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• MRTS Halts at Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple Station from Today !!

  

  Me in my usual hurry got in to the MRTS train at Triplicane around 08.00 am … before 08.05 there was a little surprise ! This famous place in Chennai (Madras)... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 SOCIETY

• White Tiger in Transit (in Passenger Plane) ... !!

  

  Every travel is an experience ~ there is no parallel to a travel by train – wherein you can enjoy the outer environment, thy neighbours, intermediary halts and... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Infrared - Thermal Imaging .... Scotland Council Using ... and the Man Behind

  

  Often the cause of loss in a fire claim is attributed to ‘electrical short-circuit’. Electrical systems – for obvious reasons – are designed to be reliable. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Stalker Stabs 23 Year Young Woman in Full Public View ~ 20 Years Since Monica...

  

  Some news makes us even as we read them……. One such was the tragedy that befell on a young girl for no fault of hers. The story of 23-yearold J Vinodhini who... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Chicken Survives Hit @ 70mph ... Causes Damage to Bumper

  

  We hear often when traffic comes to a standstill – ‘bumper to bumper’ – which literally means vehicles are struck close together and are moving slowly. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Carry Coffee with You

  

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  Posted on 12 May 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK, SOCIETY

• Mother's Day ........ 'International Migratory Bird Day' .. Winged Visitors of...

  

  Today (11th May 2014) as I tuned FM ~ the RJ screamed ‘Annaiyar Thinam’ (Mother's Day) ~ a celebration honouring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Empty Stands of Chepauk ........ No IPL This Year at Chennai !!!

  

  Life has changed ~ from the long format of Tests – earlier unlimited days – then 5 days with a rest day in between, it is T20- 3 hours of results ... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Tamilnadu +2 Results .... SYMA Growth Students Perform Well !!

  

  SYMA [Srinivas Youngmen’s Association] has been in the field of Social service since 1977 ~ in the past few years, our initiative in the field of Education ‘SYM... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Wicket Keepers as Captains .... When Ramdin Said 'yeh Viv Talk Nah'...

  

  In Test no. 1308 – way back in Oct 1995 at Bangalore, India won by 80 runs and this man debuted..... (see last para) An interesting article by Rob Steen in... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Changing Records ... 'Cherrapunjee' (Chirapunji) Wettest Place on Earth

  

  We often hear this cliché – ‘records are meant to be broken’ ……. I had earlier posted about Mark Taylor….. and the test in Peshawar in Oct 1998. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Bizarre Run-outs ............ Amit Mishra Walks into That Infamous List.

  

  Today in the 30th match of IPL at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad ~ between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals – the 20th over of SRH innings was... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Bans Jallikattu - Animals Do Have Right to Live Peacefully

  

  It is a place associated with Keshari dynasty; capital of Kingdom of Rana Anangabhimadeva of Ganga dynasty, Gajapathi kings, under Maratha rules and more. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• SC Landmark Judgment on Mullaperiyar ~ Overrules Kerala Law of 2006

  

  Altercations between States especially on sharing of river waters has been common … this one is perhaps different….. It is all about water – which has flamed th... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• the First Voter of India Votes Again at 97 for the 17th Time !!

  

  In the 9th Lok Sabha elections in 1989 at Guntur, in Andhra, the candidate was 89 years old and he won too. The people, Kinners are believed to be the... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Lalit Modi Rises Again ~ Rajasthan Elects

  He is in news and is sought after …. About a couple of years back, there was the news report of wailing sirens - black Mercedes with five cars in tow and a... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Tale on Recession and Countenance of FM Pranab Mukherjee

  Dear (s) First, this story about a man who once upon a time was selling hotdogs by the roadside: He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• MRP ... MSP .... Law of Demand and Supply ~ and Fact of Consumer Taken for a Rid...

  

  Some of my friends criticize me for posting too many on Cricket – some come naturally ….the connection in this post too !! We go to supermarkets – do some... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Rajnikant Joins Twitter ~ Ambarish Travels to Attend Film 'Linga' Pooja

  

  My KQ on Cinema is pretty low and self-confessedly, I don’t write about cinema much.... !! Malavallii Huche Gowda Amarnath more popularly known as Ambareesh - i... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Terror Claims Lives in Chennai ... Feeling Sad for the Young Girl Victim..

  Swathi left with unfinished dreams – brutally cut short for no fault of hers ! Tamilnadu claims to be ‘peace garden’ (amaithi poonga) by Dravidian parties –... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 SOCIETY