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• Chennai MTC Changes Route Numbers ~ Takes Commuters by Surprise

  

  These are no random numbers…. Still remember the routes 1; 25; 27E operated from Triplicane OT; 2A, 22, 25B; 25E; 29A, 27B, 27, 40, 45B and more operated from... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Attahasam; Michael Madana Kamarajan, Enga Veetu Pillai, ........ Connection !!!!

  

  Attahasam, released in 2004 directed by Saran featured Ajith in dual roles – one in Chennai and other in Tuticorin. Michael Madhana Kama Rajan was a hilarious... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Tomohawk Missile Punches Through a Shipping Container

  

  ‘Operation Desert Storm’ and ‘Operation Desert Shield’ were the names of combat waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Cricket World Cup Fever ..... Advent of 4K Technology !

  

  World Cup Cricket fever is catching up ! – this time, downunder, 14 teams are participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The initial phase will involve tw... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Pi Day ..... and When Bomaby Jayashri Missed Oscar !!

  

  Bombay Jayashri Ramnath receiving the Sangeetha Vedantha Dhureena Award instituted by Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Bangalore, on 1st February, 2015. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Use Smileys ..... Smile at People and Be Cheerful !!

  

  In this beautiful World, people use ‘smileys’ in almost all their communication – there are some who do not smile !! A smiley (sometimes simply called a happy o... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 SOCIETY

• 3 Padi Arisi - Oru Roopa ..... When 532 Year Old Woman Received Cycle !!!

  

  Do you have a Ration card ? and when was the last time you visited the Ration shop ?? As you would know, there are 3 types – Green, White and White. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Phone Tapping ~ Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology

  

  Have you heard of ‘NFC’ and have you used it ? This post is not for techno-buffs ~ but for commoners (like me) – who struggle with their phone often wondering... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Ankerwycke Yew ~ King John's Magna Carta of 1215

  

  Taxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Chennai's Arterial Roads Would Become Dust-free - for Global Investors Meet

  During Sept last year, there was the news that the Tamil Nadu government would organise a two-day Global Investors Meet on May 23 and 24, 2015 to showcase the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 SOCIETY

• SC Directs Railways to Pay ~ Man Chasing Train Dies of Cardiac Arrest !!!

  

  Train journey is most enjoyable as one can spend time leisurely eating the choicest delicacies looking through the window at the different culture, fields,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 SOCIETY

• WhatsApp - Telegram and More - When Did You Last Write a Letter ?

  

  In July 2013, I went to Telegraph Office in Anna Salai to give a telegram to my son – to be preserved for posterity…….. the telegram was at somepoint the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Act of Infidelity ~ Woman Steals £104,320 - Court Orders £1 - Fidelity...

  

  Running a business is strewn with many risks. Fraud, dishonesty, embezzlement are all market terms. To put mildly, fraud is an intentional deception made for... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Emoji and Emoticon ~ Running up Huge Bills for Using Them

  

  Communication is an art ~ in olden days, people used to write letters – on post cards, inland letters, plain paper sent in postal covers, printed greeting... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Thirupachi Arivaal ~ Wielding Machette at Will (அரிவாள்

  

  Thirupachetty is a village in the Sivaganga District on the highway of Madurai-Rameswaram (NH-49). Legend has it that it was so named after religious quarrel... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 SOCIETY

• When a School Wrongly Sent Messages to All Parents !!!

  

  In the broad corridors of the Red Building of Hindu High School, the walk of the attender would attract the attention of students inside the class room –... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Slum Kids May Get Free Ride to School ~ Wonder Which Part of State !!

  

  Semmencherry is a suburb situated in Kancheepuram District – Wikipedia describes. It has a temple of Pallava era, a notified heritage structure. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Jaguar and Other Luxury Cars - Problems in REgistration in Tamil Nadu

  

  On a Sunday, I spotted a Jaguar at Triplicane - its logo is fascinating – it is that of a jumping jaguar above the company’s name, depicting speed, power and... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Wonder Bulls of Ongole Racing !

  

  There are various forms of racing ~ there is endurance tests as also sprint – the man who wins the 100M dash is considered the ‘fastest on Universe’. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 SOCIETY

• Sad Tale of Chauri Chaura ~ the Train and Its Place in Indian History

  

  Indian Trains have Names besides the Numbers. As you would know, Trains now have 5 digit numbers – earlier they were 4 digits. Many a train are named after Gods... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 SOCIETY