Pongal fest in R. K. Nagar on Sunday
Pongal celebrations are to be held on Sunday, January 10 at Thiruveedhi Amman Koil Sreet in R K Nagar in R A Puram. They begin at 8 am and will …
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Deepa engages children online with cultural activities; here is a Pongal plan
R. A. Puram resident Deepa ( seen in the first photo) used time she gained when she suspended her work as a journalist to take care of her young family …
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San Thomite celebrates 100th birthday: Leela is known for her wow food and attractive embroidery
Grace Leela Joshua Moses – ‘Mumma’ to close friends and family – recently celebrated her 100th birthday. A resident of Rosary Church Street in San Thome for many decades now, …
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People queue at ration shops to pick up Pongal special package
People have begun lining up outside local area ration shops to collect the Pongal special package that the state has arranged for the festival. The offer is available only to …
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Big rush at Sri Ayyappa Temple. Pandemic rules not observed.
Sunday morning. 10 a. m. There are at least one thousand people inside and outside the Sri Ayyappa Temple in MRC Nagar. An hour later, that number has doubled. And …
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Installation on P. S. Senior campus: to remember alumni, teachers
The ‘Shrivatsa’ is a specially designed installation raised inside the campus of P. S. Senior School by the Class of 1993. A large bell that is part of the installation …
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Covid vaccine: dry run held for health workers at San Thome health centre
Chennai Corporation has started today what it calls ‘dry runs’ of administering the vaccine against Covid-19. One such exercise was held today, January 2 at the Public Health Centre of …
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Two new mini clinics open in the neighbourhood
Two new mini-clinics have recently opened in Mylapore. While one is at Mandaveli Street, inside the premises of Chennai Corporation’s night shelter, the other one is at Kamarajar Salai, R.A.Puram, …
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R. K. Nagar community starts to improve civic conditions, inspired by a neighbour
Residents of Ramakrishna Nagar in R. A. Puram are realising that the quality of life improves when they join hands to segregate waste, nurture greenery, discipline parking on the streets …
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Marina is the destination on new year’s morning
As the sun came out on the first morning of the new year, 2021 Marina beach welcomed a stream of families to its sands. Families who were dressed in their …
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New Year glides into a quiet neighbourhood
A strange silence hung all around one place in this part of the city that celebrates the coming of the new year in all gusto. The roundabout at the P. …
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Heads of state agencies managing Mylapore given certificates for their work during cyclone Nivar
The heads of all local area civic agencies have been formally thanked for their services to the Mylapore community when cyclone Nivar and the subsequent rains battered the neighbourhood. Each …
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