Work on new drains in Alwarpet zone to be completed soon
The storm water drain civic work which was started a month ago in some parts of Alwarpet is nearing completion. This project had necessitated the closure of TTK Road at …
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In a nook hugging Mosque Street end, is this busy woman tailor
Vishwamitra Thailagam is a nook you may miss when you swing into Mosque Street from Mandaveli Street side. This is the nook where Lakshmi carries out all kinds of tailoring …
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Obituary: Bhama Balakrishnan
Alwarpet-based Carnatic vocalist and teacher Geetha Raja’s mother Bhama Balakrishnan, passed away on October 4 at the age of 90. She was born and raised in Umayalpuram, and after her …
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Obituary: A. Sankara Narayanan of Mandaveli
A. Sankara Narayanan (fondly called Naaju by friends), aged 74, passed away on September 19. He was a resident of Mandaveli for over a decade. A retired auditor, he was multi-talented …
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Ramakrishna Mission Polytechnic College gets award
The Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), Chennai has selected Ramakrishna Mission Polytechnic College and its principal for the ‘ Nal Aasan Viruthu’ award for the year 2024 – ’25 based …
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Obituary: Jaya Raghunathan of Mandavelipakkam
Jaya Raghunathan of Mandavelipakkam passed away recently ( Sept.16) .She was 74. Jaya was kind and very helpful during the pandemic months when she offered help to community activists who …
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Abhishekh Raguram concert at temple. Oct.11
Abhishekh Raguram will perform at Sri Vedantha Desikar Devasthanam, Mylapore for a special Carnatic music concert on the auspicious Purattasi ]on Saturday – Oct.11 at 4 p.m. Open to all
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Most of former Mandaveli MTC bus terminus barricaded now
MTC’s Mandaveli bus depot was campus has been barricaded. This follows complaints that while some people used it as a parking lot, some, who frequent the state-run liquor sales shop …
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Apollo Pharmacy opens on R. K. Mutt Road. Offers door delivery
Apollo Pharmacy has opened on R. K. Mutt Road, near the Mandaveli post office. This new spacious pharmacy stocks all the drugs and health and beautycare products that a family …
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Maitri Trust celebrates 15 years of community service. Supports projects in basic literacy and life skills
Maitri Trust marked 15 years of social service with its Annual Day event held on October 4 at the Kalyana Nagar Association hall, Mandavelipakkam. The event, compered by Porvika, began …
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Crafts sale on at Alwarpet store. On till Oct.19
‘Kala Utsav’ is a crafts exhibition-cum-sale in a Alwarpet store that is on till Oct.19. It is organised by Tamilnadu Handicrafts Artisans Welfare Association at Srushti Handicrafts Emporium at Sudarshan Building. …
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GCC to collect old furniture, cushions, mats at your gate
Mylapore zone staff of Greater Chennai Corporation are preparing to execute the new initiative by the civic body – to collect worn out goods like sofas, furniture, bedspreads, washroom utilities …
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