This resident missed seeing her friends on Thamizh New year
Thamizh New year celebrations were low key at R. A. Puram Resident Lakshmi Vibu’s house. She says, “We wore new clothes and drew kolams outside the house. The pooja happened …
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Feeder tripped to cause power outages in Mylapore area during Thursday’s rain, says EB official
Several areas in the Mylapore area had power outages during the downpour on Thursday evening. That was resolved as soon as the rain stopped, says an official at TANGEDCO. An …
Read MoreNo change in daily pooja schedule at Sri Vedanta Desikar Temple
Since the lockdown, devotees have not been allowed to enter temples to pray or to attend important events. At Sri Vedanta Desikar Temple, a temple trustee R. Mugunthan says, “We …
Read MoreFree medicines being distributed by dispensary at Sri Ramakrishna Math
The dispensary at Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore at R. K. Mutt Road is open in the morning to distribute medicines to all those who need it. Swami Dharmistananda, who is …
Read MoreLocal placement agency suspends services till the lockdown
Baba Women’s Private Employment, a placement and recruitment service at Saradapuram, Mylapore, have been placing women as cooks, nurses, attendants and for child care for more than three decades now. …
Read MoreMylapore’s power demand fell by 140 amps on Sunday night, says TANGEDCO official
On Sunday night (April 5), in accordance with the request of the prime minister Narendra Modi, several households in the Mylapore area switched off their lights and lit lamps and …
Read MoreMylapore based NGO reaches out to doctors, nurses at government hospitals
Mylapore based NGO Viswajayam Foundation that focuses on providing housekeeping services at Government Royapettah Hospital is now offering food to doctors, nurses, and sanitation workers, at various government hospitals in …
Read MoreHR&CE directs temples to perform homams
A couple of days ago, HR&CE directed temples to perform homams. While Shaivaite temples have been asked to perform the Mritunjaya homam, Vaishnavite temples have been directed to perform the …
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The lockdown has not stopped these residents from segregating their waste
The residents of Anand Flats at Ranga Road, Mylapore who have been segregating their waste for quite some time now continue to do so in spite of the lockdown. Koil …
Read MoreDaily rituals continue to happen at Sri Adi Kesava Perumal Temple
At Sri Adi Kesava Perumal Temple, Mylapore minimal staff have been coming to the temple to do the daily rituals. N. C. Sridhar, the chairman of the temple trust, says, …
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Time to make vadams. Dance guru Padma Raghavan is done with first lot, produced on her terrace
As the summer sun blazes, a traditional activity gets going in some homes in Mylapore – making vadams. Dance guru Padma S Raghavan, who runs the Silambam school in Mylapore …
Read MoreHamsanadam Music School starts online classes for its students
Hamsanadam Music School run by guru Dr. Shubha Ganesan has now started online classes for its students. Shubha says, “For the past 15 years we have been conducting online classes …
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