Single-use-plastics are back at the pavement shops in Mylapore
Two months after the ban on single-use plastics the plastic bags, cups and straws are back at many shops around the mada streets of Mylapore. The plastic items are also …
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Elections 2019: AIADMK keeps South Chennai, candidate could be named by weekend
The AIADMK is said to have told BJP, its ally that it will not part with the South Chennai seat which it holds now. And the buzz is that the …
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Cricket enthusiasts eagerly watch Australia-India match even as Panguni fest spirit spreads
Cricket draws people to TV sets wherever they are. Even as the Panguni festival spirit floats around Sri Kapali Temple, cricket enthusiasts, some twenty of them were watching the fifth …
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Panguni fest: Thirugnanasambandar’s Gnanapal incident enacted today
According to ancient texts, saint Thirugnanasambandar was less than five years old when Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati appeared before him. The goddess fed him some milk. When his father, …
Read MoreFundraiser concert for the differently abled: March 15
Sangarsh, a musical extravaganza conducted annually by the Rotaract club of CEG is coming up with its 17th edition this Friday at Music Academy. It is a fundraiser program for …
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Elections 2019: Makkal Needhi Maiam party begins interviewing applicants
Over 1000 people are said to have applied to the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) for a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections in April – May 2019. MNM party …
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Adikara Nandi makes its way around mada streets this morning
It is a little after 6 a.m. Outside Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore hundreds of devotees have assembled. It is the third day of the festival, the day when the deity …
Read More‘Bhakti Utsavam’ fest on now at Narada Gana Sabha
A series of Hindu spiritual talks, music and discourses form part of the Bhakti Utsavam fest that Kavasam TV is hosting at Narada Gana Sabha. Held from 5 p.m. daily …
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Festive mood sets in and around Sri Kapali Temple
A festive mood has set in and around Sri Kapali Temple. This evening, the mada streets looked like a village mela with the beautifully decorated pandals and pavement shops. Many nomadic …
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Officers of Fire and Rescue Services chop off a portion of ther shutter to enable its smooth passage
On March 12 at around 5.30 p.m. the officers of Fire and Rescue services chopped off the middle portion of the ther shutter in East Mada Street. It was performed …
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Terrace gardeners meet at Nageswara Rao Park, Luz
Last week, Nageswara Rao park played host of a different kind- a group of 50 people from the Chennai organic terrace gardeners (COTG), an online group on Facebook, met up …
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Elections 2019: political posters, graffiti removed
The walls which run on the south side of Greenways Road in R A Puram are stark. All the huge posters of the AIADMK have been removed – to respect …
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