HR&CE directs temples to perform homams
A couple of days ago, HR&CE directed temples to perform homams. While Shaivaite temples have been asked to perform the Mritunjaya homam, Vaishnavite temples have been directed to perform the …
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Residents of Rani Meyammai Towers at MRC Nagar light lamps on balconies and front porches
In accordance with the prime minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to residents to light lamps and express solidarity with the fight against the coronavirus, the residents of Rani Meyammai Towers at …
Read MoreChennai Corporation offers counselling for people in distress
Chennai Corporation is offering counselling services to people who might feel anxious or stressful in this lockdown period. Says a Corporation worker, ” Professional counsellors will offer counselling in Tamizh, …
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Tailor Ponnuswamy walks from Virugambakkam to CIT Colony daily: to run his streetside tailoring unit
Despite lockdown, Ponnuswamy, the well-known tailor of C.I.T colony continues to provide tailoring services to the community here. With no transportation facilities available, the 72-year-old now walks all the way …
Read MoreChennai Corporation to allocate school buildings to shelter homeless people
Chennai Corporation has planned to allocate school buildings to serve as temporary shelters for homeless persons. This is being carried out to avoid congestion at its community halls that currently shelters …
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Lockdown leads to cancellation of ‘mikeless’ music kutcheri concert in Nageswara Rao Park
It is just past 7 a.m. on a Sunday, the morning of the first Sunday of the month when the Chess Square at the Nageswara Rao Park in Luz has for …
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Donate groceries to help visually challenged and physically challenged daily wage earners across the city
This couple in Mylapore is going around the city to help visually challenged and physically challenged daily wage earners during this lockdown. A.K.Arunachalam and his wife Geetha are residents of K.V.B …
Read MoreChanting religious hymns is keeping this community positive during lockdown
The residents of Dwaraka Apartments in Raja Street, Mandaveli are chanting religious hymns to keep themselves positive and motivated in the times of crisis. Says Ganga Sridhar, a resident of …
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The lockdown has not stopped these residents from segregating their waste
The residents of Anand Flats at Ranga Road, Mylapore who have been segregating their waste for quite some time now continue to do so in spite of the lockdown. Koil …
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Mylaporeans donate to morning effort to provide tea to nurses, civic workers and police
The effort to provide tea to some 100 civic workers daily after 7 a.m. in the Mylapore and San Thome areas has brought smiles on the faces of people who …
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This Mandaveli resident puts out snappy videos on Facebook to teach people basics of drawing
To help people learn the basics of drawing, Shivkumar, founder of Mandaveli based NGO Karam Korpom is putting out snappy videos on Facebook. The videos feature basic drawing tutorials made …
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Very few people are stepping out unnecessarily, say Mylapore Police
Mylapore police say that very few people are stepping out unnecessarily during the lockdown period. Since lockdown, police officers are deployed at various places in the neighbourhood to restrict the …
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