Women lead people in pulling ‘ther’ at Vaikasi festival
A goodly number of people participated in the ther ( chariot) procession of the ongoing Vaikasi festival of Sri Veleeswarar Temple on Sunday morning. Since it was a Sunday, the …
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Some streets, roads being milled for relaying work
Workers of a contractor of Greater Chennai Corporation have started milling Dr Ranga Road to relay this busy road. The section from Farida Stores near Abiramapuram up to the junction …
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Bridge across Poonga waters misused. Some drink in the open, others treat it as urinal
Karpagam Bridge (that runs across the Adyar estuary) connecting Mandavellipakkam and Karpagam Avenue, is a good vantage point to view the water birds at Tholkappia Poonga up close, while also …
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Traffic diversion off Tholkappia Poonga continues. Water channel work is on
For a few weeks now, vehicles on Dr D G S Dinakaran Road have had to slow down and negotiate a temporary diversion path at the junction of South Canal …
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GCC reserves pavement on Luz Church Road as vending zone
Greater Chennai Corporation has created formal hawking /vending zones across the city and reserved spaces even in Mylapore. In Mylapore, vending is to be permitted on the pavement off Luz …
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GCC park on Lazarus Church Road closed for improvement work
GCC is improving facilities at its park on Lazarus Church Road in R A Puram. The stone benches have been painted in multi-colours and additional pipelines are being laid for …
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Theatre and Story-telling. Show on June 7
Villains is a show which aims to blend theatre, poetry, paechu (Tamil poetic performance) and interactive storytelling for 90-minute immersive experience by Tale ‘O’ Meter. A note from the group says – it unfolds …
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Sale by small entrepreneurs. June 7. Alwarpet
SPARK – Season 1′ is an exhibition and sales event hosted by Rotary Club of Chennai Bharathi, happening on June 7 (Saturday) at 11 am to 9 pm at C …
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Crematorium remains shut. Burials take place
The GCC crematorium in Mylapore continues to remain shut despite a note from GCC saying operations would restart after May 30. On Thursday, on a visit to this place located …
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This space on Dr. R. K. Salai focuses on Montessori education of young children
Manisha Kanoria Lohia, founder of iSpark Holistic Happiness Studio in Mylapore focuses on imparting Montessori education to young children. Besides education, it also offers a non-mechanised gym, healthy cafe catering …
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Silent Reading Group meets this Sunday ( June 8). Story telling contest for children
The Silent Reading Group of Mylapore is hosting a story telling contest for children this Sunday, June 8 at Nageswara Rao Park, Luz. Open to children in the 5 to …
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If there is a rush for Aadhar Card registration at Mylapore PO, try the sub-PO in Gopalapuram
Since all newborns have to get an Aadhar card, there is aways a queue at Mylapore Post Office on Kutchery Road. On these rush days, parents have to carry the …
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