Reported by V. Soundararani The Women’s Fest organised by Namma Arcot Road in association with Green Park Hotel, Vadapalani, was a hit. Namma Arcot Road (NAR) is an initiative by a group of volunteers to celebrate and highlight the neighbourhood with events and meetings. To celebrates the month of March for the cause and empowerment [...]
Virugambakkam is a newly carved constituency for the State Assembly and the battle for this seat could well be between a political veteran and a new face. The lead candidates here are Dhanasekaran of the DMK and P. Parthasarathi of the DMDK, a party led by film star Vijakanth. Dhanasekaran, a councillor who represents K [...]
Metrowater is alerting consumers to the payment of tax and the D-day that is at hand. A note from the Zone 8 office says that current half year demand of II/10-11 towards water and sewerage tax / charges should be paid on or before 31.3.2011 otherwise it will attract levy of surcharge
A three day teppam festival was held at Sri Murugan Temple in Vadapalani last week. A brightly illuminated float was taken around the tank every evening carrying the temple priests and some devotees. Officials said a strict security system was in place to avoid accidents.
Foodies have one more new restaurant to check out. Simran’s Aappa Kadai in Vadapalani, bang opposite the local police station. It is clean, cool, swanky and the best part of it is the open kitchen space at the far end where two cooks work on a set of 12 burners on stoves to cook the [...]
The annual Sri Rama Navami Mahothsavam 2011 hosted by Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj (Regd) of K K Nagar is on from March 25 to May 2 this year. Events will be held daily at 6.30 pm at Padma Seshadri School, Alagirisami Salai, K K Nagar and they are open to all. From March 25 [...]
Vtransit Consulting Pvt. Ltd based in Ashok Nagar is in the business of training in foreign languages. Vijayalakshmi. G, its director says her team has completed its second successful year since 2009 and has trained more than 220 PSBB students from 6th, 7th & 8th class in German, French and Japanese languages. She says the [...]
Reported by Gargi The Namma Arcot Road initiative invites women of this neighbourhood to an evening of party games and fun. You can also bring along your friends, sisters, daughters, mothers or mother-in-laws. Prizes are sponsored by Naihaa, “a brand which understand what women want.” The hosts are offering a special prize for the best [...]
Vatchala Ashokan, 13 and disciple of Prof. Sikkil Vasantha Kumari (Bala Natya Manjari Trust) presented her Bharathanatyam arangetram on Feb.5 at Music Academy’s mini hall. The chief guest was Prof Yuko Matoba (Ethno musicologist, Dept of Music, Tokyo, Japan) Vatchala, a class 9 student of Sherwood Hall School, has been learning Bharathanatyam for the past [...]
By V. Soundararani For many residents of K K Nagar who were wondering why the stretch of this main road from Pondicherry Guest House to PSBB School alone was not relaid, the scene on Saturday morning gave a pleasant surprise. In a jiffy the job of relaying this key and busy road was over on [...]
