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This column is intended to help small businesses in Ashok Nagarand K.K. Nagar to have a cost-effective advertisement

medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standardpanel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 300)

and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 600)

Loft cover, Pooja Shelf,Cupboard, Showcase, Modern

Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting

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By Our Staff Reporter A pit at the junction of 63rd Street and 11th Avenue in Ashok Nagar

poses a danger to vehicles during night.

Pit at junction poses danger

By OurStaff

ReporterE m p t y

EB cabled r u m s ,damagedv e h i c l e sand logsare founddumped inthe vacantplot be-longing to

Free Veda classesSri Sai Seva Chakra (15, Bharathi Street,

West Mambalam) conducts free Veda, bhajansand sloka classes on Fridays from 5 p.m to 6p.m and on Sundays from 3.30 p.m to 4.30 p.min its premises. It also conducts the classes atthe following venues:

From Monday to Friday from 6.30 a.m to7.30 a.m in Sai Murugan Trust Temple(Vadhiyar Thottam, Rangara-japuram).

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Tuesdaysfrom 4 p.m to 5 p.m in Sarva Priya GanapathiTemple (Moorthy Street Extension, 7th Avenue,Ashok Nagar).

On Saturdays from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m inSri Krishna Gana Sabha (MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar) and from 8 a.m to9 a.m in Guha Apartments (29, Viveka-nandapuram 1st Street, West Mambalam).

Sundara Kandam classes are held onWednesdays from 3 p.m to 4 p.m at No. 1,Jawahar Street, T. Nagar. All are welcome.

More details can be had by calling 984032005 or 94443 02113.

Vacant TNHB plot misused

Tamilnadu Housing Board in PT Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar in spite of awarning notice fixed there.

There is an overgrowth of bushes and passersby are misusing the plotas a public convenience. According to a TNHB official, the land has beenearmarked for constructing a shopping complex.

Unused pillar boxremoved after reportin Mambalam Times

The unused EB pillar box lying abandoned onthe cycle track in P. T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagarwas removed on April 18, after the report inMambalam Times (April 8-14 issue).

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By Our Staff ReporterThe tube light fittings with

live wires used for illuminatingthe advertisement hoardingbehind the seats in the busstop shelter in Ashok Colony,Anna Main Road, K. K. Nagar

Risk of electrocution in bus stop shelterRisk of electrocution in bus stop shelter

are lying exposed. There is a risk of electric shock to unwary commuters.Will the officials concerned take immediate action to either cover the open hoarding or remove

it to prevent any untoward incident?

‘Ujala’ scheme for LED lights launchedin ChennaiBy Our Staff Reporter

The Central Govt. haslaunched its ‘Ujala’ scheme inthe city. Under the scheme,consumers can buy energy ef-ficient LED bulbs, LEDtubelights and fans at subsi-dized rates.

The prices are Rs. 65 for 9watt LED bulb, Rs. 1,150 for50 watt energy efficient fanand Rs. 230 for 20 watttubelight.

The scheme is being imple-mented by Energy EfficiencyServices Limited (EESL), a JVunder the administration of theUnion Ministry of Power.

Currently, the scheme hasbeen launched only in Chennai.The appliances are availableat select TANGEDCO collec-tion centers in Chennai includ-ing this neighbourhood. The

LED bulbs and tubelightscome with a 3-year free re-placement warranty. Accord-ing to an EECl official, LEDbulbs have a lifetime of 25,000hours and consume only 1/10th

of the energy of filament bulbs.Ceiling fans are 30% more en-ergy efficient compared to con-ventional fans, and LEDtubelights are 50% more en-ergy efficient than conven-tional 40 watt tubelights.

During the distributionphase, warranty replacementcan be done through any of thedistribution counters atTANGEDCO cash collectioncentres.

For more information, con-tact T. Ramesh (DGM, EESL)in 81248 98260.

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By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACK By Our Staff

ReporterTraffic police were

seen instructing con-tract workers ofMetrowater to stoptrench digging workduring daytime forreplacing a water pipeon Baroda Street Ex-tension, close to itsjunction with AryaGowda Road, WestMambalam on April20. The workers wereseen refilling thetrench with earth.

Traffic police stop pipe laying workduring daytime

The police have instructed the workers to carry out the work only at night to ensure that thereis no traffic problem on the busy Arya Gowda Road during daytime.

By Our StaffReporter

The CorporationPlayground inSomasundaramStreet, T. Nagar,which usuallybuzzes with activi-ties like football andcricket even duringthe day during sum-mer holidays, isnowadays emptydue to the heatwave that has hitthe city.

Heat wave keeps children indoors

Children are remaining indoors except during the morning and evening hours.

By Our StaffReporter

Rotary Club ofD a m a n s a r a(Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia) prov-ided a grant forthe ‘Bala-netra’project ofRadhatri Neth-ralaya (12, HindiPrachara SabhaStreet, T. Nagar)

Malaysian Rotary Club grant forBalanethra project

to meet the cost of surgery for300 infants suffering fromRetino-pathy of Prematurity(ROP), a condition in pretermbabies that can lead to totalblindness if left untreated at

birth. n April 19, members ofthe Rotary Club visited Indiaand interacted with some ofthe parents of the beneficiarybabies who had undergone thesurgery under the grant.

Speaking on the occasion,Dr. Vasumathy Vedantham(Director, Radhatri Nethra-laya) said that ROP is on therise globally and India has themost number of cases.

215 babies have so far beentreated free under this project,she added.

Free summer campfor childrenBy Our Staff Reporter

ISKCON (InternationalSociety for Krishna Conscious-ness) will conduct a freesummer camp for children inthe age group of 6-12 yearsfrom May 15, from 10 a.m to 1p.m in two venues in theneighbourhood.

This year’s topic is ‘Maha-janas – The Great Leaders ofthe Universe’. The children willalso be taught slokas,devotional songs, bhajans,mantras and meditation.There will also be narration ofmoral stories and fun games.Course material, a VCD and acompletion certificate will begiven to the participants.

The following are the venues:T. Nagar: Little Oxford

Matriculation School, 1,Ramanujam Street, near TTD.Contact: Ramani in 8220017695

For West Mambalamvenue, contact Ramani orVaijayanthi in 82200 17695 /97911 61439.

Parents are encouraged toadmit their children to theclass.

Free Veda classeson weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of VedhaPrapandha Samithi (T.Nagar), Kuruchi Lakshmina-rasimhan Swamy will conductfree Veda classes on Saturdaysand Sundays, from 10 a.m to11.30 a.m in Sudarshan Hall,121, Habibullah Road, nearKarnataka Sangha School, T.Nagar.

The inaugural class with‘Akshaya Thiruthiyai’ will beconducted on Friday, April 28at 5 p.m.

For more details, call 9444043765 or 98844 47570.

By Our Staff ReporterA new compound wall has

been constructed on the west-ern side of KothandaramarTemple Tank, adjoining KittuPark on Ellaiamman Koil

Portion of K. R. Koil Templetank wall rebuilt

Street, West Mambalam.The compound wall on the

eastern side is still in a dam-aged state. The compound wallof the temple tank was dam-aged during the floods in 2015.

Invitation toparticipatein LalithaSahasranaamapaarayanamBy Our Staff Reporter

Poornam Thara conductsLalitha Sahasranaamapaarayanam at 11 a.m daily inher premises in 27/22, Dr.Subbarayan Nagar, 8th Street,Kodambakkam, near 2nd Av-enue, Ashok Nagar).

Devotees are welcome toparticipate in thepaarayanam.

Those interested may con-tact her in 96770 54203.

All are welcome.

Sai bhajans onFridaysBy Our Staff Reporter

Sai bhajans are conductedon Fridays, from 6.15 p.m to7.15 p.m in Sri KrishnanTemple, Thanikachalam Road,Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar.

All are welcome.

Free talk on‘GoverningBusiness andRelationship’on SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofVedanta Institute (Madras),R. Aravindan will give a freetalk on ‘Governing Businessand Relationship’ on Saturday,April 29, from 10 a.m to 11.15a.m in Hotel Pratap Plaza, 168,Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram.

All are welcome. For registration,

contact Chithra Sundarrajanin 98404 93904.

TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC – 50The production office of ‘Kalamegam’ was situated in a

bungalow on Sir Desikachari Road with an entrance on LuzChurch Road in Mylapore. It was known as ‘Banker NarayanaIyer Bungalow’. The producers were Madurai Dandapani Filmsand Salem Mohini Pictures and the bosses were music-loversand fans of Rajaratnam.

Dungan found Rajaratnam warm and friendly. ‘When he wassober he was fine and took direction well with interest, but whenhe was ‘lit’ he could not be controlled and proved a nuisance andpest on the set. As he was a big gun, people treated him likesome kind of god! As he did not know English, I had to commu-nicate with him through my assistants P. S. Chettiar and S.G. Iyer. However when he was sober he would apologize for hisunruly conduct. I also found that he was very fond of women!But then who is not?’ Dungan told this writer in 1994.

As the hero Rajaratnam had to sing and he did. Quite a manysongs! They were in ragas, Shuddhasaveri, Hindustani Kapi,Hamsanandhi, Behag, Nadhanamakriya, Ananda Bhairavi,Kalyani, Hindolam, Thodi, Kaanada and Shanmughapriya.The music was composed by the ‘Harmonium Master’ R. S.Chinnaiah and lyrics were by the famed Tamil poet, scholar,social activist and all, ‘Puratchi Kavingnar’ Bharathidasan ofPondicherry. One of the members of the orchestra of this filmwas the later day noted violinist, Madras V. GovindaswamyNaicker. During the 1930s and the early 1940s, he workedregularly in films as an instrumentalist before he found his feetin the world of classical Carnatic music.

As Rajaratnam was a living legend as a nagaswaram genius,he had to play the instrument in the film since the producersfelt that the viewers would expect him to do so. Therefore thefilm had a scene in which the poet went round the village playingnagaswaram! The real Kavi Kalamegam would certainly turnin his grave but nobody cared! As Alfred Hitchcock is reportedto have said, “Ingrid, it’s only a movie!”

N. S. Krishnan played the accompanying ‘otthu’ (‘the drone’)which he had learnt earlier. As Dungan put it, ‘He played withperfection without losing his breath. Rajaratnam paid him highcompliments and offered Krishnan that job in his team!’

Dungan told this writer that Rajaratnam sought perfectionin his singing and insisted on many ‘takes’ at the recordingsessions. Besides perfection in the rendering of the tunes andragas, he was equally keen about his diction and accent of thehigh-flown, jaw-breaking Tamil lyrics of a leading poet likeBharathidasan. In the credit titles of the film and song-book,the hero was mentioned as ‘Akhila India Nathaswara Vidwan’T. N. Rajaratnam. Technically the film was good, according toits director. A sequence in which a village is swept away in asand storm as willed by Kalamegam was shot on Elliot’s Beach.Dungan erected sets at great expense and staged the sandstorm using giant fans and propellers. It was quite a feat toachieve in 1938-1939 when there were hardly any technicalfacilities to shoot such scenes in Madras.

Released in 1940, ‘Kalamegam’ disappointed moviegoers ofSouth India. In spite of the nagaswaram maestro, Elllis R.Dungan’s technical wizardry and all, the film failed to drawcrowds. People did not like Rajaratnam singing and they feltthat he should stick to his nagaswaram in which he had noequals. The film lost heavily and Rajaratnam lost hopes ofmaking more films. He went back to his nagaswaram andcontinued to scale more peaks of success. During this period,spurred by Rajaratnam’s film, another great nagaswaramvidwan, Thiruvengadu Subramania Pillai, announced a film tobe produced by him with himself as the hero. But it did not takeoff beyond a few ads. (To be continued)

By Our Staff ReporterThe 10-ft long thick trunk of a tree that toppled over during

the cyclone last December is still lying on the pavement outsideGovernment Higher Secondary School (3rd Avenue, AshokNagar), near 4th Avenue.

It is blocking the way for pedestrians.

Tree trunk blocks pavement

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Health check/blood donationprogram today

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha (103, G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar) has organized free health check and blood donationprogram from 9 a.m to 1 p.m on Sunday, April 23 in its premises.Paramedical staff from Voluntary Health Services will collect theblood from the donors. Any healthy individual in the age group of18-65 years can donate blood. Donors will be screened beforeblood is collected. For more details, call 2815 2166.

By Our Staff Reporter‘Nungu’ has started to arrive

in the city. Vendors, mostlyfrom Achirapakkam, wereseen selling the fruit onpavements in the neigh-bourhood, especially nearpublic places at bus stands,near T. Nagar bus terminus,

‘Nungu’ arrives in city

outside Mambalam Station, Arya Gowda Road and othercommercial areas.

They are selling the fruit at Rs. 5 each. A vendor said that dueto the heat wave in the city, there is a good demand for ‘nungu’.The photo was taken on April 20.

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T. NAGAR, No. 24, RanganStreet, opposite Chennai Silks,about 750 sq.ft, 1st floor flat,open car park, residential only,rent Rs. 14500, vegetarianspreferred, no brokers. Ph:99414 57253.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.6, Rangarajapuram MainRoad, near DuraiswamySubway, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, study room, big hall,3rd floor, car parking, lift underrepair, rent Rs. 16000. Ph:94449 35639.

T. NAGAR, No. 32,Damodharan Street, near BusTerminus, 3 bedrooms (all A/c), hall, modular kitchen, 1400sq.ft, 1st floor, woodwork, opencar park, vegetarians only.Ph: 98840 67696.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 8, 6th

Avenue, 43rd Street, nearCanara Bank, single room, nokitchen, shed in front, 170sq.ft, 2nd floor, all amenities,no car park, rent Rs. 6000,single bachelor/spinster. Ph:93810 32667, 2489 9718.

ASHOK NAGAR,No. 27, RamaniyamGanga, 3rd Avenue, 3rooms, hall, mod-ular kitchen, 1800sq.ft, 4th floor, lift,corner apartment, 4balconies, furni-shed, covered carpark, rent Rs. 36000+ maintenance, veg-etarians only, nobrokers. Ph: 9840249943.K.K. NAGAR, No. 741, 95th

street, 2bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 1st floor, 30feet road, North facing, EB asper card, 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 10000. Ph: 9840442500.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 3,Vanniar Street, near DAV &K.V. Schools, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 3rd

floor flat, lift, car park, semifurnished, newly renovated,rent Rs. 20000, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 98400 90392.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 16,Tank Street, near FatimaSchool, Director’s Colony &United India Colony, 2 bed-rooms, hall, kitchen, groundfloor apartment, attachedbathroom, car park, rent Rs.15500. Ph: 99520 06859.

WEST MAMBA-LAM, No. 6, K. V.Colony 4th Street, 2bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1000 sq.ft,new flat, furnished,covered car park,rent Rs. 25000(negotiable) includ-ing maintenance,Brahmins only. Ph:98840 15834.T. NAGAR, No. 12/42,

Doshi Nest Apartment,Ramanujam Street, 2bedrooms, 990 sq.ft, 1st floor,semi furnished, covered carpark, vegetarians only. Ph:73389 85376.

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JAFFERKHANPET, T-86,Nakkeeran Street, ThiruNagar, near MAK Matric-ulation School, 2 bedrooms,hall, modular kitchen, 800sq.ft, 1st floor, 2 A/cs, well &metro water, rent Rs. 12500,vegetarian family only. Ph:98408 56680.

T. NAGAR, No. 5,Muthukrishnan Street, nearPondy Bazaar, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 4th

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ASHOK NAGAR, New No.11, Old No. 10, 65th Street,12th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, pooja cum store room,1100 sq.ft, independent groundfloor house, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 2489 3984,98415 16262.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.155, Kamakoti Street, nearPublic Health Centre, 4bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, 1 covered car park, well& metro water, rent Rs. 26000(negotiable), pure vegetarians,no pets. Ph: 2470 0020.

T. NAGAR, No. 7, AkshyaApartment, PinjalaSubramanian Street, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining, balcony, 2nd floor, lift,car park, newly painted,immediate occupation. Ph:80562 90044.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.7/3, Thambaiah Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, brand new 2nd floor, lift,semi furnished, main location,covered car park, vegetarians,no brokers. Ph: 097045 61629,99444 11268.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.10, Raju Street Extension, 2spacious rooms, 500 sq.ft,office space, newlyconstructed, 2-wheelerparking, ample water supply,rent Rs. 15000, advance 3months. Ph: 98840 96334,2489 9583, 2474 2754.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.23/15, Flat No. 10, Lake ViewRoad, 2 bedrooms, 800 sq.ft,1st floor, no lift, 2-wheelerparking, visit on 22nd & 23rd

April from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph:94440 16794.

ASHOK NAGAR, New No.11, Nagathamman Koil StreetExtension, near 12th Avenue,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,study room, 1100 sq.ft,independent 1st floor, semifurnished, covered car park,rent Rs. 19000 (negotiable),vegetarians only. Ph: 9444453452, 4558 8896.

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WEST MAMBALAM, No.19/10, Flat – H, Punjab GardenStreet, single bed-room, 600sq.ft, 1st floor, EB as per card,2-wheeler parking,vegetarians only, no brokers,immediate occu-pation. Ph:98400 08157, 99627 82493.

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ASHOK NAGAR, New No.17/3, 53rd Street, nearAnjaneyar Temple, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor, rent Rs. 16000,Brahmins only, no brokers.Ph: 95661 23667, 9840260054.

WEST MAMBA-LAM, Old No. 190,Sree Sankara Apar-tment, Flat No. B-7,Lake View Road,near DuraisamySubway, doublebedrooms, 730sq.ft, 1st floor flat,occupation from 1st

May, 2017. Ph: 9445940489, 94449 87029.WEST MAMBALAM, No.

31-33, Brindavan Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, singletoilet & bathroom, open carpark, small Brahmin familyonly, visit on Saturday from 4p.m to 6 p.m & Sunday from3 p.m to 5 p.m. Ph: 9486245999, 98406 72036.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.104, Lake View Road, nearMarket, Railway Station & BusStand, single bedroom, 600sq.ft, 1st floor, 2-wheelerparking, 3 phase, visit onSunday only from 8 a.m to12.30 p.m. Ph: 98418 23760.

T. NAGAR, No. 7/57,Madley Road, near BusTerminus & Railway Station,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800sq.ft, 3rd floor, no lift, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 14000(negotiable), family /bachelors. Ph: 98403 16797.

T. NAGAR, No. 24,Bhagavantham Street, 1200sq.ft, 3rd floor, lift, covered carpark, suitable for office / cineproduction. Ph: 93810 43102,2435 9241.

VADAPALANI, No. 88/4,Arcot Road, next to BusTerminus, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 2nd floor, lift, A/c,geyser, covered lofts, opencar park, rent Rs. 9000. Ph:2433 6392.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.50, Lake View Road, 4bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1700sq.ft, 1st floor, lift, car park,rent Rs. 30000 (negotiable),Brahmins only. Ph: 9841467463, 95511 55011.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.25/1, Vivekanandapuram 1st

Street, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 650 sq.ft, independentground floor house, bathroom,verandah, bore & well water,rent Rs. 12000, vegetariansonly. Ph: 98840 09438, 8939226222.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.13/17, Bharathi Street, 2bedrooms, modular kitchen,1300 sq,ft, 2nd floor, lift, ward-robes, geyser, covered carpark, new building, rent Rs.26000, Brahmins only, nobrokers. Ph: 2471 7239, 9791165102.

WEST MAMBALAM, 15/23, Lake View Road, singlebedroom, 500 sq.ft, 1st floor,fully furnished, wardrobes, A/c, geyser, East facing, afterpainting/white washing,permises will be ready on 1st

May, 2017. Ph: 98840 50270.WEST MAMBALAM, No.

16/32, Jothi RamalingamStreet, near Chandra SekharKalyana Mandapam, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor, rent Rs. 15000.Sai. Ph: 94441 51500.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.2, Vasudevapuram, nearAyodhya Mandapam, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, woodwork, Westerntoilet, electrical fittings, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.12000, vegetarians only. A.C.Sarathy. Ph: 88070 79042,81489 59362.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 8,Bharathidasan Colony, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 9000.Ph: 98404 39664.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.49, Moorthy Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, rentRs. 10000, vegetarians only.Ph: 98400 83538.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.14, Srinivasa Pillai Street, nearRailway Station & AyodhyaMandapam, 850 sq.ft, 40 feetroad, 1 covered car park,suitable for office / residentialpurpose. Ph: 94440 06944,87890 25474.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.28, Lakshminarayanan Street,3 bedrooms, 1st floor, brandnew house, covered car park,rent Rs. 21000, vegetariansonly. Ph: 98409 79631.

T. NAGAR, No. 20,Viadyaraman Stre-et, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1250sq.ft, independentground floor hosue,car park, resid-ential rent Rs. 30000(negotiable) orcommercial / officerent Rs. 40000(negotiable). Ph:80725 11724.WEST MAMBALAM, No.

7/33, Arya Gowda Road,opposite Indian Bank, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 600sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, 1 toilet, rentRs. 14000 + maintenance,small Brahmin / vegetarianfamily. Ph: 99949 49609.

T. NAGAR, No. 22, AparnaApartment, RamanujamStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, pooja room, 2nd floorflat, vegetarian/MNC empl-oyees only, no brokers. Ph:94445 49172.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. I-4,MIG-120 Flats, 11th Avenue,near KFC, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, ground floor,vegetarians, visit on Sundayafter 12 noon. Ph: 98401 98805.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.108, Lake View Road, 3 bigrooms, 1 small room, speciouskitchen, 2 bathrooms, 24 hourswater, 2-wheeler parking, rentRs. 18000, Brahmins only.Ph: 93100 94067, 9500052490.

Appeal to extend MTC No. S86 to Sivan ParkSir, The small bus on MTC route no. S86 now runs between T. Nagar

and Nesapakkam. I kindly request MTC authorities to extend theservice to K. K. Nagar Sivan Park/ Pillayarkovil via Munusamy Salaiand Rajamannar Salai. At present there is no bus service connectingRajamannar Salai, Vijayaraghavapuram and Kannigapuram. Theareas around Rajamannar Salai are thickly populated without any busconnectivity. The extension of the small bus route S86 to T. Nagar willbenefit residents of these areas. Hope the MTC authorities consider theabove request. V. Jayarajan, T. Nagar

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Talk on Thiru Arutpaon TuesdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Vallalar SanmargaSangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: 9445343706), Kolapakkam Santhanam will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa’ at 6 p.m on Tues-day, April 25, in Sakthi Vinayagar Temple(P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

Abandonedvehicles inbroken do-wncondition areblocking themargin ofseveral str-eets in then e i g h b o u rhood.

These arenot only aneyesore butalso causehindrance to

Abandoned vehicles block streetmargin

free move-ment of vehicles. Some of these vehicles are parked onpavements forcing pedestrians to walk on the road. The trafficdepartment should take immediate action to remove these vehicles.

aged. It is also causing hardship to students who regularly usethe stretch to reach their schools.

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Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.

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By Our Staff ReporterThe EB office of Ashok

Nagar AE/O&M EastSection (Code 238), WestSection (228) and Asst.Executive Engineer hasbeen shifted Anna MainRoad, K. K. Nagar to P. T.Rajan Salai Sub Station(19, P. T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar).

It provides service toparts of West Mam-balam, Ashok Nagar, K.K. Nagar and nearbyareas.

There are two paymentcounters which are openfrom 8.30 a.m to 2.30 p.m

Ashok Nagar EB office shifted

with an 1-hour lunch break from 12.30 p.m. The new phone numbers are Ashok Nagar AE/O&MEast Section (Code 238) (2366 5147, 94458 50204), Ashok Nagar AE/O&M East Section (Code228) (2366 5690, 94458 50205), Asst. Executive Engineer (2366 1007, 94458 50203) and FuseOff Call Office (2366 5328).

By Our Staff ReporterN. Panchapakesan (Foun-

der of Chennai Sai SankaraMatrimonials, 9th Avenue,Ashok Nagar) was presented‘Mangalanayagan’ award onApril 14 by Shri KamakotiSeva Charitable Trust(Kamakoti Dhyana Manda-pam, Valasaravakkam) duringthe Rama Navamicelebrations in recognition ofhis 25 years service in the fieldof matrimony.

He is also the Founder ofChennai Sai Muruga Matri-monials and Chennai ThunaiMatrimonials (exclusively forthe differently-abled).

His contact number is 9840330531.

Panchapakesangets

‘Mangalanayagan’award

Guide book ontemples releasedBy Our Staff Reporter

‘â™ô£ vîôƒèO¡ âOòõN裆®, a guide book inTamil on Indian templeswritten by K. Sai Kumar, wasreleased on April 16.

The book serves as an indexto 3000 temples of Tamilnaduand also provides State-wisedetails of the historic templesof India.

The book was released byrenowned astrologer A. M.Rajagopalan Swamigal (Edi-tor, Kumudham Jothidam).The first copy was received byPoosai Aruna Vasanthan.

The book has been written tocreate awareness amongpublic and to help needytemples for daily pooja and day-to-day activities throughdonations.

According to Sai Kumar, thebook also provides in-depthdetails of all Mada temples,ancient Indian temples andPancha Bootha Sthalangal ofAttur (near Salem) andSankarapuram (Villupuramdistrict).

It is the 20th such guide bookon temples published by theauthor.

Sai Kumar donates theproceeds from the sales ofbooks to needy temples formeeting their daily expenses.

He is a resident of 16/28, 2nd

Main Road, Jai Nagar,Arumbakkam.

Book priced Rs. 120.The book is available at New

Bhavani Book Centre, StationRoad, West Mambalam.

Volunteers of ‘Strength India Movement’ are fixing freeawareness banners with messages of the health benefit ofdrinking tender coconut water and fresh juices at roadsideshops and fruits stalls in the neighbourhood.

The photo shows a vinyl board fixed to the cart of a tendercoconut vendor on Lake View Road, West Mambalam.

Activists fix health awarenessbanner outside juice stalls

City sizzles underheat wave

Chennai has been reelingunder a heat wave for the pastfew days with the average daytemperature hovering around40 degrees Celsius.

The weathermen have saidthat the heat wave in likely tocontinue and have advisedresidents to stay indoorsbetween noon and 3 p.m toavoid direct exposure to thesun.

The highest recorded tem-perature during the week was42.2 degrees Celsius inMeenambakkam for thesecond day on April 17.

The temperature recordedat Nungambakkamobservatory was 39.7 degreesCelsius, the second hottest dayin April during the past decade.The highest recorded was 40.8degrees Celsius on April 28,2016.

The Meteorological Depart-ment has warned that the heatwave, when the day tempera-ture soars five to six degreeCelsius above normaltemperature, will prevail for afew more days.

Meteorologists attributedthe sudden rise in temperatureto ‘Cyclone Maarutha’ thatmade a landfall in Myanmarand pulled moisture away fromthe Tamilnadu region.

The differently-abled students ofArvind Institute ofVocational Excellence(575, 14th Street, 4thSector, K. K. Nagar)exhibited theirculinary skills duringthe ‘Arvind’s Café’event on Saturday,April 15 in the

Differently-abled students exhibitculinary skills

Institute’s premises. Theycooked and served nutritiousvegetarian dishes based onmillet. Volunteer Vinoth helpedthe students set up the servingtables in a professional way,and install beach umbrellasand handmade hangings. Theyalso designed an attractivemenu card. The food servedincluded Sukku coffee, milletbased kheer, sweets andpaniya-aram, and Vazhaipoomasala vadai.

The students, who had beentrained for the event,personally received the guests,guided them to tables, expla-

ined the menu, took orders andserved the food in a professionalmanner, and also collectedpayment.

They managed to create anatmosphere of a professionalrestaurant and all dishes werefreshly cooked based on theorders of guests. The eventwas conducted to build self-confidence, leader-ship skills,team work in planning andexecution in the differentlystudents.

Arvind Foundation hascenters in Porur, Poonamallee,Chengalpattu and Kodai-kanal.

It offers vocational trainingto young adults with learningdisability, Dyslexia and slowlearners. Its contact numbersare 72999 11022, 9841615333 and 98842 70697.