MAMBALAM TIMES

March 9 - 15, 2013 MAMBALAM TIMESPage 3Protest leads to traffic jam on Usman Roadthe traffic away from MahalingapuramMain Road.The protests went on till 5p.m when the police took theprotestors into custody.The traffic situation easedby around 6 p.m.By Our Staff ReporterAt around 11 a.m on March4, MDMK chief Vaiko and morethan 600 persons belonging toTamizhar Desiya Iyakkamand Tamil Nadu VanigarSangam gathered near TankBund Road, Nungambakkam,close to Sri Lankan High Com-7-day discourse onHarikathaAs part of Shivarathrifestival, there will be a 7-daydiscourse on Harikatha fromTuesday, March 12 from 6 p.mto 7.30 p.m daily in Tattvalokaauditorium (76, EldamsRoad, Chennai).Harikatha discourses will begiven by exponents, includingK. R. S. Ganesan, KumbakonamAnantha NarayanaBhagavatar, R. Ganesh, KalyanapuramVeeera Raghavan,Thapovanam VijayakrishnaBhagavatar, S. JanakiramaBhagavatar and Erode BalajiBhagavatar.It will be followed byNamasankeerthanam on alldays. All are welcome.For further details please call2432 8124/25/26.Sai bhajan programsin T. Nagar andMambalamBy Our Staff ReporterSri Sathya Sai Samiticonducts Sai bhajans everyweek in the following venues inT. Nagar and Mambalam.T. Nagar:Sai Keshav Hall, 157, G. N.Chetty Road (near PanagalPark, Vijaya Bank building):Saturdays, 5 p.m.Ayurvedasramam, 155, G.N. Chetty Road (near PanagalPark): Mondays, 6 p.m.50/38, Motilal Street(opposite RanganathanStreet): Wednesdays, 6 p.m.Muthumaari AmmanTemple, South Boag Road:Mondays, 6.30 p.mMambalam:12A/27, Thambiah Road,West Mambalam: Saturdays,5.15 p.m.Vallabha GanapathyTemple, Arya Gowda Road,West Mambalam: Fridays,6.30 p.m.Murugashramam,Srinivasa Pillai Street, WestMambalam: SecondTuesdays, 6 p.m.For registration, please call94456 11333 or 94447 73926.All are welcome.mission, and raised slogansagainst the Sri Lankan government.They demanded that the SriLankan Deputy High Commissionerbe removed.This led to traffic congestionand vehicle movement wasrestricted on Mahalingapuram“Best Scout Troop” award toKrishnaswamy SchoolBy Our Staff ReporterKrishnaswamy School (K. K.Nagar) bagged the “Best ScoutTroop and Guide Company”award and the overall shield forwinning the maximum medalsBy Our Staff ReporterIn view of InternationalWomen’s Day, Rajan Eye CareHospital (T. Nagar), in associationwith Rotary Club ofMadras (T. Nagar wing), con-Main Road and Tank BundRoad and was instead divertedthrough Sterling Road.This also caused heavy trafficjam on Usman Road whichconnects T. Nagar and MahalingapuramMain Road througha flyover. The effect also spiraledto roads adjoining toin the various district leveltournaments conducted in2012 by The South WestChennai Bharat Scouts andGuides on Sunday, Feb. 24during the annual dayFree eye screening programfor handicapped womenducted a free eye screeningprogram for more than 100physically challenged womenmembers of Tamilnadu HandicappedFederation on March8, in its premises.Free stationery distributed tostudents taking board examsBy Our ReporterFree pens and stationery were distributed to students takingboard exams in SaiMandir (Sarojini Street, T. Nagar) on Feb.24. A day long mass prayer was also conducted for the benefitof the students.More than one hundred students participated in the prayer.Usman Road like Pondy Bazaar,G. N. Chetty Road andVenkatnarayana Road causinggreat inconvenience tomotorists.Traffic police were forced toput barricades on NorthUsman Road flyover, nearArcot Road, T. Nagar to divertcelebrations in CorporationGirls School, Ashok Nagar.T. Kumaravel (Scout Masterof Krishnawamy School) wasgiven the “Best Scout Master”award.S. Saravanan won the BestScout medal and P. Akshaiyathe “Best Guide” award.41,000 copies ofthis edition aredeliveredFREE everySaturday!