National Deworming Day observed on Feb 8.
On Feb 8, the staff of Urban Primary Health Centre at C P Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet observed the National Deworming Day. They conducted a mass deworming drive by freely distributing …
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New beach cleaning machines starts operating at Marina.
Recently, a set of 8 beach cleaning machines have been procured by the Greater Chennai Corporation for the Marina Cleaning drive. Of the 8 machines, 2 will operate at Elliot’s …
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Observing Road Safety week at Marina.
As a part of 30th Road Safety Week from Feb 4 to Feb 10, D5 Marina Traffic Police is conducting various traffic awareness programmes throughout this week. On Feb 4, …
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Driving licence and RC – Now as Smart Cards
Driving licence and vehicle registration certificates (RC) are now given in the form of Smart Cards. Transport Minister M.R.Vijayabhaskar inaugurated the smart card system for licences and vehicle registration certificates …
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MLA switches on high-mast lamps at St Mary’s Road playground
Mylapore MLA R. Nataraj formally switched on the high-mast lamps at the Chennai Corporation playground on St. Mary’s Road, R A Puram this Wednesday. It was an informal event. Eight …
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This food joint converts blouse, salwar material leftovers to make shopping bags
At Fried Mirchi, a food joint at East Mada Street you get parcels in a cloth bag – in case you are not carrying one. And these cloth bags are …
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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 …
Read MoreRevolving 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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