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• Court Prohibits Overtaking by Buses on City Roads (in Kerala)

  

  In someways, one feels sorry for the Transport bus drivers of Chennai …. Most of those roads where buses ply are actually lanes – constrained further more by th... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Which Brand Do You Wear .... Some Wear the 'Golden One'

  

  In olden days, when the person conveying good news to the King would be rewarded with gold; down South ~ for good deed done, they would say that ‘the finger... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Stern Action - Need of Hour - for Team India That Failed to Bat 30 Overs !!

  

  In the Series where Indian performance nose-dived to abysmal levels – alongside Sourav Ganguly, Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar, Wasim Akram, Mark Nicholas,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Independence Day - Celebrations and Eye Camp by SYMA 2014

  

  15th August is the most important day for the Nation …….and in 2014 – it did dawn specially …. On the 68th Independence Day, PM Shri Narendra Modi delivered in... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Huge Exodus as People Rush to Take Part in Telengana Survey

  

  Telangana – the latest State to have born is in news….. the State comprises of areas of the princely state of Hyderabad (Medak and Warangal Divisions)ruled by... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Forlorn Statue of Victoria (Queen Empress of India) at Madras University

  

  This could easily be a ‘spot the bird or object’ contest….. but something more relevant – another statue sitting under a canopy (forlorn and uncared for !)... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 SOCIETY

• India Beats England and Wins Series ~ It is Indian Women Led by Mithali Raj

  

  How many can identify her …. She has led India to a remarkable victory too….. she is Mithali Raj The good news is that India has won a Test in England and has... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Ukraine Crisis - EU Embargo - Russia Retaliates - Apples, Peaches Fruits Rot

  

  A convoy of 280 Russian military vehicles -- all painted a nice, soothing white, brandishing flags of the Red Cross – are at the centre of all media as they... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Justice H Tudor Boddam - the Statue with a Canopy - at May Day Park !!

  

  On the beautiful sands of Marina, scores of statues dot … some known and some not so well known ! – there are many more in prominent places of Chennai …. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Celebrating 68th Independence Day of the Nation - Recalling Words of Lord...

  

  15th August is a Great ~ On this day in 2014, we celebrate the 68th Independence Day of the Nation.... On the eve of the 67th anniversary, President Pranab... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Swiss Mountain Rail Details in Deep Wooded Walley at Graubuenden

  

  Accidents are many a times inevitable – but lot depends on safety mechanisms, the measure of rescue efforts and the way they are sought to be avoided and not... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Demoralised India to Play at Oval; Gavaskar 221; Chandra's 6 for and Pak...

  

  It is difficult for the battered and bruised Indian team, low in moral to prepare for the final Test. When mentally down, it is hard to prepare and there is... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Affable Horse Battallion at Work in the Sands of Marina Beach

  

  Soon, we will be celebrating 68th Indian Independence day. India continues to be the biggest democracy – with people delivering a clear mandate in the recent... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Buchi Babu Tournament ....... When Star Players and Big Teams Played !!

  

  In the famed land of Thiruvallikkeni (Triplicane)- religion, nationalistic fervour, patriotism, sports, education and the individual dignity have interspersed... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Tsunami Relief Work 2005 - SYMA at Cuddalore

  

  On that black Sunday 26th Dec 2004. ‘tsunami’ (from Japanese – a harbour wave) - the deadliest natural disasters in human history killing at least 290,000 in... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Rabid Bovines and Animals Encountered on Chennai City Streets !

  

  SYMA has been committed to the cause of Social service – in Triplicane, we have a host of issues – when we arranged for ‘face-to-face’ with authorities, the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Life Saving Dog of Marina to Bruno, the Newfoundland at Spain

  

  Newfoundland is a large Canadian island off the east coast of the North American mainland. Long settled by indigenous peoples of the Dorset culture, this... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Off Spinner Conundrum - Succumbing to Moeen and Ashwin Wicketless

  

  In olden days there was rivalry between Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivasan Venkatraghavan and perhaps Prasanna got more opportunities .... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY

• Peeling the Bananas the Right Way ~ the Monkey Way !!!

  

  Bananas are one of most liked and most consumed fruits ~ a banana peel, known as a banana skin in British English, is the outer covering of the banana fruit. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 SOCIETY

• World Elephant Day .......... Elephants Must Be Preserved ..

  

  The Glorious Twelfth is a term used to refer to 12th August, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse (a bird) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 SOCIETY