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The MadrasHigh Court rejected aplea from the police toprohibit massages by theopposite sex in spas in

the c i ty . Just ice KChandru, however, saidthat the police couldinspect the spas andtake appropriate action

in accordance with law incase of any activityprohibited by law.

The judge wasp a r t l y a l l o w i n g a n

application arising out ofa civil suit from InfluenceLifestyle Stores PrivateLimited on Anna Salai,r e p r e s e n t e d b y i t smanaging director VNareshkumar, seeking torestrain the police in anyway from disturbing orinter fer ing wi th thepeaceful conduct of itsb u s i n e s s , p e n d i n gdisposal of the suit.Influence Spa at 91Poonamallee High Road,near Dasaprakash Hotelo f f e r s v a r i o u s s p a

therapies by males andfemales f o r c l i en t sb e l o n g i n g t o b o t hgenders.

According to thea p p l i c a n t , h e h a dappointed many trained

therapists from bothsexes and there was noillegality in a trainedtherapist belonging toone sex doing massage

to the customer of theopposite sex. Such apractice was in vogue allover the world and therewas no legal prohibitionin doing so, he argued.

The police saidthat the City Police Actmade it mandatory for theapplicant to obtain al icence. To preventnefar ious ac t iv i t ies ,which might be carriedout covertly in the nameof spa centres, somecontrol was necessary.The app l i c an t was

planning to open amassage parlour andt h e r e w a s e v e r ypossibility of attractingmen of questionablecharacter and anti-socialelements to the parlour.

Such parlourswere already ordered tobe closed by the police,they argued.

Partly allowingthe application, the judgeobserved that in the caseof spas offering bothgender massages, therewas no law regulating thefield.

In sections 34

and 35 of the City PoliceAc t , t he re was nore fe renc e t o s pas .Hence, it could be clearlyseen that the police, ason date, had no legal rightto prevent a health spabeing operated by anycitizen of the country,even if it was done bypersons belonging to theopposite sex.

As pointed out t h e S u p r e m e C o umajoritarian impulses rootin moralistic tradition canimpinge upon individuautonomy,’’ the judge saand added that the polwere at liberty to taappropriate action if acriminal activity was carron in the spas.

Cross-gender spa service ratified

What a judgement Sirji



Alpha Times August, 02, 2009

VOL: 2 ISSUE 59 August 02, 2009

Stars this weektars this week

Your patch-up bid with a loved one may faAdopt the path of least resistance. Don’t judge others toharshly.

A rising Mercury will bring luck. You will be the forefront of everything. If in service, ask for a raise.

A dopting carrot and stick policy with an evperson may harm you. Forget and forgive. It can add tyour stature.

You’ll spend lavishly on pleasantries and nonessentials. Indulge yourself but keep economy on sounlines.

With Mercury in top gear, a busy period aheadYou may bond with people who have been ignoring youThey will be your best allies now.

A hectic time at work and home. At work mucwill depend on what colleagues say and at home wha

relatives opine. But stand by your convictions.

Don’t be fooled by appearances you could beasily duped. If you are cautious, your stars will bring cheer.

With Jupiter in the house of luck you may gemore than expected. Your admirers’ list will grow longewith time.

A state of confusion ahead but ignore all vague

fears and suspicions. Avoid rigid and obstinate people.

Spending on domestic or social life will rise. If casual market player, the pinch will be tolerable but fohard players losses and turmoil ahead.

Uncertainty around with Jupiter on backtracA trip or change of scene will shake off drudgery aboredom.

Bring family relationships to centre-stage get maximum benefit from current stars. In love an initno could soon become yes.

- Dr. Anuj Vikram Sharm

For the week Aug 02-Aug. 08, 2009

Padmapadacharya is one of the excellentdisciples of Shri AdiSankaracharya. One dayPadmapada decided to do penance for the darshan ofLord Nrisimha. He went to forest for doing the tapas. Inthe forest he met a kirataka (hunter) and he reveredpadmapada as his master. Every day he used to comeand greet his master with sincere love and affection.Gradually, the life of the hunter became a totalsurrender to the feet of the master. In his mind Guruand God became one and the same.

One day he noticed that the master is doingtapas. He enquired the master and came to know that

the master is doing tapas for the lion faced God (lordNrisimha). So, he decided to fetch that God for hismaster. He did not understand how difficult it is to seethe God. All he knows is by having the darshan of Godhis Guru's desire will be fulfilled. So, with all sincerity he

began his search. As thetime progresses, searchingfor the God became theonly purpose of his life. Herelentlessly and tirelesslycontinued his search.The flame of divine lovecompletely cleaned him ofall the impurities.At last, Lord Narayanashowed his grace on himand appeared as Lionfaced God. He immediatelytook him to Padmapada.P a d m a p a d a w i t h

uncontrollable joy fell on the feet of Lord Nrisimha. Lord

Nrisimha explained to Padmapada that the innocent,pure, unselfish and single minded devotional love ofthe hunter without a trace of ego won him over. Asmentioned in Sai Satcharita,"Once you surrender atGuru's feet with single minded devotion, not only theGuru, but God himself will be moved. Such is themarvel of Guru worship, which the guru- devoteesshould experience themselves."

The main purpose of worship of God is toenable everyone to feel the joy and bliss of divine loveand to become one in that love. As this goal appearstoo steep for many in the world, lot of steps have beenprescribed to reach the Goal. Sri Sai advised Sraddhaand Saburi as the fundamental keys to open thetreasure chest of divine love or knowledge. Sraddhagives the self-confidence and Saburi allows staying atpeace with day-to-day events. Some times during thetimes of crisis in life it becomes very difficult to hold onto these two keys. (Sraddha and Saburi). At thosetimes, it is always good for us to remember theassurance of Sri Sai."The Sky is overcast. But, it is sure

going to rain and bring forth the harvest."

Love Triumphs

There are problems we as a nation have

learnt to live with: money laundering, black money,counterfeit currency, narcotics and terrorism. All of them are inter-linked and their sources are well known. Yet we have not been dealing with them effectively.

We react, or rather over-react, whenever there is a major terror strike or drug/fake currency seizure, and then soon forget it instead of making serious efforts to root out the problem. Frequent seizures of counterfeit currency have ceased to stir the national conscience. Newspapers try to shake the powers-that-be by repeating the Naik Committee’s startling revelation made a few years ago that counterfeit currency amounting to about Rs 1,69,000 crore was circulating in the country till the year 2000. The figure has not been updated since then.

While the government in general and the RBI in particular seem to be helpless in tackling the national menace, counterfeiters have refined the art

of printing Indian rupees of 500 and 1,000 denominations so much so that fake notes have 95 per cent features of the genuine ones.Leave alone a shopkeeper making fruitless efforts to see whether a Rs 500 note presented to him is genuine or not, even a trained banker often fails to distinguish the fake from the real. There are reports of banks handing over counterfeit notes to customers and ATMs becoming distribution centres of such currency. Such is the fear of being in possession of illegal currency that every 500 and 1000 rupee note is viewed with suspicion.

Yet this has not woken up the government to the destructive effect the deadly combination of drugs, counterfeit currency and terror is having on society and the economy. Government agencies fight their own battles without coordination. Laws are not stringent enough. Telgi got away with just seven years’ jail for the Rs 50,000 crore stamp paper scam.After 9/11, the US paid as much attention to internal

security as to wiping out sources of terror funding.The destablising role of economic terrorism needs to be better understood and countered in this country.

Time to fightinsidious menace

Sr i GururajaSeva Trust is celebratingSri Sri Raghavendra

S w a m i g a l ' s 2 7 t haradhana from Aug. 5 toAug 9 a tAy odhy aA s w a m e d h a M a h aMandapam T h eprogramme details: Aug5 : 6 . 3 0 p m - S r iSathyanarayana Pooja,7.30 pm: Sri. S.P.Ramh-Voal, Mullaivasal Sri G.C h a n d r a m o u l i - S r iGanapathy Raman-Nergunam Sri Sankar.

Aug. 6: 5.30 pm-Srinivasa Kalyanam,7.30 pm- Smt PunyaSrinivas-Veenai, Sri D.A.S r i n i v a s - S r i . N .Guruprasad. Aug. 7:6.00 am to 12.00 noon SriDhanvanthri Homam, SriSooktha HJomam, SriK a m a t h v a V i j a y aParayanam, Mahapoojai,Panchamirtha Abhishe-gam, Kanakabhishekam,Padhapoojai, Sahasrar-chanai, Mangalaharathi.

7.00 pm- Smt. GayathriGirish- Vocal, Sri. V.V.Srinivasa Rao- NeyveliS r i Sk anda Subra-maniam- Dr. S. Karthik.

Aug. 8: 6.00am to 12.00 noon Sri SriRaghavavendarsmaigalPunya Dhinam. SriSudarsana Homam, SriK a m a t h v a V i j a y aParayanam, Mahapoojai,Panchamirtha Abhishe-gam, Kanakabhishekam,Padhapoojai, Sahasrar-chanai, Mangalaharathi6.00 pm- Master AdityaRam- Flute, 7.30 pm –

Raghavendra AradhanaAadi festival will be celebrated in Sri

Ellaiamman Temple (Ellaiamman Koil Street, WestMambalam) on Aug. 8 and 9.

The programmes Aug. 7: 8 am : ManjalKaappu Devotional Music concert by Sasthadasanand party Aug. 8: 8 am: Special alangaaram. Aug. 9:8a.m: Special abhishekam; 12 noon : Gruel distribution:2 pm : Procession: 7 pm: Fire pot procession: 9 pm:Procession. All are welcome.

For details call phone 98414 75566.

Aadi festival inEllaiamman Temple

Smt . V i j ay a lak s hmiSubramaniam-Vocal Dr.R. Hemalatha- Thanjavur

S r i R a m a d o s s – Madipakkam Sri MuraliAug. 9: 6.30 pm-

Portrait Procession of SriS r i R a g h a v e n d r aS w a m i g a l f r o mKrishnamurthy Street,W e s t M a m b a l a m -N a g a s w a r a m b yM a m b a l a m M . K . S .Sundar and Party.

T h o s edevotees interested cangive a coconut (MattaThengai) on Aug. 5 at thepooja venue with theirprayers and the same willbe returned to them afterthe pooja wi th the

blessings of Sri SriRaghavendra swami.

S r i S r i

Raghav endras wamyBrindavanam is to beconstructed in WestMambalam, and theTrust is looking for land inWest Mambalam area.Philonthropists desirouso f s e t t i n g u p t h eB r i n d a v a n a m m a ycontact the pooja venue.

Contributions incash or in kind may besent to Sri Gururaja SevaT r u s t , 9 / 4 ,Krishnamoorthy Street,W e s t M a m b a l a m ,Chennai 600 033 Ph:2471 5707



Alpha TimesAugust, 02, 2009

Daily Trip toThirupathi

T h e S t e n o -graphers’ Guild, T.Nagar,C h e n n a i , w i l l b econducting ShorthandSpeed Tests in Tamil andEnglish for Junior, Interand Senior grades onSunday, Aug. 02 from9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Theentry fee is Rs. 20/- for all

grades candidates. Spote n t r i e s w i l l b eentertained. Further

details can be had fromt h e O f f i c e o n t h efollowing address andphone numbers.

T h e S t e n o -graphers’ Guild,No.1,Guild St, (Behind Siva-Vishnu Temple),T.Nagar,Chennai – 600 017. Ph:2 4 3 4 2 4 2 1 ,

2 4 3 3 7 3 8 7 . E . M a i l :[email protected]

Competitive tests

Free Co lourTelevision sets would bedistr ibuted to theresidents of 125 divisionwho have registeredtheir ration cards with theWard councillor of 125division Mr. R. Prakash.

The residents will get thecolour TV sets at thespecial meeting to beheld at 5.00 pm on

Monday Aug. 03 inMoorthy Street nearAyodhya Mandapam.Initially a few peoplewould be given at themeeting and for othersthe TV sets would beissued according to the

tokens given to them onverification of the rationcards registed with theward councillor.

Free Colour TVdistribution in Div. 125

Smar t LearnEdutech has released ahandbook titled ‘CrackingIIT-JEE/AIEEE.’ Thebook covers aspectssuch as life at the IITs, therecognition that premierinstitutions in India haveabroad, tips for takingc o m p e t i t i v ee x a m i n a t i o n s a n d

analysis of question

papers of recent years.Nearly 10,000 copies ofthe handbook are beingdistributed free to citystudents in Plus-Two, ona first-come, first-servedb a s i s . I n t e r e s t e dstudents can collect themat Smart Learn centres inT.Nagar, Anna Nagar andAdyar. For details, call:

95000 91414.

Free booklet

Governor and

Chancellor, Surjit SinghBarnala, has nominatedG r a c e G e o r g e ,chairperson of the Alpha

group of educationali ns t i t u t i ons , t o t he

Academic Council ofAnna Univers i ty-

Chennai for threeyears. With over 40years’ experience ineducation, Dr. GraceGeorge has foundedinstitutions such asthe Alpha College ofE n g i n e e r i n g ,Poonamallee, andthe Alpha Arts andScience College,Porur, according to arelease issued by theAlpha group

Grace George on varsity council

Chennai SaiSankara Matrimonialsfunctioning at 7 (15/2),9th Avenue, AshokNagar are organising“Free Swayamvaram"for Brahmins(MembersOnly) on Sunday, Aug.16 at Balaji KalyanaMandapam, T.Nagar(Beh ind Agas th i y a rKovil).

The p rogra -mme will be as follows:

Iyers ( 9Am – 1PM) ,Iyengars (1PM – 3Pm)Remarriages (PM – 5PM) . For Groomsminimum Income criteriafor participation is Rs25,000/-P.M

For Member-ship and other detailscontact Phone No: 24716 9 2 0 o r 9 8 4 0 3

Free swayamvaram for Brahmins3 0 5 3 1 ( F o u n d e r – N . P a n c h a p a k e s a n )Web: www.ssmatri.com

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S o u t h e r nRailway has extended

the Chennai Central – Nagercoil – ChennaiCentral Weekly GaribRath Specials up toOctober 29. Train No.0607 Chennai Central – N a g e r c o i l S p e c i a l

(Wednes day s ) w i l l extended from August 19

October 28 and train N0608 Nagercoil – ChenC e n t r a l S p e c i a(Thursdays) from August to October 29, according toSouthern Railway release

Special trains extended

RaghavendraS w a m i g a l s 3 3 8 t h

A r a d h a n a w i l l b ecelebrated from Aug. 5for three days all overIndia.

A s t r o l o g e r

Raghavendra Raman willperform the 20th AnnualRaghavendra Aradhanaat Sri Gowri KalyanaMandapam, Arya GowdaRoad on Aug. 8 from10.00 am onwards .During the Aradhana,poojas will be performedf o r t h e M r i t h i g aBrindavanam, LakshmiNarasimhar, LakshmiHayagrivar etc., Massprayers for rain would beheld around 11.00 amwhich is the highlight ofthe Aradhana.

Those desirousof part ic ipat ing cal lAstrologer RaghavendraRaman of 94443 33830,Contributions in cash andkind welcome.

Mass prayer for rains


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R. Karthikeyan, 90947 9900

The last date forregistering address atration shops has beenextended up to August15, an official release .The date for Chennaiand some other districtshas been extended forthe benefit of residents.

Rat i on c ardholders need not recordtheir names in the

register maintained atration shops. It is enoughif they inform the shopstaff whenever theycome to buy materials. Ifsomeone has shiftedtheir house within thesame street, it would bebetter if the change ofaddress is incorporatedin the ration card throught h e A s s i s t a n t

Commissioner / ZonalSupply office.

Those who donot buy anything from theration shops need notregister their addresst h e r e . I t i s n o tcompulsory for the headof the family to come andregister at the shop.Anyone whose name isentered in the card can

come and do so. In caseof senior citizens, theyc o u l d s e n d t h e i rrepresentative with aletter.

F o r c l a r i f i -c a t i o n s , t h e c i t yresidents can contactAssistant Commissioner(South) on 28551026,the release added.

Last date extended

The Tamil NaduHandicapped FederationCharitable Trust and theN e e d T r u s t a r econducting a job fair forthe differently-abled,‘Disable the Disability’.Applications can bed o w n l o a d e d f r o mwww.tnhfctrust . in orc o l l ec ted f r om theorganisations’ partners invarious districts. The lastdate for receiving filled-inapplication forms isAugust 12.

The fair is open

to people with all kinds ofdisabilities, includingepilepsy and multiplesclerosis, apart fromthose l i s ted in thePersons With DisabilitiesAct. Completed formsshould be sent to theNeed Trust, New No. 33(Old No. 14), 48th Street,9th Avenue, AshokNagar, Chennai 83, orm a i l e d t [email protected]. Candidates selectedfor interview on the day ofthe fair will be intimated

by post. The fair is alsoopen to corporates if theywant to hire differently-a b l e d p e o p l e .

There will be aseminar on employment,social rights and otheri s s u e s r e l a t e d t odisability. The fair will beheld on August 28,between 9am and 4pm atKamaraj Arangam. Form o r e d e t a i l s , c a l l9 8 4 1 2 6 7 0 3 4 o r9841267035.

Job fair for differently-abled

T h egovernment has decidedto impose road safety taxranging from Rs 250 toRs 2,000 from August 1.The new tax will be Rs250 for two-wheelers, Rs1,500 for cars and vans,and Rs 2,000 for heavyvehicles.

According toofficial sources, the roadsafety tax will be utilisedto pay compensation tothose injured in accidentsas well as families ofa c c i d e n t v i c t i m s .Transport minister K NNehru announced thedecision last month.

During 2008-09, the governmentspent Rs 102 crore oncompensation to victimsof road accidents. Tomin im i s e ac c iden t sinvolving governmentbuses, Rs 1.2 crore hasbeen allotted this year.

Road safety tax from Aug 1

Prof B.Viswanathan Dept of Chennai IIT

will give a talk on FUEL CELLS on Sunday Aug. 02 at10 am in the Children’s Club at 96, V.M.Street,Mylapore. Interested students and others arewelcome.

The Children’s Club, 96 V M Street,Mylapore will conduct a 10-day Chess coachingcourse from 6th Augst for 5-15years old at theJunior or middle level. For details contactM.Narayanaswamy, Hony..Secretary Ph. 28474140

In connection with the golden jubilee ofVivekananda College, the 1960 batch of students ofB.Com – the first batch of the college – has plannedto organise a get- together. Contact R.Krishnamurthy on 24994397 or 90031 00038. E-mail [email protected].

Fujio Cup Quiz, a competition on stemcells and regenerative medicine, will be held onOctober 24. Both undergraduate and postgraduatestudents of medical, biology and biotechnologycourses can participate. Further details forparticipation and registration, contact: Vijayakumar,9444083551/044-2321322, 24816743 orwww.fujiocupaquiz.org/fcq200 9/index.htm

The Periyar IAS and IPS Coaching centreis offering a short-term course for IAS aspirants fromSeptember. For details, contact the centre at 50,E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Vepery. Ph: 26618056.

The Accountants General OfficesPensioners’ Forum will have its 16th annual get-together at 3.30 pm on Sunday, Aug. 2 on AG’s officelawns, 361, Anna Salai, Teynampet.

Family pact is a 'Family EmpowermentWorkshop' by Chinmaya Mission. The focus of theworkshop is on both the Individual and the family.PACT operates at 3 levels. It helps empower yourfamily to a happy co-existence and enrich familyharmony. Come, rediscover the joy.

A dynamic workshop towards a PositiveIndia will be held on August 08, 2.00 pm at 35A,Vasudeva Sath Sangam, Vasudevapuram Street,West Mambalam, Chennai- 33. For details contactA. Lakshmi Prabha- 988443409.

Science Lecture

Chess Coaching

Re-union

Quiz on stem cells on Oct 24

Coaching for IAS aspirants

AG’s office pensioners meet

Classes for firstyear BE/B Tech studentsi n s e l f - f i n a n c i n gengineering colleges willc o m m e n c e o nSeptember 7, accordingto Anna Un i v er s i t y( C h e n n a i ) v i c e -chancellor P MannarJawahar.

H o w e v e r ,

classes for freshers whohave joined courses int h e C o l l e g e o fEngineering in Guindy, A

C College of Technology,Madras Ins t i tu te ofTechnology and theSchool of Architectureand Planning — alldepartments of the Anna

U n i v e r s i t y(Chennai) — will begin onAugust 10. The secondand final phase of thes i n g l e w i n d o w

counselling for TamilN a d u E n g i n e e r i n gAdmissions which gotunderway on Thursday is

scheduled to end onAugust 10.

The Consortiumo f S e l f - F i n a n c i n gProfessional Arts andScience Colleges in TamilNadu has announcedthat it would release themerit list of managementquota students on August31, as mandated by the

permanent committee tomonitor admissions inp r i v a te educ a t i ona linstitutions.

BE and BTech classesto start on Sept 7

T h e M u s

Academy is organisinggroup singing devotiomusic competition under endowment instituted in name of Rukmini Arts aMusic Trust, on Septem12, from 10 a.m onwardsKasturi Srinivasan Hall, TMusic Academy. Groups twant to participate cregister their names sending particulars of thgroup and the compositiothey propose to prese

They will have b r i n g t h e i r o waccompaniments and sthree compositions forduration not exceeding 20

minutes. T h e f i r s t t wwinners will be given caawards apart from getting opportunity to sing at morning concert sessioheld at the Academy durthe December music seasoLast date for registrationSeptember 1.

For details, contT h e M u s i c A c a d e m28112231, 28115162 or m a i [email protected].

Musiccompetition

With the aim ofenc ourag ing y oungtalents in the field ofBharatanatyam, Carnaticv o c a l , r e l i g i o u sdiscourse, nadaswaram,viol in, veena, f lute,

j a l a t a r a n g a m ,gottuvadyam, mandolin,g u i t a r , s a x o p h o n e ,

clarinet and other suchi n s t r u m e n t s , a n daccompani ments suchas violinists, mridangam,ghatam, kanjira, morsingand konnakols, financialassistance will be offeredto the artists to presentconcer ts under theauspices of culturalorganisations.

U n d e r t h escheme, each groupcomprising vocalist, fluteand jalatarangam will bepaid Rs.2800; violin,veena and gottuvadyam

Rs.1950; discourse,nagaswaram, clarionetand guitar Rs.4000;mandolin and saxophonegroup Rs.3000 and theBharatanatyam troupe,Rs.5000.

Also the culturalforum that organises theconcerts will receive

Rs.2000 for every show.The musicianswho apply for the schemeshould have completed16 and should not beabove 30 years of age ason August 1, 2009, whileB h a r a t a n a t a y a mdancers should havecompleted 15 years andnot have exceeded 30,on the above mentioned

date. Those who havealready benefited fromthe scheme will not beeligible. Application formsmay be obtained free ofcost. Those who wish toreceive the same by postshould send a self-addressed envelope witha stamp for Rs.5 pasted

on it. Requests for formsmay be sent to: MemberSecretary, Tamil NaduI y a l I s a i N a t a k aMandram, Ponni, 31, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,Chennai – 600028. (Ph:044- 24937471).

The filled upforms should reach themandram on or beforeSept. 30.

Financial assiatance for young talents


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TTD Information Centre andL o c a l A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e a tVenkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar will beconducting its annual competitions forschool students this month.

Students will be divided intothree categories 5-8, , 9-12 and 13-17 agegroups

Competition details: Aug. 7: 5.30pm to 9 pm: Quiz and oratoricalcompetitions. Aug. 8: 10 am to 1 pm:Bhagawad Gita: 2 pm to 5 pm:Thiruppavai. Aug. 9: 10 am to 1 pm:Vishnu Sahasaranaamam: 2 pm to 5pm-Annamacharya keerthanas. Aug. 14: 10am to 12 noon: Bhajans: 12 noon to 1 pm

and 2 pm to 5 pm : VenkatesaSupprabatham.

Entries with details of name,age, parent’s name, group, address,phone number name and address ofschool, class and competition beingcontested should be submitted in the TTDoffice Entries may also be dropped in thespecial box kept in the TTD center.

Entries close on Monday Aug.03 at 6.00 pm

For details call 2435 5576between 11 am and 1 pm.

TTD competitions

E x t e n d i n g t h e C i t yBeaut i f i cat ion scheme, Chennai

Corporation today announced a ban onpasting posters and graffiti on the walls ofnearly 250 bridges and sub-ways fromAugust 1.

The corporation has recentlybanned posters and wall graffiti on thearterial roads of Anna Salai and KamarajSalai as part of the scheme.

Come August 1, the ban wouldbe extended to cover 227 Corporation-maintained bridges and sub-waysincluding those over the Coovum andAdyar rivers and Buckingham canal, andstate highways bridges, CorporationMayor M Subramaniam said.

"This ban will be applicable toaround 250 bridges and sub-ways inChennai," he said in an official releasehere.

Zonal officers of the civic bodywill meet those involved in the poster

business, especially the workers, andsensitise them about the corporation'sscheme, he said adding that from July 31posters and writings would be removed.

As part of the city beautificationscheme, the corporation had earlierannounced various measures, includingimposing fine on those dumping garbagein public places and a ban on use ofplastics on the famous Marina Beach herewhich would come to effect from August15.

The city beautification was beingdone on the directions of Tamil NaduDeputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, who hadenvisaged a "Singara (beautiful)Chennai" when he was Mayor a few yearsback.

Bridges, sub-ways declaredposter-free from Aug. 01

Breast FeedingWeek will be celebratedin Public Health Center at174, Lake View Road,West Mambalam fromAug. 1to 7. The following

is the program: Aug. Questionnaire for parents‘Feeding and child rearinAug 4:Oratorical competiton ‘Importance of breafeed ing f o r h i gh r ipregnancies’ for staff hospital. Aug. 7 : ‘Well bacontest. More details can had in phones 2489 3103172/ 7008.

Breast feeding week in PH

G o l d e nOpportunity to MusicLearners-Rao's Musicand J.V.L.C. conducttalent Music Programme( V o c a l a n d A l linstruments) just toE n c o u r a g e M u s i cLearners of all age group

on Last Sunday once intwo Months at WestMambalam. No Reg.Fee, For details contact98401 97914.

Showcase your

music talents4. SankaraM a t a m W e s tMambalam, from 7.00am onwards

For Sama-vedha adherents it is onAug. 23. Gayathri Japamwill be on Aug. 06 for allveda adherents.

The usual ritual of Avani Avittam (Changingthe sacred thread/Poonool ) on August 5 (for YajurVeda adherents) and Aug. 06 ( for Rig Vedaadherents) will be held in the neighbourhood atAyodhya Mandapam from 5.30 am in batches. Thosedesirous of participating may join at the Mandapam onthat day.

2. It is also held at Old No: 18, New No37,Chakrapani Street, West Mambalam, from 5.30 amfor Iyengars. Contact Brihaspathi T A JagannathaVadhyar.

3. Sathyanarayana Temple WestMambalam from 8.00 am. For iyengars

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Mambalam Station andnot far way from T NagarBusstand, RanganathanStreet, where one has toliterally walk over the cutclothes from the tailoringshops, waste food andother things, is dottedwith shops selling variouswares. Ever busy with

shoppers, the Street,which is used by thec o m m u t e r s , a l s oprov ides asy lum tovendor and hawkers whotoo vie with the shops forthe pie.

On sunny days,s hoppers nego t i a t etwists and turns to reachtheir favourite shop.Commuters find it difficultto walk amid the crowd ofshoppers/hawkers/vendors. On rainy days, it is adifferent tale. Stagnantwater and slush make the

road-users wary of theplace. What makes oneclueless and puzzlling isthat despite all thesedeterrents, shoppers stillmake a beeline to theseshops.

E q u a l l ya s t o n i s h i n g i s t h eloathsome attitude of theshopkeers who rake inlarge sums out of sale oftheir material, and thecivic body.

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Ram Samaj electionswas an eye opener forother societies.

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should realise the needfor not interfering with theelection and should holdthe office of Trustee inhigh esteem instead of

indulging in petty politics.

-V. Raman West Mambalam

Ram Samaj elections

Sir,The members

of the Ram Samaj haselected a team of likeminded persons workingfor the upliftment of theforward community andthe Samaj as well. If thepersons get elected andresign then they should

not be allowed to contestin the next election.

W i l l t h emembers of the Samajbring a change in theirelection rules on this?

-R. Ramakrishnan T Nagar

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Feature:

Sailesh is asimple, emotional andshy soul. He cannot mixwith people because hefeels comfortable in his

loneliness and world ofdreams. But still hewishes to have someonehe can confide in, sharehis interests and spendtime with.

Who wants tolive alone? Even thoseamong us who do not liketo socialise wish to havesomeone to talk to. Werequire friends to fulfilmany of our bas icemotional and mentalneeds. The importantthing to realise is thateven those who areafraid of people or do notlike them can change theway things are for them.They can make as many

friends as they like.Friendship and friends

Friendship is ak i n d o f m u t u a lunderstanding betweent w o p e o p l e , w h i c hdemands trust, honesty,loyalty and sincerity.Generally, we makefriends who are similar tous, with whom we canfreely talk about anythingand can expect respectand trust from them.

Human beingsare called social animalsbecause they love toknow the people whosurround them. A personcannot live alone without

the help or company ofother people. It is naturalthat we become close top e o p l e w e m e e tregularly.The importance of afriend

Friends have agreat impact on one’s lifeand friendship brings afeeling of responsibility

with it too. No one candeny the importance offriends in one’s l i febecause a ‘friend’ is aperson with whom we

can talk about anythingwithout hesitation.

Anu, a student,says that there is a lot ofprivate stuff which onecannot share with familymembers. But friends areour soul mates andempathetic to most of ouremotions, feelings andinterests.How to make friends

Some peopleare reserved by nature,so they don’t come closeto others easily, whilethere are others who arefrank and build up quite ahuge circle of friends.

G e n e r a l l y ,active people inevitably

end up with a wide socialc i rc le that inc ludespeople from variousfields. This is because ofthe simple reason thatthey tend to hang out andmeet people more thanthose who are not asoutgoing. And suchpeople tend to attractfriends on their own,because people hope tobring some fulfilment andactivity into their ownlives by befriending suchpeople.How to be popular

Everyone wantsto be popular in at leasthis/hers social circle.

Some children are verypopular during theirstudent life, and othersmay get inspired by themand try to be as popular.

Each person isdifferent, but people liketo form groups of like-minded people. Sowhenever you deal with aparticular person or find

yourself in his/her group,you need to talk oni n t e r e s t s t h a t a r ecommon to all. And then,how you appear to others

is very important. Youneed to concentrate onyour appearance anda d o p t a n i c e a n dwelcoming attitude. Inaddition you need toconcentrate on attributesl i k e c o n f i d e n c e ,sensibility, wit, courtesy,smartness, empathy,being a good listener, etc.Of course it is difficult toadopt all these attributesbut just being consciousof them helps youprogress in your sociallife. The good vibrationsthat you send do enable achain reaction more oftenthan not by words spokenabout you.

Also try to paymore attention to peoplew h o a r e r e f u s e dfriendship because ofone reason or another.Remember , a n i c eattitude can even changeyour enemy into a friend.So while searching outfor friends, keep in mindthat your mental outlookand attitude can bringanyone closer to you.

A t t he f i na lanalysis, it can be saidthat no one is deprived orlonely if he has a truefriend. This relation ofmutual understandingbetween two people is so

pure that it fills the blankspace in the life of aperson.

Always care foryour friends, love themand guide them to theright path and be faithful,because friends are oneof the greatest gifts ofGod.

- Ajesh Ranganathan

All About FriendshipB e f o r e y o u

proceed further with thisarticle, please take amoment, and l is tencarefully. Can you hear

that? Try again, do youhear it? You are probablythinking what in theblazes does he want meto hear.

That is my pointexactly.

Somewhere inour hurried quest for thebest of everything weperhaps have left one oflife’s sacred treasures —silence — in the dust.

Honestly, thinkabout it, when was thelast time you spent am o m e n t o r t w osurrounded by silence,when you could perhapsfeel your pulse, wereaware of your own

breathing or could ‘hearyourself think’.

Admittedly suchoccurrences are hard toc ome by . My on l yexperience which comesclose to this was on aspelunking adventureduring my school days .A group of friends and Ihad ventured aboutinside a cave in Kodaiand as I stopped to catchmy breath while myfriends went on ahead, Iturned off the torch lightand stood completelystill. And for the first timein my life, I becameacutely aware of not onlywhat pitch black means,

but also the utter silencewhich surrounded me.That was probably theonly time that I was atcomplete peace.

S u c hh a p p e n i n g snotwithstanding, the factof the matter is that intoday’s world we can’t dowithout the noise. It has

almost become a causeand effect type scenario.Take for example themob i l e phone y ourteenage son/daughter

owns which has theability to play and recorda host of ring tones. Theonly problem is that afriend from school has aphone which has twice asmany ring tones andbetter sound quality toboot.

B e f o r e y o uknow it you are beingbadgered for a couple ofgrand extra for themonth’s pocket moneys o t h a t y o u rson/daughter can get abetter cell phone. Andwhile you acquiesce notwishing to let youroffspring down, little doyou know that soon you

will be listening to ‘mobilephone jam sessions’which never seem to end.

That’s just onee x a m p l e o f h o wingrained noise hasbecome in our society.Another example whichsets us apart from manyaround the world can befound on our roads, morespecifically our buses.From shrieking horns topressure horns thatwould make your heart

jump a beat, the noisecreated by the busesplying Pakistani roads is

just incessant. That’sperhaps why drivingduring a transport strike

is like heaven for anyenthusiastic motorist.Not only are the roadsmuch easier to navigatebut they are also muchquieter.

And the noise isnot limited to the roadseither. Thanks to thosewho pretend to supply uswith electricity, the curse

of the generator is truly upus and by the looks of it heto stay. And if the nog e n e r a t e d b y t h emachines is not enough, y

have the constant buzzingthe air conditioning, tclicking of the mouse, thumming of the office printand of course a group of yocolleagues who just need excuse to engage in banter

When you are finahome, and you wish for sompeace and quiet, your eldturns on the music loenough for the entneighbourhood, your wdecides she needs to wathe latest Indian soap, but ii m p e r a t i v e t h a t sunderstands each and evedialogue so up goes tvolume, and if you happenhave a baby or toddler in thouse s/he decides that itthe right time to c ry.

Come to think ofyour baby’s crying is perhathe only noise that you haencountered during the entday which actually measomething.

So finally you sedown to a good night’s sleto allow your weary ears athe auditory system rest. Bafter what seems like tshort a time, you are jarrfrom your slumber as tneighbourhood cat decidto jump on the roof of yoneighbour’s car setting of tcar alarm. It seems like eternity before the alarmswitched off. And if thwasn’t frustrating enougt h e n e i g h b o u r h o owatchman does his roundsnight either tapping a thwooden stick on the grouor occasionally blowing whistle.

S o m e h o w ymanage to get through tnight and wake up not rested as you would hahoped for. And once again tcacophony of the day awayou.

This unfortunathas become the sad truabout the world in which wlive today. Although on tface of it we can claim to ham a d e t e c h n o l o g i cadvances that make

simpler, easier and ovemore efficient but we hapaid the heavy price of sompeace and quiet. Rather thf a u l t t h e g a d g e t atechnological advances, need to look at the way whave incorporated them inour lives.

While there is doing away with the noiseis perhaps the right time twe start controlling better that we can begin to hear tplanet and ourselves moclearly.

- S. Raghunath

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NewsBytes

The Cent ra lInformation Commissionhas ruled that politicalparties are not coveredunder the Right to

I n f o r m a t i o n A c t .Dismissing a petition ofan RTI applicant, the CICsaid political partiescould not be coveredunder the Ac t jus tb e c a u s e t h e y a r eprovided governmentsubsidies like premisesat prime locations andfree airtime for mediab r o a d c a s t d u r i n gelections among others.

"Even underSection 2 (h) (of the RTIAct) simply concessionsprovided to any privateagency by government

cannot be construed ast h a t a g e n c y b e i n gowned, controlled orsubstantially financed

directly or indirectly byf u n d s p r o v i d e d b ygovernment , " ChiefI n f o r m a t i o nCommissioner WajahatHabibullah said whilerejecting a petition filedby RTI applicant BalwantSingh Khera.

Khera who hailsf rom Hoshiarpur inPunjab has sought someinformation from 12political parties, includingthe Congress, the BJP,the CPI, the CPM, but didnot got any answer fromthem.

While the CPIand the CPI (M) repliedthat they are not coveredunder the RTI Act, Janata

Dal (United) s implyreturned his applicationw i t h t h e f e e . T h eremaining parties did notsend any reply to hisapplication.

Khera arguedbefore the Commissionthat Section 2 (h) (ii) ofthe RTI Act mentions that' n o n G o v e r n m e n tO r g a n i s a t i o nsubstantially financed,directly or indirectly byfunds provided by theappropriate government'are covered under theAct

Political parties notcovered under RTI Act’

The Rai lwayMinistry is introducingmonthly season tickets(MSTs) priced at Rs.25,

inclusive of surcharges,for travel up to 100 km forthose working in theunorganised sector witha monthly income notexceeding Rs.1500.

T h e M S T sunder the new ‘Izzat’scheme will be issued for

journeys with effect fromAugust 1.

The passes willbe issued on productionof income certificate ofthe applicant from anyone of the following:District Magistrate; Lok

Sabha MPs for personsof their own constituency;Below Poverty Line(BPL) card or any other

certificate issued by theCent ra l governmentunder a recognisedp o v e r t y a l l e v i a t i o nprogramme.

The MSTs willbe issued by the StationMaster/Booking Officeon collection of thephotocopy of the incomecertificate and should bepreserved for futurereference.

But, at the timeof issue of ticket, theo r i g i n a l i n c o m ecertificate will be verified.

'Izzat' season tickets forunorganised workers



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