C Lakshmipathi (32), roams in his two-wheeler all day, delivering food to various places. Just as you think that he is one among the run-of-the-mill delivery guys, his toned physique presents a different story.
Author: Naomi N
A trust-run hospital has been serving people, especially senior citizens, who need to pay just Rs 40 as consultation fee. Dr Guruswamy Mudaliar Memorial Dispensary at Pillayar Koil Street is run by Velacheri Dhandeeswaram Voluntary Health Services Trust and is into service for the past 23 years.
A riot of colours welcomes you into Kannagi Nagar, Thoraipakkam. A place that used to be filled with dull identical buildings, has now come alive with artistic paintings, thanks to a Delhi-based NGO, which gave this place a makeover, with the help of the civic body
Tansi Nagar Welfare Association is taking efforts to get a market for Velacheri. The association’s members met former MLA and MP of the locality to get their support for setting up the market place.
Love is undoubtedly in the air, with Valentine’s Day being celebrated today, News Today brings out interesting stories of two couples in Chennai.
Velacheri Police Station on Gandhi Road is in the news for all the right reasons. The station has been garnering attention since the massive renovation the premises underwent last year. A few days ago, city Commissioner A K Viswanathan, recognised the station for being the cleanest in South Zone by giving an award.
At a time when the world is looking for ways to tackle the climate crisis, Adyar has taken a step in the right direction. For the uninitiated, an urban forest is being developed at Kotturpuram. The blue board here read, ‘Dense forest- Miyawaki method using solid waste’.
Being a good doctor is duty, but being an impactful one is great. In Madurai, there would be around 15 girls with the name Suthanthira Devi- they are named after the doctor who delivered them. Meet Dr Suthanthira Devi (71), a veteran in High Risk Obstetrics and Gynecology who currently works as a senior consultant at a private hospital in Velacheri. From February, she will be serving as a visiting doctor at a small hospital run by a trust on 100-Feet-Road, free of cost.
It is no surprise that Adyar’s MV Murthy is called ‘PasumaiÂ’ Murthy. For, the neighbourhood owes a major portion of its green cover to this 50-year-old. A resident of LMN Koil Street, Murthy has till date planted about 1,410 trees. In his words, “Having been born and brought up in Adyar, I could not simply sit and watch the greenery disappear”Â’. But in 2000, he had to leave his home to work in Kuwait. After another few years of working in Dubai, he returned for good in 2012.