Chennai Metro prelim work begins at R. A. Puram playground
Chennai Metro rail project work which covers Mandaveli – R A Puram zone has picked up in its preliminary stage in this area. Just now, the Chennai Corporation playground at …
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Dark days at fest time for this small band of potters
This will be the second ‘dark’ festival season for a very small band of traditional potters who dot a lane off Mylapore’s Royapettah High Road. Opposite Sri Anjaneya Temple. The …
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Mooshika vahana procession on Friday evening at Sri Kapali Temple
At Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, there will be an abhisekam for Narthana Vinayaka this Friday morning on the occasion of Vinayaka Chathurthi. In the evening at 7.30pm following the deepa aarathanai, …
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1984 batch alumni of San Thome School planning ‘grand’ Reunion
The 1984 batch alumni of San Thome Higher Secondary School met for the first time as a group at a club in Gandhi Nagar on Sunday last. It is planning …
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Kozhukkattai, pongal, sundal and vadais: order for the festival
Mami Tiffen Stall on Mylapore’s Pitchu Pillai Street is a popular destination for foodies seeking traditional snacks. For Vinayaka Chathurti, the team here is making special sweet and spicy kozhukattai …
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Lockdown restrictions a big dampener on Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations
For many years, the Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations at the Nava Sakthi Vinayakar Temple near Luz Circle have been a grand seven-day event culminating in a street procession on the final …
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Alwarpet school shut down after one student reports Covid positive
The Grove School inside the campus of C. P. Ramaswamy Foundation in Alwarpet has been shut down after one student reported to have tested Covid positive. The school was closed …
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Book on Sanskrit compositions of Madurai G. S. Mani released
The book release function of Dr Usha Prasad’s book “Rajapujita Ramyam – Stuti Gitams”, 101 Sanskrit compositions of Madurai G S Mani was held on August 26 at Arkay Convention …
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Chennai launch of Shashi Tharoor’s book at C. P. R. Foundation campus. Sept.9.
The Chennai launch of the book ‘The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What it means to be Indian’ by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, followed by a discussion between Tharoor …
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Is your rainwater harvesting system really effective? Metrowater is on a campaign to remind you.
The zonal team of Metrowater is on a localised, focussed campaign on rainwater harvesting. To remind residents that this is the time to take a good look at their RWH …
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A dirty wall and the space around gets makeover, the area in R. A. Puram is pleasant. Community action.
The stretch of Canal Bank Road from the junction of R A Puram First Cross Street measuring to a length of 140 feet was the most misused spot here. Scrapped …
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Vimala Miss: the grand old PT teacher of Vidya Mandir
When we hear the word ‘Physical Training’ the image that usually runs across our minds is a strict PT master with a long stick in his hand, standing in the middle …
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