Category: Chennai

The previous kumbabhishekam was held on February 22, 2013

The poem, titled ‘St. Thomas’s Mount’, was written around 1769 or thereabouts for it mentions the attacks on the place by Hyder Ali in 1767 and the cyclone of 1768

When compared to the site near Uchipuli, which has a lot of trees, paddy fields, groundwater wells, and residents, the site close to Keelakarai has lesser obstacles and residents as seen from the initial inspection

Police should conduct a special drive, raise awareness to prevent such violations, say residents; traffic police official says they have identified 230 spots where people are prone to drive on wrong side, and have installed cameras to issue challans

London’s Veeraswamy restaurant was founded by Edward Palmer, who promoted Veerasawmy (that was the original, and colonial spelling) & Co. in 1896 chiefly to export curry powder to the U.K., which was sold under the brand name Nizam

A former Highways engineer said that this was the fourth time that sinking had occured at various locations on Rajiv Gandhi Salai due to the same sewer line

According to a community leader, people from Kanathur Reddikuppam, Kovalam, and Nemmeli submitted petitions stating that their livelihoods would be lost if the reservoir is established

Certificates of appreciation and shields were presented to students who won competitions

At Coimbatore, the Rotary Club of Coimbatore East (RI District 3206) and the Rotaract Club of PSGR Krishnammal College for Women stepped in to organise events for the students