The maximum number ofpassengers allowed on eachticket is 4 instead of 6.

No refund will be granted oncancellation of confirmedTatkal ticket. Refund will begranted only to waitlisted pas-sengers (at the time of cancel-lation).

Duplicate Tatkal tickets willbe issued only in exceptionalcases on payment of full fareincluding Tatkal charges.

Tatkal tickets will be issuedonly upon production of selfattested copy of one of the fol-lowing photo identity proofs ofany one or more of the travel-ling passengers: Voter photoidentity card, passport, PAN

card, driving license, photo iden-tity card issued by Central/State Government or studentidentity card with photographissued by recognized school/college, nationalised bank’spassbook with photograph,credit card issued by a bankwith laminated photograph.

Passengers should travelwith the original ID proof indi-cated on the ticket. If the pas-senger whose ID indicated onthe ticket is not travelling, thenall passengers will be treatedas travelling without ticket andcharged accordingly if theyhave not presented proof ofidentity at the time of booking.In case the proof of identity ofmore than one passenger ispresented at the time of pur-chase and indicated on theticket, the passengers canundertake the journey uponproduction of the original ID

proof of any one of the travel-ling passengers whose ID isindicated on the ticket. (Therailway official said that it isbetter that the individual iden-tity proof of all passengers isprovided at the time of book-ing.

Even if one or more passen-gers do not travel, the status ofthe other passengers will notbe affected, he explained).

Details of the identity proofwill be captured by the com-puterized reservation systemand indicated on the reservedtickets as well on the reserva-tion chart.

It is not mandatory for thepassenger(s) to go to thecounter to book Tatkal tick-ets.

By Our Staff ReporterBrahmakumaris (Ashtalak-

shmi Apartments, 22/6, Maha-lakshmi Street, T. Nagar) willconduct free classes on Raja-yoga meditation in two batchesdaily at 10 a.m and 5 p.m from

Free meditation classes fromMonday

Monday, Nov. 28.Students will also be taught

how to improve memorypower. All are welcome.

More details can be had inphones 99400 38396 and97910 92461.

By Our Staff ReporterSoundarapandianar Angadi

Police Station in Pondy Ba-zaar and Mambalam PoliceStation on Madley Road, T.Nagar are among the 129 inChennai which got Reception-ists under a new scheme intro-duced on Nov. 21.

258 women constables havebeen selected and trained forthe post.

They will welcome visitorswith a smile and help themwrite complaints, especiallythose not educated. They willthen guide them to the officerconcerned for appropriate ac-tion.

The two-shift reception dutywill be from 7 a.m to 2 p.m and2 p.m to 9 p.m.

The receptionists have beenprovided with stationery suchas paper, pens, pencils, etc. toavoid complainants them-selves being asked to buy these

Receptionists for 2 police stations

items.The receptionists are ex-

pected to keep track of thecomplaints received at the sta-tion and report to senior offic-ers if prompt action is nottaken.

The scheme was conceivedwhen J. K. Tripathy (Commis-sioner) realized that hundreds

of petitioners queue up at hisoffice to present complaintsconcerning even local issues.He then instructed stationhouse officers to accept com-plaints and take actionpromptly. Most of the com-plaints pertain to domestic dis-putes, tenancy-related issuesand man missing complaints.

By Our Staff ReporterRajesh Khanna (33), a na-

tive of Andhra Pradesh, wasarrested by Soundarapan-dianar Angadi Police on Nov.

Held for swindling Rs. 15 lakhsfrom firm

18 on the charge of embezzlingRs.15 lakhs from a firm inPondy Bazaar in which he wasemployed.

He was working as the areamarketing manager of a com-pany dealing in chickens andbased in Bangalore. He hadswindled the money over somemonths.

He was arrested following acomplaint lodged by ManjeshKumar Jadav, Managing Di-rector the firm.

Talk in AurobindoSocietyBy Our Staff Reporter

Sathyapriya will speak on‘The Mother Land’ at 10.30 a.mon Sunday, Nov. 27 in SriAurobindo Society, 5, SmithRoad, Anna Salai (near TVSbus-stop).

M. K. Ramaswamy givesexplanations on ‘Mother’sprayers and meditation’ from6.30 p.m to 7 p.m on Satur-days.

All are welcome.

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