Marriages in 12 hrs, thank you. The Mandavelipakkam experience.
Nowadays, when T. R. Prakash, the secretary of Kalyana Nagar Association at Mandavelipakkam gets a call from people wanting to fix a hall he manages here for a wedding, they …
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Slum Board tenements community in R. A. Puram protest demolition of old blocks; they say it is badly timed
Residents of the sprawling TN Slum Clearance Board colony in Vaniyampathi in R. K. Nagar ( in R A Puram zone) staged a protest in the campus on Tuesday morning …
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Children can take walks, exercise but must practise social distancing, says Dr. Benny, paediatrician
With schools closed, children have not had the opportunity to socialize with their friends or go out and play. Now that things are slowly getting back to normal, they can …
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1992 batch alumni of San Thome School provides funds to educate poor students
The 1992 batch alumni of San Thome Higher Secondary School has reached out to the school this season to support students whose families have not been able to pay the …
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Mobile ration store service launched: MLA flags it off in Mylapore
The Tamil Nadu government has launched mobile ration stores to enable ration-card holders who reside some distance away from neighbourhood ration shops to get their rations locally. In the Mylapore …
Read MorePublic can now call city police at night for any kind of emergency help
As part of its newest initiative, Chennai City police have started carrying out night rounds in the neighbourhood. Now, the public can call the police on all days between 11 …
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Thirumayilai Railway Station bears a new look. Glass ceilings replaced there.
On Dec 4, 2018, Vana Narayanan, an advocate and resident of Muthu Street, Mylapore wrote to the prime minister’s grievance cell – Ministry of Railway, about the need to repair …
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YMIA celebrates Dr. Annie Besant’s death anniversary
Yesterday the members of Young Men’s Indian Association marked the 87th death anniversary of philanthropist and educationist Dr. Annie Besant at their premises at R. H. Road, Mylapore. P. G. …
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Fishing takes place in Adyar estuary, river
If you are standing on what is called the ‘broken bridge’ on the Besant Nagar side of the area where the Adyar river flows into the sea or strolling on …
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Rs.4 lakhs granted to 44 students in need of help by Mylapore Times Charitable Trust
This year, 44 students from eight schools located in the Mylapore neighborhood received monetary support from the Mylapore Times Charitable Trust ( MTCT ). And the total amount that was …
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‘Bhoomika’ provides rations to 30 families in Srinivasapuram
Bhoomika Trust, a city based voluntary body which has been doing some remarkable work the past months since the pandemic broke out, helping the helpless, migrants, daily-wagers and artisans besides …
Read MoreBilliards and Snooker Assn. club opens one section at Mandaveli premises
Like other sports clubs, the Tamilnadu Billiards and Snooker Association which is based at Devanathan Street, Mandaveli too closed down their doors during the lockdown. They have however opened up …
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