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FREE947th Issue : August 10 - 16, 2013Vol. 19, No. 11

By Our Staff ReporterA fire due to an electrical

short circuit occurred in anair-conditioner sales and ser-vice shop in the ground floorof a 3-storey building at 4/202, North Usman Road, T.Nagar at 8.30 a.m on Aug. 7.

The smoke that emanatedfrom the fire rose up to the

Air-conditioners worth lakhs ofrupees damaged in fire

third floor which was occu-pied by the family of theproperty’s owner. On seeingthe smoke, the occupantsevacuated the building.

Fire personnel from T.Nagar and Ashok Nagar FireStations rushed to the spotand brought the fire under

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Calling volunteers for free service in TirumalaBy Our Staff Reporter

Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) sendsvolunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumalastarting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays.

Men and women who are physically fit and are willing tostay in Tirumala for a week are welcome to offer their servicesfor 6 hours everyday. The work will be of supervisory nature.

Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of

cost. They can have special darshan of LordVenkateswara.

Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must beborne by the volunteers.

Those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in 99621 53644, L.S. V. Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram (9841726695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751).

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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

Workshop onHindu festivals forschool studentson SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

Rasigapriya School OfMusic (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.

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.

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Electronic signboard for trafficsafety awareness

7-day discourseon ‘VishnuSahasranamam’from MondayBy Our Staff Reporter

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, West Ma-mbalam) as part of KrishnaJayanthi celebration.

All are welcome.For more details, please call

2366 1569 / 94444 17729.

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

Bike rider jumps signal andgets knocked down by SUV

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 gathered atthe spot, affecting traffic for awhile.

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Woman stabbedby estranged loverin Natesan ParkBy Our Staff Reporter

In a shocking incident inbroad daylight in Natesan Parkon August 4, a man stabbedhis estranged partner after anargument, leaving her griev-ously injured.

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,the assailant later identifiedby the police as L. Veena Sagar(32), after stabbing the 32-year-old woman, instead oftaking to his heels, sought thehelp of bystanders to take herto a nearby hospital.

Police said that the victim, awidow, 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 phone andbad-mouthed him.

This incensed Sagar, whoarrived in Chennai fromHyderabad on Sunday andconvinced the victim to meethim in Natesan Park. Theirconversation turned into anargument and in a fit of anger,Sagar took out the paper cut-ter he was carrying andstabbed 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 PoliceStation), the victim said thatshe was supporting Sagar andthat he was her husband andrefused to lodge a complaintagainst him.

Mambalam Police arrestedSagar and booked him for at-tempt to murder.

By Our Staff ReporterA trench has been dug across

Moorthy Street (T. Nagar) nearits junction with VinayagamStreet for construction of astorm water drain. This stretchis an important thoroughfarefor motorists coming from

No sign to warn motorists about roadblock on Moorthy Street

Arya Gowda Road and goingtowards 4th Avenue AshokNagar. Since there is no cau-tionary signboard at the junc-tion of Moorthy Street and AryaGowda Road, motorists who goon the road up to VinayagamStreet junction are forced to

turn back after traveling thefull distance. Since the road isnarrow, 4-wheelers struggle tomake a U-turn to return backto Arya Gowda Road.

This photo of a 2-wheeler riderforced to turn back was takenat 2 p.m on August 8.

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

By Our Staff ReporterA new 25-foot-high clock

tower has been installed inSivan Park, P. T. Rajan Salai,K. K. Nagar to attract visitors.

M. Gunasekaran (WardCouncillor, 131) told Mam-balam Times that there is a

Clock tower in Sivan Park recitesThirukkural couplet every hour

clock on each of its four sides.The main attraction in thetower 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 suchpre-recorded couplets.

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Photographytraining fordifferently-abledpersonsBy Our Staff Reporter

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. Train-ing in digital photography willbe imparted to an additional100 persons with disabilityfrom various parts of the state.Candidates in the age group of16 to 40 who have passed Std.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.

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.

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MAMBALAM TIMESAugust 10 - 16, 2013 Page 5

By RANDOR GUY

TAMIL CINEMA 75 -A LOOK BACKTAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 62

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One of films with the same trio produced by the samecompany Chellam Talkies at the same studio was Alli Arjuna”(1935), again a slice of Hindu mythology. Directed an activefilmmaker of 1930s, now sadly forgotten, H. S. Mehta (hesigned his films as ‘H. S. Mehta MBA (USA)!), Krishnamurthyplayed the lead role of Arjuna, the hero of the epic,Mahabharatham. A footnote of Tamil film history not knownto many is P.S. Ratna Bai playing as many as four roles in thismovie! One of them was the major role of a male, no less thanLord Krishna himself!

Not surprisingly perhaps she had the lions (or is it lioness?)share of the songs. Out of the 31 songs, Ratna Bai sang ten.Curiously, there are duets sung by Ratna Bai, one as the maleLord Krishna, and the other a female!

Puzzling? Confusing? However, she sang them all right!Regretfully that gramophone disc is not available today.

Krishnamurthy sang songs in ragas Kaanada, Neelambari,Thilang, Hindustan Bhairavi, Gaula,and a ragamalika.

No print of this film has survived and few remember it today.As Krishnamurthy was popular on stage in mythological and

folktale plays, he was cast in similar roles in films too. One suchfilm was “Urvashi Saahasam” (1940) in which he was castonce again as Arjuna. The forgotten Tamil film pioneer‘Murugadasa’ (Muthuswami Iyer) and G. Ramaseshan di-rected the film. The producers promoted the film as a bonanzaof Krishnamurthy’s melodious music.

Papanasam Sivan composed the songs (both lyrics andtunes) while Bhavani K. Sambamurthi did the backgroundmusic score. A singing actor of his day, now forgotten,Sambamurthi played Narada in the film.

Out of the seventeen songs, Krishnamurthy sang seven inragas Kunthalavarali, Shankarabharanam, Abhogi, Maund,Bhimplas and Ramapriya.

Nobody remembers this film today. It is indeed a matter ofdeep regret that, in that era, no attempt was made by anybodyto preserve the films of the past. A callous neglect of ourcultural heritage!

***************The making of Naam Iruvar, the patriotic film

Around 1946, a play being staged in Madras was makingwaves. Written by a patriotic journalist named Pa.Neelakantan, it was originally titled “Thyaga Ullam” and wasrenamed as “Naam Iruvar (‘We Two’ in English) for the stage.It was put on stage by the NSK Nataka Sabha, a drama troupenamed after the celebrated movie star, comedian, cult figureand hailed as the ‘Charlie Chaplin of India,’ N. S. Krishnan.

The renowned star was arrested for his alleged involvementin the sensational Lakshmikantham Murder Case, whichshook not only south India but also other parts of India andneighbouring countries. He was then undergoing life sentenceand fighting the appeal in far way London...

With Krishnan away in prison, his star wife and comedienne,T. A. Mathuram, and NSK’s long time pal and close associateand talented stage and screen star, S. V. Sahasranamam ranthe drama troupe to keep the show running and the pot boiling.

The years of the Second World War (1939-1945) had gener-ated enormous quantities of ‘paper money’ and the Indianmoney market was flushed with easy money in circulationcausing severe inflation. It also witnessed an active under-ground market where essential commodities were being sold athigh-undisclosed prices. Besides, it gave rise to a new expres-sion ‘the black market!’. Indeed the British Indian Governmentin Delhi had to resort to severe and harsh fiscal measures tocheck the fast-trotting inflation. Demonetization of currencynotes of one hundred rupees and above was introduced as awhiplash, which stunned and benumbed the Indian rich one coolJanuary morning!

This fiscal fist-hit which a leading Madras English dailycaptioned in large capitals as “WAR ON BLACK MARKET’was woven into the story and it provided a dramatic twist tomurder and the climax in the movie. Indeed the newspaperheadlines were shown in the movie as inserts.

(To be continued)

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R. Ravichandran (StationFire Office) told MambalamTimes that there were no casu-alties. However air-condition-

Air-conditioners worth lakhs ofrupees damaged in fire

ers worth lakhs of rupees weredamaged in the fire.

The police had a tough timedispersing the huge crowdthat had gathered to watch thefire.

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.

Shops gear up for Independence Daycelebration

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.

The Alumni Association ofKTCT 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 Palliatiave

Care 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 expenses incurred by theschool in conducting the after-school classes for the 300-odd

KTCT Girls’ Alumni Association fundsevening classes in school

students.The Association has adopted

10 poor students from theschool and is providing them allamenities, she said.

The Association donatedRs.5000 to Sishu Vihar (anorphan home) on the occasion,she added. The Association hasmore than 100 active mem-bers residing in T. Nagar, WestMambalam, Ashok Nagar, K.K. Nagar and nearby areas.

She welcomed past studentswho are yet to become mem-bers to register and supportthe cause. Her contact num-ber is 98843 38220.

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(1) AUG. 24 to 28:Mattapalli, Vedapalli,Vedadri, Mangalagiri,Kethavaram & Badra-chalam (2) Sept. 10 to 24:Kasi, Alahabad, Chitra-cut, Muktinath, Pasupa-tinath. (3) Oct. 16 to 27:Panch Dwarka, Pushkar& Jaipur. Contact: VaidehiParthasarathy, Ph: 9444762968, 94447 54468,99401 47313.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORMake Arya Gowda Road one-way during school hours

Sir, There is utter chaos at the junction of Arya Gowda Road andRamak-rishnapuram First Street during school opening and closinghours. Impatient parents on their vehicles and private school vans andautos brazenly flout traffic rules to try and reach the schools in timewithout any concern for others or for themselves.

There is no traffic constable deputed here to control the traffic andsafeguard the school children.

I suggest the following measures to reduce the mayhem.1. Make this road one-way from Arya Gowda Road during school

hours.2. Install speed breakers at multiple points on Ramakrishnapuram

First Street, especially near its junction with Arya Gowda Road, to slowdown motorists.

3. Install a traffic signal at the junction.4. Depute traffic constables and school volunteers to regulate traffic.

– K. Ramkrishnan, Ramakrishnapuram First Street, WestMambalam

Sir, The TNEBjunction box out-side MuniswerNivas Flats,A r u l a m b a lStreet, nearJeeva Park is in abad condition andneeds to be re-placed. The doorsare rusted and donot close prop-erly, posing a risk.The connectorsare worn, oftenleading to low volt-age, sudden surge

Worn-out EB junction box causes power fluctuations

in voltage or tripping. Our residents are facing hardship and ourexpensive electrical and electronic equipment are at a risk of gettingdamaged due to the high current fluctuation.

I request the authorities of TNEB to replace the box at the earliest.—Dr. K. Shyamsundar, Secretary, Muniswer Nivas Flat, ArumbalStreet, T. Nagar

Guard against future encroachments ofMambalam High Road

Sir, Pending completion of the maintenance and renovation work ofKodambakkam flyover, the market functioning underneath it hasbeen temporarily re-located to the side of Mambalam High Road.

It is worth recalling that Mambalam High Road had its share ofencroachment by the slum dwellers in the past and it was with greatdifficulty, they were removed and the road was subsequently widenedand re-laid. While the authorities have assured that the market will getshifted to its original place once the flyover work is completed, theyshould ensure that no other encroachments creep into the place wherethe market is functioning. – V.S. Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street,T. Nagar.

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Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage Hall,Mini Hall, Real Estate (Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are

Rs. 500 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 750. Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions.Display: Rs. 240 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to

only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement.Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

MINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM, Maha-

devan Street (State Bank Building), 2Halls – Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200guests). Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556,99404 54545, 94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMESRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust,

West Mambalam. We care for agedcitizens (both men and women).Healthy, hygienic food and cleanaccommodation will be provided withmotherly care. Contact: B.Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 94459 98939,95660 28520, 2474 0259.

REAL ESTATE(BUYING)

WANTED land or building,between 3000 sq.ft and 3600 sq.ft, inand around West Mambalam. Spotpayment. No brokers. Ph: 9840274570.

REAL ESTATE(SELLING)

ASHOK NAGAR, RaghavaReddy Colony, close to 12th MainRoad, land 4500 sq.ft, (with old house),50 feet frontage, east facing, clearproperty, price 6.25 crores, 100%white payment. Ravi Chandran. Ph:98410 89791.

T. NAGAR, Tilak Street, near JoyAllukkas, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,900 sq.ft, 3rd floor, 25 years old, nobrokers. Ph: 99404 77138.

T. NAGAR, Madley 2nd Street,near T. Nagar Police Station, 3bedrooms apartment, measuring1100 sq.ft, UDS around 600 sq.ft, 10years old. Ph: 99406 20034.

ASHOK NAGAR, RaghavaReddy Colony, new flat, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1150 sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift,covered car park, rate Rs. 9500 persq.ft, ready to occupy. Selvam. Ph:99624 30669, 90921 76262.

WEST MAMBALAM, Kothan-daramar Koil Street (South),independent duplex house, land 1200sq.ft with old building 1600 sq.ft, priceRs. 1.40 crores (negotiable), genuinebuyers only. Ph: 96001 67514, 9176381000.

WEST MAMBALAM, BabuRajendra Prasad 2nd Street, close toMambalam Railway Station, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 795 sq.ft,ground floor flat, 2-wheeler parking,cash parties, no brokers, inspectionon Sunday between 11 a.m & 5 p.m.Ph: 98401 58157.

RENTALWEST MAMBALAM, G-2,

Kamala Flat, No. 4/7, Moorthy Street,near Ayodhya Mandapam, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1040 sq.ft,duplex flat, woodwork, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 17000 +maintenance, Brahmins / vegetariansonly. N. Shanker. Ph: 98412 27817.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 16,Postal Colony 2nd Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, rent Rs. 17000.Ph: 99623 49966, 98842 22163.

T. NAGAR, No. 23, Muthura-jansalai, near Bus Stand & RailwayStation, single bedroom, 500 sq.ft, 1st

floor, separate EB Card, rent Rs.8,000, family / bachelors / office.Contact: Krishnan. Ph: 96771 19137.

T. NAGAR, No. 18, BharathiNagar 1st Street, near Bazullah Road,1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bathattached, apartment, rent Rs. 7500,family / bachelors / office also. Suriya.Ph: 2433 3477, 98411 93685.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 124-D, SantoshColony, Rajamannar Salai, nearPSBB School, 2 bedrooms, kitchen,960 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat, invertor, amplecar park, Brahmins only. Inspectionon Sunday, from 8 a.m to 12 noon.Ph: 95662 18047.

KODAMBAKKAM, Old No. 8/2,New No. 15, Azeez Nagar 1st Street,near Raghavendra KalyanaMandapam, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1500 sq.ft, independent 1st

floor flat, vegetarians only, no brokers.Ph: 98846 73568, 99620 45589.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 57/3, 11th

Avenue, commercial / office space,850 sq.ft, 1st floor, independent entry,ample parking, ideally suited for ITservices / tuition centre / auditors.No brokers. Ph: 98400 16952.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 1,Kuppiah Street, opp. Udipi GaneshBhavan, near Railway Station, 600sq.ft, 2 bedrooms flat, 2 bathrooms,2nd floor, small vegetarian familypreferred. No brokers. Ph: 9380987784, 2479 2181.

ASHOK NAGAR, No. 3-A, LICColony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,pooja, wash area, 1200 sq.ft, groundfloor, independent house, covered carpark, metro / bore water, semifurnished, rent Rs. 20000, advance10 months (negotiable). Ph: 9940409453, 80560 94286.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 18/4,Postal Colony 3rd Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, ground floor,2-wheeler parking, 24 hours water,rent Rs. 15000 (negotiable), advance6 months, Brahmins only, no brokers.Ph: 98415 76707, 99402 87647.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 13,Balaji Apartment, Flat No. 1, PostalColony 3rd Street, opposite CanaraBank, 2 bedrooms, 800 sq.ft, northfacing, 3 phase connection, rent Rs.20000, advance 6 months,commercial purpose, suitable forclinic, office. Ph: 2370 0392.

K. K. NAGAR, Plot No. 689, 46th

Street, 9th Sector, opposite SBI, nearPSBB School, 3 bedrooms, modularkitchen, attached bathroom, 1350sq.ft, 2nd floor, woodwork, open carparking, no brokers. Ph: 2366 4035,94430 96424.

T. NAGAR, Door No. M-10,Thomas Road, opposite GRT GrandHotel, 2 bedrooms, 750 sq.ft, 2nd floorapartment, tile flooring, lift, allottedcar park, 24 hours metro & groundwater, rent Rs. 17000. Rangan. Ph:98417 80609, 98402 75147.

T. NAGAR, NO. 6, Flat No. 19,Mahalakshmi Flat, MahalakshmiStreet, single bedroom, 650 sq.ft, 3rd

floor, A/c, geyser, fan, rent Rs. 10000,3 phase connection, 2-wheelerparking. Ph: 98402 04191.

WEST SAIDAPET, G-12, ParsnNagar, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2nd

floor flat, no lift, small vegetarianfamily only, employed people, nobrokers, ready for occupation. Ph:94980 99107. (5 p.m to 9 p.m).

WEST MAMBALAM, 176/113,Lake View Road, 1400 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, semi modularkitchen, 3 bathrooms, 1st floor, woodwork, covered car park, 2 A/Cs,inverter, copious water, Brahminsonly, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable), nobrokers. Visit on Saturday & Sunday,9 a.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 94449 09352,94447 44465.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 13,Shrinath Flats, 3rd floor, New No. 31,Old No. 16, Postal Colony 2nd Street,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, semifurnished, lift, rent Rs. 11000(negotiable) + maintenance, advance10 months, 2-wheeler parking. Ph:94441 31156.

T. NAGAR, No. 5/10,Venkateshwara Apartment,Soundararajan Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, bachelors / smallBrahmin family only, no brokers,inspection on 10.08.2013 &11.08.2013 between 11 a.m and 5p.m. PH: 98401 57160.

KODAMBAKKAM, New 16, Old23, Sakthi Nagar, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1150 sq.ft, 2nd floor flat,woodwork, 1 room (A/c), 2 geyser,vegetarians only. Ph: 98846 86692,2257 6689.

WEST MAMBALAM, New No.40/5, Vishal Apartment, ThambiahRoad, 750 sq.ft, 1st floor. Contactpremises.

KODAMBAKKAM, No. 5, MayorSambandam Street, near ShobanaKalyana Mandapam, 2 bedrooms,hall, modular kitchen, dining, 1050sq.ft, independent 1st floor, marboniteflooring, woodwork, covered carpark, MNC / IT executive, Brahmins/ vegetarians only. Ph: 94449 98581.

T. NAGAR, No. 4/21, Raja Street,opposite Brilliant Tutorials, nearPondy Bazaar, independent smallouthouse, ideal for small family, rentRs. 10000, Brahmins only, nobrokers, visit on Saturday & Sundayfrom 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 4-B, 7/2, Srinivasa Iyer Street, 2 bedrooms,640 sq.ft, ground floor flat, immediateoccupation, copious water, Brahminsonly, no brokers. Ph: 94440 37027.

ASHOK NAGAR, 5/3, 51st Street,independent portion, bedroom, hall,kitchen, verandah, rent Rs. 9500,vegetarians / Brahmins only, nobrokers, visit: 11th August (Sunday)only from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 9445568153.

T. NAGAR, 25/3, LakshmiColony, behind Jain Temple & G. N.Chetty Road, independent 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, open spaceincluding car park, vegetarians only.Ph: 98402 14914, 98402 53056.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 9,Balakrishnan Street, near AyodhyaMandapam, 2 bedrooms, 540 sq.ft,ground floor flat, vegetarians only.Ph: 98402 45430.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 20/32,Jothi Ramalingam Street, newindependent house, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1st floor, coveredcar park, copious water, woodwork,rent Rs. 15000, vegetarians only.Owner. Ph: 99626 30220.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 17/24,Krishnamurthy Street, near AyodhyaMandapam, 500 sq.ft, 2nd floor, rentRs. 8000, vegetarians only. Owner.Ph: 91760 43555.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 44,Sreeram Marvel Apartment, Flat-H,Thambaih Road, near RailwayStation, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,pooja room, complete granitesflooring, newly renovated & painting,woodwork, 2-wheeler parking,vegetarians only. Ph: 99410 11781.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 4/8, K.V. Colony 2nd Street, 1000 sq.ft, 2nd

floor, fully furnished, office with A/c,cabin, dining, commercial purpose,rent Rs. 30000. Ph: 77080 51854,93821 08050.

WEST MAMBALAM, No. 56,Naickamar Street, Flat-I, 2bedrooms, 705 sq.ft, 1st floor flat, 2toilets, balcony, 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 11000, strictly vegetarians.Ph: 4261 4675, 99406 54079.

T. NAGAR, No. 26, B-8, SouthBoag Road, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 750 sq.ft, 3rd floor, no lift,vegetarians only, site visit: Sundayfrom 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Ph: 9840465996, 2499 4654.

By Our Staff ReporterPavements on both sides of Dr. Nair Road (T. Nagar) are being re-

laid with granite slabs.

Dr. Nair Road pavementsre-laid with granite slabs

Metrowaterspreads awarenessabout rainwaterharvesting

With the onset of monsoon,Metrowater workers pasted stick-ers to spread awareness aboutrainwater harvesting on the com-pound wall of residential housesand commercial establishments onArya Gowda Road and its nearbystreets.

An official told MambalamTimes that the campaign will becarried out in other areas in theneighbourhood as well.

He has appealed to the residentsto employ rainwater harvestingmechanisms in their homes so thatit can help in raising the city’sprecariously low water table dur-ing the coming monsoon.

By Our Staff ReporterChennai Corporation workers

were seen trimming the overgrowthof the shrubs on the central medianon Ashok Nagar Main Road (nearUmapathy Street Extension, WestMambalam) on August 7.

The recent rains had caused asudden spurt in the growth rate ofthe plants causing their branches toprotrude into the carriageway, caus-ing hindrance to motorists.

Workers trim shrubs on median ofAshok Nagar Main Road

Civic body toprovideCommunity Hallfree for socialgatheringsBy Our Staff Reporter

The Corporation of Chennai isplanning to waive the rental chargesfor using its community halls forsocial gatherings.

The move is expected to help alarge number of residents of middleand lower-income groups whodepend on the facilities for holdingfunctions ranging from weddingceremonies to birthday celebra-tions. The existing rates for thehalls owned by private ownersvary between Rs. 2000 and Rs.15000 per day, depending on theirlocation.

The Corporation has decided toprocure utensils for all its commu-nity halls across Chennai, includ-ing those existing in theneighbourhood.

Once the planning gets imple-mented, residents can directly ap-proach the revenue department toavail the services, an official said.

By Our Staff ReporterSri Sathya Sai Samiti conducts

Sai bhajans every week in thefollowing venues in T. Nagar andMambalam.

T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.

Chetty Road (near Panagal Park,Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays,5 p.m.

Ayurvedasramam, 155, G. N.Chetty Road (near Panagal Park):Mondays, 6 p.m.

50/38, Motilal Street (oppositeRanganathan Street): Wednesdays,

Sai bhajan programs inT. Nagar and Mambalam

6 p.m.Muthumaari Amman Temple,

South Boag Road: Mondays, 6.30p.m

Mambalam:12A/27, Thambiah Road, West

Mambalam: Saturdays, 5.15 p.m.Vallabha Ganapathy Temple,

Arya Gowda Road, WestMambalam: Fridays, 6.30 p.m.

Murugashramam, SrinivasaPillai Street, West Mambalam:Second Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

For registration, please call94456 11333 or 94447 73926.

All are welcome.The Samiti also sells books on

Sai literature and CDs of Saibhajans.

ICH, Egmore to setup autism clinicBy Our Staff Reporter

Institute of Child Health (ICH)and Hospital for Children, Egmore,will set up an autism clinic soon.

The clinic will be part of thehospital’s department of psychia-try. According to officials of thehealth department, the governmenthas given the nod for establishingthe clinic after receiving a proposalfor the same from ICH through thedirector of medical education.

The government has sanctionedcreation of six posts exclusivelyfor the clinic, including one posteach of an assistant professor ofpsychiatry, clinical psychologist,occupational therapist and speechtherapist.

According to doctors, one in250 children suffers from autisticspectrum disorder (a symptom ofdelay and deviance in developmentof social, communicative and cog-nitive skills). ICH regularly re-ceives children with the symptomsand hence the need for the clinic.It will help in early detection andintervention, better care and prog-nosis for the children.

Officials noted that such a ser-vice is not available in any of thehospitals or colleges attached tothe Tamil Nadu Medical Services.

Free Veda classesduring weekendsBy Our Staff Reporter

Free Veda classes are conductedfrom 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m onSaturdays and Sundays in KrishnaGana Sabha, MaharajapuramSanthanam Salai, T. Nagar.

More details can be had in phone98843 05676.

R. Somasundaram (31/9,Ramakrishnapuram 1st Street,West Mambalam, Ph: 9884496376) passed away on August4. He was 92 and had been aresident of West Mambalam for19 years.

He had retired as Nursing

OBITUARYR. SOMA SUNDARAM

Superintendent from Government General Hospital.He was part of Vishnu Sahasranamam chanting

group at Ayodhya Mandapam for many years.He is survived by three daughters, a son, grand-

children and great grandchildren.

Discourses on ‘SaisathSaritha’

Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai MeditationMandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there arediscourses on ‘Sri Saisath Saritha’ at 6.30 p.m onSundays in its premises.

T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Timesthat mass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.mon Thursdays and Sundays. All are welcome.

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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

ThirukalyanaUtsavam inPandian Hallon SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

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.

Lions Club’s free eye check-upprogram on SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

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.

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.

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 may reg-ister their names by contact-ing Shankaran in 9445115876.

Two waylay manon bike, stealRs. 5.5 lakhsBy Our Staff Reporter

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 hadcollected Rs. 5.5 lakhs fromcustomers and was on his wayto deposit 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.

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 the

Corporation warns pavement vendorsof eviction after August 15

Vendors Association aboutthe August 15 deadline duringa face-to-face meet held inJuly.

Nearly 650 pavement hawk-ers of Pondy Bazaar, SouthUsman Road, SivaprakasamSalai and Panagal Park havebeen allotted spaces in thecomplex which was con-structed three years ago at acost of Rs. 4.3 crores.

‘Samskruti Heritage Fest’next SundayBy Our Staff Reporter

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

is August 15.For more details, call 98413

07152 / 98403 97927 or log onto www.godindia.org.

Hindu Vidyalaya’sblood donationdrive on Sunday

Jaigopal Garodia HinduVidyalaya (Postal Colony 4th

Street, West Mambalam, Ph:2489 1713) has organized ablood donation drive to takeplace from 8.30 a.m to noon onSunday, Aug. 11, in its pre-mises.

A team of doctors from Vol-untary Health Service will col-lect the blood units.

Healthy persons in the agegroup of 17-65 and weighing atleast 50 kg can donate blood.

Talk on ‘ThiruArutpa’ on Tuesday

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).

All are welcome.

Diploma course on‘Education ofSpecial Children’

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.