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Read this:
The partly charred body of 48-year-old Basha was found lying in a pool of blood. This is the fourth murder under similar circumstances in the Ashok Nagar and Vadapalani area in the last one month, the police said.
I stay in Ashok Nagar with my wife and our 15-month old son. She […]

On March 31st, 2007, the same Government (?) converted another Bandh announcement in the past to a public holiday. It was just a matter of conversion from ‘Bandh’ to ‘Public Holiday’. Nothing else mattered. I mean constitution had to be upheld, the common man’s life was the last thing on their minds.
And today they […]

I have been looking at upgrading my mobile to something that works! Do you remember the 6610i phone? I use that as of now. I went into UniverCell to find out how much discount I would get if I offered my cellphone in exchange for a new one (N72 I am looking at). The sales […]

According to this news item:
The Lifebuoy Swastha Chetna City Meter has rated Chennai the cleanliest city among top six metros of the country. Bangalore and Kolkata have finished a close second and third respectively in the overall cleanliness perception ranking.
LOL!
And according to this:
The major determining factors of the study included greenery and plantations, […]

An article on the first page of The Hindu:   

Government declares Bandh public holiday 
CHENNAI: The Government has declared March 31 a public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act for all State Government offices, public undertakings including the State Transport Corporations and industrial establishments.

Buses and trains will not run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. All buses […]

This is going to be a landmark in the history of public transport at Chennai. Provided it is implemented fully and in spirit also. Provided the auto drivers don’t haggle for the rates despite the rate cards and the electronic meters. Provided the meters are not tamperable.

(Photo courtesy: epaper of The Hindu through flickr)
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So far…
Yet another dismaying performance from England. After all the talk about Ashes and the build-up to it, they caved in so meekly that you were left wondering if it was an Australia-Zimbabwe match. Now after the NZ-SL and Eng-Aus matches, the average of the teams batting first has come down to 190. Must be […]

“T. Nagar, Kotturpuram, Ashok Nagar, KK Nagar”, shouted the driver’s assistant indicating to the passengers of the Madurai-Chennai TN State transport bus about the nearby areas.
I was catching up on a rare nap that had descended upon me after various positions of legs and back and hands were tried. The decibel level of the assistant […]

DMK wins. AIADMK loses. People do rallies on Gemini Flyover. Dance and sing. It’s red and black all over chennai. The two leaves have gone.
So, now you can expect Colour TV’s and Set-Top-Boxes into the houses of people in Tamil Nadu. With DMK taking over, rowdyism is expected to grow. But not at the cost […]

Ravi, Sutti, Shastri and Kp had come down to Chennai on one of the previous weekends. We had great fun! :)
We rented a car [Self-driven Hyundai Santro] and went to Mahabalipuram and Pondicherry. It was fun unlimited! :) As you can see from the photos given. [See the sidebar flickr badge and click on it]
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