Namma ARCOT Road is an event that is promoted by the people of this area to bring cultural activity once every month. The first set of events are to be launched on Oct.2 and 3. Here is the schedule. Saturday, Oct 2, 2010 Inauguration Venue; Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani 10 am – 10.45am : Art [...]
A free medical camp is to be held on October 3, Sunday in K K Nagar. The camp is organized by the Chennai District Union of the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangam in association with the Sri Sastha Sangam, K K Nagar. The venue – Saranam Hall, Sri Ayyappan Temple, 89 Ponnambalam Salai, K K [...]
By Sashi Nair Dr. Sridhar Premkumar recently received the Best Teacher Award (Dental Faculty) for 2010 from the Tamil Nadu M.G.R. Medical University. The doctor has been running a private practice in Ashok Nagar the past 16 years. Dr. Premkumar studied at the Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School (Main), T Nagar and obtained his B.D.S [...]
State police say that they have arrested some staff of the Post Department in connection with the pension scam that has come to light recently in which Post Department staff are said to be involved. The Ashok Nagar post office had also come under the scanner of the investigators. The scam was a simple and [...]
A committed group of people of the Arcot Road areas have got together to launch Namma Arcot Road. They plan to make Arcot Road and the areas around it (Ashok Nagar, K K Nagar, Vadapalani, Virugambakkam, Valsarawakkam etc) a happening place. Their broad objective is to get prominent speakers to this part of Chennai to [...]
Spring and Zoom in partnership with The ilovereadin Library owned by Life Online, a firm incubated and supported by C TIDES, IIT Madras, is hosting what it calls ‘Raising Readers Workshop’ from Sept 27 to Oct 1 This event will help your child discover the world of books and become an enthusiastic lifelong reader through [...]
The Bharathanatya Arangetram of B. Akshaya along with G. Aishwarya, J. Dharshini Mary, J. Kokila and K. Vanisree, disciples of Shylaja Venkateshan of Siva Nattiyalaya Dance School was held in late August at Vani Mahal, T. Nagar. Dr.Sirkali G. Siva Chidambaram, Chairman, Arulmigu Vadapalani Andavar Temple was the chief guest B. Akshaya, d/o T S [...]
Paterson Cancer Center is a comprehensive cancer care centre in the Vijaya Hospitals campus, Vadapalani. The Rose Day was celebrated at Paterson on the 22nd of Sept.’10. Dignitaries and patients participated in the programme. Cancer ambassadors (survivors – patients treated and cured at the center) also participated, interacted with the patients undergoing treatment and the sharing helped people to gain [...]
If you are a senior citizen who resides by yourself in an apartment think twice before opening the door to strangers. A nasty crime in K K Nagar this past week has shocked local residents. A senior woman who answered the door bell was pushed in by a young woman and the gold chain she [...]
If you are seeking organic foodstuff and vegetables in the Arcot Road area, head to a nook in Virugambakkam. The place is called Greenica Organic Bazaar and it is run by a young lady who said goodbye to a job in the IT industry, mulled over the chances of growing a organic foods business in [...]
