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MAMBALAM TIMES The Neighbourhood Newspaper for T. Nagar & Mambalam www.mambalamtimes.in C M Y K Vol. 17, No. 23 855th Issue : November 5-11, 2011 FREE Now the T. Nagar - Mambalam edition of Mambalam Times can be accessed in www.mambalamtimes.in

Page 2 November 5-11, 2011 MAMBALAM TIMES T. NAGAR BAZAAR This column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and West Mambalam 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. 400) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 800) Washing Machines, Fridges, A/cs, Microwave Ovens Services T. Nagar / Mambalam POLYWOOD 5% - 10 % Discount upto Nov. 11 Loft cover, Pooja Shelf, Cupboard, Showcase, Modern Kitchen, False Ceiling, Painting VISWA ENTERPRISES VADAPALANI 98400 18492, 6537 9721 www.viswadecorators.com, E-mail: enquiry@viswadecorators.com

November 5-11, 2011 Chronology of events leading up to sealing of shop buildings in T. Nagar on Oct. 31 1999 1st Regularisation scheme State Government announces that all unauthorized buildings and violations up to 1999 will be regularized for a fee. This scheme is challenged in the Supreme Court. Court allows the 1999 scheme only as one-time measure. 2000 2nd Regularisation scheme Government postpones deadline for regularization of applications and extends the scheme with a reduced fee. 2001 3rd Regularisation scheme The scheme is extended with fee reduced further. 2002 4th Regularisation scheme The scheme is extended yet again with more fee reduction. 2006 Public Interest Litigation A public interest litigation highlighting the violations in construction of shopping complexes at T. Nagar and on N.S.C. Bose Road in Parrys is filed in the Madras High Court. August 2006 High Court order High Court upholds only 1999 Regularisation scheme. Discourse on How to get rid of curses Under the auspices of Sri Shirdi Sai Meditation Mandir (6, Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) there will be a discourse on How to get rid of curses of your life through Sai prayer at 6.30 p.m on Sunday, Nov. 6. T. Thiruvalluvan (Founder) told Mambalam Times that mass spiritual healing is conducted at 7.30 p.m on Thursdays and Sundays. More details can be had in 2643 2323, 4212 5118 and 94444 53777. Allows regularisation of unauthorized constructions completed before February 28, 1999. Rest of the regularization schemes rejected. Monitoring Committee formed to look into the regularisation applications and help CMDA evolve ways to reduce building violations in future. Court directs that the multistoried commercial complexes be taken as a priority and recommends less stringent measure for residential multi-storied buildings and special buildings. December 2006 Monitoring Committee meets for the first time, reviews regularisation applications and works out norms to issue completion certificate March 2007 Monitoring Committee directs CMDA and Chennai Corporation to undertake a special survey of T. Nagar area. It recommends that the survey identify building violations and digital photos of each and every building surveyed be taken. July 2007 T. Nagar survey report is presented to the Monitoring Committee. The report shows about 35 multistoried buildings and about 30 non-multistoried buildings on Usman Road and Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar Two door frame metal detectors were installed at the entrance of the Computerized Reservation Counter in Mambalam Railway Station last week to guard against per- Metal detectors for reservation counter sons entering with improvised explosive devices. S. Maharajan (Sub-Inspector, Mambalam Railway Protection Force) told Mambalam Times that the cost of each metal detector is Rs. 70000. Hanuman Janma Nakshathra pooja tomorrow Under the auspices of Sri Sanjeevini Peetam (16/45, BRP 1 st Street, West Mambalam) there will be special program on Sunday, Nov. 6 as part of Sri Hanuman Janma Nakshathra pooja, Ksheerabdi Dwadasi and Karthika Suddha Dwadasi in its premises. 108 fruits asthothra pooja will be conducted for Lord Hanuman at 5 p.m. There will be Indian gooseberry (amla) and lemon deepa aarathi as part of tulasi pooja (Ksheerabdi dwadasi) at 6 p.m the same day. Saligramam and tulasi plants will be distributed. More details can be had in phone 2471 2231 and 90435 68941. MAMBALAM TIMES Page 3 have violated the FSI, car parking norms and setback regulations. July 2007 State Government promulgates an ordinance on July 27 directing that all unauthorized buildings completed before July 27 be protected from any punitive action for one year. August 2007 The constitutional validity of the ordinance, which imposed status quo for one year on unauthorized constructions in Chennai, challenged in High Court. November 2007 High Court quashes ordinance. Tamilnadu Government files appeal in the Supreme Court. December 2007 Supreme Court orders a status quo until further orders on the case was passed. June 2008 Panagal Park and Usman Road Traders Association requests the Justice Mohan Committee to declare the area comprising Usman Road, North Usman Road, Nageswaran Road and Ranganathan Street as a Special Retail Zone and condone violation of building rules by all buildings. July 2008 Tamilnadu Government issues a fresh ordinance to extend protection to unauthorized buildings for another year. July 2009 State Government issues another ordinance and extends the moratorium for another year. July 2010 State Government issues another ordinance to extend moratorium. March 2011 The Supreme Court vacates its order of status quo on regularization of unauthorized constructions. Decks are cleared for action. August 2011 High Court gives two months time for CMDA and Chennai Corporation to demolish unauthorized buildings and submit a status report. October 2011 High Court observes that not a single unauthorized building has been demolished nor any action taken. It asks CMDA, Chennai Corporation, Metrowater Board and Electricity Board to file affidavits individually and inform the court if they have complied with the directions of the court order by Nov. 1 1000 kids to chant Vishnu Sahasranaamam Chennai Group of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Mandalis has organized mass chanting of Sri Vishnu Sahasranaamam by 1000 children at 3.45 p.m on Monday, Nov. 14 in Infosys Hall, Sri Ramakrishna Mission School, Bazullah Road, T. Nagar. Mrs. Y. G. Parthasarathy (Dean, PSBB Schools) will be the chief guest. M. Saravanan (AVM Studios) will preside. More details can be had in phone 97909 25804. English grammar classes for students Benevolence Trust s Ben Center (10/1, Velu Street, West Mambalam, opposite Guru Kripa Flats) will conduct free English grammar classes for students of Stds. 6, 7 and 8, and engineering courses from Nov.10. The classes will be conducted from 4 p.m to 7 p.m on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for school students and from 5.30 p.m to 6.30 p.m on the same days for college students. Registration for the classes starts on Monday, Nov. 7. More details can be had from R.Chidambara Subramanian in 99419 19019. Free diabetes check-up camp Dr. K. Nandhakumar will conduct a free diabetes checkup camp from 8 a.m to 12 noon on Nov. 5 and 6 in Kumaran Speciality Hospital, 1 st Avenue, Ashok Nagar. He will offer free counselling for preventing and controlling the disease. Dr. Nandhakumar can be contacted in phone 99445 47364.

Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES November 5-11, 2011 Inclusion of names in voters list till Tuesday Huge crowds can be seen at the Corporation Zone 8 office on NSK Salai, Kodambakkam where applications for inclusion of names (Form 6) in the voters list will be accepted till Nov. 8. Forms for deletion of names (Form 7), corrections (Form 8) and change of address in the same constituency (Form 8 A) can also be submitted. A special campaign to educate voters will be conducted from 10 a.m to 5 p.m on Sunday, Nov. 6. P. B. Mahindran (Asst. Electoral Officer) told Mambalam Times that residents of Corporation Wards 117, 120 to 131 and 137 which fall in T. Nagar Assembly constituency come under Zone 8. More information can be had in 2483 8968. Book by archaeologist released From Kanchi to Cambodia, a book authored by T. K. V. Rajan (Editor, Indian Science Monitor and resident of G. N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar), was released last week. The 128-page book is priced at Rs. 80. He told Mambalam Times that the book is on Asian countries re-uniting again through trade, commerce and culture. Rajan, an archaeologist, has authored 3 books. Sai bhajans on 3 days a week Sri Sathya Sai Samiti, T. Nagar conducts Sai bhajans every week in the following venues in T. Nagar: Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park, Vijaya Bank building): Saturdays, 5.10 p.m. Ayurvedhaasramam, 155, G. N. Chetty Road (near Panagal Park), Mondays, 6 p.m. 50/38, Motilal Street (opposite Ranganathan Street), Wednesdays, 6 p.m. More details can be had from D. Srinivasa Rao (98400 50875) or C. Ramamurthy (94440 54819). He can be contacted in phone 93805 54557. Sitaram Vidyalaya team wins quiz The team of B. Akhilesh and S. Vigneshwaran (Std.12 students of Sri Sitaram Vidyalaya School, West Mambalam) won the 1 st prize in the quiz on Japan conducted by ANK-AOTS Dosakai Center on Oct. 22. They were presented gift vouchers worth Rs. 10,000 each. NO HOLDS BARRED By M. A. SADANAND Fukushima happened, so Koodankulam should remain a colossal monument of misdirected energy and misspent billion rupees, according to raucous local wizards who can always round up gawky dumb cattle and, like the pied piper, march them to the sea to their doom. These guys have a point, for did not some wise man say that an idle mind is the devil s workshop? What a pity that the Kalpakkam atomic energiser is empowering homes to fight darkness and run industries even after Chernobil churned asunder several lives in USSR! France is almost run on nuclear energy, locally produced, which is as natural as Carla producing a Presidential daughter. Japan, which was devastated by an untrue Truman of USA to end World War Two by dropping a bomb each on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, understood the potential of the atom and utilised the human brain to rise above the pain of incineration of three hundred thousand people. Within 40 years after the holocaust, Japan became an economic threat to the self-assumed ruler of the world. Quakes and tsunamis are geological aberrations beyond human power to prevent or abort. That is why, wisely, insurance companies do not insure you against natural calamities. Hundreds of people die in plane crashes and millions in wars and variants of them all over the world. Thousands smoke themselves to death. And many thousands die in road accidents every year. Just because a few died in Fukushima, the brainologists in Koodankulam have turned astrologers and prophesied the desertification and the end of any kind of life there of man, animal, plant et al in and near Koodankulam. Wake up, the boozer who sees these nightmares. What, Amma? Devotees helped to visit Vittalapuram tomorrow Members of Janabai Trust (10, Moorthy Street, West Mambalam) will guide devotees who want to participate in the Visesha Tirumanjanam for Lord Sri Premika Vittalan Students clean premises of temple More than 50 NSS volunteers of Sri Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School to be conducted by Muralidhara Swamigal in Vittalapuram (near Kalpakkam) on Sunday, Nov. 6 (Karthikai Ekadasi). There will also be namasankeerthanam. More details can be had in 97899 27202. Anjali s vocal concert on Thursday Under the auspices of Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha (6/52, Vijayaraghavachari Road, T. Nagar), Anjali Sriram will present a vocal concert at 6.15 p.m on Thursday, Nov. 10 in Sri Sarada Bhavan Hall, Sri RKM Higher Secondary School, Bazullah Road, T. Nagar. Akshay Padmanabhan will present a vocal concert at 6.15 p.m on Thursday, Nov. 17 in the same venue. He will be accompanied by B. Anantakrishnan (violin) and S. J. Arjun Ganesh (mridangam). More details can be had in phone 2815 1417. (Main), T. Nagar and Government Higher Secondary School, Nandanam cleaned the premises of Sri Kothanda-ramar Temple, K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam last week. The program was inaugurated by Swami Padmasanandha (Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, T. Nagar). Ganapathy (RKM School) and Gunasekaran (Government School), the co-ordinators, told Mambalam Times that the students removed the overgrowth of bushes before cleaning the premises. They said that the students also cleaned the Ramakrishna Ashram premises and distributed pamphlets on pollution among passersby. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets at Holy Angels Convent every Sunday from 11.30 a.m to 1 p.m. All compulsive gamblers who wish to get rid of the habit are welcome C M Y K

November 5-11, 2011 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 5 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY THE AVM STORY - 88 When the artistic welcome-address casket was put up for auction at the well-attended dinner-reception to Chief Minister Annadurai, Meiyappan began the bid with Rs. 5,000. Soon others chipped in with higher bids and the going rate shot up fast! Six thousand, seven thousand and then the rate zoomed forward fast to fifteen thousand rupees! And then the tide stopped. Eager and keen that he should have a hand in the first Dravidian Party Chief Minister s Fund, Meiyappan bid Rs. 16,000 and it was accepted as the winning bid amidst loud cheers and applause. The successful bidder felt happy that he had done his humble bit for the welfare of the less blessed fellowmen and women of his home state. Speaking on the occasion, Annadurai praised Meiyappan and his services to cinema and of his fame and name in the country. In his inimitable oratorical style he said, Recently I toured northern India by car with some friends. I do not sleep early at night and go to see movies. We broke journey in a small town and went to see a film. As soon as the screening began, people in the cinema hall cheered with loud hand-claps! What did they cheer? It was the logo-emblem of AVM Productions! I had thought that people normally clapped only when they saw their favourite star s name on the screen. But here North Indians were cheering the name of a South Indian Company and I felt very happy! A creditable praiseworthy achievement for Meiyappan indeed! Inspired by the popular signature tune of All India Radio (AIR), R. Sudarsanam composed a signature tune for AVM Productions played on the clarinet. Its melodious tune and facile rendering became popular serving as the clarion call to moviegoers for wholesome, clean, entertaining family-oriented cinema. 1960s saw the growth of Meiyappan and the AVM movie moghuldom. Successful and memorable movies in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi rolled out of AVM Studios. The decade also witnessed his sons Murugan, Kumaran and Saravanan joining the family enterprise as producers under the guidance of their father. It also saw Meiyappan encouraging talent and giving breaks to non-family persons who would soon make marks in South Indian cinema. One such was the talented and successful filmmaker with an impressive track record, A. C. Thirulokachandar. Indeed Meiyappan ever remained the active talent-scout and impresario. A person of much creative talent and many skills of communication and Meiyappan s right-hand man, Javert N. Seetharaman worked on many screenplays for his boss and AVM Studios. One such movie proved a major hit of 1960 and repeated its success when it was remade in Hindi. That was Kalathur Kannamma ( Mein Chup Rahungi in Hindi, made in 1962). It was also dubbed in Telugu in 1960 as Maavoori Ammayi. The back story of this film is interesting. The screenplay written by Javert Seetharaman had much in common with the Moral Rearmament Army s Play The Forgotten Factor. In the film, a rich feudal landowner s city-educated son (Gemini Ganesh) meets a poor but educated girl (K. Savithri), the daughter of the feudal bigwig s lowly servant (S.V. Subbaiah) and they fall in love, not aware of the identity and background of each other. After knowing the truth, they marry in secret. She becomes pregnant, with her husband away studying in London without being aware of his wife s condition. Soon she gives birth to a son in secret. Her father, who has no idea of the identity of the child s father, leaves his grandson at an orphanage at night. She had promised her feudal father-in-law (T. K. Bhagavathi) that she would not reveal her marriage and would also keep out of her husband s life. The hero returns and now more complications ensue leading to more emotional situations until the tangles are solved leading to a they lived happily thereafter fade out. 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 2434 9236 between 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m on week days to enable us to take effective and immediate remedial action. Even as the crowd has thin- The action taken by CMDA and Chennai Corporation against shopping establishments which have violated building rules has been welcomed by residents of the area who have been complaining for years about the inconvenience caused by hawkers, shoppers parking their cars on their streets and shops dumping their waste in the area. V. S. Jayaraman (Joint Secretary, T. Nagar Residents Association) said that no guidelines were followed during construction of commercial complexes. There is a nexus between officials and store owners. Otherwise, these buildings could not have received clearance. I have received many threats from shop owners for filing RTIs with Chennai Cor- Employees of sealed shops worried Hawkers do business outside the sealed shops Residents happy about action against shops poration and CMDA regarding building rule violations, he added. Another resident said that the shops dumped their Court directs 31 officers to explain inaction on illegal constructions File picture of poles placed by residents of Rangan Street to prevent vehicles being parked The Madras High Court on Nov. 1 directed 31 officers including 4 IAS officers to file affidavits explaining their inaction when illegal constructions were made during their period. Passing further orders on writ petitions relating to illegal constructions filed by Consumer Action Group and T. Solomon, the First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M. Y. Eqbal and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, said that the officers should also state as to why the High Court should not recommend to the Government disciplinary action against them. It adjourned the case by four weeks on the assurance by the Advocate-General, A. Navaneethakrishnan, and the Chennai Corporation s counsel that they would continue their action in order to ensure full compliance of the court directions. The matter was posted for further hearing on Nov. 30. The officers included Md. Nasimuddin, M. R. Mohan, Vikram Kapur and Dayanand Kataria, all IAS officers. While the first three were former Member-Secretaries of CMDA, Kataria is the present Member-Secretary who took charge on April 1 last year. The other officers included three former Chief Planners. The Bench ordered that the 31 officers be impleaded as party respondents in the writ petitions. The Bench directed CMDA to provide a copy of the order to all the officers which would amount to serving notice on them. rubbish near their houses and flat complexes. Others raised concerns about fire and safety measures. Plant more trees ned on Ranganathan Street in T. Nagar, considered the busiest shopping area in the city, employees of the big establishments that have been sealed are worried about their future. More than 10000 persons, mostly from the southern districts of Tamilnadu, work on meagre salaries though they are provided food and accommodation which usually consists of a bed in a big hall they have to share with other employees. Most of them send a major portion of their salaries to their families and make do with the balance and the commission they get on sales. Shop owners block traffic Owners of shops on Ranganthan Street held up traffic on Usman Road soon after their establishments were sealed by CMDA and Corporation officials on Oct. 31 for violation of building rules. They complained that the officials had not given them time to remove goods from the shops before they were sealed. They dispersed after police intervened. Some of the employees of the sealed shops forced other shopowners on Ranganathan Street to down their shutters. C M Y K

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Contact: Sreevatsa Stainless Steel Fabricators (P) Ltd., No. 174G, Habibullah Road, T. Nagar. Ph: 2814 3552, 98408 13597. WANTED candidates for electronics assembling and wiring work. Students interested in part time work can also apply. Contact: Elixir Electronics, 17/5, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam. Ph: 2472 7070, 93805 70987. OBITUARY V. SETHU BAI V. Sethu Bai (resident of 25, Janakiraman Street, West Mambalam) passed away on Oct. 31. She was 88 and had been a resident of West Mambalam for more than 30 years. Sethu Bai is survived by her sons Rajaram and Sridhar, daughters Saraswathi and Jayanthi, grandchildren and great grandchildren. R. VIGNESH R. Vignesh (resident of 116, Rajapillai Thottam, T. Nagar) passed away on Oct. 22. He was 17 and had been a resident of T. Nagar since birth. Vignesh dropped out of school a few years back due to ill health. He is survived by his father S. Ramesh, mother Kalaiarasi, brother Surya and grandmother Padmini Sundaram (Councillor, Ward 135). WANTED applicants for part time news tracking job, from 8 a.m to 12 noon. Priority will be given to evening college students. Contact: Catalyst PR, Ph: 4901 2100, info@ catalystpr.in. WANTED male/female office assistant with minimum +2 qualification, accounting and computer knowledge for auditor s office at Brindavan Street Extension, West Mambalam. Ph: 97907 91965, 94447 71442. TAX FILING PAN card, TAN registration, returns filing for Income Tax, TDS (quarterly E- filing), VAT (monthly returns filing, assessment), CST (monthly returns filing, assessment), service tax (E-filing). Contact: A.V. Tax, Ph: 99413 62015, 99413 62014. Advertise in the Classified Column of Mambalam Times for immediate results! K. V. SEETHARAMAN K. V. Seetharaman (resident of 37, Ramanujam Street, T. Nagar) passed away on Oct. 20. He was 72 and had been a resident of T. Nagar for 28 years. He had retired from Archana Sweets. Seetharaman is survived by his wife Jayalakshmi, sons Subramanian, Venkataraman and Varadharajan, daughter Sowmyalakshmi and grandchildren. MAMBALAM TIMES Editor K. S. Ramakrishnan Associate Editor B.R. Shivaji Asst. Advt. Manager E. Srinivasan Advt. Representative S. N. Kumar Reporter S. Balachandar Accountant P. Muralidharan

November 5-11, 2011 MAMBALAM TIMES Page 7 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. 300 upto 35 words; Bold Rs. 450. Ashok Nagar- K.K. Nagar and Mambalam-T.Nagar Editions: Rs. 400 (upto 35 words); Bold Rs. 600; Display: Rs. 220 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of Real Estate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday. GENTS HOSTEL VIT Gents Hostel, T. Nagar, low rent, 24 hours water, well ventilated rooms. Ph: 2432 2821, 98402 60477. GUEST HOUSE T. NAGAR, No. 52, Moosa Street, guest house available on daily rent basis, Rs. 4000 per day. Also useful for small functions like birthday, valakappu etc. Contact: B. Dilip Kumar. Ph: 98400 64225. MINI HALL BALAGRAHA A/c Mini hall, 6/31, Veerasamy Street (next to SRM Nightingale School), West Mambalam, for conducting small functions. Ph: 94449 18484, 2489 3884. T. NAGAR, Sri Malola Mini Hall, New No. 174, Habibullah Road, near Kodambakkam Railway Station, available for small functions, non A/c. Ph: 2814 3406, 92831 12153, 95437 03073. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street (State Bank Building) 2 Halls Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100 guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c (200 guests) Newly opened. Ph: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545, 94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com. OLD AGE HOME SRI Vidya Old Age Home Trust, West Mambalam. We care for aged citizens (both men and women). Healthy, hygienic food and clean accommodation will be provided with motherly care. Contact: B. Vijayalakshmi, Ph: 95660 28520, 2474 0886. REAL ESTATE (BUYING) REAL ESTATE (SELLING) TRUSTPURAM, No. 104, Vanniar Street, Navins South Terrace, behind Meenakshi College, 580 sq.ft, ground floor, cash parties, brokers excuse. Ph: 6546 2324, 97911 64865. JAFFERKHANPET, Pillayar Koil Street, near Kasi Theater, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 755 sq.ft, ground floor, fully furnished, 2-wheeler parking, brokers excuse. Ph: 98403 70720, 98411 49581, 4558 8004. T. NAGAR, Rameswaram Road, near Duraisamy Subway, 1 bedroom, 450 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, price Rs. 25 lakhs (negotiable), brokers excuse. Ph: 94444 16461. WEST MAMBALAM, Dhanapal Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 670 sq.ft, ground floor flat, 3 years old, 2-wheeler parking, copious water, semi furnished. Ph: 98847 03853, 98847 03852. WEST MAMBALAM, Balakrishnan Street, deluxe flat, multi- storied building, spacious bedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 570 sq.ft, luxurious woodwork, car park, 15 years old, price Rs. 30 lakhs (negotiable). Gentleman G. Velmurugan Ph: 98406 05716. RENTAL WEST MAMABALAM, Kuppaiah Street, near railway station, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor, no lift, 2-wheeler parking, small vegetarian family only, no brokers, rent Rs. 9000 p.m. Contact: Ganesh, Ph: 99403 36644. WEST MAMBALAM, Hanumar Koil Street, near railway station & bus stand, 930 sq.ft, 2 bedroom flat, 1 st floor, Brahmins only, rent Rs. 13000, 2-wheeler parking only, Ph: 78456 19422, 78456 18869, 2474 3245. T. NAGAR, Habibullah Road, near TCS, Hexaware and PSBB School, furnished, airconditioned, self contained, residential apartment with all amenities, employed vegetarian, software preferred, brokers excuse. Ph: 96770 50155, 2834 0874. JAFFERKHANPET, opp. Kasi Theater, Door No. 4, Flat No. B-4, School 7 th Street, 2 bedroom, 1 st floor flat, 2 wheeler parking only, rent Rs. 9500 or lease Rs. 6 lakhs (2 years), brokers excuse, inspection on Sunday, time: 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m. Ph: 98418 13271, 97907 77200. WEST MAMBALAM, Naickamar Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 705 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 9000 + maintenance, small Brahmin family, contact before 8.30 a.m or after 6.30 p.m. Ph: 99406 54079. T. NAGAR, Pinjala Subramanian Road, near Pothys, 1 hall, 1 kitchen, 24 hours water supply, vegetarians only, ideal for bachelors /small family. Ph: 98846 87049, 2433 0696. WEST MAMBALAM, 1, 2, 3 Eswaran Koil Street, 1-C, Vijayashanthi Apartments, opposite Narayana Mission School & Madley Subway, single bedroom flat, 500 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, rent Rs. 6000, only small Brahmin family, inspection on 6 th November, time: 10 a.m to 2 p.m, brokers excuse. Kannan Ph: 2489 9284, 94440 84849. WEST MAMBALAM, Raghava Reddy Colony, near Mettupalayam, small portion, hall, kitchen, attached bathroom, 2 nd floor, rent Rs. 4000, good water and ventilation, tiled floor, brokers excuse. Ph: 98405 13200. WEST MAMBALAM, Ganapathy Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, new flat, lift, covered car parking, rent Rs. 15000, brokers excuse, Brahmins only, Ph: 2471 3145. T. NAGAR, Madley Road, near railway station & bus terminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, bath attached, 1 st floor apartment, rent Rs. 8500, family or bachelors also. Ph: 98411 93685, 2433 3477. T. NAGAR, Dr. Thomas Road, opposite GRT Grand Hotel, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1150 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, car parking, semi furnished, vitrified tiles, rent Rs. 15000. Ph: 95009 45601. T. NAGAR, B. N. Reddy Road, near Vani Mahal, 3 bedroom, 1280 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, lift, covered car parking, vegetarians only, rent Rs. 22000, brokers excuse. Ph: 94443 43688. E-mail: vasantha.srini@gmail.com. WESTMAMBALAM, Mahalakshmi Flats, Stage 2, Lakshmi Street, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, lift, rent Rs. 12000, Brahmins only. Contact: S. Ganesh Ph: 98846 16721. WEST MAMBALAM, Jubilee Road, independent self contained, 700 sq.ft, upstairs house, balcony, drawing, kitchen, pooja, separate bath and bedroom, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 8000, Brahmin family / bachelors only, no car parking, no brokers. Ph: 2474 2922, 94450 67813. K. K. NAGAR, 2 nd Sector, single bedroom, independent 1 st floor, A/c, geyser, inverter, Godrej almirah, small Brahmin / vegetarian family, brokers excuse. Ph: 2366 0872. WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 2 nd Street, new flat, 3 bedroom, hall, modular kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor, woodwork, covered car park, rent Rs. 17000, Brahmins only, inspection on Saturday and Sunday, brokers excuse. Ph: 94443 83289. T. NAGAR, CEEBROS Tirumala, D-4, New No. 36, Old No. 21 & 23, Venkatraman Street, behind Holy Angels School, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1350 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, lift, full woodwork, car parking, rent Rs. 35000 (negotiable). Ph: 94434 01171, 94892 27715. WEST MAMBALAM, Nakkeeran Street, 500 sq.ft, modular kitchen, ground floor, complete woodwork, 3 phase, 1 A/c and fan, 24 hours water supply, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmin family. Ph: 2481 8981, 96770 19689. WEST MAMBALAM, Postal Colony, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, car park, rent Rs. 14500 + Rs. 750 maintenance, no brokers, Brahmins only. Ph: 94440 32532. WEST MAMBALAM, Balakrishnan Street Extension, near 7 th Avenue, 250 sq.ft, 1 st floor, shop / office. Ph: 98413 20833. WEST C.I.T. NAGAR, 1 st Cross Street, near Nandhi statue, single bedroom, 450 sq.ft, 3 rd floor, vegetarians only, preferably working ladies. Ph: 93817 35715, 94453 21961. T. NAGAR, Prakasam 1 st Street, behind Vidyodaya School, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, bathroom, dining, verandah, 650 sq.ft, ground floor flat, brokers excuse, vegetarians only. Ph: 98419 09249, 2834 2170. WEST MAMBALAM, K V Colony, 5 th Street, 2 bedroom, hall, 900 sq.ft, fully furnished duplex flat, ready for occupation. Ph: 99529 01064, 2371 2871. T. NAGAR, New No. 25, Old No. 11, F-4, Giri Road, 2 bedroom, 980 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, lift, open car parking, security, no water problem, rent Rs. 16000, maintenance Rs. 1000 extra, brokers excuse, inspection from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Ph: 91766 60927. T. NAGAR, 17/7, Vidyodaya 1 st Cross Street, near PSBB School, behind Vidyodaya, opp. S.G.S. Kalyana Mandapam, single room, attached bath, 1 st floor, suitable for officegoer, college student. Ph: 2834 3004, 94447 61200. WEST MAMBALAM, Reddy Kuppam Street, near Srinivasa Theater, 2 bedroom, 850 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 12000, advance 10 months, 2- wheeler parking. Ph: 92833 85550. WEST MAMBALAM, Lakshminarayanan Street, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, attached bath, independent house, 1 st floor, 2 nd portion, 2- wheeler parking, water facilities, rent Rs. 6500, brokers excuse, inspection on Saturday and Sunday. Time: 10 a.m to 5.30 p.m. Ph: 94452 52460, 96772 28565. WEST CIT NAGAR, 1 st Cross Street, spacious single bedroom, 3 rd floor flat, no lift, small vegetarian family / bachelors, rent Rs. 8500. Contact: Narasimhan Ph: 98410 92678. WEST MAMBALAM, Nakkeeran Street, 500 sq.ft, modular kitchen, 1 st floor, complete woodwork, 3 phase, 1 A/c and fan, 24 hours water supply, 2-wheeler parking, bachelor s accommodation. Ph: 96770 19689. ASHOK NAGAR, Brindaranyam 3-A, LIC Colony, near Mettupalayam Nagathamman Temple, independent house, 2 bedroom, attached bathroom, balcony, 300 sq.ft, open terrace, rent Rs. 14000, 24 hours water, only Brahmins. Ph: 80560 94286, 94445 15898. WEST MAMBALAM, No. 13, Jaishanker Street, (near Sai Baba Temple), 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 2 nd floor. Ph: 98410 69064. K. K. NAGAR, Double Tank Colony, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, rent Rs. 12000, 2 & 4-wheeler parking. Contact: Madhavan Ph: 98413 63474. T. NAGAR, Ramasamy Street, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking only, 24 hours water, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 93825 88295. WEST MAMBALAM, Raju Street, independent single room, rent Rs. 3500, advance 3 months, brokers excuse, vegetarians only. Ph: 4269 7458, 98402 18470. WEST MAMBALAM, Mahadevan Street, near GRT School, single bedroom, 550 sq.ft, 24 hours water. Contact: W. J. Kesavaram Ph: 98413 21499. WEST MAMBALAM, Muthalamman Koil Street, 2 bedroom, 600 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, rent Rs. 10000. Ph: 84284 32344. WEST MAMBALAM, Old No. 49, New No. 24, Subramaniam Street, 400 sq.ft, rent Rs. 7500 (negotiable), Brahmins only. Ph: 94445 77491. WEST MAMBALAM, Patel Street, 3 bedroom, hall, kitchen, deluxe flat, semi furnished, covered car parking, vegetarians only, IT or any professional. Contact: Shiva Ph: 98403 00149, 2371 5489. WEST MAMBALAM, No.1, 4 th Street, K. V. Colony, independent outhouse, 1 room, kitchen, bath, small Brahmin family, provision for split A/ c. Ph: 98400 44614. KODAMBAKKAM, United India Colony, 1 st Main Road, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs. 15000, car parking, brokers excuse, contact on Sunday from 9.30 a.m. Agent Ph: 94441 53582. T. NAGAR, Madley Road, near T. Nagar bus terminus, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, rent Rs. 11000, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only, brokers excuse. Ph: 98402 81452. WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3 rd Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, double bedroom, 1250 sq.ft, 1 st floor, individual flat, well furnished, woodwork, 3 phase power supply, car parking, rent Rs. 23000, for residence, brokers excuse, contact between 2 p.m and 5 p.m. Ph: 99415 55521. WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3 rd Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, opposite Arya Gowda Road, 1500 sq.ft, ground floor, 3 phase electric supply, 2 car parking, suitable for computer center, bank, office, rent Rs. 40000, contact between 2 p.m and 5 p.m. Ph: 99415 55521. T. NAGAR, No. 12/2, Mangesh Street, spacious 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, dining, 920 sq.ft, ground floor, 1 window A/c, 3 phase, employed / software, vegetarians, brokers excuse, inspection on Sunday. Ph: 98411 91545. WEST CIT NAGAR, Chaithanya Apartments, South Road, 2 bedroom flat, 1 st floor, lift, open car parking, rent Rs. 16000, Brahmins only. Ph: 97899 96833. T. NAGAR, Chinnaiah Street, near PSBB, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 3 rd floor flat, full woodwork, 24 hours water, security, lift, open car park, 2 balconies, separate service area, vegetarians only. Ph: 4212 4450. WEST MAMBALAM, Ganapathy Street, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 450 sq.ft, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 6500, family / bachelors. Contact: Ancient Realtor, Ph: 99625 73635, 98436 74184. ASHOK NAGAR, 10 th Avenue, near Saravana Bhavan Fast Food, 2 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, semi furnished, covered car parking, rent Rs. 17000. Contact: Vijay Ph: 94441 01683. WEST MAMBALAM, Babu Rajendra Prasad Street, near railway station, 2 bedroom flat, 850 sq.ft, rent Rs. 12500, car parking, vegetarians only. Contact: Dinesh Ph: 98843 26761. WEST MAMBALAM, Moorthy Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, 750 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, rent Rs. 12000, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins / Vegetarians only. Contact: N. Sanker Ph: 98404 18113. WEST MAMBALAM, Ramakrishnapuram 3 rd Street, 1 st floor, 1000 sq.ft, double bedroom flat, semi furnished, 24 hours water, inverter. Ph: 98840 75629. Calling volunteers for free service in Tirumala Sevas (50, Dharga Road, Rajaji Nagar, Pallavaram) is sending volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Sundays and ending on Saturdays. Men and women who are physically fit and are willing to stay in Tirumala for a week are welcome to offer their services for 6 hours everyday. The work will be of ISKCON program in Mambalam on Saturdays The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Injambakkam, conducts Bakthi Vriksha programs from 7 p.m to 9 p.m on Saturdays at 28, South K. R. Koil Street, West Mambalam. The program includes bhajans, congregational chanting and Bhagwad Gita classes. More details can be had in phone 2371 3606 or from Ranga Krishna Das (2474 4900, 98400 27800). Talk on Mehar Baba on Wednesday Under the auspices of Airflow Engineering Company, a CD of T. G. Narayanaswamy s talk in Tamil on Mehar Baba will be played at 7 p.m on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Espee Complex, 52/62, Brindavan Street, West Mambalam (opposite Grand Sweets). More details can be had had in 97890 59591. supervisory nature. Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost. They can have special darshan of Lord Venkateswara. Travelling expense and the cost of breakfast must be borne by the volunteers.those interested can contact Nalini Ravikumar (18/43, Jubilee Road, West Mambalam) in 99621 53644, L. S. V. Mahadevan (98411 76386), P. Sundaram (98417 26695) or D. Gopinath (94442 09751). Duo on bike snatch chain Two men on a motorcycle snatched a 6 ½ sovereign chain from Shanthi (36) of Giri Street, West Mambalam when she was delivering flowers to some houses on Nov. 2. Ashok Nagar police said that when she came out of a house, the duo rode close to her, snatched her chain and sped away.

Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES November 5-11, 2011 25 shop buildings sealed in T. Nagar Tenders invited for demolishing sealed buildings Chennai Corporation has invited tenders for demolition of buildings in T. Nagar sealed on Oct. 31 and removal of debris. The last date for submitting bids is Nov. 18. D. Karthikeyan (Corporation Commissioner) said on Nov. 2 that this procedure had been mentioned in the civic body s counter affidavit filed in Madras High Court on Nov. 1. A. Navaneethakrishnan (Advocate-General) had informed the court that all sealed buildings will be demolished and the court s orders complied with. Meanwhile, the Electricity Board and Metrowater Board severed service connections of 19 buildings on Nov. 1 C M Y K 25 shop buildings on Ranganathan Street and Usman Road in T. Nagar, constructed in violation of building rules, were locked and sealed by Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials on Oct. 31. The establishments that were sealed include Chennai Silks, Jeyachandran Textiles, Saravana Stores, Archana Sweets, Rathna Stores, Shanmuga Stores, Harihant Saravana Sweets, N. S. Ramanathan Jewellery, Sree Kumaran Thangamaligai, Sreedevi Gold House, Babu Shoe Mart and Textile India. The action came a day ahead of the directive of the Madras High Court to CMDA, Chennai Corporation, Metrowater Board and Electricity Board to file affidavits on Nov. 1 reporting compliance of an earlier order on taking action against The Director of Ratna Stores, located on Usman Road, which was sealed by the CMDA on Oct. 31 for violation of building rules, has moved the High Court for removal of the seal to enable him to resume his business. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M. Y. Eqbal and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, before whom the matter came up on Nov. 3, adjourned hearing to Nov. 11. S. Ravishankar contended that the commercial building was bought in 2004 through a court auction for Rs. 12 crores. He said that the building was originally constructed by an erstwhile jewellery firm between 1988 and 1995. Ratna Stores moves court for removal of seal Judge pulled up for granting interim injunction The Madras High Court on Nov. 1 pulled up XVI Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai for granting an interim injunction restraining the authorities concerned from locking and sealing illegal constructions. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M. Y. Eqbal and Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, said, Prima facie, we are of the view that the learned Assistant Judge, who passed this order on Oct. 31, has no fundamental knowledge of law in the matter of grant of injunction. The Bench said, The injunction order appeared to be in gross violation of the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure and also the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act. Besides, in spite of the specific order passed by a Division Bench of this court earlier in respect of the action taken by CMDA or Corporation with regard to illegal constructions and encroachments on roads and pavements, the judge had entertained the suit and granted an order of injunction. If anything interesting is happening in your neighbourhood please inform Mambalam Times. unauthorized constructions. The sealing was done under Sections 56 and 56 (2A) of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 after the commercial establishments failed to respond satisfactorily to notices issued by CMDA and the Corporation. Many structures had blatantly violated setback norms (space around the building), parking rules and fire safety rules. As against the authorized floor space index (FSI) (ratio of land to built-up area) of 1.5, the buildings had an FSI of 9. The Corporation officials were led by D. Karthikeyan (Corporation Commissioner) and accompanied by more than 350 police personnel. The crackdown began at dawn and went on for more than 4 hours. According to Corporation officials, about 40 more buildings are likely to be sealed. The High Court had appointed a committee in 2006 to look into building norm violations in T. Nagar after reports of infringements by influential traders. It recommended that the Corporation and CMDA take action against the violators and identified 64 buildings with gross violations. Edited & Published by K.S. Ramakrishnan. Office: 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17. Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 39 37. Printed by Ramesh Adityan at Powerfull Printers, 74, Kannappan Street, Aminijikarai, Chennai 29.