R. A. Puram Post Office moves to new address on R. K. Mutt Road
The R. A. Puram Post Office, once located at the corner of R. K. Mutt near the MTC’s Mandaveli bus terminus has now opened at a new address on R. …
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Thiruvalluvarpet badly seeks permanent solution to its monsoon flooding problem
A civic-conscious group residing in Thiruvalluvarpet is asking Mylapore’s MLA Dha Velu to study the area’s serious water-logging problem and the studies it has done to address this issue so …
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St Bede’s alumni meet on Jan.26 to be online
Due to the pandemic restrictions, the annual Old Bedeans alumni meet, AGM and fellowship will not be held on the St Bedes school campus this year too. A note from …
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The ‘manja pai’ campaign comes to Pattinapakkam neighbourhood
A Nagapattinam-based NGO conducted an awareness campaign in Srinivasapuram this week, asking people not to use low grade plastic, turn to using cloth bags while shopping and on climate change …
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Mukund Bharadwaj bags second prize in Kala Utsav, national cul-fest. Studies at P. S. Senior
Mukund Bharadwaj, a class XII student of P S Sr Sec School, Mylapore has bagged the second prize in the Kala Utsav national level competition in the classical vocal music …
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Former judge K. Chandru to be decorated with Dr Ambedkar Award
Retired judge K. Chandru was recently chosen by the Tamil Nadu state government for the Dr Ambedkar Award for 2021. The award comprising Rs 5 lakh cash, a gold medal …
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This band of volunteers assists local police. Its members were at their posts this ‘lockdown’ Sunday
62 year old V. P. Kumaresan is the owner of Nehru News Mart. He has been delivering newspapers from the time he was a seven year old boy. Interestingly, for …
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Surprise rain on Pongal morning. Rangolis greet people in inner streets of Mylapore
The surprise rain at dawn this morning washed out the plans of all those who had planned to design large kolams or rangolis at their doorstep for the celebration of …
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Paramapadam still sells on Vaikunta Ekadasi day. This woman was at temple street all day.
Making one’s way through the Paramapada Vaasal on the Vaikunta Ekadasi day is sacred for it is considered to be the ‘gateway to heaven’. While people made their way to …
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Math celebrates birthday of swami Vivekananda. School students, teachers participate
In the year 1985, the Government of India declared that 12th January of every year, the birthday of swami Vivekananda, should be celebrated as National Youth Day. Since then all …
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A less polluted Bhogi . . .
This Bhogi, a day to symbolically rid of useless materials and burn them on the eve of the Pongal festival seemed to be rather a quiet one. A quick check …
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St. John’s Snr. 1996 batchmates have a get-together. Group funds social needs.
The 1996 batch of alumni of St.John’s Senior Secondary School in Mandaveli met up for a special party in late December. The get-together was attended by 39 people and 15 …
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