To reach out to the public with ease, Chennai City police has inaugurated four new booths in Mandaiveli, Kamarajar Salai and Royapettah in the East Zone, recently . To reach out to the public with ease, Chennai City police has inaugurated four new booths in the East Zone recently. All of them were inaugurated on …
Dr. Ulaganayaki was honoured with the Rashtriya Gaurav Award. Public speaking is an art. Some are natural speakers and carry the listeners with them. One such veteran is Dr. Ulaganayaki Palani, Associate professor, Stella Maris College. She was recently honoured with ‘Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ by the India International Friendship Society (IIFS), at a function organised …
The school is planning to have celebrations throughout the year. Not many institutions can boast of scoring a century. St. Raphael’s Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Santhome, is on the threshold of its centenary (2012-2013). The authorities have decided to have numerous celebrations throughout the year. To start with, the inaugural mass will be held on …
A three-day math fest was held at Rosary Matric School. There is one language which is common throughout the world, the roots of which is based on logical reasoning, counting and measurements. Its laws are certain and rules framed on strong foundation and no wonder it is referred to as the ‘Queen of Sciences’. It …
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 …