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Page 4 MAMBALAM TIMES: Ashok Nagar - K.K.Nagar Edition August 12 - 18, 2012Plea to reconstruct demolished portionof park wallBy Our Staff ReporterWalkers who use the CorporationPark on Lake View Road,Nesapakkam have appealedto the Corporation to reconstructthe portion of the wallbetween the park and Corpo-ration School playground whichwas demolished by Corporationworkers themselves lastweek to facilitate renovationof the playground.Regular visitors to the parktold Mambalam Times thatantisocial elements enter thepark through the gap in thenight for nefarious activities.They also appealed to theCorporation to install playequipment and lights in thepark.Free bus tickets forcompanions ofdifferently-abledChief Minister J.Jayalalithaa announced a slewof measures on Aug. 9 for thedifferently-abled in Tamilnadu.At present, 2,390 differentlyabledchildren, attending primarytraining centers and nurseryschools across the State,are availing of travel concessionwhile commuting by Stateownedtransport corporationbuses. Hereafter, one companionof these children can alsoavail of this concession.Under the scheme, visuallyimpaired persons are beinggiven foldable walking canespainted in white and red. Forthis, the Chief Minister hasordered supply of reflective foldablecanes to be provided to5,000 visually impaired personsat an expenditure of Rs.10 lakhs, an official releasesaid.Besides, at present, a maintenanceassistance of Rs.1,000 per month is being providedto 77,112 mentally challengedpersons who cannottake care of themselves ontheir own. Aimed at increasingthe number of beneficiariesunder the scheme, the percentageof disability eligible for gettingthis assistance will be reducedfrom 60% to 45%.To reduce dropouts, cash incentivesare being given tothose studying in Classes 10,11 and 12. Jayalalithaa hasordered extension of thisscheme to students of specialschools run by the DifferentlyAbled Welfare Department andGovernment-recognized specialschools.For students of Classes 10and 11, Rs. 1,500 will be givenas incentive, while Class 12students will get Rs. 2,000. Thisamount will be deposited inTamil Nadu Power Finance andInfrastructure DevelopmentCorporation Limited. For thisscheme, the Chief Minister hassanctioned Rs. 22.34 lakhs.The scheme will benefit1,359 students.Report courtesy The HinduPlaced 6 th in InternationalYoga ChampionshipBy Our Staff ReporterB. Siddhanth (resident of 25,Gopalakrishna Road, T. Nagarand Std. 4 student of M.Ct.M.Matriculation School, Mylapore)was placed 6 th in theDayal 2 nd International YogaChampionship organized byHong Kong Yoga Federation inHong Kong on Aug. 4 and 5.He is being trained by AsanaAndiappan with whom he hasappeared on ‘Valivum Polivum’program of Kalaignar TV.He won the 1 st prize (8-10years category) in the districtlevelcompetition organized byTamilnadu Youth Yoga Associationin Chennai and 1 st prizein the 2 nd Tamilnadu StatelevelYogasana championship2012 conducted by PadmamYoga and Natural Living DevelopmentTrust.Siddhanth was presented‘Yuvashree Kala BharathiAward’ by Bharathi YuvaProgram in Ramana BhakthaSamajam on SundaysBy Our Staff ReporterSri Ramana Baktha Samajam,West Mambalam (BVSNMoorthy School, ThambiahRoad, West Mambalam) conductsthe following program onSundays:5 p.m: Veda paarayanam5.30 p.m: Ramana Maharishi’sAksharamanamalai.6 p.m: Discourse.All are welcome.More details can be had inphone 94441 72623.Special pooja is conductedand prasadam distributedamong special children at 11.30a.m on Ramana Maharishi’sbirth star day (Punarpoosam).Free classes on‘SrimadBhagavatham’By Our Staff ReporterFree classes on ‘SrimadBhagavatham’ are conductedat 11 a.m on Tuesdays at 26/12, Kripasankari Street, WestMambalam.All are welcome.More details can be had inphone 98406 03064.Kendra, Madurai.He will represent his schoolin the Sports & Games Federationof India Championshipnext month.Sai bhajans onSaturdaysSai bhajans are conductedat 6.15 p.m on Saturdays in SriSathya Sai Organization,Ashok Nagar Samithi (143,101 st Street, 15 th Sector, K. K.Nagar). All are welcome.More details can be had fromT. S. Mani (Convenor) in phones2489 7017 and 98843 92244.In Bharathidasan ColonyBharathidasan ColonyBhajan Mandali (18-D,Bharathidasan Colony, K. K.Nagar) conducts Sri SathyaSai bhajans from 6.30 p.m to7.30 p.m on Saturdays in itspremises. All are welcome.More details can be had inphone 94448 25183.C M Y K