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C M Y MAMBALAM K TIMES ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 16, No. 27 Januray 7 - 13, 2018 Advt. Supplement Page II MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K. Nagar Edition January 7 - 13, 2018 C M Y ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR BAZAAR K This column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and West Mambalam 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. 600) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1200) This space costs Rs. 600 only. Sewage water stagnating Special poojas for Mattu Pongal in Vijayaraghaviah Road in Gho Samrakshana Sala By Our Staff Reporter Special programs have been organized in Gho Samrakshana Sala (4, Kasi Viswanathar Koil Street, West Mambalam) from 7.30 a.m on Monday, Jan. 15 to celebrate Mattu Pongal and commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Ghoshala. H. Raja (All India Secretary, BJP) will be the Chief Guest. The following is the program: 7.30 a.m: Mangala isai by Mambalam V. Ramachandran & party. 9 a.m: Bhajans by Karthikeyan and his troupe. 10.30 a.m: Talk on ‘divinity’ by Sri Swami Moksha Vithayanandha Saraswathi Swamigal. 11 a.m: Gho pooja. 11.30 a.m: Procession of cows along the streets near the ghoshala. All are welcome. By Our Staff Reporter More details can be had in 98400 46649. Sewage water has been stagnating along with garbage for several days in Vijayaraghaviah Road, T. Nagar. Mosquitoes Ramakrishna Mission to are breeding in the stagnant water. celebrate Vivekananda’s birthday Damaged speed breaker By Our Staff Reporter Sri Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (3, a hazard for motorists Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar) will hold religious programs on Monday, Jan. 8, to cel- ebrate the 156th birthday anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The following are the program details: 5.30 a.m: Veda paarayanam; 7 a.m: Bhajans; 9.30 a.m: Homam; 11 a.m: Discourse in Tamil and English on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda; 11.40 a.m: Aarati; 12 noon: Prasdam distribution; 6.30 p.m: Special Aarati and bhajans. It will also offer 15% to 40% discount on the books based on Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Swami Vivekananda and Vedanta. All are welcome. More details can be had by calling 2814 3896/3514. By Our Staff Reporter Religious programs in Sarada The speed breaker near MTC bus stop on 1st Avenue, Ashok Math tomorrow Nagar, near 11th Avenue junction is badly damaged. By Our Staff Reporter The surface is uneven as there are a number of potholes in the Sri Sarada Math (15/7, Raghaviah Road, T. Nagar) speed breaker. It poses a danger to 2-wheeler riders as they can will hold religious programs on Monday, Jan. 8, to trip and fall while riding over the potholes on the speed breaker. celebrate the 156th birthday anniversary of Swami REQUEST TO READERS! Vivekananda. The following are the program details: Please help us to serve you better! Mambalam Times 5 a.m: Veda paarayanam; 5.30 a.m: Meditation; is being delivered free at every doorstep in this neighbourhood 8.30 a.m: Veda chanting; 9 a.m: Bhajans; 10 a.m: Homam; 11 a.m: Discourse in Tamil on the life and week after week. If our delivery boy skips your house or flat in teachings of Swami Vivekananda; 11.40 a.m: Aarati; any week, please call 98409 70091 Noon: Gita chanting; 6.15 p.m: Special Aarati and between 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m on week days to enable us to take bhajans. effective and immediate remedial action. All are welcome. C M Y MAMBALAM K TIMES ASHOK NAGAR - K.K. NAGAR EDITION www.mambalamtimes.in Vol. 16, No. 27 January 7 - 13, 2018 FREE Man, in-laws held for killing wife’s paramour By Our Staff Reporter When police rushed to the Murali who is an autorickshaw Vishvanathan’s bike and On Jan. 3, Murali (31) (resi- spot, they found driver. followed the pair to a park in dent of Ashok Nagar) surren- Vishvanathan dead and In his confession, Murali told Nandambakkam. dered in Guindy police station Shobana grievously injured. the police that in the past few Seeing them at close quar- with his mother-in-law and Shobhana was rushed to weeks, he had grown suspicious ters infuriated Murali, and brother-in-law after grievously Chromepet Govt. Hospital. of his wife’s behavior after he before they could react, he injuring his wife Shobhana (28) According to the police, found that she had been fre- picked up a log lying nearby and her paramour Vishvanathan and Shobhana quently making long calls and and attacked them sav- Vishvanathan (35) in a park in were childhood friends. sending messages to an unknown agely. Vasantha and Nandambakkam. Shobhana was married to number. She had also started Kannan also joined in the going on morning walks and re- attack leaving Vishvana- turning home late which too added than and Shobana with se- to the suspicion. When he con- vere injuries. fronted her, she gave vague re- They assailants then went plies and denied any wrongdoing. to Guindy police station and Murali conveyed his suspicion confessed to the attack. to his mother-in-law Vasantha Vishvanathan, police said, and brother-in-law Kannan who, was a divorcee who lived with in turn, warned Shobana who his mother in Ashok Nagar. apparently paid no heed. He worked in a private com- On Jan. 3, when Shobana left pany in Meenambakkam. for her morning walk, Murali along Police arrested Murali, with Vasantha and Kannan, fol- Vasantha and Kannan for lowed her in his autorickshaw. murder. A court remanded They spotted Shobana getting on them to judicial custody. No sign of pedestrian plaza even after two trial runs By Our Staff Reporter pointed to implement/super- Despite two trial runs, the ‘Pe- vise the project. They said destrian plaza’ project in T. Nagar that there are still some is- covering the1.4 km. stretch of sues like the 5-decade old Thyagaraya Road between Anna sewage lines, some of which Salai and Panagal Park has still are running under Thyaga- not been implemented. raya Road, which need to be The trial runs were held in No- replaced. Since the work vember 2016 and February 2017. could create huge traffic At the time of the trial runs, problems in the busy road, Chennai Corporation had an- they are looking at other nounced that the scheme was methods to solve the prob- welcomed by the residents and lem. the work on implementing the They added that there is Rs. 55 crore project would begin still stiff resistance from the soon. shop owners, who fear the But 10 months down the line, project will affect their busi- there is still no sign of any effort ness. or announcements on starting of An official from the project the project. According to Corpo- team said that the project is ration officials, they are in talks likely to start in a couple of with the private consultants ap- months. 23,000 copies of this edition are delivered FREE every Sunday! Page 2 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition January 7 - 13, 2018 C M Y TAMIL CINEMA 75 - Orphanage appeals for NO HOLDS BARRED K donations to celebrate Pongal By M. A. SADANAND A LOOK BACK By Our Staff Reporter By RANDOR GUY M. R. S. Lakshmi (resident of 31, Lake View Road, West ETERNAL PEACE TAMIL CINEMA AND MUSIC - 83 Mambalam), who runs Anbu Karangal (an orphanage and Crossing the great Arabian Sea from Mombasa, the port old age home at 1/216, Vivekanander Street, Kottivakkam), city of British East Africa, during the Second World War in Viswanathan used a wide array of musical instruments - has appealed for donations to celebrate Pongal. a natty ship called ‘Isipingo’ with its polished brass fittings, accordion, piccolo, melodeon, xylophone, tuba, bongos, key- She told Mambalam Times that the orphanage is now we waved goodbye to father with tears running down our board and Indian, Western and even African percussion instru- taking care of 100 persons, 50 of whom are orphans cheeks. The white hulled giant slid away towards the ments - which had never been used earlier in Tamil Cinema. He studying in schools and colleges, and the rest are aged unknown island nation called Ceylon which was not in- has also sung in some films. persons. Shelter, food, education and medical assistances volved in the Second World War directly. Father waved are provided for the inmates. At one stage Viswanathan and Ramamurthi parted com- goodbye until his muscle could take no more, and all of us According to Lakshmi, Anbu Karangal was started in pany. But MSV continued to forge ahead in his career. He also cried. turned producer, which of course did not make him a happy 1996, and is run with donations from individuals, organizations and past inmates who are well settled in life. After many days we landed in Ceylon and some friend of man! Donors may contact Lakshmi in 2492 8282, 2474 1003 my father conducted our Ceylon overstay and took us on Viswanathan had the excellent support of a talented team or 98404 03750. short trips to see the beautiful tree-filled island. At the of arrangers, composing assistants, and instrument players. harbour we bought two hand-carved wooden elephants Mention must made of Sankararaman (Subbaraman’s Conferred ‘Pracharak’ title for about two feet each.