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Special poojas for Mattu Pongalin Gho Samrakshana Sala

Special programs have been organized in GhoSamrakshana Sala (4, Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street,West Mambalam) from 7.30 a.m on Monday, Jan. 15to celebrate Mattu Pongal and commemorate the 41st

anniversary of the Ghoshala.H. Raja (All India Secretary, BJP) will be the Chief

Guest. The following is the program:7.30 a.m: Mangala isai by Mambalam V.

Ramachandran & party.9 a.m: Bhajans by Karthikeyan and his troupe.10.30 a.m: Talk on ‘divinity’ by Sri Swami Moksha

Vithayanandha Saraswathi Swamigal.11 a.m: Gho pooja.11.30 a.m: Procession of cows along the streets near

the ghoshala. All are welcome.More details can be had in 98400 46649.

Ramakrishna Mission tocelebrate Vivekananda’s birthday

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (3,Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar) willhold religious programs on Monday, Jan. 8, to cel-ebrate the 156th birthday anniversary of SwamiVivekananda. The following are the program details:

5.30 a.m: Veda paarayanam; 7 a.m: Bhajans; 9.30a.m: Homam; 11 a.m: Discourse in Tamil and Englishon the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda;11.40 a.m: Aarati; 12 noon: Prasdam distribution;6.30 p.m: Special Aarati and bhajans.

It will also offer 15% to 40% discount on the booksbased on Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, SwamiVivekananda and Vedanta. All are welcome.

More details can be had by calling 2814 3896/3514.

Religious programs in SaradaMath on Monday

Sri Sarada Math (15/7, Raghaviah Road, T. Nagar)will hold religious programs on Monday, Jan. 8, tocelebrate the 156th birthday anniversary of SwamiVivekananda. The following are the program details:

5 a.m: Veda paarayanam; 5.30 a.m: Meditation;8.30 a.m: Veda chanting; 9 a.m: Bhajans; 10 a.m:Homam; 11 a.m: Discourse in Tamil on the life andteachings of Swami Vivekananda; 11.40 a.m: Aarati;Noon: Gita chanting; 6.15 p.m: Special Aarati andbhajans.All are welcome.

Radha Kalyana mahotsavamtoday and tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Vasudeva Sathsangam (35A, Vasudevapuram Street,West Mambalam) has organized Radha Kalyana mahotsavamon Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7 in its premises.

On Dec. 6, there will be unjavrithi bhajan, Vishnusahasranaama paarayanam and namasankeerthanam.

Thirukalyanam will be performed on Dec. 7 from 7.30 a.m to12.30 p.m. All are welcome.

Sewage water stagnatingin Vijayaraghaviah Road

By Our StaffReporter

The speedbreaker nearMTC bus stopon 1st Avenue,Ashok Nagar,near 11th Av-enue junction isbadly damaged.

The surfaceis uneven as

Damaged speed breakera hazard for motorists

there are a number of potholes in the speed breaker. It poses adanger to 2-wheeler riders as they can trip and fall while ridingover the potholes on the speed breaker.

By Our StaffReporterSewage wa-

ter has beens t a g n a t i n galong with gar-bage for sev-eral days inVijayaraghaviahRoad, T.Nagar. Mos-quitoes arebreeding in the stagnant water.

This space costsRs. 600 only.

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By Our Staff ReporterThe flash strike called by

MTC staff (including drivers)at 6 p.m on Jan. 4 caused hard-ship to commuters. In someareas, passengers were forcedto get down from buses halfway.

According to MTC staff, thestrike was called on account ofseveral pending demands in-cluding wage hike.

The strike continued into thenext day.

Since the strike was calledat around 6 p.m, it affected anumber of working personswho got stranded and wereforced to look at alternativeways to reach their homes.

Call taxis, app-based taxis,autos and share autos ben-efited from the flash strike.

A number of commuterscomplained that autos fleecedthem and call taxi rates hadalmost tripled.

MTC drivers parked theirbuses along the road even astalks between various busunions and the governmentover wage revision remainedinconclusive around six in theevening.

The haphazard parking of

Flash MTC strike leaves many stranded

buses affected movement ofother vehicles during the peakhour resulting in traffic snarlson arterial roads. At the CMBTin Koyambedu, passengersblocked the road protestingagainst critical shortage in fre-quency of buses.

Following this, police weredeployed in various depots andPallavan House, the MTCheadquarters, to avoid anyuntoward incidents.

More than 70 % of buses fromT. Nagar, Anna Nagar, Thiru-vanmiyur, Vadapalani,Tambaram, Avadi, Poona-malle and Iyyappanthangaldepots were not operated.

Thousands of commuters

returning home from office,school and college were seenwaiting in depots for hours.Women, children and the eld-erly were the worst hit. Poorsanitation facilities and short-age of drinking water worsenedtheir plight. Those from thesuburbs were severely af-fected.

Those from other parts ofthe state were left high and dryas they had no clue about howto travel after MTC busesstarted going off the road.

The photo taken at around10 a.m on Jan. 5 shows totalinactivity in T. Nagar Bus De-pot, and more than 25 busesparked there.

Orphanage appeals fordonations to celebrate Pongal

M. R. S. Lakshmi (resident of 31, Lake View Road, WestMambalam), who runs Anbu Karangal (an orphanage andold age home at 1/216, Vivekanander Street, Kottivakkam),has appealed for donations to celebrate Pongal.

She told Mambalam Times that the orphanage is nowtaking care of 100 persons, 50 of whom are orphansstudying in schools and colleges, and the rest are agedpersons. Shelter, food, education and medical assistancesare provided for the inmates.

According to Lakshmi, Anbu Karangal was started in1996, and is run with donations from individuals,organizations and past inmates who are well settled in life.

Donors may contact Lakshmi in 2492 8282, 2474 1003or 98404 03750.

No sign ofpedestrian plazaeven after two trialruns

By Our Staff ReporterDespite two trial runs, the

‘Pedestrian plaza’ project in T.Nagar covering the1.4 km.stretch of Thyagaraya Roadbetween Anna Salai andPanagal Park has still not beenimplemented.

The trial runs were held inNovember 2016 and Febru-ary 2017.

At the time of the trial runs,Chennai Corporation had an-nounced that the scheme waswelcomed by the residents andthe work on implementing theRs. 55 crore project would be-gin soon.

But 10 months down the line,there is still no sign of any ef-fort or announcements onstarting of the project.

According to Corporationofficials, they are in talks withthe private consultants ap-pointed to implement/super-vise the project. They said thatthere are still some issues likethe 5-decade old sewage lines,some of which are running un-der Thyagaraya Road, whichneed to be replaced. Since thework could create huge trafficproblems in the busy road, theyare looking at other methods tosolve the problem.

They added that there is stillstiff resistance from the shopowners, who fear the projectwill affect their business.

An official from the projectteam said that the project islikely to start in a couple ofmonths.

Rangoli contesttomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Virgo Events and AshokNagar Progressive Women’sAssociation have organized arangoli competition for womenof all ages around 3 p.m onSunday, Jan. 7 near AnjanyarKoil Street, 53rd Street, AshokNagar. Participants shouldbring their own materials formaking the rangoli.

Flowers/grass/non-ediblenatural materials /colour pow-der can be used. Paint is notallowed. Each contestant willbe provided with 5ft x 5ft spaceand an hour’s time to draw therangoli.

There is no registration fee.More details can be had in

99410 18210 and 9940042060.

VishnuSahasranaamapaarayanam inGoshala on Friday

Chennai Group of Sri VishnuSahasranaama mandalis hasorganized mass chanting of SriVishnu Sahasranaamam at10 a.m on Friday, Jan.12 inGoshala (Sankara Madam,Kasi Viswanthar Koil Street,West Mambalam) on theoccasion of Sri Kanchi MahaPeriyavaa Birth Star Day(Anusham). All are welcome.

More details can be had in95001 77505.

Rifath Sharook (who had successfully developed and launcheda small satellite into space in 2015) and his mentor K. Srimathy(Founder, Space Kidz India, T. Nagar) were felicitated by MCNHigher Secondary School, T. Nagar) on Jan. 2.

Rifath and Srimathy gave a motivational speech to thestudents and encouraged them to involve themselves in creativeprojects apart from the regular curriculum.

Rifath (from a small town in Pallampatti, Dindigul) hadsuccessfully competed in the ‘Young India Scientist’ contest bydesigning and launching a small payload into space to study theair quality, altitude, gases close to outer space and other datafrom the campus of Hindustan University, Padur.

Felicitated for successfulmini-satellite project

On Jan. 1, wellknown stage ac-tor S.Shivpprasadhand his daughterS. Sruuthi (resi-dents of 44/21,B a g i - r a t h iAmmal Street, T.Na-gar) enactedthe roles of‘ T h i r u p p a a nAlvar’ (one of thetwelve Azhwarsaints of SouthIndia) and ‘Andal’

Resident enacts life of‘Thiruppaan Alvar’

respectively in a popular sabha in T. Nagar as part of New Yearcelebrations and in memory of renowned thespian R. S.Manohar.

13-year-old Sruuthi performed mudras and sangThiruppavai. Shivpprasadh is the nephew of R. S. Manohar.

His contact number is 2834 4876.

Open drain in New Boag Roada hazard

By Our Staff ReporterAn open drain in New Boag Road, T. Nagar, opposite

Kannamapet Burial ground has become a breeding ground formosquitoes posing a health hazard for nearby residents.

Floating garbage is impeding the flow of water in the drain.A couple of underground EB cables are passing along one side

of the drain.Will the authorities concerned take immediate action to

clean and cover the drain?

Losses force23-year-oldlibrary to close

By Our Staff ReporterDue to poor patronage, the

23-year-old Eloor Library (A 3and 4, Mandira Apartments,23, North Boag Road, NearGangotri Sweet Shop, T.Nagar) will stop functioning onMarch 1.The library wasopened in 1994 and had beenpopular in the neighbourhood.

A notice of the scheduled clo-sure has been affixed on theentrance. According to a staffmember, in the last couple ofyears, the patronage hasdwindled drastically and theincome is not sufficient tomaintain the library.He saidthat the books in the libraryare being sold at discountsranging from 30% to 80%.

The library is owned andmanaged by Anoop Luiz andhis mother Mini Luiz.

Its branches in Kolkata andDelhi were closed last year.

It has two more branches inTrivandrum and Bangalore.

Conferred ‘Pracharak’ title forproficiency in Hindi

S. Jaya (resident of 85/36, Burkit Road, T.Nagar) was conferred the ‘Pracharak’ title byHindi Prachara Sabha, T. Nagar on Dec. 30 forsuccessfully completing the 9th and final levelof advanced Hindi course. She had completedthe first 8 levels of exams by 1997, but couldnot pursue with the final leg due to familycommitments. She finally completed it after20 years and was conferred the title last week.Jaya is proficient in many languages and teaches Hindi, English,Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and Sanskrit to students, filmpersonalities and corporate employees.

She told Mambalam Times that in the past 20 years she hastaught almost 10000 persons including students and from acrossa wide range of professions. Her contact number is 95519 41475.

Free career counselling meettomorrow

KS Academy (West Mambalam), a coaching center forChartered Accountancy Course, will conduct a free careercounselling meeting for Stds. 11 and 12 students on Sunday,Jan. 7, from 10 a.m to 12.30 p.m, in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Mylapore.

KS Academy will also conduct ‘KSA Marvel’, a free exam forStd. 12 students to identify the ‘Wiz-kid of Accountancy’.

The exam for State Board students is on Jan. 21 and forCBSE students on Jan. 28. The timing for the exam on bothdays is 10 a.m to 1 p.m and the venue Vani Vidhyalaya SeniorSecondary School, West K. K. Nagar. The prize for the 1st

position is R. 30,000, for the 2nd Rs. 20,000 and for the 3rd Rs.10,000. For registration call 98845 16369 / 98846 16369

Talk in English on ‘Vedanta’today evening

Under the auspices of Akshara Vidya Trust (15,Mahalakshmi Street, T. Nagar), Swamini SatyavratanandaSaraswati will speak on ‘Vichara Sagara’ (intricacies of AdvaitaVedanta) in English from 6 p.m to 7 p.m on Saturday, Jan. 6in Kesari High School, Pondy Bazaar Extn., T. Nagar.

All are welcome. For more details, call Vani in 2432 8087.

‘Kungamu archanai’on Jan. 7By Our Staff Reporter

Jaimaa Charitable Trust(Flat 1A, Vengesh Apart-ments, 16, Karuneegar Street,Vadapalani) has organized‘Kungamu archanai’ toBhagawan Sri RamakrishnaParmeshwar and Jaimaa SriSarda Devi at 10.30 a.m onSunday, Jan. 7 in its premisesas part of the 166th birthanniversary celebrations ofSwami Vivekananda.

The Trust members willdonate provisions to needyorganizations on the occasion.

All are welcome.Those who wish to donate

may contact the Trust in99400 30939.

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discourses inAachi AmmanTempleBy Our Staff Reporter

Nagara sankeerthanam willbe held at 6.30 a.m on Sunday,Jan. 7 in Devi Sri Aachi AmmanTemple (Siddhi Vinayagar KoilStreet, T. Nagar).

There will be special religiousprograms in the temple tillPongal.

The following are details:Jan. 9: 6 p.m: Sri Andal

Divyanaama sankeerthanam.Jan.10 and 11: 6 p.m:

Devotional discourse andbhajans; 7 p.m: Thiruvillakupooja.

Jan.12: 6 p.m: Harikatha; 7p.m: Thiruvillaku pooja.

Jan.14: 7 a.m: Pongalpreparation by devotees in thetemple.

All are welcome.More details can be had in

99400 70888.

Lakshadeepam in KothandaramarTemple on Jan. 16By Our Staff Reporter

Sri Narayana KaingaryaSabha (13, Kasi ViswanatharStreet, West Mambalam) hasorganized ‘Lakshadeepam’ at6.30 p.m on Tuesday, Jan. 16in Arulmigu KothandaramarTemple, K. R. Koil Street, WestMambalam on the occasion ofThai Ammavasai Day.

Devotees can light earthen

lamps in the temple premises.All are welcome.More details can be had in

93834 60379, 90251 11829and 99629 98351

Discourse onBhagavad GitatomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices ofRamakrishna Mission Ash-rama (5, Maharaja Santha-nam Salai, T. Nagar), SwamiSatyaprabhananda will give adiscourse on Bhagavad Gita inTamil at 5.30 p.m, on Sunday,Jan. 7 in the Ashram’s pre-mises.

All are welcome.For more details, call 2814

3896.

Chandi Homamin Sankara Mutton Jan. 9By Our Staff Reporter

‘Krishna Paksha ChandiHomam’ will be performed at 5p.m on Tuesday, Jan. 9 inSankara Mutt (West Mam-balam).

For more details, contact R.Sridharan Sharma in 9841097300. All are welcome.

ISKCON program inMambalam on SaturdaysBy Our Staff Reporter

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKCON), Injambakkam, conducts ‘Bakthi Vriksha’ pro-grams from 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. KoilStreet, West Mambalam. The program includes bhajans,congregational chanting and Bhagwad Gita classes.

More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from RangaKrishna Das (2474 4900, 98400 27800). All are welcome.

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No action against buildings violating fire safety normsSir, This refers to the recent fire tragedy in a

rooftop pub in a building in Kamala Mills com-pound in Mumbai in which 14 lives were lost.The initial probe has revealed that it could havebeen sparked by a short circuit and spreadbecause of the combustible roof. In effect, firesafety norms had been violated.

In T. Nagar, things are equally bad. Most ofthe high-rise buildings do not have fire safetymechanisms in place. After the Chennai Silksfire incident in Usman Road, the Fire andRescue Department conducted a survey andreported that most of the commercial com-plexes in the neighbourhood had violated firesafety norms. While the fire department doesnot have the power to punish, those who have

the power, unfortunately, do not takeaction. The result is that members of the pub-lic are at great risk while stepping into thesecomplexes.

Not long ago, while hearing a writ petition onlack of fire safety in buildings, the Madras HighCourt directed the Fire Department to put upcaution notices in buildings violating norms.This has not been followed diligently and suchnotices have been displayed only in a couple ofbuildings.

The onus now rests only on theshoppers. Should they patronize shopping ar-eas that are unsafe, overcrowded and offer noescape routes in case of fire? It is a point worthpondering. K. Harihar, T. Nagar.

Post GST, subsidized LPG is dearerSir, This is with reference to the report

regarding the withdrawal of hike in the price ofLPG. It was stated that the order to revise theLPG price by Rs. 4 every month to offset thesubsidy burden was withdrawn in October2017 as it was seen to contrast with thegovernment’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojanafor providing free gas connections. Followingthe withdrawal of the order, it was reportedthat the oil companies have not revised theLPG prices with effect from October 2017.

In the same report, it was stated that thethere has been increase in the price of thesubsidized LPG even after October due to

taxation issues and this came to the fore fol-lowing the implementation of the direct benefittransfer scheme (DBT) where the consumersget the subsidy amount directly in their bankaccount.

Before DBT, VAT was charged on the subsi-dized price, and post DBT, GST is charged onthe open market price which is much higherthan the subsidized price.

So, even after the withdrawal of the pricehike of Rs. 4 a month, there has been no respiteto the consumers from the price hike due to theadditional tax levy. V. S. Jayaraman, 31,Motilal Street, T. Nagar

Appeal to reopen temple in Postal Colony 3rd StreetSir, Sri Vadamadura Kannan Temple lo-

cated in Postal Colony 3rd Street, WestMambalam is under the administrative con-trol of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endow-ments Department (Govt. of Tamilnadu).

It has remained closed for more than 20years. In spite of repeated appeals and remind-ers to the HR & CE Dept. from devotees andother stakeholders in the neighbourhood, the

authorities have not taken any steps to reopenthe temple.

So, I appeal to the HR & CE officials toreconsider the appeals of the devotees to re-open the temple and make arrangements forregular poojas. RM Devanatha Desikan(Honorary Secretary, Sri VadamaduraKannan Bakthajana Sabha, WestMambalam)

80-year-old takes part inchess tourney

80-year-old K. Vittal Rao (resident of BRPStreet, West Mambalam) took part in the chesstournament conducted recently by Third MasterMind Chess Academy.

He won 4 points. He told Mambalam Times thathe is passionate about the game which keeps himgoing despite his age. He said that chess needsdeep concentration and brain work due to thevarious combinations of moves in a given situa-tion in the game.

“The game keeps me mentally active,” he said.He also conducts chess classes for children in hishome. His contact number is 98848 81689.

Man, in-laws held for killing wife’s paramourBy Our Staff Reporter

On Jan. 3, Murali (31) (resident of AshokNagar) surrendered in Guindy police stationwith his mother-in-law and brother-in-law af-ter grievously injuring his wife Shobhana (28)and her paramour Vishvanathan (35) in apark in Nandambakkam.

When police rushed to the spot, they foundVishvanathan dead and Shobana grievouslyinjured. Shobhana was rushed to ChromepetGovt. Hospital.

According to the police, Vishvanathan andShobhana were childhood friends. Shobhanawas married to Murali who is an autorickshawdriver.

In his confession, Murali told the police thatin the past few weeks, he had grown suspiciousof his wife’s behavior after he found that shehad been frequently making long calls andsending messages to an unknown number.She had also started going on morning walksand returning home late which too added to thesuspicion. When he confronted her, she gavevague replies and denied any wrongdoing.

Murali conveyed his suspicion to his mother-in-law Vasantha and brother-in-law Kannanwho, in turn, warned Shobana who apparentlypaid no heed.

On Jan. 3, when Shobana left for her morningwalk, Murali along with Vasantha and Kannan,followed her in his autorickshaw. They spottedShobana getting on Vishvanathan’s bike andfollowed the pair to a park in Nandambakkam.

Seeing them at close quarters infuriatedMurali, and before they could react, he pickedup a log lying nearby and attacked them sav-agely. Vasantha and Kannan also joined in theattack leaving Vishvanathan and Shobanawith severe injuries.

They assailants then went to Guindy policestation and confessed to the attack.

Vishvanathan, police said, was a divorceewho lived with his mother in Ashok Nagar. Heworked in a private company in Meena-bakkam.

Police arrested Murali, Vasantha andKannan for murder. A court remanded them tojudicial custody.

Rangoli contest in Thirumangalammetro station todayBy Our Staff Reporter

MOHAN Foundation is organizing a rangolicompetition in association with Chennai MetroRail Limited on Saturday, Jan. 6, inThirumangalam metro station from 3 p.m to6 p.m.

The theme of the competition is ‘organ dona-tion’. The contest is open to individuals and amaximum of two persons as a team.

The registration fee is Rs. 200 per partici-pant/team. Participants should bring their ownmaterials for making the rangoli.

Flowers/grass/non-edible natural materials

/colour powder can be used. Paint is not allowed.According to the organizers, the judging will bebased on ‘overall appearance and appeal’, ‘origi-nality of the concept’, ‘details and clarity on thetheme of organ donation’ and ‘colour combina-tion and creativity’.

Prizes will be awarded to the best threerangolis. For online registration visit thewebpage http://www.mohanfoundation.org/rangoli-competition-register.asp

For more details, contact Suganya Ramar in75502 04302 or Dr. Hemal Kanvinde in 7708668830.

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Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage hall, Mini Hall, Real Estate Buying & Selling) andRental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 700 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs.1000. Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions.

Display: Rs. 270 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address withDoor Number is must for Rental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

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WANTED apartment with1/2/3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,in and around T. Nagar, WestMambalam or Ashok Nagar,rent Rs. 10000 to 30000.Contact: R. Muralidharan. Ph:80562 61869, 944446 11869.

MINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM,

Mahadevan Street (StateBank Building), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233,4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545.www.kamakshihall.comOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOME

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WANTED 3 bedrooms flat,hall, kitchen, in and around T.Nagar, immediate settlement.Ph: 98414 06555.

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ASHOK NAGAR, 8th

Avenue, 805 sq.ft,UDS 489 sq.ft (60%),2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, groundfloor, reserved carpark, 15 years old,East facing, goodresidential location,prime area, Rs. 77lakhs (negotiable).Ph: 99400 27179.T. NAGAR, New Boag

Road, near Bus Stand, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, newflat, lift, covered car park,power back-up, no brokers.Ph: 98408 07181.

WEST MAMBALAM,Baroda Street, 750 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2-wheeler parking, price Rs. 65lakhs. Ph: 73583 57499.

WEST MAMBALAM, BRP1st Street, near RailwayStation, spacious hall, dining,2nd floor flat, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 800 sq.ft, plinth area,UDS 640 sq.ft, 35 years old,vitrified tiles, semi furnished,Rs. 66 lakhs. Ph: 82485 16973.

ASHOK NAGAR, 1st

Avenue, on 100 FeetRoad, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, UDS 527 sq.ft(52%), 1st floor, lift,reserved car park,East facing, 2 bal-conies, Rs. 1.15crores (nego.). Ph:94442 15263.

T. NAGAR, Burkit Road, 2bedrooms, 655 sq.ft, 3rd floor,lift, car park, 24 years old,price Rs. 65 lakhs (negotiable).Ph: 98410 73168, 9381333367.

T. NAGAR, HabibullahRoad, 1500 sq.ft, UDS 1150sq.ft, 3 bedrooms flat, hall,kitchen, wood work, car park,14 years old, price Rs. 1.50crores. Ph: 98414 06777.

RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALSAIDAPET (West), No. 9,

Gandhi Street, Abid Colony,near Railway Station &Kathipara, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1500 sq.ft, individual1st floor house, apartmentstyle, covered car park, purevegetarians, Brahminspreferred. Ph: 98410 98601,98410 98606.

WEST MAMBALAM, 20,Deepashram Flat, Giri Stret,near SRM Hospital, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, dining,700 sq.ft, 1st floor, 24 hourswater, no car park, rent Rs.14000,small vegetarian family,no brokers. Ph: 98414 11839,4351 2424.

WEST MAMBALAM, 13,Appasamy Street, near KaliBari Temple, single bedroom,hall, kitchen, ground floor,verandah, 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 12000, Brahmins only.Ph: 98849 88753, 2484 0943.

K. K. NAGAR, 11, 51st

Street, 9th Sector, near PSBBSchool, 3 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 1st floor,closed car park, rent Rs.25000, vegetarians only, nobrokers. Ph: 99942 79969.

T.NAGAR, No.26, ShivajiStreet, near bus terminus, 3bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1050sq.ft, 1st floor, no car parking,small family, no brokers, ph:93803 32269, 90877 07417.

WEST MAMBALAM, 4/13,Malar Flat, BRP 1st Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, studyroom, 980 sq.ft, 1st floor, rentRs. 20000, maintenance Rs.650, small Brahmin family only.Ph: 94470 61854.

WEST MAMBALAM, 143/116, Lake View Road, oppositeHindi Vidyalaya PrimarySchool Lane, last house, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,individual ground floor house,2-wheeler parking, veg-etarians only, rent Rs. 14000.Ph: 2474 4340, 94444 91464.

MAHALINGAPURAM, 24,Kamdar Nagar Main Road, 2-bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 770sq.ft, balcony, ready forimmediate occupation, opencar park. Ph: 94431 58874.

WEST MAMBALAM, 19/8,Janakiraman Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor flat, Western &Indian toilet, 24 hours water,2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.16200, advance 10 months(negotiable), no brokers. Ph:94442 41614, 83009 41614.

ASHOK NAGAR, 11/6, 62nd

Street, near Little FlowerSchool, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, approx 900 sq.ft,ground floor, rent Rs. 16500 +maintenance, no pets, smallvegetarian family only, nobrokers. Ph: 94444 22596.

WEST MAMBALAM, 10/14, Sarvapriya Rajago-palchetty Street, behindAyodhya Mandapam, newlybuilt, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining, balconies, 1150 sq.ft,no lift, marble flooring,woodwork, lights, fan, 24 hourswater, rent Rs. 23000,Brahmins / vegetarians. Ph:94453 91930.

WEST MAMBALAM, 25/12, Velu Street, 3 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft,independent 2nd floor, lift, carpark, rent Rs. 21000. Ph: 9444149959.

WEST MAMBALAM, 1/3,Kamakshipuram 1st Street,near Postal Colony, 4bedrooms, hall, kitchen,independent 1st floor house,semi furnished, A/c, 3 phase,covered car park, rent Rs.35000, vegetarians familyonly, no pets, no brokers,ready to occupation. Ph: 9952096047.

ASHOK NAGAR, 8,Saptaswara Apartment, 1st

Avenue (100 Feet Road), nextto Corporation Bank, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, semi furnished, office /residential. Ph: 99627 56146.

KODAMBAKKAM, 11,Rangarajapuram 3rd Street,near 5 Lights, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmin only,no brokers, inspection onSaturday & Sunday between 9a.m & 12 noon. Ph: 9952045367.

KODAMBAKKAM, 11,Rangarajapuram 3rd Street,near 5 Lights, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmin only,no brokers, inspection onSaturday & Sunday between 9a.m & 12 noon. Ph: 9884202999.

WEST MAMBALAM, 33/15, Postal Colony 3rd Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1st floorflat, well furnished, A/c, 2-wheeler parking, vegetariansonly, no brokers, visit 10 a.mto 12.30 p.m & 3 p.m to 5 p.m.Ph: 98406 97962.

WEST MAMBALAM, 9/1,Krishnamoorthy Street, nearBakya Hotel, 635 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, vegetarians only.Ph: 73388 78980, 9500940702.

WEST MAMBALAM, 11/6,Appasamy Street, 810 sq.ft, 2bedrooms, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, Rs. 18000,advance Rs. 1 lakh. Ph: 9445419696, 94449 79675.

WEST MAMBALAM, ShiridiNivas, 13/1, Ellaiamman KoilStreet, 780 sq.ft, ground floor,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,individual house, 2-wheelerparking only, rent Rs. 15000(negotiable), pure vegetarians/Brahmins only, no brokers.Ph: 4551 8287, 98406 13439.

T. NAGAR, 3, WasonStreet, independent 1st floorportion, vegetarians, rent Rs.10000, no brokers. Ph: 9841040883.

ASHOK NAGAR, 9, Flat 4,, Kamakshi Apartment, 10th

Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, semi furni-shed, open car park, vegetar-ians only, ready for occupation,rent Rs. 18000. Ph: 9600968925, 99624 70196.

WEST MAMBALAM, 13/6,Thulukkanam Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining, covered car park, brandnew, Brahmins/vegetarians,no brokers. Ph: 98406 34036,72008 42251.

WEST MAMBALAM, 22,Rajaji Street, near ThambiahRoad, 2 bedrooms apartment,hall, kitchen, balcony, bathattached, 1st floor, wood work,cupboard, loft, car park, rentRs. 15000. Ph: 99520 06859,98411 93685.

WEST MAMBALAM, 31/6,Velu Street, 1st floor flat, 700sq.ft, rent Rs. 16000 +advance, 2-wheeler parking,vegetarians only, no brokers.Ph: 94444 05115, 8939332688.

K.K. NAGAR, 1D, Ragas,M-46, S.V. Lingam Salai, nearPSBB & Jawahar School &Vadapalani Metro, brand new,spacious 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, lift, covered car park,24 hours water & security,rent Rs. 25000, Brahmins only,pure vegetarians, no brokers.Inspection on Sunday, 10 a.mto 4 p.m. Ph: 98403 39780,80568 98034.

ASHOK NAGAR, 50, 100Feet Road, near LakshmanSruti, 900 sq.ft, 2 bedroomsflat, hall, kitchen, reservedcar park, 3rd floor, lift, rent Rs.18500, maintenance Rs. 1500.Ph: 91591 55575.

WEST MAMBALAM, 2A/5,Periyar Ramasamy Street,near Mettupalayam andRaghava Reddy Colony,single bedroom, hall, kitchen,1st floor, rent Rs. 7000,Brahmins only, no brokers.Ph: 98405 13200.

WEST MAMBALAM, 38,Baroda Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st

floor, covered car park, rentRs. 22000, Brahmin familyonly, no brokers. Ph: 9944861161.

T. NAGAR, 20, Gopala-krishna Street, 2 rooms, hall,kitche, verandah, 1st floor, 2restrooms (1 attahced & 1common), conventional, aged,rent Rs. 25000, vegetarians,inspection call R.Muralidharan. Ph: 8056261869, 944446 11869.

T. NAGAR, 20, Gopala-krishna Street, 1 self containedroom, 1st floor house, ideal forsingle person clean habits,rent Rs. 10000, inspectioncall R. Muralidharan. Ph: 8056261869, 944446 11869.

WEST MAMBALAM, 11,Arya Gowda Road, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900sq.ft, 3rd floor, lift, semifurnished, common car park,Brahmin / vegetarian familyonly. Ph: 86103 73069, 9940552372.

T. NAGAR, 23/40, SarojiniApartment, Sarojini Street, 2bedrooms, large hall, 1100sq.ft, 1st floor, no lift,woodwork, balcony, A/c, nocar park, rent Rs. 18000,vegetarians only. MaathavanSPS. Ph: 94444 01575, 9841033667.

WEST MAMBALAM, 6,Sankara Narayana Flat, E-8,Kuppaiah Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, modular kitchen, 740sq.ft, 3rd floor, woodwork,wardrobe, glazed tiles,2-wheeler parking only, rent Rs.14300. Ph: 96000 46501.

T. NAGAR, 15, JayendraApartment, JagadeswaranStreet, Pondy Bazaar, behindBrilliant Tutorials, 550 sq.ft,ground floor flat, 3-phase, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.14000, small family. Ph:944440 71988.

CHROMPET, 49, SriramApartment, South Nagar, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1st

floor, car park, rent Rs. 11500,advance Rs. 55000. Ph: 9962902852.

WEST MAMABALM, 50,Baroda Street, nearDuraisamy Subway, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, penthouse, 700 sq.ft, posh flat,car park, rent Rs. 15000,residential / office (withoutboard), executive bachelors.Ph: 88257 45692.

WEST MAMBALAM, 1,Easwaran Koil Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,ground floor, 2-wheelerparking. Ph: 97910 14943,79047 49843.

WEST MAMBALAM, 31,Shanti Apartment, KuppamRoad, 1 bedroom, hall,kitchen, 2nd floor, semifurnished, Brahmins only. Ph:94980 38289, 94449 03147.

WEST MAMBALAM, 10/15, Hanumar Koil Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, rentRs. 12000. Ph: 98410 73168,99522 82829.

KODAMBAKKAM, 15, AzizNagar 1st Street, nearRaghavendra KalyanaMandapam, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, independent groundfloor portion, no car park,Brahmins / vegetarians only.Ph: 2472 7888, 98416 15465.

WEST MAMBALAM, 3/2,Lake View Road Extension,opposite Sri MuthalammanTemple, 2 bedrooms, 1200sq.ft, 1st floor, semi furnished,covered 2-wheeler parking,rent Rs. 25000, Brahmins only,no brokers. Ph: 2485 3243,89395 96334.

WEST MAMBALAM, 18/52, Subramanian Street,upstairs, 1 bedroom, kitchen,big verandah, rent Rs. 8000,ideal for 2 bachelors, Brahminonly. 2489 8054, 94458 89528.

WEST MAMBALAM, 58-B/65, Chakrapani StreetExtension, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1100 sq.ft, 2nd floor,lift, new flat, covered car park,vegetarians only, 24 hourswater, South facing, rent Rs.22000 + maintenance. Ph:73586 20534, 82487 90680.

WEST MAMBALAM, 38-D, Station Road, near BagyaHotel, 2 bedrooms, 850 sq.ft,1st floor flat, no lift, Western &Indian toilets, North facing, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs.15000, Brahmins only. Ph:99620 93988, 98407 30155.

WEST MAMBALAM, 36/29, Umapathy Street, 2bedrooms, 2 halls, kitchen,950 sq.ft, 1st floor, openterrace, 2 toilets, 24 hourswater, Brahmins only. Ph:2473 2183.

T. NAGAR, 3, VivekanandaStreet, behind Tata Croma,North Usman Raod, 900 sq.ft,ground floor, single bedroom,attached bath, kitchen, hall,pooja, additional bathroom,rent Rs. 15000. Ph: 8778683923.

WEST MAMBALAM, 23/11, Shree AnjaneyaApartment, Thambiah Road,555 sq.ft, ground floor, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, openservice area 150 sq.ft, rentRs. 11500, maintenance Rs.800, 6 months advance,Brahmins only. Ph: 8939524649, 97890 62097.

WEST MAMBALAM, 113,Arya Gowda Road, near JaiBajaj Auto, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1st floor, rent Rs.16000. Ph: 98418 22112.

WEST CIT NAGAR, AnandFlats, West Road, near AlphaSchool, Vijay Nursing Home,More supermarket & ThangamJeevan, 400 sq.ft, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, groundfloor, rent Rs. 8000. Ph: 9940196631, 4859 2993.

WEST MAMBALAM, 5/3,Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street,near Sankara Madam, portionfor office as well as for smallBrahmin family, rent Rs. 5000.Ph: 94428 71356.

ASHOK NAGAR, 17, 1st

Avenue, near SaravanaBhavan, 980 sq.ft, 3rd floor,lift, office space, car park. Ph:72996 36272, 4315 3250.

Kali Bari anniversarycelebrations on Jan. 15By Our Staff Reporter

Special programs have been organized inMadras Kali Bari (12, Umapathy StreetExtension, West Mambalam) on Monday, Jan.15 as part of its 38th anniversary celebrations.

The following is the program:5 a.m: Sri Sri Chandi Path8 a.m: Sri Sri Ratanti Kalika Abhisek.10.30 a.m: Nitya Puja6 p.m: Sandhya arati by Sri Gautamanandaji

Maharaj (Vice President, Sri RamakrishnaMutt) in the presence of Nilanjan Chakrabarty(President, Madras Kali Bari) and A. N.Srinivasa Rao (Founder member).

7 p.m: Prize distribution of competitionwinners.

9 p.m: Sri Sri Ratanti Kalika puja.11 p,m: Sri Sri Ratanti Kalika homam.All are welcome.More details can be had in 2483 7170.

Free ‘PersonalityDevelopment’ program forstudents tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

Sundarsan and his team will conduct a freespecial session on ‘Personality development’for students in the age group of 5 to 15 yearsfrom 10 a.m to noon on Sunday, Jan. 7 in Circlelibrary Kids Section, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar.

More details can be had in 2371 9319 or98418 82138.

Talk on ‘Thiru Arutpa’on Jan. 11

M. Somasundaram will be give a talk on‘Thiru Arutpa’ at 6.30 p.m on Thursday, Jan.11in Vallalar Thondu Niruvanam (8, 10th Street,Annai Sathya Nagar, Nesapakkam).

All are welcome.More details can be had in2474 1596 and 98849 57353.

Talk on Thiru Arutpa onTuesday

Under the auspices of Vallalar SanmargaSangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: 9445343706), D. Selva Boopathi will give a discourseon ‘Thiru Arutpa – ªîŒõñE ñ£¬ôªîŒõñE ñ£¬ôªîŒõñE ñ£¬ôªîŒõñE ñ£¬ôªîŒõñE ñ£¬ô’ onTuesday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m, in Sakthi VinayagarTemple (P. T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

By Our StaffReporter

K. Vasu (residentof 64/84, CanalBank Road, CITNagar) has beenselling Pongal potsfrom his residencefor more than threedecades.

“Apart fromregular customers,I also get orders for

Sells decorative pots for Pongal

decorative pots from companies,” he said.Vasu said that the prices of the pots range from Rs. 150 to Rs. 600

depending on the size and design.He also sells flower pots, earthen lamps and pots used during

marriage ceremonies.He gets stocks from Chengalpattu, Periyapalayam and other areas.His contact number is 97103 88220.Pongal pots are also sold in pavement shops in Arya Gowda Road,

Kodambakkam High Road and Jafferkhanpet.

Project contestfor collegestudents

Anna University’sCentre for TechnologyDevelopment andTransfer (CTDT) hasinvited applications for‘Students Innovative’and ‘Young Faculty’projects. Pre-finalyear students fromuniversity depart-ments and centers canupload the abstract oftheir projects online byJan. 7.

The selectedprojects will bedisplayed at theexhibition to be held onJan. 24.

Amidst strike, rush at SETCcountersBy Our Staff Reporter

Amidst the state-wide flash strike called by SETC and MTCunions, there was still rush at SETC counters for booking longdistance bus tickets on account of Pongal holidays.

The counters will remain open from 10 a.m to 8 p.m on all daysat T. Nagar bus terminus.

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By Our Staff ReporterSaraswati (a resident of

Saidapet) was found sellingcolour powders for kolam dur-ing Pongal festival on the pave-ment of Arya Gowda Road,West Mambalam.

She told Mambalam Timesthat she and her husbandAnandan have been sellingcolour powders for the past fiveyears during Pongal season.

“My husband is a painterand I sell flowers outside atemple in Saidapet on the otherdays,” she said.

Colour powders for Pongal kolam

The colours are available in 10 shades. The colours are priced at Rs. 20 for 250 gm.

Appeal fordonations forAnnadaanamBy Our Staff ReporterSri Azhwargal Achar-

yargal Kainkarya Sabha(13, Kasi ViswanatharStreet, West Mambalam)will conduct its 18th annual‘Garuda Utsavam’ inThirunangur Divya DesamTemple (Thiruvalli-Thirunagari, near Sirkazhi)on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Thousands of devoteesfrom all over Tamilnadu willparticipate in the festival.The Sabha has appealed fordonations in cash or kind forthe Annadaanam for thedevotees during the festival.

For contributions, call90251 11829 / 90428 13964.

By Our StaffReporter

More than 200 per-sons were standing ina serpentine queue atT. Nagar Bus Termi-nus on Jan. 3 to get thefree bus tokens for se-nior citizens.

MTC issues10 freetokens a month.

“I have been stand-ing in the line for onehour,” said R. Selvam(a resident of Tham-biah Road, West Mam-balam). “Beneficiarieshave been requestingMTC to issue the free

Long queue for free bus tokens

tokens on a quarterly basis (30tokens at a time) to give moreflexibility of time to the com-

muter to use the tokens. It willalso ease the work of thecounter staff and save senior

citizens from having to standfor long hours in the queue ev-ery month,” he added.

Rice store offersgift hampersBy Our Staff Reporter

K. Subramaniam & Co. (6,South West Boag Road, T.Nagar), rice store, is offeringgift hampers on purchase ofRs. 1,500 and above tillSunday, Jan. 14.

The gift hamper will includecommodities like rice andjaggery. It also offers free doordelivery and accepts credit anddebit cards. It has a branch inOld Washermenpet.

More details can be had in2433 7516 or 2433 7526.

By Our Staff ReporterMTC buses have not been

halting at Krishna Temple stopon Thanikachalam Road, nearits junction with MasilamaniStreet, T. Nagar for severalmonths.

A regular commuter saidthat there was no priorinformation from MTC aboutthe discontinuation of theKrishna Temple stop.

Nearby residents toldMambalam Times that theyare forced to walk a kilometreto Nair Road stop to boardbuses.

The stop had been servingthe nearby residents for morethan two decades, they added.

Buses not stopping at Krishna Templestop

They have appealed to MTCofficials to include the stop in

the routes for the benefit ofcommuters.

An autorickshawdamaged in an accidenthas been lying on thepavement adjoiningCorporation Park, nearthe junction of 4th Avenueand 1st Avenue in AshokNagar, for severalmonths. The vehicle,lying in front of the trafficsignal post at thejunction, is blocking theentire pavement widthforcing pedestrians towalk on the road at thebusy junction.

Will the traffic officialstake action to remove thevehicle from the location?

Damaged autorickshaw blocks pavementnear busy junction

VishnuSahasranaamachanting onSaturdays

Mass chanting of VishnuSahasranaamam will be heldfrom 6 p.m to 6.30 p.m onSaturdays in Shirdi SaiMeditation Center (9A, MadleyRoad, T. Nagar).

All are welcome.For more details, call E. S.

Desikan in 73388 81066.