NGO seeks help to provide job opportunities for homeless men
Due to lockdown, over 60 homeless men in the neighbourhood, who were working for marriage caterers have lost their jobs. These men are under the care of Banyan, the NGO …
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Hamsanadam Music School kickstarts silver jubilee celebrations. Concerts of senior students go ‘live’
Hamsanadam Music School, founded by music guru, Dr. Shubha Ganesan ( seen in the photo) , is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Every year, in the month of September, …
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Coming to the aid of people who desperately need help . . .
These are times when people seek help, desperately. Because they may not source this easily elsewhere. At Mylapore Times, we receive at least one request for information or advice or …
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Post offices in Mylapore will open subscription for Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme from Aug 3 to 7
Post offices in Mylapore will open subscription for government-run Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme from August 3 to 7. Under this scheme, people can invest in non-physical gold at a …
Read MoreThis Mandaveli group of residents voluntarily asks for ‘fever’ camp after three test positive
When three people tested positive for coronavirus at Sivaraman Street, Mandaveli yesterday, the members of the association there decided to request the health department to conduct a fever camp in …
Read MoreReach Mylapore DCP over WhatsApp to get your grievances redressed
Now, you can directly reach Mylapore DCP over WhatsApp video call to get your grievances redressed. Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal launched this new facility on Monday. The service …
Read MoreFood for night duty civic workers: effort continues because of donors
Donors in small measure have managed to keep going the community effort to provide night duty civic workers with snacks. Community activist Baskar Seshadri arranges for this to be distributed …
Read MoreDCP of Mylapore tests virus positive; officer deputed to take charge for time being
DCP of Mylapore, G. Shashank Sai, who was recently appointed to this post has tested positive for the virus. Says a staff at the DCP’s office on Kutchery Road, “The …
Read MoreFitness enthusiasts use empty flyovers to walk on lockdown evening
Fitness enthusiasts were seen walking up and down the empty flyovers in Alwarpet and in Royapettah High Road ( Jammi Buildings side) on Sunday evening as the lockdown faded on …
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A Panguni fest tradition practised in pandemic times: by this community at Mathala Narayanan Street. This time food for homeless.
Though the annual Panguni festival of Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple got cancelled in March, this small community of Mylaporeans at Mathala Narayanan Street, Mylapore did not break its tradition of distributing …
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NGOs do their bit to campaign for wearing masks and keep distances in busy spaces
Voluntary bodies are doing their bit to remind people to stick to pandemic time good practices – wear masks properly, washing your hands if you have been using them all …
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We may re-open mosque for Bakrid if government allows, says Chief Imam of Jumma Masjid
Heads of the Jumma Masjid at Kutchery Road, Mylapore are mulling over the idea of re-opening the mosque for the upcoming Bakrid festival. Says Syed Masood Jamali, Chief Imam, Jumma …
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