Yet another drive to clear hawkers from streets, pavements
Yet another drive to clear pavement hawkers in the Mylapore zone was held – this time on Jan 21 evening the pavement shops on Venkatesa Agraharam Road opposite Saibaba Temple …
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Revolving gate at Nageswara Rao Park problematic, say users
The locked main gates at Nageswara Rao Park forces people to use the revolving gates but this direction is getting on the nerves of some Mylaporeans who use this park …
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Ration-card holders queue outside shops to get Pongal gift
Ration shops across the neighbourhood have been busy hubs since morning as news spread that the state’s Pongal gift – Rs.1000 and a sari/dhoti would be given to all ration …
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Ban on plastic: Sundaram Finance gifts cloth bags to hawkers, store on mada streets
The ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’ campaign organised by Sundaram Finance on the Mada Streets in Mylapore began as 2018 came to an end. Ahead of the ban on plastic …
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Plastic ban: local temples begin to ask people to turn to cloth bags
The temple management of Sri Kapaleeswar Temple, with the help of Mylai Kalai Pournami Bhakti Valam, enforced the plastic ban in the temple campus from Jan 1. The volunteers of the …
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Some shops on mada streets begin to offer jute, cloth bags to shoppers
With the ban on ‘bad’ plastics close at hand, there are some developments at local stores. Giri Trading at North Mada Street is planning to put up a special stand …
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Corporation building toilets off Sri Kapali Temple tank, North Mada St.
A set of four toilets are under construction by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on the North Mada Street alongside but outside the Sri Kapali Temple tank. “Construction started a …
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Mandaveli youth learning waste management skills; plans to use them in local project
C. Aravindan, 22, a resident of Perumal Kovil Thotam (a TNSCB tenement) in Mandaveli is training for the ‘Master Trainer in waste management’ certificate in a course held under the …
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San Thome park for special children formally opened
The special park created in San Thome which provides loads of facilities and fun to special children was formally opened via video conference by chief minister Edappadi Palani Swami on …
Read MoreMetro: MLA’s statement, people’s voices
Mylapore Times has been speaking to Mylaporeans who will be affected by the Metro project in this zone. Here are their views. SADIQ ALI / businessman, Alwarpet resident We led …
Read MoreMetro: Two corridors to pass through heart of Mylapore
There are two corridors of Chennai Metro that are proposed for the future. And work on this has been on for some weeks now. Corridor 3 of the proposed Chennai …
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Metro: Mylaporeans debate, discuss project plans, land acquisition plans
Land acquisition notices were sent to all people in the Mylapore neighbourhood who were to be affected by the Corridor 3 and 4 of Phase 2 of Metro Rail project. …
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