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Additional bridge at Manapakkam needs repairs Updated: Updated: The footpaths, damaged sections of the median and street lights call for immediate attention Share Article The footpaths, damaged sections of the median and street lights call for immediate attention It is only two years since it was constructed, but the additional bridge across Adyar river at Manapakkam on Mount–Poonamallee Main Road seems to be carrying the tiresome weight of many years. Some of the boulders placed on the tiled footpath on the side towards St.Thomas Mount are broken. The footpath towards Poonamallee does no...

Betting racket unearthed in Aminjikarai, two arrested Updated: Updated: Police raid a club in Mogappair West and arrest 20 persons for gambling Share Article Two persons were arrested on Friday for betting over cricket matches in T. Nagar. Following a tip-off to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar, a special team was constituted to trace the accused. The team of plainclothesmen acted as decoys and rounded up Jeetu alias Jeetendar, 28, and Suresh Jain, 37, in T. Nagar. They were handed over to the Central Crime Branch, said a senior police officer. Club raided Meanwhile, 20 persons we...

and adds with a laugh, “Maybe after a couple of beers, my Tamil can be fully local!” The 28-year-old singer-songwriter is not a new face in the indie music circuit. The MBA graduate has been making music since he was 16 — he picked up his first instrument at age 11 — and for the longest time was associated with the alt rock band Franks got the Funk. So how does a rock musician end up doing reggae, as his Instagram handle suggests? Bjorn laughs. “I have always loved African and Jamaican sounds. I have loved reggae and dancehall (a Jamaican musical genre), but I never really released ...

CRS to inspect MRTS extension project by end of next month Updated: Updated: Project has been delayed due to a land acquisition issue Share Article AAA Long pending: The extension project, from the Velachery to the St. Thomas Mount stations, has been delayed for years.   Project has been delayed due to a land acquisition issue The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle, Bengaluru, is expected to inspect the MRTS extension project by the end of February. The extension project, from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount, has been delayed for several years due to an issue pertaining to ...

Meet the musician from Chennai who thrives on Christmas motifs Updated: Updated: December 24, 2020 17:24 IST Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas Share Article AAA Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas For five years in the mid-1950s, M Samuel Abeysekera played the piano in the worship services twice a week at Madras Christian College, where he studied. He was the accompanist for the John Millns Singers and th...