Some schools admitting students in senior sections

Admissions for Class 11, in some neighbourhood schools are in full swing, now that the Class 10 results are out. Here is the update –   Devi Academy in Valasarawakkam is accepting applications for Class 11, TN State Board syllabi, till June 11, on the day of commencement of classes. Phone: 2486 5665.    Chinmaya Vidhyalaya, in [...]

Letter-boxes, rat traps, lamp guards

Since his childhood, S. Kannappan has been working on zinc sheets to make utility articles like letter boxes we mount on our gates, rat traps, lamp guards with glass strips (to shield the oil lit lamp from wind) and more.  He supplies these to vendors for sale, executes bulk orders and sells them in retail too. “I can fabricate [...]

Two crimes in neighbourhood

By Our Staff Reporter A nasty crime and a break-in by thieves kept local policemen on their toes this past week. A daring day light robbery was attempted by a youth on a  woman at a flat in Vadapalani – the bite mark the victim left on the hand of the accused helped the police [...]

Special lunch at hotel: Best of Suits: Offers of unisex salon

Green Park Hotel in Vadapalni offers a ‘Power Lunch’ – delicacies from the South Indian vegetarian kitchens at Tulips restaurant from 12.30 pm to 3 pm on all days of the week except Sundays, at Rs. 149. Green Park Hotel is at 183, Arcot Road, Vadapalani. Phone 66515151.  The Raymonds Shop holds a Suits Festival, offers [...]

Congressmen celebrate in Valasarawakkam

A Cabinet berth in Delhi and jubiliation in Valasarawakkam.  As news of the swearing in of G K Vasan, the Congress leader from Tamil Nadu, as Cabinet minister came in on Thursday, his supporters in the area had reason to celebrate. The celebrations in Valasarawakkam were in order since the municipality chairman here is E [...]

Metro Rail project: prelim work begins on 100ft. Road

  Preliminary work on the Metro Rail Project has commenced. The stretch from  Koyambedu to Ashok Nagar, which is a section of the entire rail system, is to be built by Soma Enterprises. The pile testing work for the project, one of the five spots, is being carried out in front of Ambika Empire Hotel on Vadapalani’s [...]

Classes which get children to learn math and science differently

By V. Soundararani While their classmates got ready to enjoy the summer holidays in May, a few PSBB School students chose to devote time to the study of math and science in a way that was quite different from those adopted in the classroom. Here are some teasers they handled. 2009 can be written as [...]

Retd. professor tours Spain

  Prof. V. Balabal, a retired professor of history at University of Madras was invited to present a paper in the VI World Bioethics Conference from 18 – 21 May at Gijon in the northern coast of  Spain. Academicians, NGOs, and others participated in the meet. Dr. Balambal was the only one from Asia. Dr. Balambal spoke [...]

Rajamannar Salai / K K Nagar: its changing face

  By V. Soundararani The face of K. K. Nagar continues to change rapidly. This well planned Housing Board colony spread across 12 sectors is no more what it used to be say 10 years ago.  The Housing Board facade is disappearing fast.  Many streets look so different. This is the case with Rajamannar Salai [...]

‘Vaikasi Visakam’ celebrations at Sri Murugan Temple, Vadapalani

Reported by Vasunathan ‘Pandakkal Muhurtham’ was performed at Sri Murugan Temple in Vadapalani on May 15, to signal the start of Vaikasi Visakam celebrations.    Two masts were taken in procession circumambulating the inner prakarams in a customary way, after the specific poojas for the festive occasion were performed. One mast was placed east to [...]

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