With the entire stretch full of dilapidated, unkempt houses and gardens filled with snakes and mongoose, the junction of D’Monte Colony and the the Abiramapuram IV street sports a spooky look Decades ago D’Monte Colony was a street with a row of identical pretty houses with neat little gardens. But now, with the entire stretch …
P. Saravanan has taken over as the new Deputy Commissioner of Police Triplicane. He succeeds S. Baskar, who has joined as DC, Headquarters, Madurai. Mr. Saravanan hails from the district of Theni with a qualification of B.E. (Agriculture). He joined service in 2001 as DSP and has served in places such as Sivakasi, Vellore and …
The deity at Sri Vedantha Desikar Devasthanam has been adorned recently with Yagnopaveetham — six strings of golden sacred thread (poonal). Weighing about half-a-kg, it is more than three-feet long and costs Rs. 15 lakhs. The gold strings are fixed to the ‘mogappu’ which has a huge green stone at the centre. Surrounding the green …
All the subways in Anna Salai have been given a facelift recently. Subways on the Anna Salai are of immense help to pedestrians who otherwise have to wind their way through heavy traffic. If not for these subways, crossing the broad road from one side to the other will become an ordeal. There are about …
With Madras Day celebrations round the corner, VIPs recall their association with the city A series of events to be held for a week from Sunday next will mark the official transaction of a piece of land, in 1639, where Fort St. George stands today. This deal led to the founding of our city on …
Nithya (30), who was living with her children and husband at Boston, received a call from India informing that her father, who was living alone in Chennai, had a mild heart attack. Nithya ran from pillar to post to book tickets, left her children with friends and informed her employers before boarding the flight to …
A photo may convey a message to you, it might roll back years and connect you to the past, evoking hidden feelings etched in your memory. Photographs are thus shot for sentimental reasons to practical concerns. To turn it into an emotive one, a certain amount of training is essential. “There is thus more to …
The new flooring is slippery and emanates heat In spite of protests by a huge number of residents, the coarse stone flooring in the prakaram and pradakshina course at Sri Parthasarathy Temple were re-laid with new granite stones a few months ago by the HR & CE. They have also covered the same areas with …
The R.A. Puram Residents’ Association met at Mahalakshmi Hall, Park View Road, on August 12 to discuss about the civic problems. Residents requested speedy action for problems such as incomplete storm water drain work at the junction of First Cross Street and Canal Bank Road; need for frequent flogging near the canal; improving lights in …
Solutions to turn our city attractive have been featured in 14 pavilions. It has something of chemistry, something of physics. It has games, workshops and many more for the visitors to learn about turning our cities into attractive places to reside. The Indo-German Urban Mela, at YMCA college grounds, Nandanam, which ends today, is a …