MAMBALAM TIMES ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION www.mambalamtimes.in August 11 - 17, 2013 FREE Vol. 12, No. 5 CMYK By Our Staff Reporter A fire due to an electrical short circuit occurred in an air- conditioner sales and service shop in the ground floor of a 3- storey building at 4/202, North Usman Road, T. Nagar at 8.30 a.m on Aug. 7. The smoke that emanated from the fire rose up to the third floor which was occupied by the family of the property’s owner. On seeing the smoke, the occupants evacuated the building. Fire personnel from T. Nagar and Ashok Nagar Fire Sta- tions rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. R. Ravichandran (Station Fire Office) told Mambalam Times that there were no casu- alties. However air-condition- ers worth lakhs of rupees were damaged in the fire. The police had a tough time dispersing the huge crowd that had gathered to watch the fire. Air-conditioners worth lakhs of rupees damaged in fire Now the Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in www.mambalamtimes.in Sivan Park, P. T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar to attract visitors. M. Gunasekaran (Ward Councillor, 131) told Mam- balam Times that there is a clock on each of its four sides. The main attraction in the Clock tower in Sivan Park recites Thirukkural couplet every hour tower is that it has a pair of loudspeakers that recites a Thirukkural couplet with meaning at every hour, from 5 a.m to 9 p.m. It has 500 such pre-recorded couplets. By Our Staff Reporter A new 25-foot-high clock tower has been installed in Workshop on Hindu festivals for school students today By Our Staff Reporter Rasigapriya School Of Music (16/5, Gokul Flats, 6th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, oppo- site GRT School) will condu- ct a special workshop on Hin- du festivals for students in the age group of 6 to 15 years on Sunday, August 11, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m in its premi- ses. The festivals will include Varalakshmi Vratham, Krish- na Jayanthi and Ganesh Chaturthi. Students will be taught about the significance of each festival and the pooja method- ology. Apart from Carnatic music, the 31-year-old institute also teaches traditional art, slokas and bhajans. For more details, please con- tact Lalitha Subramanian in 99405 59675. Free classes on Bhagavatham Free classes on ‘Srimad Bhagavatham’ are conducted at 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2, 50th Street, Ashok Nagar. All are welcome.
short circuit occurred in an air-conditioner sales and serviceshop in the ground floor of a 3-storey building at 4/202, NorthUsman Road, T. Nagar at 8.30a.m on Aug. 7.
The smoke that emanatedfrom the fire rose up to thethird floor which was occupiedby the family of the property’sowner. On seeing the smoke,the occupants evacuated thebuilding.
Fire personnel from T. Nagarand Ashok Nagar Fire Sta-tions rushed to the spot andbrought the fire under control.
R. Ravichandran (StationFire Office) told MambalamTimes that there were no casu-alties. However air-condition-ers worth lakhs of rupees weredamaged in the fire.
The police had a tough timedispersing the huge crowd thathad gathered to watch the fire.
Air-conditioners worth lakhs of rupeesdamaged in fire
Now the Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagaredition of Mambalam Times
can be accessed inwww.mambalamtimes.in
Sivan Park, P. T. Rajan Salai,K. K. Nagar to attract visitors.
M. Gunasekaran (WardCouncillor, 131) told Mam-balam Times that there is aclock on each of its four sides.The main attraction in the
Clock tower in Sivan Park recitesThirukkural couplet every hour
tower is that it has a pair ofloudspeakers that recites aThirukkural couplet withmeaning at every hour, from 5a.m to 9 p.m.
It has 500 such pre-recordedcouplets.
By Our Staff ReporterA new 25-foot-high clock
tower has been installed in
Workshop onHindu festivals for
school studentstoday
By Our Staff ReporterRasigapriya School Of
Music (16/5, Gokul Flats, 6thAvenue, Ashok Nagar, oppo-site GRT School) will condu-ct a special workshop on Hin-du festivals for students inthe age group of 6 to 15 yearson Sunday, August 11, from 2p.m to 4 p.m in its premi-ses.
The festivals will includeVaralakshmi Vratham, Krish-na Jayanthi and GaneshChaturthi.
Students will be taughtabout the significance of eachfestival and the pooja method-ology.
Apart from Carnatic music,the 31-year-old institute alsoteaches traditional art, slokasand bhajans.
For more details, please con-tact Lalitha Subramanian in99405 59675.
Free classes onBhagavatham
Free classes on ‘SrimadBhagavatham’ are conductedat 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 2,50th Street, Ashok Nagar.
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By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation work-
ers were seen trimming theovergrowth of the shrubs onthe central median on AshokNagar Main Road (nearUmapathy Street Extension,West Mambalam) on August7.
The recent rains had causeda sudden spurt in the growthrate of the plants causing theirbranches to protrude into thecarriageway, causing hin-drance to motorists.
Workers trim shrubs on median ofAshok Nagar Main Road
By Our Staff ReporterThe Corporation of Chennai
is planning to waive the rentalcharges for using its commu-nity halls for social gatherings.
The move is expected to helpa large number of residents ofmiddle and lower-incomegroups who depend on the fa-cilities for holding functionsranging from wedding ceremo-nies to birthday celebrations.The existing rates for the hallsowned by private owners varybetween Rs. 2000 and Rs.15000 per day, depending on
Civic body to provide CommunityHall free for social gatherings
ALCOHOLICSANONYMOUS
meets at 7 p.m on Fridays & Sundays:
Kesari School,Dr. Giriappa Road(near Teynampet
Signal).
their location.The Corporation has decided
to procure utensils for all itscommunity halls acrossChennai, including those exist-ing in the neighbourhood.
Once the planning gets imple-mented, residents can directlyapproach the revenue depart-ment to avail the services, anofficial said.
Dr. Nair Road pavementsre-laid with granite slabs
By Our Staff ReporterHouse surgeons of Kilpauk
Medical College Hospital andGovernment General Hospital,Poonamallee High Road, ob-served a strike on Aug. 8 de-manding that their collegedeans give in writing that theywill be allowed to learn patienttreatment and care.
The house surgeons of gov-ernment medical colleges,Chennai, have been on thewarpath for the last one month.Medicos must complete ayear’s internship to earn theirdegree. During internship, theyare posted to different wardsfor an understanding of vari-ous specialties.
The interns, referred to ashouse surgeons, complainedthat they were made to do rou-tine and repetitive tasks suchas administering injections,inserting IV lines, drawingblood for investigation and car-rying blood bags to operationtheatres and collecting x-rays.
The interns also said theywere overworked and ex-hausted. The students saidthey were unable to go onrounds of wards with seniordoctors as they were oftencalled to perform minor duties.On July 31, the governmentissued an order (GO) to ensureinterns will be relieved of mo-notonous work. But that wasnot enough, the interns said.
P. Ramakrishnan (Dean) ofKilpauk Medical College Hos-pital said there was no need toissue a separate order as theGO was explicit.
House surgeonsobserve strike onAug. 8
By Our Staff ReporterPavements on both sides of Dr. Nair Road (T. Nagar) are
being re-laid with granite slabs.
R. Somasundaram (31/9,Ramakrishnapuram 1st
Street, West Mambalam, Ph:98844 96376) passed away on
OBITUARY
August 4.He was 92 and had been a
resident of West Mambalamfor 19 years.
He had retired as NursingSuperintendent from Govern-ment General Hospital.
He was part of VishnuSahasranamam chantinggroup at Ayodhya Mandapamfor many years.
He is survived by threedaughters, a son, grandchildrenand great grandchildren.
R. SOMA SUNDARAM
Tomato pricecomes downBy Our Staff Reporter
The price of tomato hascome down and retailers sellthe vegetable at Rs.20 per kg.
S. Parameshwari, housewifeand resident of Central Street,Kilpauk, told this reporter thatshe purchased tomato forRs.17 per kg from a pushcartvendor.
It was sold at Rs.40 per kgjust 10 days ago.
The fall in the price wasmainly due to excessive arrivalof fruits in Koyambedu mar-ket in the past one week.
The market had received 65lorry-loads of the vegetable asagainst the regular 50.
To avoid skirmishes from theongoing Telangana issue, thelorries were diverted fromMadanapallee and Chittor dis-tricts in Andhra Pradesh toKoyambedu, said a hawker.
By Our Staff ReporterInternational Society for
Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON) conducts programsin the following venues:
Residence of Priya (1075,Munuswamy Naidu Salai, K.K. Nagar, Ph: 94440 63643): 7p.m to 9 p.m on Mondays:‘Bhakti Vriksha’; 8.30 a.m to9.30 a.m from Monday to Sat-urday: Srimad Bhagavadhamclasses.
Residence of S. Sowjanya (A-6, Ashok Vihar Apartments,21/20, 11th Avenue, AshokNagar, Ph: 94452 12281): 7p.m to 9 p.m on Tuesdays:‘Bhakti Vriksha’.
Residence of Venkataraman(D-1, Mangala Flats, 1st Floor,5, 43rd Street, Ashok Nagar,Ph: 96770 97338): 7 p.m to 9p.m on Thursdays: ‘Bhakti
ISKCON programs inneighbourhood
Vriksha’.All are welcome.
Program inRamana BhakthaSamajamon Sundays
Sri Ramana Baktha Sama-jam, West Mambalam (BVSNMoorthy School, ThambiahRoad, West Mambalam) con-ducts the following program onSundays:
5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Mahari-
shi’s Aksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had in
phone 94441 72623.Special pooja is conducted
and prasadam distributedamong special children at 11.30a.m on Ramana Maharishi’sbirth star day (Punarpoosam).
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By Our Staff ReporterShops selling novelties are
gearing up to rake in busi-ness on account of India’s 66th
Independence Day on August15.
A shop owner told Mam-balam Times that a number ofitems, including hand bags,garlands, flags of all sizes, T-shirts, friendship bands, med-als and mementos with slo-gans and messages with re-spect to nationalism are avail-able for sale.
The novelties are priced be-tween Rs. 1 and Rs. 500.
Celebration of IndependenceDay with flag hoisting and deco-ration is popular in banks, gov-ernment offices, corporatehouses, educational institu-tions, residential associationsand social service organiza-tions.
Shops gear up for Independence DayShops gear up for Independence Daycelebration
By Our Staff ReporterTraffic Department has installed an electronic signboard to
advertise and spread messages about traffic awareness andsafe driving on G. N. Chetty Road near Vani Mahal, T. Nagar.
Electronic signboard for trafficsafety awareness
Sai bhajans on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sai bhajans are conductedat 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in SriSathya Sai Organization,Ashok Nagar Samithi (143,101st Street, 15th Sector, K. K.
Nagar). All are welcome.More details can be had from
T. S. Mani (Convenor) in phones2489 7017 and 98843 92244.In Bharathidasan ColonyBharathidasan Colony Bha-
jan Mandali (18-D, Bharathi-dasan Colony, K. K. Nagar)conducts Sri Sathya Saibhajans from 6.30 p.m to 7.30p.m on Saturdays in itspremises. All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterThe old traffic light posts
along with their fittings thatwere replaced at Burkit Road-Venkatanarayana Road-Thanikachalam Road junction(T. Nagar) have been dumpedon the road margin for the pastseveral days, thereby forcingpedestrians to walk on the busycarriageway.
They are not visible duringnighttime and pose a danger toroad users.
Traffic light posts, fittings dumped onmargin of Venkatnarayana Road
NO HOLDS BARREDBy M.A. SADANAND
THE MORE THE MERRIERCutaneous De Bergerac, the legendary swordsman as
depicted in a film by that name that I saw about 50 yearsback at Casino Cinema, had a snout as a role model forfighters which our friend K. Chandrashekhar Rao too isendowed by nature. He has nosed his way into the politicalmap - remaking of good old India in a bloodless coup buttaunting similar surgical thoughts in the minds of theBodoists and Gorkhalandists.
The logic is infallible, namely, if you can have 28 States,plus the next, Telengana, why not extend the ceiling tocover more? Mr.Parliament, I don’t think the Constitutionhas indicated any ceiling on the number of States good oldIndia had been ceded to its great people by Britain. Afterall we are a crawling baby democracy of 66 years and a lotmore exercises remain before we can get off the floor andstart taking the first ambulatory steps, including mis-steps, falls and allied adventures.
Jharkhand, Utterakhand and Chattisghar have beenroaring successes, for they now have their own ChiefMinisters. Utterakhand has, through its nearness to God,as advertised, killed many a fool, all good for the country.
What is good for the country is good for the MakkaI!These factionalists can prove that a new slice of India iscapable of rising as a viable entity. There can be noConstitutional bar to the creation of a new State, for thebillions who burden good old earth are the result of Cre-ation. The question is who wants to create — T.Gana,Bodoman, Ghorkha? Let the creaters’ representatives(not lawyers) prove before a ‘New State Maternity Home”convened by Parliament, comprising apolitical intellec-tual giants who are now in hibernation, like V.R.KrishnaIyer, the Supreme Court jewel that still glitters. Well, letus get going before a political grumpy throws a spanner inthe works.
Free Veda classesthrice a weekBy Our Staff Reporter
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 had inphone 98406 40705.
By Our Staff ReporterA trench has been dug across
Moorthy Street (West Mam-balam) near its junction withVinayagam Street for con-
No sign to warn motorists about roadblock on Moorthy Street
struction of a storm waterdrain.
This stretch is an importantthoroughfare for motoristscoming from Arya Gowda Road
and going towards 4th
Avenue Ashok Nagar.Since there is no cau-
tionary signboard atthe junction ofMoorthy Street andArya Gowda Road,motorists who go onthe road up toVinayagam Streetjunction are forced toturn back after travel-ing the full distance.
Since the road isnarrow, 4-wheelersstruggle to make a U-
turn to return back to AryaGowda Road.
This photo of a 2-wheeler riderforced to turn back was takenat 2 p.m on August 8.
ICH, Egmore to setup autism clinic
Institute of Child Health (ICH)and Hospital for Children,Egmore, will set up an autismclinic soon.
The clinic will be part of thehospital’s department of psy-chiatry. According to officialsof the health department, thegovernment has given the nodfor establishing the clinic afterreceiving a proposal for thesame from ICH through thedirector of medical education.
The government has sanc-tioned creation of six posts ex-clusively for the clinic, includ-ing one post each of an assistantprofessor of psychiatry, clinicalpsychologist, occupationaltherapist and speech therapist.
According to doctors, one in250 children suffers from autis-tic spectrum disorder (a symp-tom of delay and deviance indevelopment of social, commu-nicative and cognitive skills).ICH regularly receives childrenwith the symptoms and hencethe need for the clinic. It willhelp in early detection and in-tervention, better care and pro-gnosis for the children. Officialsnoted that such a service is notavailable in any of the hospitalsor colleges attached to the TamilNadu Medical Services.
In a shocking incident in broaddaylight in Natesan Park onAugust 4, a man stabbed hisestranged partner after an ar-gument, leaving her grievouslyinjured.
Alerted by the public, Mam-balam Police rushed to the spot,arrested the assailant and tookthe woman by ambulance toRoyapettah Government Hos-pital for treatment.
She sustained injuries in herhip and abdomen.
According to a bystander, theassailant later identified by thepolice as L. Veena Sagar (32),after stabbing the 32-year-oldwoman, instead of taking to hisheels, sought the help of by-standers to take her to a nearbyhospital.
Police said that the victim, a
Woman stabbed by estranged lover inNatesan Park
widow, while working in a ho-meopathy clinic in Pune, metand fell in love with Sagar whohad come there to do his intern-ship seven years ago.
Sagar, who later started hisown practice wanted to marryher, but she kept turning downhis proposals.
To get away from Sagar, shemoved to Chennai with her 12-year-old daughter and startedworking in a private clinic here.
Sagar told the police that hisparents had recently found abride for him. But the marriagewas called off after the victim,who learnt about the proposal,spoke to the bride on phoneand bad-mouthed him.
This incensed Sagar, who ar-rived in Chennai from Hydera-bad on Sunday and convinced
the victim to meet him inNatesan Park. Their conversa-tion turned into an argumentand in a fit of anger, Sagar tookout the paper cutter he wascarrying and stabbed her.
“I was chatting with friendswhen we heard the couple ar-guing. The woman was at-tempting to placate him,” saidNarayanan, a retired bankemployee who was in the parkwhen Sagar attacked her.
According to N. Kannan (In-spector, Mambalam Police Sta-tion), the victim said that shewas supporting Sagar and thathe was her husband and re-fused to lodge a complaintagainst him.
Mambalam Police arrestedSagar and booked him for at-tempt to murder.
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By Our Staff ReporterAn electric short circuit that
occurred in the meter room of acommercial complex at thejunction of Thambaiah Roadand Brindavan Street (WestMambalam) at 1.30 p.m onAug. 7 caused panic among theinmates as heavy smokestarted emanating from theroom.
EB workers who were alertedimmediately cut off the mainsin the nearby junction box tostop power supply to the com-plex.
Personnel from T. Nagar FireStation rushed to the spot andprevented the fire from spread-ing.
Fire in commercial complex put outbefore spreading
Corporation warns pavement vendorsof eviction after August 15
By Our Staff ReporterDuring the week, Chennai
Corporation officials instruc-ted the pavement vendors onPondy Bazaar to move to theirallotted spaces in the ‘ChennaiCorporation Pavement Ven-dors Shopping Complex’ byAug. 15 to avoid any forcefuleviction.
Mayor Saidai Duraisamyhas already instructed theVendors Association aboutthe August 15 deadline duringa face-to-face meet held inJuly.
Nearly 650 pavement haw-kers of Pondy Bazaar, SouthUsman Road, Sivapraka-sam Salai and Panagal Parkhave been allotted spaces in
the complex which was constructed three years ago at a costof Rs. 4.3 crores.
Bike rider jumps signal and gets knockeddown by SUV
Global Organisation for Di-vinity will conduct ‘Sams-kruti Heritage Fest’ for stu-dents of Stds. 3-12 on Sunday,August 18, from 12 noon to 6p.m in Sri Tarachand GaladaJain Vidyalaya, near T. Nagarbus terminus.
The fest will include quiz con-test, pot painting, drawing,collage, art from waste, T-shirtpainting and cartooning withheritage themes.
There will also be an onlineessay competition.
The topic for the essay isavailable on the websitewww.godindia.org.
Those interested in partici-pating in the essay competi-
tion will have to email it byAugust 14.
There is no entry fee.The last date for registration
Under the auspices ofSrimath Ramanujas, Thiru-kalyanam for Perumal andThaayar will be conducted onSunday, August 11, at 11 a.min Pandian Hall (Station Road,West Mambalam).
All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterA rider on his 2-wheeler bear-
ing license number TN10-2913jumped a signal and wasknocked down by an oncomingScorpio SUV with license num-ber TN04-AF8025 at 1 p.m onAugust 7, at the P. T. RajanSalai - 1st Avenue and 2nd Av-enue junction in Ashok Nagar.
The rider, after jumping thesignal, took a right turn into 1st
Avenue from P. T. Rajan Salaiwhile the Scorpio was comingfrom 2nd Avenue and going to-wards P. T. Rajan Salai.
The rider lost his conscious-ness for a few minutes but therewas no external injury.
He was treated in a nearbyclinic. A huge crowd gatheredat the spot, affecting traffic fora while.
Program on‘Freedom Struggle’for school studentson ThursdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Aravindha Bharathi (a cul-tural forum) will conduct a free‘Citizenship Training’ programfor students of Stds. 6-8 onThursday, Aug. 15, from 3 p.mto 6 p.m in Sister Subba- be-hind Siva-Vishnu Temple, T.Nagar) as part of IndependenceDay celebrations.
The training program willinclude games, quiz and groupdiscussion with a focus onIndia’s freedom struggle andindependent India.
Interested students mayregister their names by con-tacting Shankaran in 9445115876.
With the onset of monsoon,Metrowater workers pastedstickers to spread awarenessabout rainwater harvesting onthe compound wall of residen-tial houses and commercialestablishments on AryaGowda Road and its nearbystreets.
An official told MambalamTimes that the campaign willbe carried out in other areas inthe neighbourhood as well.
He has appealed to the resi-dents to employ rainwaterharvesting mechanisms intheir homes so that it can helpin raising the city’s precari-ously low water table duringthe coming monsoon.
By Our Staff ReporterAs part of a programme to
promote chess in schools forstudents in the age group of 7-17, the School Education De-partment, Secretariat, FortSt. George, will hold a State-level chess championship tour-nament in November.
According to a press release,all schools must create aware-ness of the championship fromAugust 12-18, and subse-
School Education Departmentto promote chess in schools
quently conduct a competitionat the school level on August23.
Students who secure thefirst and second places willthen have to be sent to the age-appropriate matches at vari-ous levels.
The release added that theeducational district-level com-petition will be held on Septem-ber 7 and the zonal level one onOctober 19.
Under the auspices of SriShirdi Sai Meditation Mandir(6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar)there are discourses on ‘SriSaisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.mon Sundays in its premises.
T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder)told Mambalam Times thatmass spiritual healing is con-ducted at 7.30 p.m on Thurs-days and Sundays.
All are welcome.
Free Veda classeson SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Sai Seva Chakra (15,Bharathi Street, West Mam-balam) conducts free Vedaclasses from 6.30 a.m to 7.30a.m on Sundays in Sri KrishnaGana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.
Veda classes are conductedfrom 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m onSundays in Sai Seva Chakra’spremises.
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Make Arya Gowda Road one-way during schoolhours
Sir, There is utter chaos at the junction of Arya Gowda Roadand Ramak-rishnapuram First Street during school openingand closing hours. Impatient parents on their vehicles andprivate school vans and autos brazenly flout traffic rules to tryand reach the schools in time without any concern for others orfor themselves. There is no traffic constable deputed here tocontrol the traffic and safeguard the school children. I suggestthe following measures to reduce the mayhem.
1. Make this road one-way from Arya Gowda Road duringschool hours.
2. Install speed breakers at multiple points onRamakrishnapuram First Street, especially near its junctionwith Arya Gowda Road, to slow down motorists.
3. Install a traffic signal at the junction.4. Depute traffic constables and school volunteers to regulate
traffic. – K. Ramkrishnan, Ramakrishnapuram FirstStreet, West Mambalam
Sir, The house at 128, Vedhachalam Street,Vasudevan Nagar, West Jafferkhanpet, was so farlet out for residential purpose only. Now its owner hasrented it out for commercial purpose to a companydealing in supply of packaged drinking water anddrinking water cans. The company without any ap-proval has started constructing a large warehouse inthe open space in the back yard of the premises.
After we lodged a complaint with the concernedauthorities, the Executive Engineer and AssistantExecutive Engineer of Zone 10 visited the premisesand ordered the company to stop the construction ofthe warehouse and remove the existing structure.
However, in spite of the order, the tenant is continu-ing with the work.
The area was developed by Tamilnadu HousingBoard and sold to Rangarajapuram Housing Society,with the condition that the area is to be used for theconstruction of residential houses only. The construc-tion of a commercial warehouse violates the abovelaid condition and if unchecked, it sets a bad prece-dence for others to violate the rules and convert thecolony into a commercial hub.
Being on a 30 foot road, commercial activities canlead to traffic issues such as parking of vehicles on theroad by commercial establishments, causing hard-ship to the residents.
I appeal to the concerned officials to take suitableaction and stop the unauthorized construction imme-diately. – K. Raghupathy, O 44, Valluvar Street,Thirunagar; Ph: 94861 77426
Garbage collection abruptly halted for two monthsSir, as instructed by Chennai Corporation officials, our resi-
dents were leaving the daily garbage outside our compoundevery morning to be collected by the worker of Ramky EnviroEngineers (contractors of the Corporation). However, for thepast two months the garbage is not being cleared by theconcerned authorities. Though we have reported this to theCorporation several times, no action has been taken so far toresume the garbage collection. It is causing a lot of hardship toour residents and we are forced to walk a long distance to dumpthe garbage in a bin.
I appeal to the authorities to instruct the contractor toresume the daily collection of garbage from our compound. –T.V. Govindarajan, 504, 4th Sector, 18th Street, K.K. Nagar
Commercial structure being built inresidential area despite removal notice
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By Our Staff ReporterThe Alumni Association of
KTCT Girls Higher SecondarySchool (Parrys Corner) laun-ched the ‘Change for Change’project for mobilizing funds forconducting after-school specialclasses for Std. 10 and Std. 12students in the school duringthe Friendship Day functionheld in PRCC Centenary Hall(Venkataraman Street, T.Nagar) on Aug. 8.
S. Sridhar (cine actor) andhis wife Dr. Republica Sridhar(Founder, RMD PalliatiaveCare Trust, T. Nagar) inaugu-rated the project.
According to Sujatha Rame-sh Babu (an alumnus), as perthe project, its members wouldsave the change they accumu-late everyday in their house-holds and donate it to the schoolon a monthly basis or duringalumni meets. She said thatthe money will be used to pro-
vide snacks and for meetingother expen-ses incurred by theschool in conducting the after-school classes for the 300-oddstudents.
The Association has adopted10 poor students from theschool and is providing them allamenities, she said.
The Association has more
KTCT Girls’ Alumni Association fundsevening classes in school
than 100 active members re-siding in T. Nagar, West Mam-balam, Ashok Nagar, K. K. Na-gar and nearby areas.
She welcomed past studentswho are yet to become mem-bers to register and supportthe cause.
Her contact number is98843 38220.
During a special drive con-ducted on August 6 in Tamil-nadu Slum Clearance BoardQuarters (Rani Anna Nagar,K. K. Nagar), community, in-come and lega1 heir certificateswere issued to 387 residents ofDivision 131. The Tahasildhar,along with other staff mem-bers, examined the documentsand issued the certificates.
B. Valaramathi (Minister forSocial Welfare) distributed thecertificates in the presence ofSaidai Sa. Duraisamy (Mayor)and M. Gunasekaran (Coun-cillor, Ward 131).
Tahsildar conducts special drive to issuecommunity certificates
In connection with Indepen-dence Day, Lions Club of Wis-dom (West Mambalam) andSri Sabarimalai Baktha Edu-cational and Social Trust willjointly conduct a free eye check-up program on Sunday, Au-
gust 11, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m inAthreya Apartments (15/6,Thambiah Road, West Mam-balam).
Doctors from Udhi Eye Hos-pital (Alwarpet) will examinethe patients. After screening,patients identified with prob-lems will be referred for freetreatment to Udhi Hospital.
For registration please con-tact M. Murugan in 9841116123.
Under the auspices of SriRama Baktha Jana Samaj,Dr. M. V. Ananthapadmana-bhachariar will give a daily dis-course on ‘Sri Vishnu Sahasra-namam’ from Aug. 12 to 18 at6.30 p.m in Meenakshmi Engi-neering College (Vempuli-amman Koil Street, K.K. Na-gar) as part of Krishna Jayan-thi celebration.
The State government willconduct training programmeson multimedia and digital pho-tography for persons with dis-abilities at the National FilmDevelopment Corporation, Co-optex Warehouse Building,Pantheon Road, Egmore. Asmany as 100 candidates withdisability will be selected forthe one-month course.
Training in digital photogra-phy will be imparted to an ad-ditional 100 persons with dis-ability from various parts ofthe state.
Candidates in the age groupof 16 to 40 who have passedStd. 8 are eligible to apply.
For assistance, NGOs work-ing for the welfare of differentlypersons can contact the wel-fare officers for the differently-abled in the Secretariat.
Bhoomi pooja performed for shed forKasi Viswanathar temple chariot
By Our Staff ReporterBhoomi pooja was per-
formed adjoining the com-pound wall of Kittu Park forconstructing a building to parkthe 32-foot-tall chariot ofArulmigu Kasi Viswanathartemple (Easwaran Koil Street,West Mambalam) on Aug. 5.
The pooja was performed bythe 102-year-old Thiruver-kadu Iyyappan Swamigal.
The building to be construc-ted at a cost of Rs. 10 lakhs willbe 36 feet high and 20 feetwide.
The entire cost of construc-tion has been sponsored by M.K. Nagappan, a resident of CITNagar.
The temple chariot was in-augurated on March 23 duringthe Bramhavotsvam festival.
It is at present parked at itsconstruction site and is cov-ered with huge plastic sheets.
Hindu Vidyalaya’sblood donationdrive todayBy Our Staff Reporter
Madhuram NarayananCentre for Exceptional Chil-dren (18, Prakasam Street, T.Nagar), a school for early in-tervention, offers a 10-monthfull time diploma course in‘Early Childhood Education ofSpecial Children’ for the aca-demic year 2013-2014.
The last date for submissionof applications is August 20.
The Center also helps inplacement after successfulcompletion of the course.
For details please call 28340575 / 98406 92026.
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Two waylay manon bike, stealRs. 5.5 lakhs
Two unidentified personswaylaid and attacked Karthik(30), a collection agent with acell phone company nearRamapuram, and escaped af-ter stealing Rs. 5.5 lakhs incash from him on August 3.
Police said Karthik had col-lected Rs. 5.5 lakhs from cus-tomers and was on his way todeposit the same with hisowner Umesh in MGR Nagaras the banks had closed for theday.
Karthik told the police thatwhen his bike approachedVenkateshwara Nagar, a manon the roadside requested himfor a lift. As soon as he stopped,the man boarded his bike andanother person also got behindhim.
They then forced him to drivein a particular direction.
After some distance, theypushed him off the bike andescaped with his bag contain-ing the money.
Karthik sustained severebruises in his neck, face andhands.
A complaint lodged inValasaravakkam Police Sta-tion is under investigation.
Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices of Val-lalar Sanmargasangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), M.B. Babu willgive a discourse on ‘ThiruArutpa – Sivanesa Venba’ onTuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m inSakthi Vinayagar Temple(P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar).
