MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in CMYK FREE 1144th Issue : April 29 - May 5, 2017 Vol. 22, No. 49 Upto 50% discount in book exhibition from May 1 By Our Staff Reporter Sandhya Publication (Ashok Nagar), Rajmohan Publication (T. Nagar) and Om Sakthi International (Saidapet) have organized an exhibition-cum-sale of books from 11 a.m to 9 p.m from May 1 to 15 in C. D. Nayagam School, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar (opposite TTD Temple). According to the organizers, more than 10000 books on a wide range of topics will be on display. They will include titles in English and Tamil on history, literature, sports, medicine, spirituality, cookery and crafts. A number of children’s books will also be available. There will be discounts of upto 50% on all books. For more details, call 94442 80158 or 98409 52919.
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The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalamwww.mambalamtimes.in
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FREE1144th Issue : April 29 - May 5, 2017Vol. 22, No. 49
Upto 50% discount in bookexhibition from May 1
By Our Staff ReporterSandhya Publication (Ashok Nagar), Rajmohan Publication
(T. Nagar) and Om Sakthi International (Saidapet) haveorganized an exhibition-cum-sale of books from 11 a.m to 9 p.mfrom May 1 to 15 in C. D. Nayagam School, VenkatanarayanaRoad, T. Nagar (opposite TTD Temple).
According to the organizers, more than 10000 books on awide range of topics will be on display.
They will include titles in English and Tamil on history,literature, sports, medicine, spirituality, cookery and crafts. Anumber of children’s books will also be available.
There will be discounts of upto 50% on all books.For more details, call 94442 80158 or 98409 52919.
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Traffic experiment at ThirumalaiPillar Road/Kodambakkan High
Road junction flops
By Our Staff ReporterThe Traffic Department undertook a traffic control exercise by
barricading the junction of Kodambakkam High Road at its junctionwith Thirumalai Pillai Road and diverted the traffic via Periyar Roadon April 20.
But after the exercise turned futile leading to traffic jam on PeriyarRoad, the exercise was given up the next day.
Vehicles coming from Nungambakkam side and from ValluvarKottam side and going towards T. Nagar were redirected via PeriyarRoad instead of Thirumalai Pillai Road.
After objections from motorists and the traffic congestion caused atPeriyar Road junction and on Kodambakkam flyover, the exercise wasgiven up.
Brahmotsavam inKothandaramar Temple
from MondayBrahmotsavam will be held in
Kothandaramar Temple, K. R. Koil Street,West Mambalam from Monday, May 1 toThursday, May 11.
There will be special poojas and programsat 7.30 a.m daily and idol procession indifferent vahanaas at 7.30 p.m on all days.
The temple chariot will be taken in aprocession through nearby streets at 5 p.mon Monday, May 8. All are welcome.
Sai bhajans on FridaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Sai bhajans are conducted on Fridays, from6.15 p.m to 7.15 p.m in Sri Krishnan Temple,Thanikachalam Road, Pondy Bazaar, T.Nagar. All are welcome.
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By Our Staff ReporterBrahmotsavam will be held
in Kothandaramar Temple, K.R. Koil Street, West Mam-balam from Monday, May 1 toThursday, May 11.
There will be special poojasand programs at 7.30 a.m dailyand idol procession in differentvahanaas at 7.30 p.m on alldays.
The second phase of oral po-lio vaccine for 2017 will be ad-ministered to children below 5years on Sunday, April 30,under the Pulse polio immuni-zation program.
The first phase was adminis-tered on April 2.
Children under 5 should beimmunized irrespective of theirprevious immunization status.
Sick children, including thoseaffected by diarrhea, can alsobe administered the polio drops.
The vaccine will be adminis-tered in the following centers inT. Nagar and Mambalam:
Corporation Middle School,Rangarajapuram Main Road(off Lake View Road).
taken in a procession throughnearby streets at 5 p.m onMonday, May 8.
All are welcome.
By Our Staff ReporterDr. R. Thiagarajan (resident of 37/16A,
Arangappan Street, West Mambalam),a renowned Sanskrit scholar, wasappointed as the ‘Director of VedicStudies and Astrology’ in Astroved R &D Unit.
Astroved, which is headquartered inUSA, has an office in SIDCO Industrial
Local resident takes chargeas Director of Vedic Studies/Astrology in Astroved.com
Estate, Ambattur and branches in Hyderabad and Haryana.“Spirituality is an important instrument for social change.”
said Dr. Baskaran Pillai (Founder, Astro Ved.com).“In pursuance of this objective, we have established various
establishments in the field of Vedic Astrology, Nadi Astrologyand Ashtamangalam Prasna,” he added.
Thiagarajan’s contact number is 98403 16797.M e e r a
Maya aliasS h o b h a n aNarayanan(a resident ofPillayar KoilStreet, Ne-sapakkam)
Book of shortstories in Tamil
released
released the book ‘â¡Âœ«÷â¿‹ â‡íƒèœ’, a Tamiltranslation of her book of shortstories ‘E-Thoughts’, in RKVStudious, Vadapalani recently.
The 100-page book is pricedat Rs. 100.
The book has 11 short storieswith quotes and pictures.
According to Meera, thestories try to build a bridgebetween traditional andcontemporary thoughts, waysof life based on day-to-dayincidents and experiences andaspirations of the modern-dayyoung Indian.
She said that the book is an‘easy read’ and all the storiesare set in an Indian locale.
Meera is a counsellor byprofession and specializes inaspects of self-development.
She is a Director in TechknowPvt. Ltd., Alapakkam.
Anyone wishing to buy a copyof the book may contact her in2476 0342 / 52.
By Our Staff ReporterGarbage and other rubbish
dumped into Mambalam Ca-nal flowing along Venkat-anarayana Road, near SouthWest Boag Road, T. Nagar isaffecting the free flow of water.
Its width has narrowed al-most to half due to the accu-
Garbage impedes water flowin Mambalam Canal
mulated garbage on both of itsbanks. Nearby residents com-plain of foul smell throughoutthe day and an increase in pro-liferation of mosquitoes.
Will the authorities con-cerned take immediate actionto remove the garbage anddesilt the canal?
By Our Staff ReporterTraffic police removed vehicles parked on the one way
stretch between CIT Nagar 1st Main Road and Anna Salai inT. Nagar on April 23.
Barricades were placed to prevent further parking of vehicles.
Barricades used to preventparking on CIT Nagar
1st Main Road
MTC bus ramsmedian, noneinjuredBy Our Staff Reporter
Thirty passengers of a StateTransport bus travelling to thecity from Tiruvanamalai had amiraculous escape after thedriver of the bus lost control ofthe vehicle and rammed themedian near a bridge nearVadapalani junction in theearly hours of April 24.
According to the police, thedriver was overspeeding.
The front portion of the buswas badly mangled. Traffic onthe bridge was affected fornearly an hour.
Most of the passengers wereshaken out of their sleep andrushed out of the bus on realizingit was an accident.
No one was injured in theincident. Pondy Bazaar (T.Nagar) traffic police removedthe bus from the spot.
Talk on Thiru Arutpaon TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter
Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmarga Sangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), KolapakkamSanthanam will give a dis-course on ‘Thiru Arutpa’ at 6p.m on Tuesday, May 2, inSakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar).
All are welcome.
Science project contest forschool students
Space Kids India (Saran-gapani Street, T. Nagar) has invitedentries for the 5th edition of the ‘Young Scientist South India’contest from students of Stds. 9 to 12, under their ‘Mission Education’program.
K. Srimathy (MD and resident of 48, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T.Nagar) told Mambalam Times that the students need to submit theproject online. There is no entry fee.
Interested students should register their names by sending anemail to youmgscientist @spacekidzindia.com by Monday, May 15and the project should be submitted by June 15. Professors fromreputed institutions will select the ten best projects, and those 10students will get to compete in an elocution competition on acommon topic to select the winner.
The students of the ten selected projects will get an opportunityto exhibit them live at an event to be held on July 30.
For more details, contact Srimathy in 86088 89898 or visitwww.spacekidzindia.in.
15-day coaching inswimmingBy Our Staff Reporter
VV International School ofSwimming (Brown StoneApartments, 36, NorthUsman Road Extn., nearLoyola College, Mahalinga-puram, Chetpet) offers 15-daycoaching in swimming for any-one from 5 to 65 years of agefrom 6 a.m to 8 a.m.
Those who want to join canchoose daily or weekendbatches.
Woman coaches are avail-able for women trainees atspecific timings. The pool wasstarted by B. Malathi in 1996.
A number of her studentshave participated and wonprizes in district and state-levelcompetitions.
For more details call 9710882613 / 2817 0728 or visit thewebsite www.vvinternationalswimming.com.
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More than 150 villagers at-tended the free medical camporganized jointly by RMD Painand Palliative Care Trust(Raghaviah Road, Partha-sarathi Puram, T. Nagar) andKamakshi Kainkarya Trust(Nanganallur) in Kanna-thangal Village (Maduraman-galam, Kancheepuram Dis-trict) on April 23.
Doctors and paramedicalstaff from RMD SpecialityHospital (Ambarambedu) ex-amined the participants.
Dr. Republica Sridhar (Medi-cal Director, RMD Trust) toldMambalam Times that gen-eral health check, BP, BMI,blood sugar tests and tests for
RMD Hospital holds health campin village
specific health problems re-ported by the participantswere conducted. She said thathealth cards were given to theparticipants for availing fur-ther check-up in the hospital.
She added that NGOs, localclubs and associations cancontact her for conducting freehealth checks in the neigh-bourhood. Her contact num-ber is 93810 16588.
Concerts to celebrateThyagaraja jayanthion Thursday
To commemorate SaintThyagaraja’s 251st birth anni-versary, Sri BhuvaneswariCharitable Trust and SriBhuvaneswari Vedic Center(Subba Colony, MunusamySalai, K. K. Nagar) haveorganized Carnatic concertsby leading musicians from 3p.m to 9 p.m on Thursday, May4 in Tatvaloka Auditorium(Eldams Road, Teynampet).
At 5.20 p.m, the Tamil book‘ï£î ð¤ó‹ñî 251 ê¤øŠ¹èœ’compiled by J. K. Sivan(Chairman, Sri Krishnar-panam Seva Society) will bereleased by NarayanaViswanath (Chairman, Nara-yana Iyer Memorial Trust,Anna Nagar) and the first copywill be received by VednathRamanujam (Founder,Parampara).
The following is the programfor concerts:
3 p.m: Vocal concert by K.Giridharan accompanied bySwetha Anandasivan (violin)
and Thirucherai Kaushik(mridangam).
4 p.m: Vocal duet by ShwethaChandrasekar and RamyaChandrasekar accompaniedby Swetha Anandasivan(violin) and Thirucheri Kaushik(mridangam).
5.10 p.m: Veda ghosham.5.30 p.m: Saint Thyagaraja’s
kshetra kritis by JayalakshmiSekhar (veena), accompaniedby Srinivasa Rao (violin),Thanjavur Kumar (mridan-gam) and N. Narasimhan(ghatam).
7 p.m: Vocal concert by T. V.Sankaranarayanan accom-panied by Mahadevan Sanka-ranarayanan (vocal support),V. V. Srinivasa Rao (violin),Neyveli Skandasu-bramanian(mridangam) and S. Venka-taramanan (kanjira).
All are welcome.For more details, contact
Vedic Ravi (Founder, SriBhuvaneswari CharitableTrust) in 98407 87957.
Yagna Murthyidol of MattapalliTemple brought toT. NagarBy Our Staff Reporter
The idol of Yagna Murthy(Lord Narasimhar) from thefamous Mattapalli Temple(Andhra Pradesh) has beenkept for darshan in Sri SwathiNarasimha Maha YagnaTrust (34/24, VenkatesanStreet, T .Nagar).
The idol was installed by wellknown Vedic scholar SriMukkur Lakshmi Narasim-hachariar.
After his demise, Sri SwatiNarasimha Maha YagnaTrust has continued conduct-ing yagnas and celebratingoccasions at Mattapalli.
Devotees can have freedarshan from 8 a.m to 10.30a.m and from 6.30 p.m to 8 p.mon all days.
More details can be had inphone 2435 3704.
All are welcome.By Our Staff
ReporterThe damaged
storm waterdrain at the junc-tion of NethajiNagar MainRoad andBharathidasanRoad, K. K.Nagar, adjoiningSri Bhava-neswari Am-man Templehas not beenclosed properly.
The concrete
Improperly placed slabs pose dangerto motorists
slabs used to cover the drain have been placed unevenly and pose a danger to motorists,especially 2-wheeler riders, while taking a turn at the junction.
Son held for murder of mother,sister in SaidapetBy Our Staff Reporter
A 57-year-old widow Hema-latha Shanmugam and her 22-year-old daughter Jayala-kshmi Shanmugam (anengineering student) werefound murdered with stabinjuries in the chest and neck intheir house in MahalakshmiFlats on Pillayar Koil Street,Saidapet on April 26.
Police did not find anyevidence of burglary and eventhe jewels worn by the slainwomen had not been removed.
Police suspected theinvolvement of Hemalatha’sson Balamurugan in themurder as he was foundmissing. He had last been seenleaving the house in the morningby some neighbours whichmatched the postmortemreport of the time of murder.
He was arrested the nextday while attempting tocommit suicide by entering thesea near Kovalam.
According to the police,Balamurugan (25) confessedto killing his mother and sisterby slitting their throats whilethey were asleep early on April26.
Police said that Bala-murugan was depressed sincethe death of his father and hadfrequent quarrels with hismother and sister. The placehe attempted suicide waswhere the ashes of his fatherhad been scattered.
While police were on thelookout for him, he was spottedby a patrol team at the beachnear Kelambakkam whileentering the sea in an apparentsuicide bid.
Hemalatha was employedas a stenographer in AnnaUniversity, and her daughterwas a final year student inMeenakshi EngineeringCollege, K. K. Nagar. Herhusband Shanmugam had died
last year in a road accident.Balamurugan, a mechanical
engineer, was employed in aprivate company inSholinganallur.
The murder came to lightwhen Hemalatha’s youngersister Yasoda, who liveselsewhere in the city, keptcalling her sister but got noresponse.
When even Balamurugan’sphone remained switched off,she got worried and reachedher sister’s house only to findher younger sibling and niecedead. She found the main dooropen and Hemalatha’s bodylying in the hall, while herdaughter’s body was found inthe bedroom.
A shaken Yasoda imme-diately alerted the neighbourswho called the police.
Police found a bloodstainedknife in the bathroom. Someneighbours told the police thatthey had seen Balamuruganleaving the house early in themorning. Police also found thatJayalakshmi had not attendedcollege that day.
Under the auspices ofVedanta Institute (Madras),R. Aravindan will give a freetalk on ‘Governing Businessand Relationship’ on Saturday,May 6, from 10 a.m to 11.15a.m in Hotel Pratap Plaza, 168,Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram.
All are welcome.For registration, con-
tact Chithra Sundarrajan in98404 93904.
Seminar on VedicastrologytomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
The Vedic Astrology Asso-ciation for Social Awakeningand Change (Subba ReddyStreet, West Mambalam) willconduct a free seminar/interactive session on VedicAstrology on the topic ‘Plane-tary strength and weakness inhoroscopes and their effect’from 5.35 p.m to 8.30 p.m onSunday, April 30 in AuditoriumHall, Koviloor Madalayam,Kuppaiah Street, West Mam-balam.
All are welcome.More details can be had from
VKSM Sharmaji in 9176359580 / 88381 58072.
Free Veda classesfrom tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter
Free Veda classes for the nextbatch will start on Sunday,April 30 in Guha Apartments,30, Vivekanandapuram 1st
Street, West Mambalam.The classes will be conducted
daily at 6.30 a.m.For admission, report at the
venue.
By Our StaffReporter
A 12-ft deepsewage chamber isbeing laid inS a m b h a s i v a mStreet, T. Nagar.
It will be linked tothe sewage line in thestreet and theadjoining streets.
The chamber willalso be connected tothe main line inUsman Road.
12-ft deep sewage chamber inSambhasivam Street
2,800 schools get breather till May 2018Nearly 3,000 private schools,
whose recognition had endedby June 2016, breathed a sighof relief after they were grantedtemporary recognition untilMay 2018 by the schooleducation department.
A government order (GO)dated April 22 has allowedtemporary extension ofrecognition for 2,800 schoolsuntil May 31, 2018.
The schools do not havepermanent recognition as theyrequire approval from theDirectorate of Town andCountry Planning, ChennaiMetropolitan DevelopmentAuthority or Local PlanningAuthority.
In the interest of students,the GO has been issued, said
department officials. Directorsof school, elementary andmatriculation had requestedthe government to extend thetemporary recognition untilMay 31, 2019, but the exten-sion has been allowed till May2018.
Under RTE Act Section 18(5), it is mandatory for schoolsto have recognition to makeádmissions under the quota.Besides the RTE admissiongetting affected, students willnot be able to write boardexams in schools where thereis no recognition. The transportdepartment also cannot issuefitness certificates for vehiclesof unrecognised schools.
However, the GO says that746 schools have been exclu-
ded from this temporaryrecognition as a court case ispending.
While private school associa-tions welcomed the extension,they said it would be better togrant exemption for old schools.“More than 90% of schools don’thave the structure that isrequired for approval from theplanning authorities. It isbetter to apply these rules tonew schools. Giving theseschools a long term extensionis what many prefer, asregularising the structuresnow is a difficult task,” said K.Nandakumar, secretary ofTamil Nadu Nursery, Primary,Matriculation and HigherSecondary Schools Associa-tion.
Creative programsfor students inCircle Libraryon SundaysBy Our Staff Reporter
Circle Library (11th Avenue,Ashok Nagar) has organizedfree creative programs forschool students duringsummer vacation on Sundaysfrom 10 a.m to 12 noon in itspremises.
The first program will be heldon Sunday, April 30.
It will include training byprofessionals in creativewriting, drawing, poetry andoratory.
For more details andregistration, call 9840625051.
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By Our Staff ReporterMost shops remained
closed in theneighbourhood on April25 in support of theState-wide bandh calledby DMK and other par-ties besides farmer or-ganizations.
Almost all the shopsin the commercial hubof the neighbourhood in-cluding RanganathanStreet, Usman Roadand Pondy Bazaar re-mained closed.
No untoward inci-dents were reported.
Shops down shutters in support of bandh
S. Rajalakshmi will conducta free class on ‘Maths madeeasy’ for students above 9years from 6 p.m to 7 p.m onSunday, April 30 in 23, PinjalaSubramaniam Street, T.Nagar.
She told Mambalam Timesthat the class will help studentsto get rid of Maths phobia, learntables in a rhythmic pattern,improve mental calculation,employ powerful answerverification tools and learnScience with simple experi-ments.
Free ‘Maths made easy’ sessionfor students tomorrow
For registration, call 9445316363 / 81240 23222.
Two car thieves held,9 vehicles recovered
The city police arrested twocar thieves on April 22 andseized nine stolen vehicles fromthem.
In Ashok Nagar, policedetained N. Sadam Hussain (25)after they found that the car hewas driving bore a regis-trationnumber that was different fromthe one mentio-ned in the RCbook. The man was taken to anearby police station andquestioned.
During interrogation,Sadam, a resident of Moon-gilerinear Pammal, told police thathe was part of a gang which soldstolen cars after forgingownership documents.
After gathering informationfrom Sadam, police recoveredseven stolen cars from AshokNagar, K. K. Nagar, Pulian-thope, Mylapore and Otteri.Police have formed a team totrace the other members of thegang. In a similar arrest, policenabbed G. Dhanase-karan (21)of Ambattur and seized twostolen cars from him.Dhanasekaran told police thathe targeted cars parked inValasaravakkam and nearbyareas. The arrest came after B.Umapathy lodged a policecomplaint after his sedan wasstolen.
While browsing throughCCTV footage, police foundDhanasekaran getting into thecar and driving away. Policetraced him with the help of thefootage and arrested him.
Jaimaa Trust( V a d a p a l a n i )provided breakfast formore than 30 leprosyaffected outpatientswho visited Govern-ment Hospital (Poo-namallee ) on April 24.
The Trust hasdecided to continue thefree breakfast pro-gram on Mondays forleprosy patients.
According to thedoctors, leprosyaffected persons from nearby villages visit the hospital for dressing and treatment.
Those who are interested in supporting the cause may contact 99400 30939.
The bandh was called for showing solidarity with the farmers protesting in New Delhidemanding drought-relief, setting up of Cauvery Management Board, etc.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
plants in Vallur owing to non-payment of Rs.1,156 crore in dues.
TNEB has 50% stake in the joint venturecompany. 70% of the generated power from thethree units is supplied to the State and the restto Puducherry, Karnataka and Telangana.
Along with the loss of 500MW of power fromKudankulam, where a unit has been shut forrefuelling, the total power shortfall is 1,550MW.
I hope that the Tamilnadu govt. takes imme-diate action to clear the dues to avert a powercrisis in the State. B. Sivakumar, WestMambalam.
Condolence meeting forProf. Ananthan today
Is the State facing a power crisis?
Govt. should appoint committee to look into water crisis
Sir, There is an increase in the demand forpower in Tamilnadu due to the summer.
At midnight on April 26, a failure in theManali-Mylapore power distribution line leftseveral localities including Nandanam,Teynampet, Mylapore, Nungambakkam,Triplicane, Sowcarpet, some parts of AnnaNagar and most parts of north Chennai with-out power.
The same day, NTPC, a joint venture part-ner of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board(TNEB), stopped supply of 1,000MW power tothe state power utility from its two thermal
Sir, Chennai is under the grip of severe waterscarcity. While one can easily attribute thefailure of seasonal rains as the reason for thepresent situation, the State government can-not shirk its responsibility.
Also, successive governments have not takenany serious efforts to address the problemsarising out of failure of monsoons. The govt. hasdone pretty little to deepen the existing lakes orde-silt waterways and natural water bodies toimprove water storage during rainy season.
Further, it has not thought it fit to create anynew facilities for future needs looking into theproliferating population in the city.
Due to the uncontrolled real estate develop-ment, a number of water bodies have disap-peared, and this has seriously impacted water
storage levels.It, therefore, becomes incumbent upon the
present government to take immediate stepsto tide over the situation. Instead of tradingbarbs or blaming the monsoon, it should, atleast now, wake up to the realities and workfast to deepen the existing lakes which supplywater to the city and also remove silt wherevernecessary.
The government must appoint an expertcommittee comprising of water experts andknowledgeable persons drawn from the publicto find a long term solution to the problem andimplement the same well before the onset ofthe next monsoon. T. Nagar Residents’ Wel-fare Association, 30, Rangan Street, T.Nagar
Poorly laid concrete roads in West CIT NagarSir, Streets in West CIT Nagar were re-laid
with concrete recently. The new road surface,which is almost 4 inches thick, has not beenlaid properly. The sides of the surface have notbeen tapered causing problems for residentswho find it difficult to take out their vehicles. 2-wheeler riders are likely to lose their balance
while riding close to the street edges.2-foot wide spaces left at the sides for pedes-
trians are dirt paths and uneven in a numberof places.
Pedestrians are thus forced to walk on thestreet thereby risking their lives. S. Ponappan,1st Cross Street, West CIT Nagar
By Our Staff ReporterA meeting to pay hom-
age to Prof. Ananthan(Founder, The Physics So-ciety, and former Profes-sor of Physics, DGVaishnav College, Arum-bakkam), who passedaway on April 14, has been organized from 10a.m to 4 p.m on Saturday, April 29 in JawaharVidyalaya, Ashok Nagar.
Science teachers from schools and colleges,students interested in science, and friends andadmirers of Ananthan are welcome to attendthe meeting.
Ananthan’s vision, mission and achievementswill be recalled by speakers. Lunch and tea willbe served to all the participants.
For more details, contact K. Virupakshan in98408 47872 or C. Gopalan in 2276 0295.
Condemned van abandoned in streetSir, I am a resident of
West CIT Nagar. A TataMagic van in a brokendown condition has beenlying on the street marginnext to the entrance ofmy house for more thantwo months.
No effort was taken bythe officials concerned tomove the vehicle evenwhen the street was relaidwith concrete recently.The 10-ft stretch of thestreet occupied by the vanwas not relaid. Brokenconcrete slabs and otherconstruction debris havebeen dumped around the van. It is an eyesore and is encroaching on public space. I appeal tothe officials concerned to remove it. S. Ponappan, 1st Cross Street, West CIT Nagar
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Sri Ramanujarjayanthi celebrationsin Suprabhata SabhaBy Our Staff Reporter
Sri Suprabhata Sabha (10/6, Baroda 2nd
Street, West Mambalam) will celebrate the1000th birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujarfrom 6.30 p.m to 8.30 p.m, on Sunday, April 30and Monday, May 1 in its premises.
Three Std. 3 students, Viswajith, Krishnaand Utpalaksh (disciples of Anandji), will givediscourses on ‘Sri Ramanuja Vaibhavam’ onboth the days.
The newly constructed RTO (West) Officebuilding on Bharathidasan Road, K. K. Nagar,which was ready for occupation several monthsback, is yet to be inaugurated. According to anofficial, the office has not been opened due todelay in EB connection and some minor work.
The office has been functioning out ofMambalam Taluk Office for several years.
New RTO Office awaitspower connection
A TNEB junction box located near theentrance of an apartment complex on SubbhaStreet, West Mambalam, near Kasi Viswa-nathar Street toppled over several days back.
The residents told Mambalam Times that inspite of several reminders, the TNEB officialshave not taken any steps to re-erect the junctionbox.
EB junction boxtopples over
Iyakkam members cleanstreets, temple
By Our StaffReporterMembers of
All India VijayM a k k a lI y a k a mcleaned KasiViswanatharTemple andthe streetssurroundingthe temple onApril 22.
All the play equip-ment in the Corpora-tion Play-ground inChakrapani Street,West Mambalam,behind CorporationDivision Office isdamaged.
With summer holi-days having started,nearby residents haveappealed to the Cor-poration to repair orreplace the damagedequipment at theearliest.
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By Our Staff ReporterThe newly constructed
‘Vasantha Mandapam’ inKothandaramar Temple, K. R.Koil Street, West Mambalamwill be inaugurated on Sunday,April 30, with special programsfrom 8.30 a.m to 8.30 p.m.
The following are details:8.30 a.m to 10.30 a.m: Spe-
cial poojas, homams andaarati.
2 p.m: 108 kalasa thiruman-janam to Sri Kothandaramarand Sri Ramanujar.
6.30 p.m: Divyapraban-dham.
8.30 p.m: Darshan of SriKothandaramar in ‘VasanthaMandapam’, followed by pro-cession of the deities.
Inauguration of ‘VasanthaMandapam’ in Kothandaramar
Temple tomorrow
At 6.30 a.m on Monday, May1, the idol of Sri Ramanujar willbe taken in procession in thetemple premises.
