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Alpha Times Dec.14,2008 ***

Putting Heart and Soul of your Neighbourhood
PRICE Re. ONE ONLY
Parthasarathypuram residents get water connection after five decades

T Nagar MLA quenches

five decade old thirst
If Tamil Nadu has a long history of disputes over sharing of Repeated requests from the area to the
water with its neighboring states, the plight of its residents erstwhile members of the state assembly yielded no swung into action and made the water connection a reality.
are no better when it comes to getting their legitimate share results and when Kalairajan met these people he was The residents heaved a sigh of relief when the
of drinking water from the civic bodies. horrified that the area is without metro water connection in water connection which was inaugurated by a seventy year
Over 500 houses in Parthasarathypuram area in the heart of the city. He immediately moved the necessary old lady of the area along with the MLA.
T .Nagar which had to wage a protracted battle with the civic papers and allotted funds of Rs.16 lakhs to the civic body It is ironical that no officials from the civic body
was present at the
inauguration.
Talking to Alpha
Times T Nagar MLA
Kalairajan said The
present government
has always been
viewing the opposition
with an eye of hatred
and they are not
looking at the positive
features of the
performance. Over
and above this red
tapism in the utilities
are major hurdles.
W i t h o u t t h e
Government co-
operation and without
having a proper office
in the area we are able
to do well and if proper
facilities and co-
operation extended we
can make this
a n d t h e constituency a model
body for close to nearly five decades for getting drinking dream came true. one he added.
water connections, finally managed to get justice, thanks to Civic body officials were mum when contacted Parthasarathypuram residents praised the MLA
the request made to the T Nagar MLA V P Kalairajan and since they had no specific answers. Even after Kalairajan Kalairajan whole heartedly.
the subsequent intervention of his office and extending a elected as MLA the civic officials has been turning a deaf A large number of AIADMK party functionaries,
helping hand with funds allotted from his MLA area ear to MLA’s request according to sources close to MLA. including T.Nagar B. Sathya, A.A.Arjunan participated in the
development fund. Determined to help people in his constituency Kalairajan function.
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Terror is not politically
encashable
B
Y winning three states out of the five that went to
the polls, the Congress has proved that it is no
pushover. It is a hat-trick for the party in Delhi
where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is likely to form a
government for the third consecutive term. While it
swept the polls in Mizoram, it has emerged the single
largest party in Rajasthan. The BJP can take
consolation from the fact that it could win handsomely
in Madhya Pradesh and scrape through in
Chhattisgarh. Even so, it has to reconcile itself to the
fact that the Congress has improved its vote share and
seats in these states. The calculation that the high voter
turnout in all states other than Chhattisgarh would go in
favour of the BJP in view of the Mumbai attack has been
proved wrong
The voters in Delhi would surely have been
influenced by the Metro, dozens of flyovers and the
Bhagidari schemes launched during the two terms of
the Congress. The BJP’s sinister attempt to cash in on
the Mumbai mayhem would certainly have alienated a
large section of the voters from the party. In Mizoram,
the voters have by voting massively for the Congress
voted against corruption. In Rajasthan, the voters
found in Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje a person who
could not keep her word given to such communities as
the Gujjars. Nor did she keep her promise to give better
governance. The ruling party’s campaign against
terrorism did not pay any dividend as its own
government failed to prevent such attacks in Jaipur and
Ajmer. In short, the campaign against terror did not
carry conviction with the voters.
In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP can be proud of
retaining the state. But it cannot overlook the surge the
Congress has made in terms of vote percentage which
will count in the next general elections. Ms Uma Bharati
has been proved to be what she has always been — an
empty vessel that makes a lot of noise. In neighbouring
Chhattisgarh, the BJP has retained power against
heavy odds. The defeat of Mahendra Karma, the kingpin
of Salwa Judum, is a warning that the people have not
approved of the strategy to deal with Naxalites. The
emergence of the Bahujan Samaj Party in all the North
Indian states is something that will cause concern to
the BJP and the Congress. Although not much time is
left for the Lok Sabha to complete its term, the
favourable results may persuade the Congress to
advance the parliamentary elections to take advantage
of the containing of inflation and the economic stimulus
unleashed during the last few days.
Iyappa vilakku Pooja
The sixth edition of Iyappa Vilakku Pooja
would be held at the Sri Ram samaj's Ayodhya
Mandapam West Mambalam, on Sunday Dec. 14 under
the aegis of Sri Sabarigiri Sasatha Seva Sangam
Chennai 600 033. from 6.00 am onwards. In the
evening 6.30 pm a Bhajan programme by
Bakthimamni Sasthadasan would be held.
Dec.14,2008
Acharya
Thirunatchatram celebrated
The Tirunakshatram of HH For the week upto Dec.20,2008
45th Azhagiyasingar - Sri
Lakshmi Nrisimha Divya
Paduka Sevaka Srivan
Satakopa Sri Narayana
Yateendra Mahadesikan of Sri
A combustive Mars urges you to spend
recklessly. Assurances of support you have been
Ahobila Math, - presided over
receiving will evaporate. Beware of tricksters.
b y M a n n a r g u d i
Rajagopalachariar Swami –
Asthana Vidwan of Sri Ahobila
Math, was celebrated at Sri With a dominant Venus gaining momentum,
Ahobila Math Oriental Higher your life should be like a bed of roses and romance will
Secondary School, West bloom. You are very close to the jackpot.
Mambalam, on Dec. 06.
The Swami in his upanyasam stressed that
knowledge can be acquired only with the help of an
Acharya. Hailing the virtues of Srimad Azhagiyasingar, If you are planning to undertake some new
he said that the Acharya removes ignorance from the responsibility, you are heading towards a big adventure.
mind and is the divine source, who through his Your money and health may be at risk.
Anugraha, delivers us from sorrows and guides us to
Moksha. Students should love, respect and worship
their teachers, and exhibit gratitude and devotion
towards them. Guru's anger results in perfection, in A lustrous moon brings happy tidings this
students. This has been experienced by the speaker week. A lost game could be revived with success. It can
personally, as he had been under the nurture of his add more shine to your reputation.
Guru Srimad Azhagiyasingar.
Ealier V. Srinivasan, Commerce Department
rendered the welcome address and Dr. Smt. T.N.Jaya, [ July 23 to Aug 22 ]
Sanskrit Pandit, delivered the Vote of thanks.
The sun, overwhelmed by gandamool
Prahladha Bakthi Vijayam afflictions, is playing a negative role. An unfamiliar task
could pose a serious problem. Avoid doing anything
The Harikatha Upanyasam on Thyagaraja's important especially on Sunday.
"Sri Prahlada Bakthi Vijayam" organised by the
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, at Sri Ahobila Math
Oriental Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam,
on Dec. 08, was presented by "Isaikalaimani" P.T. Your grasp of facts could run counter to your
Seshadri, disciple of Smt Radha Viswanathan, estimate. An awaited opportunity could also elude you.
daughter of Smt M.S. Subbulakshmi, with the
accompaniments of the Violin and the Mridangam by
Kum T.V. Suganya, disciple of Violin Maestro Lalgudi
Jayaraman and Ashwin, disciple of Poongulam Sri Yo u r e c o n o m y i s s h o w i n g m a r k e d
Subramanian, respectively. improvement despite rising costs. Time to recover your
P.T. Seshadri explained the significance of old losses.
bakthi and described the glorious bakthi of Prahlada,
advising the students to place such implicit faith in the
Lord. The raindrop deposited in the oyster develops
into a rich pearl. Just as one dives deep into the Tuesday-born scorpions will be playing their
ocean, holding one's breath, in order to retrieve the cards with skill. However, Saturday-born scorpions are
pearl, one can seek the grace of the Lord, only by warned to change their hackneyed habits.
submerging deep into the ocean of bakthi with total
concentration. These aspects of bakthi were stressed
through various keertanas of Thyagaraja in the ragas
Sourashtram, Kalyani, Reethigowla, Agiri, Varali, Since you are at emotional crossroads, choose
Sahana, Asaveri, Panduvarali and Madyamavati. the right direction. Shake off streak of pessimism at the
More than 1,000 students enjoyed this earliest.
delightful musical discourse, listening with rapt
attention, enthralled by the melodious music. The
Vote of thanks was rendered by Smt Dr T.N. Jaya,
Sanskrit Teacher of the School. Dr N.V.
Vasudevachariar, Correspondent of the School, Opportunities are slipping from you as a ‘devil-
hailed the performance of P.T. Seshadri. may-care’ attitude on your part is spoiling the show.
There can be some truth involved if others criticise you.
Centenary of Narayana
Dikshithar Be on your alert while dealing with Leos and
Sri Ram Samaj, a Scorpions. Lady luck will smile on you, if you join
socio cultural orgnization, is taureans or librans.
celebrating the Centenary of
Narayana Dikshithar, on
Monday, Dec. 15 at 6.30 PM.
A portrait of
Narayana Dikshithar will be Jupiter shuffling between two signs will show
unveiled and a Souvenir mixed results. Vital issues may remain pending. Don’t
released, containing the
biography of Dikshithar on that
let others pressurise you to do things their way.
day.
N a r a y a n a
D i k s h i t h a r, b r o t h e r o f
Sengalipuram Ananatharama
D i k s h i t h a r, h a d g i v e n
programmes in Sri Ram Samaj
in the initial stages and in
Send your news and events to
commemorating the
extraordinary contribution of
Dikshithar in rendering
Upanyasam, Sri Ram Samaj
is organizing this function.
The event will be followed by
Nama Sangeerthanam by
Vittaldas Jayakrishna
Dikshithar says a release from
the samaj.
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Oneday workshop New bus routes launched
Neuro Linguistic Programe Eight new deluxe buses in new routes were
introduced to connect Kanchipuram with Chennai
and Transactional Analysis from Thursday. The new buses were operated from
The Stenographers' Guild, T. Nagar, has
proposed to conduct a one-day Workshop on NLP
(Neuro Linguistic Programe) and TA (Transactional
Analysis) on Sunday, the Dec. 14 in its premises from
10.00 am to 4.00 pm with a lunch break of one hour.
The workshop will cover Visual, Auditory,
olfactory, tactile, gustatory, memory techniques, self-
confidence, self-appreciation, circle of expression, fear,
new behavior therapy, reframing, stroke analysis,
structure, transactional analysis. The registration fee for
this workshop is Rs.200/- The admission will be on first-
come-first-served basis subject to a maximum of 50
persons.
The workshop is open to those who are
working as managers/executives in various offices and
who want to handle the latest techniques in managing
the affairs of companies.
For more details, the Office of the Guild may be
contacted at No.1, Guild Street, behind Siva Vishnu
Temple, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. Ph: 24342421,
24337387. 996216312 Fax: 42867859- E.Mail:
stenold@vsnl.com.
Music World annual sale
Music World, music and home video retail
chain, announces the commencement of their annual
Music Sale from December 12 to January 4, 2009 (both
days inclusive).
This is the eighth edition of the sale and will be
held at Chettiar Hall, T.T.K. Road, Alwarpet from
10.00AM to 9.00 PM . Spread over 5000 sq ft, it's the
biggest music and movies' sale in Chennai featuring over
40,000 titles across nearly 100 labels – covering all
genres including film, regional, hindi, international
classical and devotional. Besides, Music World will have
attractive offers of upto 50% off on all music and movies
and special offers on IPods, playstations and
accessories which form an integral part of the sale says
a press release.
Artificial limbs
Jaipur Foot, an NGO, will or ganise a service
camp for fitting artificial limbs to the disabled people in
Chennai from Dec 15 to 19. No fee is involved.
Those from outside Chennai can come in
before 2 pm at the venue for taking measurements and
get the work done by evening.
The venue is Shantiniketan, Hasthinapur
Nagari (Maloo Jain Bhawan), 30, Venkatachalam Mudali
St, Choolai (near Choolai post office). The camp is open
from 9 am to 7 pm
Railway pension adalat
Southern Railway will conduct a pension adalat
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 15 at the Southern
Railway Headquarters Office, Park Town, here to redress
grievances of those who retired from the headquarters
office, the Chennai Divisional Office and other
offices/workshops in Chennai area.
Those who wish to participate in the adalat can
approach the reception/registration booth at the
entrance of the Chennai Divisional Office of Southern
Railway on December 15, a release said.
Expo on diabetes after 5 years
A three-day meet "Diabetes 2008" is being
organised by Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre
here from December 19 to spread awareness about the
disease among the public.
State Health Minister M R K Paneerselvam
would inaugurate the event being organised by the Dr
Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre.
"The theme of this event was 'Diabetes in
Children and Adolescents', with an objecctive to create
public awareness about diabetes and its complications
and to educate and empower people so that they can
manage the disease better", Dr V Mohan, Chairman and
Chief Diabetologist of Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities
Centre, told reporters.
"The event being held in Chennai after 5 years,
wherein we will have over 25 theme stalls to educate the
public on diabetes and associated complications. The
stalls will display posters, charts and photographs
depiciting various aspects in diabetes", he added.
He said that blood glucose testing meters and
strips, pen injectors, insulin pumps, special diabetic foot-
wear, fitness equipment and diabetic foods would be
available at special discounted rates
Tambaram, Poonamallee and T Nagar.
Route No 576 plying from Kanchipuram to T
Nagar would have two more air-conditioned
buses.Labour Welfare Minister, T.M.Anbarasan
flagged off the new AC bus service between
Kancheepuram and T.Nagar at Kancheepuram bus
stand on Thursday. The Collector, Santosh K.Misra,
Kancheepuram MLA, Sakthi Kamalammal,
Uthiramerur MLA, K.Sundar were among those who
were present on the occasion.
The AC bus service to Kancheepuram will
leave T.Nagar at 5.30 a.m; 7.30 a.m; 10.30 a.m; 12.30
p.m; 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. In the return direction,
the service will leave Kancheepuram at 8 a.m; 10 a.m;
1 p.m; 3 p.m; 6 p.m. and 8 p.m, according to the
Managing Director, MTC, M.Ramasubramanian.
While the AC bus service, which will be
operated via the Chennai-Bangalore National
Highway, will have stoppages at Sunguvarchatram,
Sriperumpudur, Irrungattukottai, Poonamallee, Porur,
Guindy and Saidapet, the fare in this bus is Rs 75 per
person.
Apart from this, four buses in the
Poonamallee-Kanchipuram route and four in
Tambaram-Kanchipuram route were operated. All
these are deluxe buses.
A new bus in the existing M-18-C from
Nanganallur to T Nagar had also been introduced.
Available
Commercial space in and around
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Metrowater
open house meeting
Chennai Metrowater will conduct open
house meeting at its area office in
TNagar and Kodambakkam Area VIII
located at No.9, Muthukrishnan st.,
T.Nagar, on Saturday Dec. 13 between
10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Consumers may present their
complaints regarding water supply and
sewage removal at the meetings to the
officials concerned. They can also get
their doubts clarified about water and
sewerage taxes and water charges.The
Superintending Engineers will inspect
the meetings at the area office under their
control, said an official release
 Dec.14,2008

City police notifies renewal G.N. Chetty Road Flyover to

of Arms licences open on Dec. 29
The Chennai City Police has requested the holders of
Arms licences which are valid upto this year to apply for renewal Local Administration Minister M K
before December 31. Stalin Tuesday said. that Chief Minister M being undertaken at Villivakkam and
According to an official press release, they licensees Karunanidhi will inaugurate the flyover Korukkupet.
can apply for renewal by downloading forms from the website
www.chennaicitypolice.org.
being constructed at Gopathy Narayana
Road and
Speaking about the flooding of
the roads in Our Team
The forms can also be obtained from the office of the Tirumalai Road during the Editor
Commissioner of Police and the filled in applications should be intersection on recent rains, S. Raghunathan
sent to Commissioner of Police for renewal of their Arms December 29. Stalin said that
Revie
Advisor
licenses for three years. much of the
The licensees are also requested to affix a Court fee w i n g t h e flooding was K. Venkataraghavan
stamp to the value of Rs 2 in the renewal application and enclose construction caused due to Reporters
the original license book for making renewal endorsement. works of the the runoffs Usha
The prescribed fees for each type of weapon and the flyover works, f r o m P o r u r, Sai Narayan
applications should be remitted at the City Police office, Egmore he said that the Virugambakka Designer
between 10 am and 1 pm on all working days either by licensee f l y o v e r m ,
or by any authorised person.
B. Harish
constructed at Chembaramb
The weapons should be produced before the a cost of Rs
Circulation
akkam and
respective jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner of Police (Law 16.5 crore Puzhal lakes. Akbar
and Order) for inspection and their remarks recorded in the would ease ‘The State Advertisement Desk
license book before sending for renewal. t r a f f i c government 044 42697393
The licensees have also been asked to produce the
xerox copy of residential proof, if there is any change of
congestion in T Nagar to a considerable has forwarded a proposal for the JNRM Owned & Published by
extent. project estimated at Rs 1538 crore to the S. Raghunathan
address.
‘It is wide enough to allow two- Central government, which would cover the Office :
Completed application forms should be handed over
at the office of the Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police
way traffic,’ Stalin said.The construction construction of more storm water drains in First Floor
which will be processed and the original arms license will be works of the flyover began in September the city, desilting and upgradation of Sai Abhirami Old 30, New
returned to the licensee for renewal, the release said. 2007, he said adding that to ensure smooth Chennai’s waterways, raising the 72, Brindavan St., Extn.
The holders of arms licenses in respect of the three flow of traffic in the city more number of embankments of Adyar, Cooum rivers etc. West Mambalam,
districts - Ambathur, Madhavaram and St Thomas Mount should flyovers and subways will be built. If sanctioned it will take care of Chennai - 600 033.
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Alandur Road Bridge, Jones Road Subway, said. Chennai Corporation Mayor M email : ce@alphatimes.org
Mount for renewal.
The release also said that under Arms Act 1959 the subway near Stanley Hospital will be Subramanian, Corporation Commissioner,
section 25, weapons in licenses that are not renewed should be completed by May 2009 and the bridge at Rajesh Lakhoni, Zone -8 Chairman Disclaimer
Readers are recommended to
deposited at the nearest police station or authorised arms dealer Perambur will be ready by December 2009, Elumalai, Former T Nagar MLA J mak e appropriate enquiries
for safe custody and the licensees should not keep them under the Minister said. Anbazhagan, Councillor of Division 127 J before entering into dealings
any circumstances as the same is punishable. He also informed that similar Karunanidhi and several corporation with advertisers who advertise
After the expiry of the last date, the licensee should projects for constructing flyovers were officials accompanied Stalin during his visit in this publ icat ion, Nei ther.
submit the application with penal fees and receipt from the the Editor, nor the Printer and
police station or authorised arms dealer for having deposited the
weapon.
“Sivaraman, the mridangam maestro launches Publisher do not vouch any
claim s made by advertisers

Multifaceted ‘Mridanga Cintamanih,” and hence shall not be held

liable for any adverse
As his fingers trace the intricate consequences.

T.N. Seshagopalan honoured patterns on the mridangam, the audience

watch and listen in disbelief, wondering at
preserving our glorious treasure.
The DVD set contains IOB signs
how despite the speed, each syllable is instructions divided into four levels. The
WE did not speak at
all, in the beginning, as we
travelled to our first kutcheri
traced with
crystal clarity.
first level is a
beginner’s guide
distribution
together, sometime in the
1960s – our violinist even alpuram K.
Umay and provides
information about
agreement with
complained that we were too
silent – but by the time we
Sivaraman “is a
legend serving
posture and
f i n g e r i n g
USGICL
began our performance at the the cause of the techniques. The The Public Sector
ICF, and the first song was art for over six second level gives Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
over, Sankaran and I had decades,” said a d v a n c e d signed a distribution
spoken much to each other – N. Murali, exercises and agreement with Japan's
through our music and hearts Managing includes a Universal Sompo General
…” Not many of the audience Director, The d e t a i l e d Insurance Company Limited
could fail to be moved by such words, as Madurai T N Hindu. He is not explanation of
Seshagopalan, musician, teacher, composer and Harikatha (USGICL) for distribution of
just the Maradona of Carnatic music, but a ‘gathi bhedam.’ its insurance products.
exponent par excellence paid his own tribute to professor Trichy
Sankaran, who had just felicitated the musician a few moments combination of Maradona and Pele, he The third includes ‘thani The agreement
ago. The occasion was Mudhra Fine Arts’ inauguration of its said, explaining that though Mr. Sivaraman avartanams’ in different talas and the fourth was signed by IOB CMD S A
14th Fine Arts festival at the Infosys Hall – an event well is a genius like the maverick footballer, he is deals with how to embellish a concert Bhat and Universal Sompo
attended by celebrities from both the music and theatre worlds – also disciplined and structured like Pele. through the mridangam. The set contains a Executive Chairman O N
and the presentation of the Mudhra Award of Excellence to T N He was speaking at the launch of short film, ‘Laya Naadha Pravaaham,’ on Singh.
Seshagopalan. ‘Mridanga Cintamanih,’ a set of seven Mr. Sivaraman. USGICL was a
Endowed with a rich voice and trained mind, T N DVDs featuring Mr. Sivaraman and his art, Kerala Minister for Education joint-venture non-life
Seshagopalan’s mastery and style have proven, for many years presented by Swathi Soft Solutions here on and Culture M.A. Baby said that when insurance company of IOB,
his undeniable supremacy in the field of carnatic music. His Monday. great mridangam players are enumerated which has a 19 per cent
singing technique, with a knack of transferring and Mr. Sivaraman has evolved an in the field of Carnatic musicians, the first equity investment in it,
communicating intricate musical expressions with ease and original ‘bani,’ a style, which is a fine blend name would be Palghat Mani Iyer’s and the Allahabad Bank, Karnataka
aesthetic charm has won him many accolades through the of rhythmic patterns, creativity and melody, second would be Mr. Sivaraman’s.
years; professor S Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, University bank, Dabur Investments and
Mr. Murali said.Commending the effort at Carnatic vocalist Madurai G.S. Sompo Japan Insurance
of Madras conferred on him the Mudhra Award for Excellence,
creating the instructional DVDs, Mr. Murali Mani and Bharatanatyam exponent company.
while Nalli Kuppusami Chettiar, President of the Sabha presided
over the event, in company of A Natarajan, former Director, said that as the Gurukula practice does not Padma Subrahmanyam were present. U n d e r t h e
Doordarshan and also the Vice President of Mudhra. exist any longer, technology helps in agreement IOB would sell
The kuthuvilakku having been lit, followed by Mudhra nearly 40 of the insurance
Bhaskar’s welcome address, Professor Ramachandran
addressed the gathering, praising not only the evening’s
NCAT honours eminent musicians products of the USGICL to its
customers.
T h r e e All those
awardee, but the patrons as well, comparing them to the kings of eminent personalities in Speaking on the
present on the
yore, who patronised artistes. Both Nalli Kuppusami Chettiar their own fields were occason, Mr Singh said the
occasion of the
and A Natarajan shared brief anecdotes of their own musical conferred titles at the inaugural function, Bancassurance tie-up with
journeys, while also extolling T N Seshagopalan’s inaugural function of lauded the services Allahabad Bank was a
performances. But perhaps the cream of speeches was Nungambakkam of Nungambakkam
delivered by mridangam maestro, Professor Trichy Sankaran tremendous success and
Cultural Academy Cultural Academy
and the awardee’s speeches themselves, which were full of there was huge clientele for
T r u s t ’ s 3 9 t h and its president
warmth and shared reminiscences about past concerts and a Anniversary and Fine retail general insurance
Nalli Kuppuswami
long musical journey. Arts Festival held at Chetti. Felicitating products like health, motor
Having arrived for the December season from Rama Rao Kala the awardees, noted and package policies which
Canada, Sankaran was voluble in his praise for T N M a n t a p , T N a g a r. Bharatnatyam were the mainstay products
Seshagopalan. “TNS is an expert in all aspects of music,” he Carnatic singer exponent Sudharani for the future general
said. “He is a musical genius, endowed with a gentle voice – Nithyasree Mahadevan Raghupathy said, “I insurance business.
multi-faceted, multitalented artiste. This award is but another was conferred Sangeetha Kala Siromani title was so proud when I got this award 15 years Mr Bhat said the
feather in his crown.” T N Seshagopalan, who rose to make his and danseuse Rajeswari Sainath and artiste T back and then I was not able to sit back after association with USGICL
acceptance speech, thanked his patrons, and put forth his wish V Varadarajan were conferred Nrithya Kala getting the award. I was proud but also feared
Siromani and Nataka Kala Siromani would provide the IOB
that more sponsors took a hand in promoting sabhas and their as I have to perform well.” In her acceptance customers best-in-class
musical events. Speaking about Sankaran, he said, “There are respectively After conferring . titles on the speech, Rajeshwari said, “The award gives
some artistes who understand the talent of others – but fail to eminent personalities, Union Minister of State me confidence to perform well.” Nithyasree products and general
appreciate them, because of an unwillingness of heart or voice. for Statistics G K Vasan said that these and Varadarajan said that they would give insurance services in the
But Sankaran is one of those large-hearted musicians who seek awardees have carved a niche for themselves their best to their respective fields. The music years to come, besides
and appreciate others fully.” Thus ended a convivial evening in their respective fields and brought laurels to festival is on till the end of Margazhi at Rama augmenting the revenue of
with a touch of poignancy. the country . Rao Kala Mantap. the bank.
. - Pavithra Srinivasan
Dec.14,2008

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Another area of concern is credit. Courts have taken
banks to task for the inordinate delay in releasing sanctioned
loans, and more recently, for withholding credit sanctioned
under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana to unemployed youth
without justification. In recent months, I have also written about
cases where banks had dishonoured cheques of depositors
on grounds of ‘insufficient’ funds in the account despite facts to
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In all these cases, banks are unwilling to accept
responsibility for the deficient service rendered by them and
make amends. As a consequence, consumers are forced to
seek the intervention of courts which, in most cases, do not
disappoint them.
Now here is another case where the cash deposited
by a customer was not credited to her account at all, and the
bank refused to correct the mistake even after several letters
on the issue. The consumer in this case, Pooja Joshi, had
three accounts with Vijaya Bank in Bandra west, Mumbai. One
was a savings account, the other two were current accounts.
In June, 1997, she went to the bank to deposit Rs 5
lakh in cash. Apparently, the cashier was not at the counter. So
Joshi handed over the cash to the chief manager and got on
the counterfoil of the pay-in slip, his signature and also the seal
of the bank. She obviously had no reason to suspect any foul
play, and so did not even check her account to see whether the
money had been credited to her account. However, in August,
while checking her account for the purpose of income tax, her
chartered accountant noticed that the money had not been
credited to her account. Immediately, Joshi brought this to the
notice of the bank and asked it to credit the amount. When the
bank refused to comply, she filed a complaint before the state
consumer disputes redressal commission, which asked the
bank to credit the amount to her account, along with 7.5 per
cent interest, and also pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation.
Challenging this order before the apex court, the bank argued
that the counterfoil referred to by the client pertained to some
other transaction and not the cash transaction that she was
referring to. Dismissing the contention of the bank, the court
pointed out that the bank had not submitted the affidavit of the
then chief manager, who had signed the counterfoil, but had
submitted that of an assistant manager of the bank, who had
no knowledge of the case.
The bank had not even provided the affidavit of the
cashier, even though it argued that the cashier was present
that particular day. In other words, the bank had failed to prove
that it had not received the cash of Rs 5 lakh, while the
customer had shown that she had indeed deposited the
money and taken the signature of the chief manager.
The bank also argued that the case, filed in 2000,
was time-barred as the Consumer Protection Act puts a time
limit of two years for filing a complaint. Dismissing such a
contention, the court pointed out that the complaint was well
within the time limit as the calculation of time began from the
time the bank repudiated her complaint.
Thus, upholding the order of the lower court, the
new president of the national consumer disputes redressal
commission, Justice Ashok Bhan, in his order directed the
bank to pay in addition, Rs 20,000 as costs to the consumer.
(Vijaya Bank v. Pooja G.Joshi, FA no 801 of 2003).
- Pushpa G
 Dec.14,2008

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While the marriage for most of the pairs was a second
marriage between themselves, for a man from Theni, it was his party.
second marriage as he already has a wife named Azagu Rani T h e
and two children through her. Seeing the video in a news only candidate in
channel, Azhagu straight away went to police station and lodged the election will
a complaint against her husband and Vijayakanth. be Vadivelu himself and he will be the sole member,
As Thali and blessings for this second marriage was sole proprietor and if people vote him to be MLA then
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Dec.14,2008
BUSINESS
7 million GSM users
added in November
The country added over 7 million GSM mobile
users in November, with the Bharti Airtel taking the lead
with an addition of 2.7 million users.
In November, the total GSM subscriber base in
the country stood at 249.3 million, according to the data
released by the GSM lobby group Cellular Operators
Association of India (COAI).
Bharti Airtel which enjoys over a 32 percent
market share has added 2.7 million subscribers, followed
by Vodafone Essar which has added 2 million
subscribers.
State-owned BSNL had added 6 lakh users
wheras another telecom PSU MNTL had added 77,398
users.
Other major GSM players such as Idea Cellular,
BPL, Spice and Aircelhave also added good number of
subscribers.
India's mobile subscriber base stands at over
325 million. The mobile players (both GSM and CDMA)
had added 10.42 million users in October.
GSM (Global System for Mobile
communications), originally from Groupe Spcial Mobile)
is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the
world.
In India the major GSM players includes Bharti
Airtel, Vodafone, Idea , Spice , Aircel and others.
SBI to review interest rates soon
The country's largest lender, State Bank of
India, on Thursday said that it would review interest rates
soon following monetary measures taken by the Reserve
Bank of India last week.
"We are going to review rates," State Bank of
India Chairman O P Bhatt told reporters.
The RBI had reduced repo and reverse repo
rates by 100 basis points each to 6.5 percent and 5
percent respectively, effective from Monday.
Soon after RBI's decision, three banks namely
Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and Union Bank reduced the
benchmark prime lending rate by 50 basis point each.
SBI had last month slashed benchmark prime
lending rate by 75 basis points to 13 percent.
Commenting on the economic package, ahead
of Indian Bank Association meeting, Bhatt said, "There
are lot of things happening to stimulate demand in
economy. Still there is a feeling that more is required".
This meeting assumes importance pursuant to
the fiscal stimulus package announced last Sunday
mentioning that banks would work out a package for
housing loans below Rs 20 lakh.
Exports decline for
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India's exports declined by around 10 per cent
in November, showing a negative trend for the second
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LEISURE
Contradictory Proverbs
Each action has an equal and opposite reaction
similarly every proverbs has an equal and opposite
proverb! You be the judge!
All good things come to those who wait but
Time and tide wait for none.
The pen is mightier than the sword but
Action speak louder than words
Wise men think alike but
Fools seldom differ.
Look before you leap but
Strike while the iron is hot
Birds of a feather flock together but
Opposites attract.
Don’t across your bridges before you come to them but
Fore warned is forearmed.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom but
Faith moves mountains.
Practice makes a man perfect but
All work and no play makes jack a dull bay.
Many hands make the work lighter but
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
A man’s reach should exceed his grasp but
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Complied by SR
LANGUAGE ARTS
All writings in the English language refer to
many different notions, people and objects. In our
descriptions and arguments related to a variety of
contexts we use articles where necessary. Articles lend
smoothness and clarity to the flow of ideas, besides
acting as connectives. Therefore, the importance of
their correct use can never be overstressed.
The three harmless looking articles — a, an,
the — constantly create problems for their ignorant-of-
the-rules casual users. It is, therefore, very important to
be aware of the principal features and conditions that
govern the usage of articles.
The indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’, both used
before countable common nouns, are somewhat weak
forms of ‘one’ and refer to a person or thing in a general
context. Examples: a man, an Indian. The third article,
which is a definite article – ‘the’ – is a somewhat weak
form of ‘this’ and ‘that’ and is used to refer to particular
objects and persons. Examples: the best story, the
English language.
In this respect the English language is one up
on Urdu and Hindi, two major languages of INDIA. Both
these languages function without articles and so bank
heavily on words like ‘this’, ‘that’ and ‘one’, thereby,
lacking the fluidity that articles lend to the English
language. Let us compare two sentences, one in
English and the other its Urdu translation: ‘Once upon a
time, there was a woodcutter who lived in a tiny house
near the forest’. (Eik dafa ka zikr hai eik lakarhara
jungle ke qareeb eik chhote se ghar mein rehta tha).
It is clear from the example that the English
idiom has certainly benefited from the addition of
articles to its script.
Another important factor to keep in mind
regarding the correct use of indefinite articles is to
concentrate on the first sound and not just the first letter
of the word following the article. Thus when a word
begins with a consonant sound, even if the first letter is
Some thing to ponder
(The following points on great governance are
doing rounds in email in Chennai City Please read
through )
An Olympic shooter wins a Gold Medal(Only a
Game) and Govt gives him 3 Cr + awards. Another
Shooter Dies fighting with terrorists and saving our
country and lives of our country men and Govt pays his
family 5 lacs. The great Governance!
Government implements Sixth Pay
commission recommendations and ensures that Millitary
chiefs gets less salary than Secretaries. Even Senior IPS
officers gets less salary than Secretaries.
MARCOS could reach after 4.30 Hours of
attack because of formality in Government that is
bureaucratic and NSG after 9.30 Hrs. The greatest
responsibility!
Many Commondos (from armed forces) and
Policemen died fighting terrorism. No responsible
person from the Government(i.e. Bureacracy) was there
to fight terrorists. The Great Governance!
Two home ministers resigns. Govt hit two birds
by one stone shifting FM Chidambaram to Home
minister but no Secreatry is held responsible and asked
to resign taking respomsibility. The Great Governance!
Buracrates are part of permanent Governance.
Politician forms temporary Governments. The politicians
are providing just shield to bureacrates. The bureucrates
best salary in India without any accountability and
responsibility. The Great Governance!
Think that who is truely responsible for all
these. Is it those who are part of permanent Government
or those who constitute the temporary Government
which gets changed in 5 years and some time even less
than five years.
It is high time when we must think about who
are true responsible for all these. Is it only politicians are
bureacrates who have build a system which can not see
beyond themself.
Please think and propogate it to each Indian. It
is time when we should proud of our Great Country and
do something to find out who are responsible for system
failures and why? Then only we can correct it otherwise
we will always hit wrong target, the politicians and no
reform will take place.
India needs true administrative reform where
service to nation comes before administration.
a vowel we are to use ‘a’ to quantify it. Examples: a
United Nations’ employee and a university student.
Obviously the same will happen if a word that begins with
a vowel sound starts with a consonant. Examples: an
MBA, an LLB, and, an honest man. Thus it is the sound of
a consonant or of a vowel, which determines the choice
between ‘a’ or ‘an’, the two indefinite articles.
A discussion on articles cannot be complete
without pointing out the area where it is necessary to
omit them. Articles are generally avoided in newspaper
headlines. The reasons perhaps are that the headlines
appear different and more sensational and, of course,
say it all in much fewer words occupying less space even
when written in bold and big letters. So the effort is, that
though the sense may seem incomplete, they should be
easily understood and convey the message correctly.
Examples:
Mangal Bagh offers to talk to Government
Militants burn college and police post Customs duty
revenue up 1 pc
As necessary as it is to avoid the use of articles in news
headlines, conversely it is as important to include them in
the titles of books. A book may carry a title that conveys
its theme, its context, or just an indirect reference to the
final outcome of its story. Whatever the nature of the title
one thing is clear that a book written in the English
language is expected to uphold the rules that apply to
Standard English.
Examples:
To Kill a Mocking Bird
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Remains of the Day
A Tale of Two Cities
Another point to remember is that the names of some
cities and countries are also preceded by the definite
article ‘the’, such as the Hague, the Maldives and the
Philippines.
You see now how important it is to use the three articles
in both your speech and in your writings. And how much
more vital it is to use them correctly and not to use them
at all where they are not required.
-SR
 Dec.14,2008

Quick Reads Homams for improving scores Businessman held for

Sahasranamaparayana
Anniversary
Sahasranamam is recited daily in the evening at 5.00 pm
at the Ayodhya Mandapam and the 31st anniversary will
be celebrated on Tuesday Dec. 16 at 8.00 am at the
Samaj premises.
Dharma Upanayanam
Sri Guruvayurappan Seva Samiti, Triplicane, will
conduct its 40th year dharma upanayam on March 15,
2009, at Triplicane Fund Kalyana Mandapam, 81,
Singarachari Street, for Vaishnava, Madhwa and
Smartha boys. Those interested may contact Kovai
Padmanabhan at 28587814 or 94446 71756.
in examination
Sri Veda Vidhya Ashram, 63, Ellaiamman Koil Street, (
Opp. Kittu Park) West Mambalam is organising Medha
Dakshinamurthy Homam, Sri Hayagriva Mahamantra
Homam, Mahasaraswathi Mantra homam on Dec. 13
and 14 between 4.30 pm and 7.00 pm at its premises
for improving memory power, improving scores in
examination and also improving the genius.
The pujas subsequent to the homams may be
performed either students or by their parents . To
realise the full benefit of the above pujas the
participants will be imparted 'Mahamantra Upadesam'
by the vedic scholars. The sanctified Thread ( Rakshai
Kayaru)God's Photo pen will be distributed as prasad
to participants.
Those desirous of participating in the above
poojas contact the Ashram at the above address or call
94440 55444
cheating bank
City Crime Branch Police recently arrested a
businessman for allegedly cheating Bank of India to the
tune of Rs 26.76 lakh using cheque purchase facility.
According to the complaint lodged by BVR
Murthy, Chief Manager at the Usman Road branch of
Bank of India, Sheik Ajmul of Ayanapuram submitted
seven cheques be tween November 13 and 17 in the
name of his wife and his friend Satish. Though he knew
that there was no money in the accounts of his wife and
friend, he withdrew Rs 26.76 lakh using the cheque
purchase facility.
Ajmul is the proprietor of Vaibavan Enterprises,
involved in construction business. He has been
remanded in judicial custody. The police are on the
lookout for Ajmul’s wife and friend.

Concerts on SS Music
To coincide with the Margazhi festival, SS
Music is airing Bharath Sangeet Utsav. On December
15, 8 a.m., Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan will present a
vocal concert. On December 16, 8 a.m., Vijay Siva is the
artist. It is Nithyashree Mahadevan on December 20, 8
a.m., and S. Sowmya on December 25, 8 a.m. On
December 27, 8 a.m., Sudha Ragunathan will perform.

Rasika Kala Bharathi’ to be

conferred on Sikkil Sisters
Rasika Fine Arts will conduct its 5th annual
music festival from December 25, 2008, to January 4,
2009, at Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya, 4th Street,
Postal Colony, West Mambalam.
The title ‘Rasika Kala Bharathi’ will be
conferred on Sikkil Sisters Kunjamani and Neela, along
with gold medals and cash. T. Pitchandi, IAS, will
inaugurate and Cleveland V.V. Sundaram will release a
commemorative souvenir on the occasion.

Radha Kalyana Mahotsavam

Sri Gopalakrishna Nama Prachara Sabha is celebrating
t h e 11 7 t h j a y a n t h i o f S r i G o p a l a k r i s h n a
Bhagavathaswami and Radha Kalyana Mahotsavam
under the auspices of All India Sai Samaj, Mylapore on
December 13 and 14, at Sai Baba temple. The event will
begin on Dec. 13, 6 a.m., with Ganapathy homam. On
Dec. 14, 10 a.m., Sri Namananda Giri Swamigal is
releasing Sri Vasanthotsava Bhajan Paddathi at 10 a.m.,
and Sri Ramananda Saraswathi Swamigal is releasing
the Jayanthi Malar at 10.15 p.m.

Gaambhirya Sangita Pravaham

The two-volume album boasts samples by 14 Carnatic
greats. Vol 1 has veterans including Ariyakkudi,
Chembai, Semmangudi, GNB, Madurai Mani Iyer,
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, Alathur Brothers and
Balamuralikrishna singing one kriti each. Vol 2 has K.V.
Narayanaswamy, B. Rajam Iyer, Maharajapuram
Santhanam, D.K. Jayaraman, T.V. Sankaranarayanan
and T.N. Seshagopalan.
One hopes great names such as ‘Flute’ Mali,
D.K. Pattammal and M.S. Subbulakshmi, to name a few,
will be included in the subsequent editions. The two
volumes whet your musical appetite and are ideal for
those who are just beginning to enjoy Carnatic music.

Winter science camp

Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre will conduct
winter science camp for students of classes VII to IX
between December 29 and December 31.

According to a release, the camp would deal with basic

science principles and demonstrations in physics,
chemistry and biology. For details, contact 24410025.