Restaurants shutting down
Many restaurants in the heart of have firmly downed their shutters since Monday night. Though the state has allowed takeaways when the lockdown order comes into force on Tuesday evening. …
Read More Urban Primary Health Centre at C. P. Ramaswamy Road is closed
On Monday, the Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) at C.P.Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet was closed. However, it is not clear why the centre was shut. A few months ago, the centre …
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Chennai Corporation rescues homeless persons in Mylapore
Chennai Corporation has rescued around 120 homeless persons in Mylapore and accommodated them at its shelter on Market Street, Mandaveli. People who were stranded due to cancelled bus and train …
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Coronavirus: St. Isabel’s hospital in Luz takes precautionary measures
St. Isabel’s Hospital in Luz has started taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. On Monday, people entering the hospital were screened to check if they showed flu-like …
Read MoreSix-kaala pooja being performed in Agamic way at Sri Kapali Temple
Sans devotees, the traditional six Kaala Pooja is being performed in an Agamic way at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore. The only service personnel inside the temple complex are the …
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Frenetic shopping in big stores, business as usual on mada streets
Large as well as small stores are seeing frenetic shopping activity since 5 p.m. in the Mylapore area as people stock up for the lockdown ahead. Stores in San Thome …
Read MoreMylapore wakes up to a less-busy Monday morning: all temples closed, shops open
Mylapore slowly got back to normal times on Monday after the ‘curfew’ imposed on the city on Sunday to battle the virus. Traffic was less than usual on the main …
Read MoreVirus effect: Extra precautions at exam centres
The last of the state public exams for Std. 11 and 12 are being held this week and the authorities at local exam centres made sure that the students taking …
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Vidya Mandir’s cricket team are runners up at inter school tournament
At the finals of the PSBB (K. K. Nagar) inter school U-10 tournament held in the city recently, the ‘A’ team from Vidya Mandir, Mylapore (seen in the picture) were …
Read MoreCoronavirus: Schools and colleges make plans to switch over to online classes
With the lockdown extended till March 31, several schools and colleges in the neighbourhood have started drawing up schedules for online classes. At Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, principal Shoba Raman says, …
Read MoreCoronavirus: Artist Priya Natarajan starts taking online classes
Priya Natarajan, an artist who has been working on temple sketches for 25 years, has been taking art classes for children and adults in the neighbourhood for quite some time …
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Senior cricket umpire stays home after long worklife and plays pallankuzhi with family
Alamelumangapuram resident R. Rajesh Kannan, a Top 80 professional umpire in the rolls of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) who played for IOB in the TNCA first division …
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