Small businesses hit due to lockdown
Small businesses in Mylapore have started feeling the impact of the lockdown. They have been affected due to low footfalls. Consequently, the owners say they are facing financial problems now. …
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Corporation sprays disinfectant on Judge Jambulingam Road
Suresh Ranka, the general secretary of Mylapore based Judge Jambulingam Road Residents Association who is stuck in Malaysia as a result of the lockdown, spoke to Mylapore Times about some …
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Chennai Corporation plans to provide employment opportunities to homeless people it rescued
Chennai Corporation has planned to provide employment opportunities to homeless people it rescued in the recent past. The civic body says it will be carried out post lockdown when life …
Read MoreThese supermarkets will work reduced hours
Two supermarkets will now work reduced hours. Nilgiris at San Thome High Road, San Thome will now work only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spencers at Venkatakrishna Road, R. …
Read MoreSrinivasapuram residents, mostly daily wage earners in crisis. People keep crowding at street corners.
The livelihood of slum dwellers at Srinivasapuram seems to have worst hit due to the lockdown. Over 500 families reside in this colony off Loop Road in Marina. It includes …
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Lockdown affects hawkers of South Mada Street
Following the lockdown, hawkers of South Mada Street say they face business loss as fewer customers are visiting the market on a daily basis. Says Meenakshi, a vegetable hawker here, …
Read MoreBanyan shelter in San Thome takes extra precautions to prevent virus spread
For Banyan shelter in San Thome, taking care of their inmates at the time of Coronavirus spread has become a challenge. At present, there are 41 mentally challenged persons at …
Read MoreDue to staff shortage, Mylapore Head Post Office offers limited services; R. A. Puram post office is closed
Due to the shortage of staff, Mylapore head post office off Kutchery Road is offering only limited services like speed and registered posts. Says an official from Mylapore Head Post …
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Reading newspapers is keeping this group engaged at Corporation’s shelter
“Reading newspapers is our favourite pass time, ” said Akash sitting with his friends at Chennai Corporation’s shelter at Karaneeswarar Pagoda Street. Akash is a contract worker who works for …
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Residents of Rani Meyammai Towers use Zoom to chant hymns together
The residents of Rani Meyammai Towers at MRC Nagar have been using Zoom to keep the community together at this time of crisis. Jayashree Sundaresan, a resident, says, “All the …
Read MoreThis resident says her Ugadi celebration was low key this year
The lockdown has affected the Telugu community’s Ugadi celebration this year. Akila. S, a resident of Loganathan Colony, Mylapore says that she missed having relatives and friends over today. She …
Read MoreResidents of Ragamalika Apartments, Mandaveli take pledge to follow social distancing
At Ragamalika Apartments, Mandaveli, the residents have taken a pledge to strictly follow social distancing. Kalyani Muralidharan, a resident, says, ” All gates, save one, have been locked. Most of …
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