MAMBALAM TIMES ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION. Looking out for poll malpractices

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1 MAMBALAM Vol. 14, No. 37 TIMES ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION March 20-26, 2016 Long queue for colour voter ID cards There was a long queue outside Corporation Zone 10, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam on March 17 where the new colour voter ID cards are being issued. Applicants seeking a copy of the new voter ID card have to provide their ID number and contact number, along with a payment of Rs. 25. The applicants will be informed about the date of issue over phone. Voters under the T. Nagar and Virugambakkam constituency may contact the Zone office for the issue of the card on all working days. Looking out for poll malpractices FREE Static surveillance teams have been constituted to carry out surveillance of electoral malpractices such as illegal cash transactions, distribution of liquor and bribing of voters, and seize cash and goods during the run-up to the forthcoming Tamilnadu State Assembly election. M. Valarmathi (Team Magistrate) was spot- ted with her flying squad and a videographer team on Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar while checking vehicles. She said that there are a number of similar teams, each comprising a special executive magistrate, two police personnel and a videographer. Each team has been assigned an 8- hour duty shift to ensure 24- hour surveillance. 23,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Sunday!

2 Page 2 March 20-26, 2016 ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses in Ashok Nagar and K.K. Nagar to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing only Rs. 300) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 600) POLYWOOD Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, Showcase, Modern Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting 5% - 10 % Discount upto Mar. 20 VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI , This space costs Rs. 300! Sai bhajans on Saturdays Sai bhajans are conducted at 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in Sri Sathya Sai Organization, Ashok Nagar Samithi (143, 101 st Street, 15 th Sector, K. K. Nagar). More details can be had from T. S. Mani (Convenor) in phones and In Bharathidasan Colony Bharathidasan Colony Bhajan Mandali (18-D, Bharathidasan Colony, K. K. Nagar) conducts Sri Sathya Sai bhajans from 6.30 p.m to 7.30 p.m on Saturdays in its premises. More details can be had in phone REQUEST TO READERS! Please help us to serve you better! Mambalam Times is being delivered free at every doorstep in this neighbourhood week after week. If our delivery boy skips your house or flat in any week, please call between a.m and 5 p.m on week days to enable us to take effective and immediate remedial action. Ramana Satsang in Sumuka Vinayagar Temple on Saturdays Sri Ramana Satsang is held on Saturdays from 7 p.m to 8.15 p.m in Sumuka Vinayagar Temple (Raga Malika Apartments, 184, Lake View Road, West Mambalam, Ph: ). Veda Paarayanam, Ulladhu Narpadhu, Arunachala Siva Paarayanam and Upadesa Saram are held.

3 March 20-26, 2016 Broken pavement slabs block road margin A huge pile of broken pavement slabs are lying near the flyover in Vasudevan Nagar, Jafferkhanpet. They are blocking the road margin causing hindrance to road users. Sale of products in Canara Bank by women entrepreneurs The Center for Entrepreneurship Development for Women (CEDW) will hold Canbazaar, an exhibitioncum-sale of products made by women entrepreneurs from 9 a.m to 7 p.m daily from Tuesday, March 22 tothursday, March 24 in the Mahila Branch, 33, Burkit Road, T. Nagar On display will be items including sarees, salwars, readymades, handicrafts, Page 3 Free Life Wellness program Talk on Thiru Arutpa on today Tuesday GSPY Life Knowledge Institute has organized a free Life Wellness program for students and parents at a.m on Under the auspices of Vallalar Sanmarga Sangam (V.O.C Sunday, March 20 in 28, 3 rd Street, Postal Colony, West Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: ), Sanmaarga Arunagiri Mambalam. will give a discourse on Thiru Arutpa Puratchi Siddhar The program will include mind wellness therapy and stress Vallalar at 6 p.m on Tuesday, March 22, in Sakthi Vinayagar management techniques. Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar). More details can be had in and Fund-raising musical drama on Sri Tyagarajar s life on April 8 To raise funds for Veda Samrakshana, T. V. Varadarajan will present a musical drama, Sri Tyagarajar, at 4 p.m on Friday, April 8 in Ramarao Hall (Karnatakha Sangha School, Habibullah leather goods, jute products, herbal cosmetics and food items like pickles, appalams, jams and more. CEDW is the social development wing of Canara Bank with its office at 524, Anna Salai, Teynampet. It trains and guides women to become entrepreneurs and helps them in marketing their products by conducting regular exhibitions in its branches. Talk in Tamil on Constitution R. B. V. S. Manian of Viveka Bharathi (T. Nagar) will give a talk in Tamil on Indian Constitution on Monday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in Alamelumanga Kalyana Mandapam, Radhakrishnan Salai (behind Agasthiyar Temple, T. Nagar). Road, T. Nagar). The event has been organized by Sri Bhuvaneswari Vedic Center (Subba Colony, Dr. Munusamy Salai, K. K. Nagar). Donor passes are available for Rs. 200 onwards. The play will highlight the various highs and lows in the life of the composer. Varadarajan will dorn the role of Tyagaraja. Many kritis such as Jagadanandakaraka, Shantamu Lekha, Manasuloni, Ma Janaki, Sabhapathikku, Ramanee Samanamevaro, Nithi Chaala and Ramabhakthi will be some of the songs that will be played in the background as the key scenes from the life of Tyagaraja are depicted on the stage. Sri Bhuvaneswari Vedic Center organizes Veda Paarayanam in homes, Hayagreevar homam for the welfare of students, music programs featuring budding artistes, free samashti upanayanam and publishing panchangams and spiritual books. It also provides educational and medical assistance for the needy. For donor passes and other details, contact Vedic Ravi in A risky entrance to Panagal Park Some visitors are using the opening in the damaged compound wall grill to enter Panagal Park (Prakasam Road, T. Nagar) instead of using the main gate. It is a dangerous way to enter the park as the grill is bent with sharp ends and can cause grievous injury. Valedictory celebrations Sri Ramana Bhaktha Samajam will conduct the valedictory celebrations of Arunachala Aksharaman-amalai Centenary year in BVSN Murthy School, Thambiah Road, West Mambalam from 4.25 p.m on Sunday, March 27. Details can be had from M. K. Vaidyanathan (Secretary) in

4 Page 4 Drunken driver causes multiple accidents March 20-26, 2016 Crowd saves woman harassed by car owner in minor accident A woman on a 2-wheeler was harassed by a car owner after she hit and caused slight damage to the rear bumper of the car he was driving at around 1 p.m on March 12 on G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, near Jeeva Park. According to eyewitnesses, the accident infuriated the car owner and he grabbed the woman s bike key and started demanding compensation for the damage caused. As the woman started to cry, a huge crowd gathered and a few from the crowd accosted the car owner for his rude behaviour towards the woman who was alone. Seeing the mood of the crowd, the car owner returned the bike key to the woman and drove away. There was heavy traffic congestion for more than 30 minutes. Kuthuvilakku pooja next Saturday Mahalakshmi kuthuvilakku pooja will be performed on Saturday, March 26, at 9 a.m in Sri Reddiyapatti Swamigal An allegedly drunken SUV near Kasi Theater, lost control which, in turn, hit a call taxi. No age. A case registered with the temple (6, Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar). driver, who was speeding along while overtaking a vehicle and one was injured in the accident. traffic wing in Guindy Police Maha abhishekam at 10 a.m will be followed by devotional 15th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, rear ended a car ahead of him All the three cars suffered dam- Station is under investigation. songs. 42 lakhs raised through concert for Single Teacher Schools By Our Staff Reporter Road caves in again at K. K. Salai- Anna Main Road junction Sevas (Pallavaram) sends volunteers to Tirumala for a week-long free service starting on Mondays and ending on Sundays. Physically fit men and women below 60 years are welcome to volunteer. The travelling expense has to be borne by the volunteers. Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. Those interested can call or Single Teacher Schools (Silver Park Apartments,24, Thanikachalam Road, T. Nagar) has raised Rs. 42 lakhs from its music program Upasana conducted in Vani Mahal (G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar) on March 10 as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. Single Teacher Schools (STS) was a project started by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 2006 in villages in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts to empower poor students with extra classes after regular school. Since its inception, such Calling volunteers for free service in Tirumala schools have been opened in more than 600 villages in Tamilnadu, educating more than 22,000 students from lower income groups and downtrodden families. These schools function in the evenings between 5.30 p.m and 8.30 p.m with a strength of about 30 students in the 512 years age group. As per current estimates, it costs Rs. 36,000 per year to run a Single Teacher School. For contributions to the cause please contact STS in , and PVC pipes used as road barricade Free Veda classes thrice a week Kurichi Lakshminarasimhachariar (resident of 8, 2nd Main Road, CIT Nagar East, Nandanam) conducts free Veda and Suktham classes from 9 a.m to 10 a.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. More details can be had in phone At around 2 p.m on March 15, a portion of the road at K. K. Salai-Anna Main Road junction caved in suddenly. Luckily, no vehicle was passing through the section at that time. Corporation workers acted swiftly and filled the trench caused by the cave-in with construction debris. This is the fourth time it is happening in the last six months. Metrowater had dug a deep trench at the junction to relay pipes a year ago under the Chennai City River Conservation Project. After completion of the work, it took the Corporation another six months to relay the damaged road. 900 attend free Master Health Check program barricades to prevent vehicles where he was carrying out A Corporation contractor from entering the closed sec- some repair work on March used 20-foot long PVC pipes as tion of East CIT Nagar Road 16. Purandaradasar Trust awards for Carnatic musicians Shri Purandaradasar Trust (Azeez Nagar 2 nd Street, Kodambakkam, Ph: ) will celebrate its 4th anniversary from 5 p.m to 9 p.m on Sunday, March 20 in Infosys Hall (Ramakrishna Mission School, Bazullah Road, T. Nagar). The program will start with the rendering of the Pancha Geetham and other compositions of Purandaradasar by K. Bharat Sunder and party. The following musicians will be honoured with awards and titles. A. R. Kannan Memorial award for V. Narasimhan (Founder, Asthika Samajam); Dasa Kala Rathna award for Dr. Radha Venkatachalam (vocal), V. V. Ravi (violin), and Tanjore R. Kumar (mridangam); Kumbakonam R. N. Ganesan Memorial award for Tiruvaiyaru V. Gurumurthy (mridangam); GNB Memorial award for S. Kasthuri Rangan About 900 persons underwent Master Health Check in the free program organized jointly (vocal); and Youth Excellence award for Aswin Ramaswamy by Ungalukagha Charitable Trust (T. Nagar) and Panagal Park Yoga Center on March 13. Free medicines were distributed and additional free tests like X-ray and echo were done at a private (percussion). hospital for which transportation was arranged by the Trust.

5 March 20-26, 2016 Slanting cable drums pose danger Huge EB cable drums have been placed on sand bags on V. M. Balakrishnan Street, Sathyamoorthy Block, Jafferkhanpet. They pose a danger to passersby as they are slanting precariously towards one side and are likely to topple over under their own weight. Ramsuratkumar celebrations today Yogi Ramsuratkumar s monthly celebrations will be held on Sunday, March 20 from 4 p.m in Pandian Hall (Station Road, West Mambalam). The following are details: 4 p.m to 5 p.m: Yogi Ramsuratkumar Akanda nama japam. 5 p.m to 5.30 p.m: Om Sriram Jayaram nama japam p.m to 6 p.m: Devotional songs and Hanuman Chalisa. 6 p.m to 8 p.m: Astotharam, aarathi and prasadam distribution. More details can be had in parishioners of Padi Mangalagiri Church marched carrying a cross on March 19 Pre-Easter march from Padi to St. Thomas Mount Church from Padi to St. Thomas Mount Church via 1 st Avenue, 11 th Avenue and 15 th Avenue Kasi Viswanathar Temple chariot procession today The temple chariot of Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple (Kuppaiah Street, West Mambalam) will be taken out in a procession for Panguni Uthiram from 5.30 a.m on Sunday, March 20 along Easwaran Koil Street, Madley Road Service Lane, K. R. Koil Street, Arangappan Street, Ellaiamman Koil Street and Gandhi Street.The temple committee has appealed to devotees to participate in large number. Humour club meets today afternoon Thyagarayanagar Nagaichuvaiyalar Mandram (1, Guild Street, T. Nagar, behind Siva Vishnu Temple), will hold a humour meeting on Sunday, March 20, at 4 p.m in its premises. Udayarpalayam R. Srinivasan (Aval Oru Thodarkathai fame) will be the chief guest. For more details, please contact R. Rajasekar in Free yoga course from today Sannyasi Krishnayogam will conduct a month-long free yoga course for adults, from 5.30 a.m to 7 a.m, from Sunday, March 20, in Bala Vidya Higher Secondary School (30, Vasudevapuram, near Doraiswamy Road subway). The classes are conducted according to the curriculum of the Bihar School of Yoga. Asanas, praanayama pratyahara (sense withdrawal techniques), dharana (concentration), meditation, mantra, value education, food habits and shat kriyas (internal pathways cleaning for managing diseases) will be taught. Swamiji also offers counseling to his students. For more details, please call / or visit net. in Ashok Nagar, and nearby roads as a prelude to Easter Day which falls on March 27. Panguni Uthiram Kalyana Utsavam for Lord Yagna Moorthy on Wednesday Under the auspices of Sri Swathi Narasimhar Maha Yagnam Trust (14/15, Venkatesan Street, T. Nagar), Panguni Uthiram Kalyana Utsavam will be performed for the idol of Lord Yagna Moorthy brought from Mattapalli, Andhra Pradesh from 9 a.m to 12 noon on Wednesday, March 23 in the residence of R. Sundar (14/15, Thyagaraya Gramani Street, T. Nagar, off North Usman Road). The darshan time is from 9 a.m to a.m and 6 p.m to 8 p.m till April 8. More details can be had in phones and If anything interesting is happening in your neighbourhood please inform Mambalam Times. Concert on Kishore Kumar songs next Saturday Satrangi, a Hindi music troupe owned by Pramod Nair (a resident of Mogappair) will present a concert of popular old Hindi songs sung by Kishore Kumar from 7 p.m on Saturday, March 26 in T. N. Rajarathinam Auditorium, R.A. Puram. The songs presented will include romantic duets from films like Jhumroo, Anurodh, Half Ticket, Annadaata, Lahu Ke Do Rang, Raja Rani, Pavitra Paapi, Do Chor, Namak Halaal and more. Usha Raj and Pramod Nair will sing the numbers. Tickets for the event are Page 5 priced at Rs. 500/ Rs. 300/ Rs. 200 and will be home delivered on calling A part of the proceeds will be donated to charity.

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The watermelon season, which usually starts in the third week of March, has come a fortnight earlier. As the maximum temperature is already hovering around 35 degrees Celsius, vendors selling watermelon can be seen on many major roads in the neighbourhood. S. Kuppusamy from Marakanam is selling watermelons on the pavement of Govindan Road, West Mambalam. The price is Rs. 15 per kg. MAMBALAM TIMES Advertisement Rates BLACK & WHITE: Full Page :Rs. 29,000 Half Page :Rs. 16,000 Per Column Centimeter: Rs. 160 Classified Display: Rs. 250 per cm Third Page: Rs. 190 COLOUR: Full Page :Rs. 36,000 Half Page :Rs. 19,000 Ear Panel on Page 1 Rs Per Column cm Rs. 190 First Page : Rs. 240 Last Page : Rs /3, Madley Road, T. Nagar. Ph: , , mambalamtimes@yahoo.co.in Web: March 20-26, 2016 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sir, A rusted EB pillar box outside our quarters on Kamarajar Salai, Ashok Nagar toppled over a month ago. It has been precariously resting in a slanting position against the compound wall of our building. It may topple over anytime and EB junction box poses danger pose a danger to passers-by. Will the EB officials take immediate action to replace the damaged junction box? R. Kalaiarasan, CPWD Quarters, Kamarajar Salai, Ashok Nagar Are student unions necessary? Sir, The time has come when we must analyse and find out the utility or otherwise of the various student unions in all the educational institutions. At the beginning of every academic year a few mediocre students whip up an election campaign and divide the student community into rival groups and try to win the elections by hook or crook. Political parties are waiting to fish in troubled waters and take sides in the student elections. Students divert their attention from studies to politics and resort to violence to win the elections, as if that is the be-all and end-all of life. The main aim to study and pass the examinations after grasping the subjects taught is given the go-by. Educational institutions become the breeding ground for violence and illegal political activities. One can count on one s fingers the good work done by student unions across the country. After attaining 18 years the students themselves acquire the right to vote but this should not give them license to import politics and disturb the peace and educational atmosphere of educational institutions. An Expert Committee should examine the pros and cons of the continuance of student unions and recommend their abolition if they are found to be harmful to the academic career of the student community as a whole. K. Vaidyanathan, 15/1, North Usman Road, T. Nagar Corporation not following norms while relaying roads Sir, After the recent rains, Corporation has re-laid the badly damaged Gandhi Street, Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Tanjore Road, Vasan Street, Cart Track Road and many more such roads in this neighbourhood. The residents of the above streets aver that the workers have done a half-baked job. Further more, in a few of the above streets, parking of vehicles by the nearby shop owners has been rampant. Instead of removing these vehicles so as to facilitate re-laying of the roads, the contractor has left the places where vehicles were parked untouched. The residents have petitioned both the Mayor and the Commissioner to see the shoddy work done by the contractor. The procedure to be normally followed while relaying roads is to use the Benkelman Beam Test to assess the quantity of relaying required and then milling the surface to ensure that there is no increase in the road level. Then two layers of bitumen are laid for the strength of the road. Most contractors do not follow this procedure and the Corporation s engineers and inspectors do not verify the work to ensure that the norms are followed. The result is that the level of the road goes up every time the Corporation takes up the work. The residential complexes which dot these roads are pushed to such a low level that the rain water from the road flows in inundating the complex. The worst affected are the houses and apartments built 15/ 20 years ago. Why should the residents bear the brunt of the inefficiency of the Corporation in laying the roads? Will the officials ensure that the norms are followed in the future while relaying roads? T. Nagar Residents Welfare Association, 30, Rangan Street, T. Nagar. MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Accountant P. Muralidharan

7 March 20-26, 2016 SPECIAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Classified Advertisements under the heads Accommodation Required, Old Age Home, Marriage hall, Mini Hall, Real Estate Buying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page. The charges are Rs. 600 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions. Display: Rs. 250 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, in and around T. Nagar, West Mambalam for non-vegetarian family, 2 portions needed in a same premises. Ph: BACHELORS ACCOMMODATION T. NAGAR, No. 39, Pinjala Subramaniam Road, near Panagal Park, spacious A/c room, kitchen, attached bath, 2-wheeler parking, employed bachelors, 24 hours water, no brokers. Ph: , MINI HALL WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building), 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests). Ph: , , , OLD AGE HOME SENIOR citizen home ( run by Brahmin) in Keezhkattalai, 3 times food, 2 times coffee, very near bank, hospital, temple, normal person - Rs per month, bedridden Rs per month, no advance & donation. Ph: , REAL ESTATE (BUYING) WANTED used flat with 500 sq.ft in and around T.Nagar, West Mambalam & Kodambakkam. Ph: REAL ESTATE (SELLING) WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 840 sq.ft, ground floor flat, 15 years old, 2- wheeler parking, price Rs. 65 lakhs (negotiable). Contact: Vaidyanathan. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, No 47, Baroda Square, T-1, Baroda Street, 750 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift, covered car park, cash party, price Rs. 48 lakhs (negotiable), no brokers, immediate sale. Ph: WEST MAMBA- LAM, Ram Colony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 665 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, no lift, no car park, 25 years old, price Rs. 52 lakhs (negotiable), no brokers. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, Brindavan Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 640 sq.ft, UDS 240 sq.ft. 25 years old flat, common car park. Contact: Sun Ravi. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, 12 th Avenue, near Ashok Pillar, 1 ground, price Rs. 4 crores. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Narasimhan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 869 sq.ft, UDS 354 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, no car park, 12 years old, semi furnished flat, price Rs. 85 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: , TRIPLICANE, Singhara Chari Street, near Parthasarathi Temple, mini 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 650 sq.ft, ground floor, new flat. Ph: /3, Chakrapani Street Extension, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 770 sq.ft, 1 st floor, fully furnished, suitable for office / house. Ph: VALASARAVAKKAM, Metro Nagar, near Alapakkam Main Road, Arcot Road & Devi Academy, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1416 sq.ft, covered car park, 4 years old, deluxe flat, 30 feet road, price Rs. 78 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: PORUR, Gerugambakkam Ashtalakshmi Nagar, near Arjun Garden, PSBB school & VGN, 750 sq.ft, new flat, covered car park, price Rs. 27 lakhs, 30 feet road and safe neighborhood. Ph: PALLAVARAM, Anna Nagar 6th Cross Street, near Pammal & Velankanni School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 882 sq.ft, deluxe flat, price Rs. 37 lakhs, excellent location, bank loan arranged. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Giri Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 435 sq.ft, UDS 350 sq.ft, price Rs. 35 lakhs. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Arya Gowda Road Extension, single bedroom, 430 sq.ft, UDS 202 sq.ft, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, excellent water facility, good ventilation, 18 years old, rate Rs (negotiable). Ph: , NESAPAKKAM, Pillaiyar Koil Street, near Arokya Hospital, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, woodwork, open car park, 10 years old. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Lake View Road, near Public Health Centre, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor flat, 490 sq.ft, UDS 260 sq.ft. Contact: Narayanan. Ph: RENTAL T. NAGAR, No. 23, Arulambal Street, behind Jeeva Park, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 bathrooms, car park, family - rent Rs / office - Rs / lease Rs. 30 lakhs. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 9, Shivaji Street, near Bus Terminus, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor, semi furnished flat, 3 phase, A/c, geyser, open car park, rent Rs Ph: , Satyapuri Street, near Duraisamy Subway, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, no car park, rent Rs / lease Rs. 25 lakhs (negotiable), family / office, no brokers. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 38, Old No. 19, Jain Brindawan Apartment, Brindawan Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 880 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, car park, Brahmins / vegetarians only. Ph: WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 18/1, Krishnamoorthy Street, near Mambalam Railway Station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, independent ground floor house, fully furnished, A/c, TV, sofa, bed, water purifier, vegetarians only, working men / women preferred, immediate occupation. Ph: , WEST MAM- BALAM, No. 21/77, Pushpavathy Ammal Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1340 sq.ft, independent 1 st floor house, car park, rent Rs (negotiable). Contact: B. Vijay. Ph: , H, Premier Apartment, Swaminathan Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 2 nd floor flat. Ph: , /2, Brindavan Street Extension, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs , Brahmins / vegetarians only. Ph: /14, Arihants, Lake View Road, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor, no lift, renovated, 2-wheeler parking, no water problem, rent Rs maintenance, small vegetarian family, no brokers. Ph: , Thambiah Road, near Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, balcony, 1 st floor apartment, attached bathroom, marble flooring, car park, rent Rs , family / bachelors. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, No. 5, Apeksha Flat No. 10, 11 th Avenue, opp. Arulasai Vinyagar Temple, 2 bedrooms, big hall, kitchen, balcony, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, car park, vegetarians pre-ferred , T. NAGAR, No. 9, Saravana Street, near Boag Road, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, independent ground floor house, 1 attached & 1 separate bathroom & toilet, covered car park, rent Rs (negotiable). Ph: , Kuppiah Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 650 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, rent Rs , advance 10 months, small Brahmin family / office, ready to occupy, no brokers, inspection on Saturday from 5 p.m to 8 p.m & Sunday from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. Ph: , ASHOK NAGAR, No. 14/ 20, 19 th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, car park, rent Rs Contact: Anand. Ph: , WEST MAMBALAM, New No.41, Umapathy Street, 2 bedrooms, 3 rd floor, lift, spacious 3 balconies, attached bathroom (Western), security, grill gate, geyser, vitrified tiles, open car park, Brahmins only. Ph: , T. NAGAR, No. 13, Mahalakshmi Flat, Phase 2, Lakshmi Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 500 sq.ft, new lift, tiled, Western closet, granite slab, 3 phase, semi furnished, recently renovated. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, No. 81, 4 th Avenue Main Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, study room, 1200 sq.ft, ground floor, no car park, rent Rs , advance 10 months (negotiable), preferably Brahmins / vegetarians, no brokers. Ph: /22, SBI Colony, Flat No. B- 15, Station Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 850 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, no lift, rent Rs , vegetarians only, occupation from Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, No. I-4, MIG 120 Flats, 11 th Avenue, near KFC, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, closed cupboards, vegetarians only, visit on Sundays between 12 a.m & 4 p.m. Ph: JAFFERKHANPET, No. 5/ 9, R. R. Colony, 4 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, mazzanine floor flat, covered car park, rent Rs , vegetarians only. Ph: , K. K. NAGAR, AP-550, 4 th Sector, 19 th Street, near Schools, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, independent ground floor portion, Indian & Western toilets, rent Rs (negotiable), ready to occupy. Ph: T. NAGAR, Old No. 79/1, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, 1 room, hall, 2 toilets, individual ground floor portion, new modification, commercial purpose, rent Rs , ready to occupy. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, No. 49, 12 th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, lift, open car park, rent Rs , vegetarians / Brahmins, no brokers, immediate occupation, visit on Sunday from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Ph: , Bhusan Flat, No. 6, Postal Colony 4 th Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs Ph: , MANNIVAKKAM, No. 283, Ramakrishnan Street, near Vandalur, double bedrooms, 1 st floor flat, only senior citizens, terms and conditions apply, visit from Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m to 12 noon. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 2/9, Ramasamy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pooja room, service area, balcony, 1 st floor flat, rent Rs (negotiable), ideal for small family / working ladies on sharing basis. Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 91, South West Boag Road, 2 bedrooms, 1100 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, no lift, car park available, rent Rs , advance 6 months, vegetarians only. Ph: SAIDAPET, No. 12, North Mada Street, Srinagar Colony, behind Saidapet Court, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, lift, covered car park, wood work, gated complex, rent Rs Ph: T. NAGAR, No. 12, New Postal Colony Street, near T. Nagar Bus Terminus, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, individual house, rent Rs , advance 6 months, employed family, no brokers. Contact: Owner. Ph: ASHOK NAGAR, No. 36, 12 th Avenue, near KFC, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs , commercial purpose. Ph: KODAMBAKKAM, Rangarajapuram Main Road, 2 bedrooms, ground floor, rent Rs , no brokers. Ph: , /4, Gokul Flats, Ram Colony, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, 3 phase, woodwork, geyser, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: , Nethaji Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 2-wheeler parking. Ph: , T. NAGAR, No. 23, Abdul Aziz Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, open car park, office / residential. Ph: K. K. NAGAR, No. 528, Ramasamy Salai, near PSBB School, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, 1 attached small room, open verandah, rent Rs , family / commercial, vegetarians only. Ph: , Page 7 ASHOK NAGAR, 9 th Avenue, near Ashok Pillar, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1900 sq.ft, pooja room, service area, car park, full woodwork, North facing, grill gate, Western & Indian toilet. Ragavan. Ph: , /37-A, Chakrapani Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, dining, 1320 sq.ft, 1 st floor, woodwork, metro / well water, car park, rent Rs (negotiable), Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: Nutri-Fest conducted for special children Madhuram Narayana Center for Exceptional Children (18, Prakasam Street, T. Nagar, next to Bala Mandir German Hall) conducted Nutri- Fest for its members on March 11 in its premises.n. Priya Rajkumar (Pri-ncipal) told Mambalam Times that parents prepared dishes under the topic Nutritious and balanced meal for children in the age group of 1 to 6 years. The festival is conducted every year to create awareness about the values of balanced diet and preparing dishes that are delicious, cost effective and nutritious. She said that the Center has been providing early intervention for children with cerebral palsy, autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Down syndrome and epilepsy since More details can be had in phones /0575 or ISKCON programs in neighbourhood International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) conducts programs in the following venues: Residence of Priya (1075, Munuswamy Naidu Salai, K. K. Nagar, Ph: ): 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Mondays: Bhakti Vriksha ; 8.30 a.m to 9.30 a.m from Monday to Saturday: Srimad Bhaga-vadham classes. Residence of S. Sowjanya (A-6, Ashok Vihar Apartments, 21/20, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Ph: ): 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Tuesdays: Bhakti Vriksha. Residence of Venkataraman (D-1, Mangala Flats, 1st Floor, 5, 43rd Street, Ashok Nagar, Ph: ): 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Thursdays: Bhakti Vriksha. Service charge on rly. ticket reservation Travellers buying train tickets from passenger reservation system handled by State Government employees will have to pay service charge on a par with post-offices. This levy came into effect on March 15. The charge is Rs. 15 for sleeper class and second class sitting, Rs. 20 for AC III tier and AC chair car, Rs. 30 for AC II tier and first class and Rs.10 for cancellation for all classes.

8 Page 8 Traffic island on 4 th Avenue well maintained The traffic island on 4 th Avenue near its junction with 1 st Avenue, Ashok Nagar is well maintained by the Corporation. It is protected by a 6-foot high fence. There are a number of flowering plants and well pruned ornamental plants and trees on the island. Cheating by fuel outlets: activists seek action Did you know that a fuel outlet owner who sells you 5 ml. less for every litre of fuel purchased can get away without punishment? Petrol outlets have been known to tamper with meters of dispensing machines, shortchanging customers, but the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 has raised the deviation level from 15 ml. to 25 ml. for every five litres sold. A few drops of fuel saved per motorist translates into a profit of several lakhs a month for dealers but legal metrology officials said they can act against violators only if there is a shortage of more than 5 ml. a litre. We don t want to compromise on quantity of fuel dispensed to customers but the Act doesn t give us power to fine such violators, said an official, adding that complaints were pouring in about short delivery of fuel at outlets. Consumer activists say there is no need to be lenient towards errant dealers as automated meters can measure quantity accurately. It is time to amend the Legal Metrology Act, said T. Sadagopan, a consumer activist. It s unfair to allow them to reduce the quantity of fuel being dispensed. There is no justification in increasing permissible deviation level from 15 ml. to 25 ml. for five litres under the Act when error percentage is much less in electronic meters, he said. Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association Vice President K. Suresh Kumar said most pumps are automated and there is no scope for malpractice. The 25 ml. for 5 litres tolerance is very negligible and there is no intention to cheat customers. The Centre has increased the tolerance limit after studying all difficulties. Legal metrology officials said that customers can call or to register complaints. Customers can also check the quantity of fuel using a 5-litre jar available in every fuel pump. Work on bicycle track nearing completion Work on the dedicated bicycle track on Dr. Ramasamy Salai, K. K. Nagar is nearing completion. Corporation workers were seen laying red sand on the floor of the cycle track on Dr. Ramasamy Salai on March 17. Thousands of students of 8 schools and several tuition centers in the area are expected to be the major beneficiaries. Corporation officials said that the project included widening of pavements, laying a smooth carriageway in cement concrete and introducing a bicycle track alongside the footpath as per Indian Roads Congress standards. Lakshmanswamy Salai and Ramaswamy Salai will be made oneway stretches for all vehicles once the project is completed. According to a survey, about 1,000 cyclists use the stretch in an hour (before and after school hours) and the number is likely to increase after completion of the bicycle track. March 20-26, 2016 DONATE BLOOD Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: , Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.