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Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition October 9-15, 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) A/c traffic police booths being removed Following a High Court order, air-conditioned traffic police assistance booths installed at busy junctions in T. Nagar, Ashok Nagar, K. K. Nagar and nearby areas are being removed. According to a traffic official, the air- conditioned booths on Bashyam Road, Madley Road, Burkit Road and Ashok Pillar have been removed. Two of the booths are found dumped on the margin of 18 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Lawn under Usman Road flyover removed By Our Staff Reporter A fenced lawn under North Usman Road flyover, T. Nagar was removed last week. A worker at the site told Mambalam Times that the space will be levelled and interlocking blocks laid to be used for parking vehicles. 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 98409 70091 between 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m on week days to enable us to take effective and immediate remedial action. Women facilitation center in Chennai Central Southern Railway opened an exclusive airconditioned women facilitation centre, which also has a separate enclosure for lactating mothers, on Oct. 2. This center is located beside the bookstall in the new concourse of Chennai Central and manned by women staff from the Commercial Department and the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Any woman passenger can approach the counter for any assistance, an official said. For instance, RPF women personnel will accompany women passengers, on request, if they want to hire a pre-paid auto or taxi and ensure that they get one. The staff at the facilitation center will note down the contact details of the taxi or auto driver and will make sure that the woman passenger reaches her destination safely, the official added. Cable drum blocks road margin A loaded TNEB cable drum has been lying on the pavement of Porur Somasundaram Street. T. Nagar for months. Construction debris has been dumped around the drum. It is blocking the way for pedestrians.
October 9-15, 2016 Talk on Thiru Arutpa on Tuesday Under the auspices of Vallalar Sanmarga Sangam (V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph: 94453 43706), Mu. Balasubramaniam will give a discourse on Thiru Arutpa Vallalarin Vaazhvum Vazhiyum at 6 p.m on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Sakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar). Special Vijayadasami admission for CA- CPT in KS Academy KS Academy, which was started in 2010, offers comprehensive coaching for CA-CPT, CA Inter and CA Final examinations. Admission for coaching for the CA CPT June 2017 exam commence on Vijayadasami day, Tuesday, Oct. 11 at a special offer fee of Rs. 12,300. It conducts coaching classes in Hanumantha Street, Lake View Road, Arya Gowda Road and Jubilee Road in West Mambalam and five centers in Mylapore. Since its inception, it has enrolled more than 9000 students a number of whom have performed well and secured top national ranks in exams. According to its founder, KSA imparts value based education which develops a student s overall personality rather than concentrating on just technical expertise. Apart from coaching, students are encouraged to participate in cultural events and activities under its Corporate Social responsibility program. It provides state of the art infrastructure, well researched study material and eminent faculty to groom the students for the exam. For more details, call 98844 81553 / 98844 81554. Free Sanskrit classes from Wednesday Mambalam Samskrita Vidyalaya will conduct free Sanskrit classes for beginners in the evenings from Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam. Anyone can join the classes. Interested persons may contact Srimathi Jayanthi in 99624 22480 or O. R. Devanathan in 98843 64620. S. Uthra (resident of 21 st Avenue, Ashok Nagar) has handmade a replica of Thiruvannnamalai Temple and displayed it in the kolu in her residence. She has welcomed residents to visit her house to view the kolu. She has also displayed dolls made by her with recyclable waste material. Uthra s contact number is 98402 40292. MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition Thiruvannnamalai Temple theme in kolu Compactor lorry stuck in trench The rear wheels of a Corporation garbage compactor lorry got stuck in the improperly filled trench on Thambiah Road, West Mambalam at around 3 p.m on Oct. 6. After a struggle for more than 6 hours, a JCP machine had to be employed to lift and push the lorry from the rear to release the wheels. Traffic flow was affected during the period. Personality development program for students in Sarada Vidyalaya Exnora Greater Chennai, in association with Lions Club of Central Madras, recently organized a program on personality development for the students of RKM Sarada Vidyalaya, West Mambalam. The program was conducted by N. Panchapakesan (Founder, Chennai Sai Sankara Matrimonials, Ashok Nagar). To make the program lively, he also sang a number of popular old Tamil movie songs, gave quotes from Thirukkural, Bharathiyar, Vivekanandar and others. He also gave a demonstration on meditation. On invitation, he regularly conducts such programs in schools and colleges. His contact number is 98403 30531. Chennai Runners offers training to beginners Chennai Runners, started in T. Nagar in 2014, has over 150 members many of whom are regular runners. They meet thrice a week in Panagal Park, T. Nagar for a run. Anyone interested in running regularly for good health can join the group and get trained free by profe-ssionals. A member said that the runs are based on fitness levels and can go from 4 km. to 10 km. and more. The training incorporates regular runs, runs over flyovers to improve muscle strength and long distance runs to improve stamina. Anyone can join the group through its Facebook page. Sruthi presents keyboard, vocal concert for Navarathri By Our Staff Reporter 13-yearold S. Sruuthi (resident of 44/ 21, Bagirathi Am-mal Street, T. Nagar) pre-sented Carnatic keyboard and vocal concert on Oct. 4 in Nungambakam Seva Sama-jam Trust for Navarathri. She was accompanied by V. Sai Priyadarshini (violin), V. Akshai Kanna (mridangam) and B. Jathiswar (ganjira). They were honoured by Dr. Radha Bhaskar. Sruthi is a Std. 9 student of PSBB School, K. K Nagar. She is the granddaughter of late Nataka Kavalar R. S. Manohar, well known thespian who had acted in a number of popular Tamil plays and movies. She had recently won the award for the Best All-Round Student of the school for 2015-16. Page 3 If anything interesting is happening in your neighbourhood please inform Mambalam Times.
Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition October 9-15, 2016 TAMIL CINEMA 75 - A LOOK BACK By RANDOR GUY Tamil Cinema Music 26 With his impressive voice and handsome looks and flair for singing, Subbaiah Bhagavathar made his way up fast and played lead roles on stage. Soon he was a stage star. Meanwhile he learnt classical Carnatic music, and emerged as an excellent singer. He was a major draw and his song Jaya Jaya Gokula Bala... became a rage among audiences. He sang this song as his signature tune as he entered the stage in every play, irrespective of its period, the character he was playing and the situation! Even when he played Lord Rama he entered the stage singing Jaya Jaya Gokula Bala, an anachronism because Krishna was born long after Rama. Maybe not correct according to the theory of drama of Aristotle but nobody cared! Neither the audiences nor Bhagavathar! In a play as Lord Krishna, he came on stage dressed in a silk suit with bow tie and all. Only the top hat was missing! The musical duels between Bhagavathar and Devudu Iyer led to a misunderstanding between the two artistes and, for two long years, they went their separate ways. By public demand they came together again in March, 1933 and the two, referred to as kesaris (lions!), worked in the successful mythological play Bhama Vijayam. Bhagavathar was Lord Krishna and their battle began once more with verve, sound and fury. Mikes were not yet in use in those days and actors had to sing at the top of their voices! It is interesting to note that Subbaiah Bhagavathar sent Vasan and Kalki a lawyer s notice for defaming him in Ananda Vikatan! But Vasan was unfazed. He knew that, if the actor went to court, the resultant publicity would help the circulation of his weekly! As they say in Hollywood, there is nothing called bad publicity. All publicity is good because you are being written about and not forgotten! The story of Nandanar, as immortalised by Gopalakrishna Bharathi, was filmed thrice, each time with a few Carnatic music greats. In 1935, another version of Nandanar was produced which created history at many levels. One of the immortals of Carnatic music, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, made his only appearance in film as the rich Brahmin landowner Vedhiyar under whom Nandan worked as his lowly ill-treated farmhand. A legend in his lifetime, the mercurial maestro of music was a bohemian and agreed to play the role, although the lead role of Nandan was to be played by a woman, K. B. Sundarambal. Indeed KBS had reservations for she was a lowborn woman while Maharajapuram was a highborn Brahmin! Such class, caste, communal distinctions and prejudices prevailed in top gear in those days. But the great musician did not care because he was above such narrow view and tunnel vision attitudes. He received a fee of three thousand rupees while KBS got an unheard of salary of one lakh rupees - a mega buck fortune indeed in 1935! The two acting in a film became news per se! Public expectation ran high and moviegoers eagerly awaited the release of the film. The film was produced by Hassandas Classical Talkies and directed by the noted Hollywood- trained filmmaker, Manik Lal Tandon. He made many Tamil films during 1930-1940s and Nandanar was one of them. His films included Bhama Vijayam (1934), a super hit in which Lord Krishna was acted by Maharajapuram R. Krishnamurthy, Viswanatha Iyer s younger brother. It was in this mythological box office bonanza that another legend of Carnatic music, a legend that still lives long after the mortal man had gone to the yonder blue, the never-never-land of no return, G. N. Balasubramaniam (immortalized under his famous initials, GNB) took his bow in cinema as the musical sage Narada. (To be continued) OBITUARY V. SEETHALAKSHMI AMMAL V. Seethalakshmi Ammal, resident of 9/1, Chakrapani Street Extn., West Mambalam passed away Oct. 3. She was 93, and had been a resident of Mambalam for more than 20 years. She was the wife of late Trivandrum A. Venkateswara Iyer. She is survived by her sons V. Seetharaman (Ph: 98400 42530) and V. Hariharasubramanian, three daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Exhibition on Social history of Tamilnadu from Friday Tamilnadu Women s Organisation (Abirami Koil Street, Mylapore) has organized a 3-day exhibition on Social History of Tamilnadu from Friday, Oct. 14 to Sunday, Oct. 16 in YMCA Grounds, Nandanam. The exhibition is being held for the 9 th consecutive year. According to E. Isaimozhi (Organizing head), the exhibition will be open from 10 a.m to 8 p.m Several dignitaries, Tamil scholars and political leaders will attend the inauguration. The exhibition will showcase the recorded social history of Tamilnadu with respect to its culture, geography, land divisions, food, sports, arts, books and music. Students from several colleges in Tamilnadu will present cultural shows during the event. Protruding rods in subway endanger motorists Iron rods protruding from the wall under repair in Duraisamy Subway, T. Nagar are posing a danger to unwary motorists and cyclists. The iron rods used in the work are protruding into the carriageway of the subway and are not easily visible during night. Sunken manhole on North Usman Road hinders pedestrians A manhole of the storm water drain on the pavement of North Usman Road, T. Nagar near its junction with Unnamalai Ammal Street has sunk a foot below the surface. The sunken portion has been barricaded with concrete blocks to caution pedestrians. 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). New sewage manhole chamber in Somasundaram Street Metrowater workers are constructing an additional manhole chamber between two existing chambers on Somasundaram Street, T. Nagar. According to an official, the additional chamber is being constructed to augment the sewage line due to the increase in tenements on the street that has led to the increase in the inflow of daily sewage from the houses. We were getting frequent complaints from residents about blocks in the sewage line, he said. Calling volunteers for free service in Tirumala Sevas (Plot No. 103, 10th Main Road, Vijaya Nagar, Velachery) sends volunteers for week-long service to pilgrims in Tirumala starting on Mondays and ending on Sundays. 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 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 P. Sundaram (Ph: 98417 26695). Akhanda paarayanam in Venkatesa Perumal Temple next Saturday Sri Prasana Venkatesa Perumal Vishnu Sahasr-anama Mandali (Ashok Nagar) has organized its 26 th year Sri Vishnu Sahasranaama Akhanda paarayanam from 6.30 a.m on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Sri Alamelumanga Samedha Prasana Venkatesa Perumal Temple, Mettu-palayam Road, West Mambalam. There will be thirumanjanam at 5.30 p.m. More details can be had in 98412 94449. Garbage dumped outside shrine Garbage, plastic bags and food waste are found dumped outside Sankara Math, Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street, West Mambalam. Visitors told Mambalam Times that garbage is regularly dumped outside the shrine and produces a bad smell throughout the day. Free Veda classes during weekends Free Veda classes are conducted from 6.30 a.m to 7.30 a.m on Saturdays and Sundays in Krishna Gana Sabha, Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar. More details can be had in phone 98843 05676.
October 9-15, 2016 Concerts for Navarathri in Reddiyapatti Swamigal Temple There will be music concerts from Saturday, Oct. 8 to Monday, Oct. 10 in Sri Reddiyapatti Swamigal Temple (Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar) for Navarathri. The following are details: Oct. 8: 6 p.m: Violin concert by disciples of C. N. Srinivasa- murthy Oct. 9: 6 p.m: Devotional songs by C. S. Chinmayi and troupe Oct.10: 5.30 p.m: Bharatanatyam by S. Swarnalakshmi; 6.30 p.m: Keyboard concert by S. Suryaprakash; 7 p.m: Bhajans. Jain Trust celebrates silver jubilee Sri Sumati Vishal Jain Educational Trust (Thirukumaran Apartments, 12, Rameswaram Road, T. Nagar. Ph: 2436 0675) celebrated its silver jubilee on Oct. 2 in Sree Convention Center, Burkit Road, T. Nagar. Several dignitaries including Mahesh Kumar Jain (CEO, Indian Bank) attended the function. The Trust engages in social service activities in the fields of education and health care. Through its book bank, it has till date provided over 1.15 lakh books worth about Rs. 1.50 crores for over 1 lakh students from 50 colleges in and around the city. In 2013, the Trust established an advanced dialysis center with 5 units managed by a team of doctors and paramedical staff in Lynwood Lane, Mahalingapuram. So far, 5000 patients have undergone haemo dialysis at subsidized rates in the center. It has also conducted a number of health and community based medical camps in association with several leading hospitals, eye and dental clinics in the backward areas of the city and suburbs. More details can be had from members Vinay Nahar (98411 69876) and Kunal Nahar (98840 96930). MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition Kolu items made from waste V. P. Lakshmi (resident of 39, Srinivasa Iyer Street, West Mambalam and KG student in-charge in Sri Sitaram Vidyalaya, West Mambalam) has exhibited best out of waste made items in her kolu display. She is an expert in handicrafts and has trained many students. She said that this is the first time she has included items made from waste in the kolu. A number of things are made using plastic bags, waste paper and cloth, CDs, coconut shells and ear cleaning cotton buds. She can be contacted in 2489 3551, 92821 54522. Abandoned car blocks road margin A Tata Indica car with yellow number plates (TN10 AJ 5640) in a broken down condition has been lying on the margin of Mambalam High Road, T. Nagar for several months. Sanjeevini Peetam to construct new Hanuman Temple Hanuman Mathaji (Founder, Sanjeevini Peetam, 5, Kavarai Street, West Mambalam) performed bhoomi pooja for the construction of a Lord Hanuman Temple at a cost of Rs. 15 lakhs in Dusi, Kancheepuram District on Oct. 2. A mandapam and prayer hall Free course on Vedic Astrology for beginners To commemorate its 5 th year, Indian School for the Study of Vedic Astrology and Research will conduct a free course on Vedic Astrology for beginners from Tuesday, Oct. 11 in its premises in G-1, Baker Lakshmi Apartments, 10, Subba Reddy Street, West Mambalam. The classes will be held from 11.30 a.m to 1.30 p.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the month. The course content includes rudiments of Vedic astrology, casting of horoscope, studying panchangam and identifying muhurtham time. Anyone in the age group of 20 to 50 years can attend the course. Due to limited seats, registration will be on first-comefirst-served basis. For registration and more details call VKSM Sharmaaji (Course Director) in 91763 59580 / 2474 1952. will also be constructed at the site. Devotees are welcome to contribute towards the project. For more details, donors may call 98403 64567 or 94441 03752. Page 5 Free Tanjore line drawing/mehendi workshop for women Lavis The Shades (5, Kavarai Street, West Mambalam) has organized Tanjore line drawing and Mehendi workshop for women from 10 a.m to 11 a.m on Oct. 14 and 16 in its premises. Simple Mehendi art and Tanjore line drawing of eyes, nose, lips, garland, bangim and mudras will be taught to participants. For registration, contact 4360 2214, 98404 45633, 98407 59761. New device reduces power consumption of air-conditioners Sans Electric Energy (L92, L Block 20th Street, East Anna Nagar), an electrical gadget store, sells ACF Toggler, a new device that reduces power consumption of air-conditioners. According to G. Ramesh (Sales Executive), the device controls both air-conditioners and fans with a compact remote. Depending on the cut-off temperature set in the air-conditioner, it will monitor the room temperature and switch the airconditioner on or off and regulate the fan speed to save power. It has been successfully tested to work in all weather conditions, he added. The store also sells remote control devices for fans. For more details, contact Ramesh in 73584 82750 or 95514 72211.
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WANTED lady assistant for an Eye Clinic and Optical in Mandaveli & Ashok Nagar. Ph: 93840 51009. WANTED delivery boys, plastic beads cleaning staffs and teachers for abacus, phonics and vedic Maths. Ph: 8144443777. WANTED immediately Iyyengar / Iyer lady cook for a Brahmin Iyyengar family. Ph: 98840 50270, 91760 64758. WANTED accountants with experience of VAT, ESI, EPF and all taxations and also store keepers. Contact: Selvaraj. Ph: 99621 66370, 98847 23074. SOFA SERVICES ANY old type of sofas, cushions repairing & reconditioning at very moderate charges. Contact: K.N.S. Rajan, New No. 58, Peters Road, Royapettah. Ph: 93818 03956, 76671 33233. TOURS & TRAVELS (1) Nov. 20 & 27, 2016 One day tour. (2) Dec. 3 7: Chola Nadu (40) Divya Desams. (3) Jan. 20 25, 2017: Kerala Divya Desams. (4) Feb. 12 23, 2017: Pancha Dwarka Yatra. Vaidehi Partha Sarathy, Ph: 94447 62968, 94447 54468, 99401 47313. Advertise in the Classified Columns of Mambalam Times for immediate response. MAMBALAM TIMES Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar Edition Advertisement Rates BLACK & WHITE COLOUR Full Page: Rs.16,000 Full Page: Rs. 21,000 Half Page: Rs. 9,000 Half Page: Rs. 11,500 Per Column Ear Panel on Page 1: Rs. 750 Centimeter: Rs. 100 Per Column Classified Display: Centimeter: Rs. 120 Rs. 250 per col. cm First Page: Rs. 150 Third Page: Rs. 120 Last Page: Rs. 130 7/3, Madley Road, T. Nagar (near Madley Subway) Ph: 2434 9236, 2431 3937, 2435 6475 Email: mambalamtimes@yahoo.co.in Website: www.mambalamtimes.in October 9-15, 2016 25,000 reward for finding missing dog By Our Staff Reporter A dog owner has pasted pos-ters of his missing dog on the walls of Usman Road fly-over and offered a reward of Rs. 25,000 to anyone who 94444 53777. finds it. Resettlement of canal bank encroachers soon The Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board will soon open its tenements in Thirumazhisai, Thiruvallur district to house families living in unauthorised tenements on the banks of Saidapet Canal, Jafferkhanpet Canal, Padi Kuppam Canal, Ambattur SIDCO Canal and Nolambur Canal. According to an official, the 1,042 quarters, each with an area of about 350 sq. ft, are ready for occupation. The complex will also have an ICDS center and a ration shop. The project has been funded by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. A Corporation official in Ambattur Zone 7 office told Mambalam Times that the list of beneficiaries has also been prepared. Badminton stadium in Corporation playground Construction of an indoor badminton stadium with gallery is in full swing in the Corporation playground on Bakthavatchalam Street, West Mambalam. The stadium is expected to be ready by the end of November. The courts that players were using at the site earlier had no roof. 150 attend free medical camp About 150 persons attended the free medical camp organized by Daasya on Oct.1 in Panigraha Kalyana Mandapam, West Mambalam. Free medicines were given to participants having ailments. NSS students of Guntur Subbaiah Girls School, T. Nagar acted as volunteers. Daasya thanked Mambalam Times for its report about the camp in last week s issue. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cut branches left on street margin Sir, On the request of residents, Corporation workers cut the low lying branches of trees along Nakkeran Street, West Mambalam on Oct. 4. They promised to remove the cut branches by evening the same day, but the branches are still lying on the margin of the narrow street causing hindrance to road users. We appeal to the officials concerned to make immediate arrangements to remove the cut branches from the street. Nakkeran Street residents, West Mambalam Garbage woes at Gandhi Street-Subbha Street junction Sir, Garbage is not cleared regularly from the bin at the junction of Gandhi Street and Subbha Street, West Mambalam. This leads to accumulation of garbage. With the bin overflowing for days, nearby residents and vendors are forced to dump their daily garbage around the bin thereby turning the junction into a dumping yard. It is a health hazard for passersby and nearby residents. I appeal to Corporation officials to organize daily clearance of garbage from the bin. R. Saravanan, Subbha Street, West Mambalam
October 9-15, 2016 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition 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. 900. 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 rental residential house, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 750 to 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat or individual house, in & around West Mambalam, for small vegetarian family, no brokers. Ph: 99523 35505. BACHELOR ACCOMMODATION 21/15, Radha Illam, Bharathi Street, single person accommodation, 2-wheeler parking, 24 hours water, vegetarian bachelor only, employees IT/Bank preferred. Ph: 94441 91230. 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: 4351 2233, 4351 2556, 99404 54545, 94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com. 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. 7500 per month, bedridden Rs. 12000 per month, no advance & donation. Ph: 98840 56233, 98840 56203. REAL ESTATE (BUYING) INTERESTED to buy preowned/resale flat in West Mambalam/Saidapet/ Kodambakkam. Minimum around 1000 sq.ft with 2/3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, covered car park, lift, construction of 10 to 15 years. No brokers. Owners contact: 9543853754. REAL ESTATE (SELLING) WEST SAIDAPET, VSM Garden Street, near Ashok Pillar, 865 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 8 years old, no car park. Ph: 94445 14650. WEST MAMBALAM, Baroda Street, built-up 1183 sq.ft, UDS 570 sq.ft, duplex, ground floor flat, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 18 years old, no car park, 24 hours water/ watchman, under LIC Housing loan, price Rs. 88 lakhs (negotiable), clear title, strictly no brokers. Ph: 9444717470. T. NAGAR, Rajambal Street, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1350 sq.ft, UDS 381 sq.ft, deluxe 2 nd floor flat, lift, covered car park, 14 years old, price Rs. 1.25 crores. Contact: Ravi Chandran. Ph: 98410 89791, 82201 52965. T. NAGAR, Soundararajan Street, near TTD temple & bus terminus, 1600 sq.ft, UDS 880 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 3 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, lift, covered car park, road facing, 20 years old, Rs. 10000 per sq.ft. Ph: 93828 31239. WEST MAMBALAM, Naickamar Street, 470 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, fully furnished, rate Rs. 7500 per sq.ft. Ph: 74187 89084, 98412 73400. PORUR, Visalakshi Nagar, near PSBB, & Gerugambakkam, new flat, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 710 sq.ft, covered car park, price Rs. 29 lakhs (including all), CMDA approved, bank loan arranged, ready to occupy. Ph: 95001 96445. VALASARAVAKKAM, Alapakkam Metro Nagar, near Arcot Road, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, 790 sq.ft, covered car park, 4 years old, price Rs. 44 lakhs, CMDA approved, bank loan arranged, ready to occupy. Ph: 95001 96445. ASHOK NAGAR, 12 th Avenue, behind Grand Sweets, 2 bedrooms, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor, primce location, semi furnished, open car park, 11 years old, suitable for office / doctors / residential. Contact: Owner. Ph: 099009 55864, 099406 10997. SALIGRAMAM, Rajaji Colony, 2 bedrooms, dining hall, 1120 sq.ft, UDS 545 sq.ft, 1 st floor, covered car park, 10 years old, Rate Rs. 5500 per sq.ft (negotiable). Ph: 94442 57659. RENTAL T. NAGAR, No. 23, Arulambal Street, behind Jeeva Park, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1400 sq.ft, ground floor, newly renovated, car park, family - rent Rs. 30000 / office - Rs. 40000 / lease Rs. 30 lakhs. Ph: 98403 83000. RANGARAJAPURAM, No. 9, Corporation Colony Main Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 900 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, lift, car parking, preferably IT / Bank employee, no brokers. Ph: 2375 1749, 94440 05572. WEST MAMBA- LAM, No. 34 & 35, Navarathna Apartment, Flat No. 4, Veerasamy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor flat, newly painted, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only. Ph: 94442 62114. 91, Lake View Road, near Hindu Vidyalaya School, 3 bedrooms (A/c) flat, modular kitchen, lift, car park, geyser, wooden cupboards, rent Rs. 25000, Brahmins / North Indians / vegetarians preferred. Ph: 94454 03184, 2474 0177. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 19, Nethaji Nagar, close to RTO Office/Ashok Pillar, 1800 sq.ft, independent house, car parking, rent Rs. 35000. Ph: 99400 36849. 23/5, Muthalamman Koil Street Extension, close to Postal Colony & Jeevan Super Market, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, vegetarians only. Ph: 98415 52857, 2489 8713. 4/7, Kamala Flats, Moorthy Street, near Ayodhya Mandapam, single bedroom, hall, kitchen, 1 st floor, 2- wheeler parking, rent Rs. 10000, Brahmins / vegetarians only. Ph: 97908 38193. T. NAGAR, No. 15, South West Boag Road, close to Burkit Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, rent Rs. 18000 (residential), rent Rs. 20000 (office). Ravi Chandran. Ph: 98410 89791, 82201 52965. WEST MAMBALAM, Door No. 10/22, Srinivasa Pillai Street, Opp. Satyanarayana Temple, 1 st floor, 1211 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms, 3 phase EB, sufficient water, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins/pure vegetarians. Ph: 99406 60313. T. NAGAR, Old No. 57/2, New No. 4, Moosa Street, independent house, 1 st floor, 1200 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms (both bath attached), hall, kitchen, dining, storeroom, service verandah, balcony, semi furnished, lift, 24 hours water, open car park, vegetarians only, no pets, no brokers. Ph: 98414 44371. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 88/ 49, 7 th Avenue, 1900 sq.ft, 3 bedrooms flat, hall, kitchen, 3 rd floor, lift, generator power back-up, intercom, covered car park, 3 balconies, service verandah, vegetarians only, rent Rs. 35000. Ph: 2489 1140, 94440 28894. 16, Ellaiamman Koil Street, near Railway Station, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor apartment, bath attached, rent Rs. 9000, tiles flooring, family or bachelors also. Ph: 95439 28551, 98411 93685. T. NAGAR, No. 8, Madley Road 1 st Street, 750 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, rent Rs. 13000. Ph: 9444155858. ASHOK NAGAR, New No. 9, 18 th Avenue, individual house, 1 st floor, 2 bedrooms, car parking, rent Rs. 14000. Ph: 98422 30683. 37/20, Mahadevan Street, 2 nd floor, new house, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, attached bathrooms, covered car parking, CCTV, rent Rs. 18000 (including maintenance), Brahmins only. Ph: 2485 4725, 96771 49246. WEST MAMBA- LAM, No. 16/28, Velu Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, balcony, 2 nd floor flat, no lift, 2- wheeler parking, good ventilation, wood work, 3 phase power, 24 hours water, rent Rs. 13500 + maintenance, vegetarians, no brokers. Ph: 98408 81980. 13/B, Lakshmi Apartment, Flat No. D1, Barmakanagambal Street, 950 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, rent Rs. 15000, family/office. Ph: 98409 95779. 5, Gomathi Apartment, Subramaniya Nagar 2 nd Street, near Duraisamy Subway & Jain School, 650 sq.ft, 2 bedrooms, 1 st floor, rent Rs. 14000, advance Rs. 75000, covered car park, Brahmins only. Ph: 91768 77582. WEST K.K. Nagar, No. 5, Mariamman Koil Street, independent house, 2 bedrooms, 24 hours metro and well water, 3 phase EB, Brahmins only, rent Rs. 12000 (negotiable), no brokers. Ph: 89035 38728, 98400 57218. 35, Raju Street, 565 sq.ft, single bedroom, 2-wheeler parking, ready to occupy, rent Rs. 12000. Ph: 9789959913. WEST MAMBA- LAM, New No. 8/23, Srinivasa Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, individual ground floor house, no car park, rent Rs. 19000, vegetarians only. Ph: 73580 74121. WEST MAMBALAM, New No. 161, Old No. 72, Lake View Road, near Public Health Centre, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, attached bathroom, 2-wheeler parking, no pets, rent Rs. 10000, Brahmins/vegetarians only. Ph: 42123142, 9444157977. 35/16, 3 rd Street, Postal Colony, independent ground floor house, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 15000, Brahmins only, no brokers. Ph: 98840 54544, 89391 32983. 95/2, Arya Gowda Road, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, fully furnished. Ph: 98841 48489, 98946 53798. T. NAGAR, No. 41, Ramanujam Street, near TTD, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 800 sq.ft, 1 st floor, road faceing balcony, woodwork, 24 hours water, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 16000, vegetarians. Contact: Owner. Ph: 99622 90310. 5/3, K.V. Koil Street, independent small portion, attached bathroom, 2-wheeler parking, Brahmins only. Ph: 94428 71356. T. NAGAR, No. 15/2, Dr. Sadhasivam Road, near Joyalukas, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pooja room, 1000 sq.ft, 2 nd floor, balcony, covered car park, wardrobes, rent Rs. 25000 (negotiable), no brokers. Ph: 86789 91913. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 17, Mangalam Apartments, 18 th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor flat, semi furnished, no car park, rent Rs. 12500, ready for occupation. Ph: 94441 89160. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 29/ 44, 53 rd Street, 9 th Avenue, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, ground floor house, covered car park, rent Rs. 19000, Brahmins only. Ph: 94458 32781, 94441 26843. C.I.T. NAGAR (West), Old No. 12, New No. 31, West Road, single bedroom, ground floor flat, self contained, fully furnished, Brahmins only / vegetarians preferred, Ph: 2435 1017, 93811 85842, 99402 30289. 11, Dhanalakshmi Apartment, Lake View Road, near Duraisamy Subway, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 950 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 15000, visit on 8 th October between 2 p.m & 5 p.m. Ph: 98842 32707, 94423 97907. 10/5, Gomathy Apartment, Moorthy Street, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 820 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 2-wheeler parking, rent Rs. 18000 (negotiable), advance 10 months, vegetarians only, no brokers, call for inspection. Ph: 98409 60269, 99625 21634. 17/19, Raghavan Colony, near Govindan Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 730 sq.ft, 1 st floor, 24 hours water, East facing kitchen, decent locality, rent Rs. 12000 (nego.), Brahmins only. Ph: 98846 00878. WEST MMABLAM, No. 2, Varadappan Street, 3 bedrooms, 1300 sq.ft, ground floor, 2 A/cs, covered car park, rent Rs. 24000 (negotiable). Ph: 98847 81912. 18, Guru Flat, Balakrishna Naicken Street Extension, 2 bedrooms, 650 sq.ft, 1 st floor, balcony, rent Rs. 13000, Brahmins only. Sridhar. G. (call 10 a.m to 1 p.m & 4 p.m to 6 p.m). Ph: 98846 96090. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 95, 11 th Avenue near Pazhamudhir Cholai, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, ground floor, open car park, rent Rs. 13000, family / bachelors / office. Ph: 73053 44555. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 47, 9 th Avenue, 3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1300 sq.ft, 1 st floor, lift, covered car park, rent Rs. 25000. Ph: 74016 47771. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 6, 12 th Avenue, behind KFC, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1 st floor flat, covered car park, tiles, woodwork, good ventilation, tiles, 24 hours water, immediate occupation. 95513 28853, 93805 66667. T. NAGAR, No. 3, Bakthavatchalam Road, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1200 sq.ft, marble flooring, woodwork, car park. Ph: 98403 67535. T. NAGAR, No. 9/21, Crescent Park Street, 2 or 3 employed bachelor accommodation. Contact: Eswar. Ph: 98840 46535, 2434 1875. ASHOK NAGAR, No. 4, MIG 120 Flats, I-Block, 11 th Avenue, near KFC, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, pooja room, rent Rs. 15000, ready for occupation. Ph: 88704 41199. T. NAGAR, No. 38/78, Burkit Road, near Bus Terminus, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen, balcony, 600 sq.ft, (Indian / Western) bathrooms attached, 1 split A/c, rent Rs. 11000, advance Rs. 75000, residential / commercial / bachelors. Vimal. Ph: 94441 16320. Tanker Foundation takes part in Joy of Giving week Tanker Foundation (4D, 4th Floor, Ellora Apartments, 20, Thirumoorthy Street, T. Nagar) took part in the Joy of Giving week (the 8th edition of the Daan Utsav, a pan-india festival of philanthropy) last week in the Indian Oil petrol bunk on Venkatanarayana Road. Its volunteers distributed pamphlets and awareness stickers about kidney related problems and seeking support for its cause. Tanker Foundation, which runs on donations, provides health care and financial assistance for the economically weak suffering from severe renal problems. It has till now provided financial support of Rs. 1.12 crores for 2370 patients as one-time contribution ranging from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 50,000 towards transplantation, surgery or medication. The Foundation runs subsidized dialysis units in Ambattur Rotary Hospital, Corporation PHC, Nungambakkam, TVS Hospital, Chokkikulam, Madurai and RVS Hospital, Sulur, Coimbatore. For more details about the Foundation, call 4309 0998, 2834 1635 or visit the website www.tankerfoundation.org Page 7 Leaning BSNL post likely to topple over A precariously leaning BSNL post on Vaigai Colony 2nd Street is likely to fall on a flat complex adjacent to it. It is presently resting on overhanging cables. The foundation of the post got damaged during digging of a trench to lay a storm water drain on the street. The residents have lodged a complaint with the authorities concerned to reerect the post immediately. 4-ft high central median on Usman Road Corporation workers are constructing a 4-ft high central median on North Usman Road, T. Nagar to prevent pedestrians from crossing over and motorists from taking an U-turn. Gaps are being provided in the median at intervals for pedestrians to cross. CMRL to award new contract for laying underground tracks Chennai Metro Rail is planning to award fresh contracts for building the Saidapet-LIC underground stretch by the end of this month. The work on this stretch has been stalled after the Russian company Mosmetrostroy abandoned work and Metro Rail terminated the contract of Gammon-Mosmetrostroy joint venture. According to a senior official of CMRL, tenders will be opened on Oct. 19 and contracts will be awarded the same day. Metro Rail will award two contracts, one for building tunnels and underground stations between Government Estate and Thousand Lights, and the other for the work between DMS and Saidapet. The work includes building connecting tunnels between the two parallel tunnels bored between Saidapet and DMS, boring two parallel tunnels from DMS to Government Estate and completing the remaining work of constructing underground stations. The Russian firm in charge of building tunnels had completed around 90% of its work of building tunnels from Saidapet to DMS, leaving only 3 km. of tunnels from DMS to Government Estate. The firm abandoned work after Metro Rail refused its demand for payment of additional expenditure of Rs. 100 crore incurred in executing the project. As the elevated section has been completed and commissioned except for a small stretch between Alandur and St. Thomas Mount, CMRL is gearing up to open its first underground line in the city from Tirumangalam to Shenoy Nagar.
Page 8 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition October 9-15, 2016 Special Deepavali program for inmates of orphanages next Sunday Udhavum Ullangal (1 st Main Road, CIT Nagar) has organized special Deepavali celebrations for inmates of several orphanages, charitable homes and students of special schools in the city for the 19 th consecutive year on Sunday, Oct. 16 in Krishnaswamy Kalyana Mandapam, South Boag Road, T. Nagar. The program will start at 9 a.m with Nadhaswaram concert, followed by distribution of new clothes, entertainment program, lunch and light music program at 3.30 p.m. For more details, contact Chandrasekar in 94443 42392. Vacant portion of hospital building misused A vacant portion of the building behind Government Peripheral Hospital on 15 th Avenue, Ashok Nagar earlier housing a rehabilitation center for physically challenged persons is being misused by miscreants for anti social activities. Carnatic concerts by leading musicians in Sankara Math Sri Sringeri Jagadguru Sankara Math (38/29, Krupasankari Street, West Mambalam) has organized Carnatic concerts at 7 p.m daily for Navarathri till Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Radhotsavam on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in its premises. Special homam will be performed daily at 9 a.m. The following are concert details: Oct. 9: Vocal concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, accompanied by V. V. Ravi (violin), Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam (mridangam), Chandrasekara Sarma (ghatam). Oct. 10: Vocal concert by Papanasam Ashok Ramani, accompanied by M. A. Sundareswaran (violin), Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam (mridangam), Vaikom Gopalakrishnan (ghatam). Oct. 11: Vocal concert by Mambalam Sisters, accompanied by R. Hemalatha (violin), Poongulam Subramanyam (mridangam), K. S. Rangachari (ganjira). Oct. 12: Nadaswaram concert by Nathajyothi D. M. Villalan & party & Band Vadyam by Muthaiah & Party. Entry is free. 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.