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The First and Exclusive Showroom for Women Customers
Hero Honda, the company recognized as the ‘World No.1′ two-wheeler manufacturer for five consecutive years, today announced yet another significant milestone in its long and illustrious journey.

The company, credited with several industry firsts to its credit, has once again pioneered a unique concept in product distribution for its first scooter, “Pleasure”.

The company launched “Just4her”, the first exclusive showroom for women customers of “Pleasure” in Chennai. Mr. P. S. Sunder, Head Marketing of Hero Honda Motors Ltd., and Sada, popular actress, inaugurated the showroom at Nagappa Motors (Near K4 Police station) Anna Nagar.

Hero Honda is opening 22 “Just4her” outlets for Pleasure across the country, exclusively for women customers. These exclusive outlets will offer special facilities to women customers, besides exuding warmth and service assurance to them.

Apart from female service supervisors and sales executives for attending to women customers, ‘Just4her’ outlets will also provide ‘Anytime’ pick-up and emergency service on a 12 hrs basis.

Additionally, if the actual user of the scooter is a female, she will be eligible to join the Lady Rider Programme the first ever women’s club initiated in the industry.

The Lady Rider Club will offer special benefits to its members including milestone rewards, personal accident insurance, participation in Winner of the Month and invitation to special events, among others.

One of the most fuel-efficient in the scooter segment, the 100cc Pleasure has distinctive features, including an ABS body, Variomatic transmission and high pulling power.

It also comes equipped with the tuff-up tube - a technology that offers an immediate remedy in case of a tyre puncture by secreting an anti-puncture sealant gel.

With such diverse features, Pleasure will help Hero Honda cater to a much wider customer base, thereby strengthening its undisputed leadership position in the two-wheeler industry.
Self-start will be offered as a standard feature in the scooter. Its light and zippy body has been designed specially for women customers.

Hero Honda Pleasure will be available nationally through the company’s existing wide network of dealers, in addition to the 22 exclusive ‘Just4her’ Scooter outlets in 20 towns. Pleasure will be offered in a wide range of eight attractive colours including Orange, Grey Silver, Aqua Green and Light Purple.

Plenty of expectant mothers come for confinement to Egmore maternity hospital. Those expectant mothers essentially need a helper during their few days’ stay. Unfortunately this hospital does not provide a place for these helpers to stay; they seek shelter under the trees or along the footpath.

The authorities concerned should provide some sort of shelter for the helpers.
Further, these buildings are being renovated and the workers dump the debris on the footpath and the patients find it difficult to walk on the footpaths. Can’t the debris be dumped elsewhere?

The road leading to the railway station from Chetpet overbridge has not been properly maintained. The eight feet road is covered with over grown grass and plants; bushes have shrunk the road to a two-ft footpath.

Even during daytime women and school children are scared to cross this road. During nights this area is occupied by anti-social elements. The railway authorities should arrange to make this road walkable as the renovation work on the overhead bridge is progressing very slowly.

The Tamil Nadu Eunuchs Association held its weeklong “we are also for a good society” celebrations at V.H.S. Hospital, Taramani, by planting saplings and volunteering for eye donations. The eunuchs also cared for children admitted in hospital.

The celebrations concluded at ‘Kalaivanar Arangam’ on Jan. 24. Minister for Social Welfare Dr.Poongothai released a documentary film produced by the eunuchs. She said she was concerned about the money and time spent on HIV and would tender any service to society in the matter.

Ms. Supriya Sahu of ‘Donsachs’ said eunuchs should improve on their talents. There were about one million eunuchs in India. They should also be eligible for passports and ration cards and provided with suitable job opportunities for which law should be amended accordingly.

The function was presided over by Mr. V.K.Suburaj, secretary of health and welfare. Dr.R.Lakshmi Bhai spoke on behalf of the eunuchs. Dr.A.Vijayaraghavan welcomed the gathering.

A school student Radhika from Velore said that the eunuchs are her sisters that she would also donate her eyes.

Transport Minister Mr. KN Nehru said his department was taking steps to operate ladies special buses in all the districts in the state.

Replying to a query during question hour in the State Assembly, Mr. Nehru said the DMK Government after it came back to power in May last year, had approved 400 new bus routes in addition to the existing 16,200 routes.

“Out of the 2,700 routes in Chennai, buses were operated in only about 2,250 routes during the previous AIADMK regime and ladies special buses were also not in operation during their rule”, the minister said.

Stating that Chief Minister Mr. M Karunanidhi had ordered the procurement of 200 ultra-deluxe buses and 2,230 regular buses, of which 831were already inducted into service, he said. For the MTC alone, the government had sanctioned 480 new buses this year, of which 176 were introduced so far.

“Introduction of new buses and new routes led to the increase in daily collection of the MTC to Rs.1.15 crore now from Rs.91 lakh”, Mr. Nehru claimed.

The Madras High Court has constituted a five-member committee to inspect the damage roads in the city and submit a report within two weeks.

The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Mr. AP Shah and Justice Mr. K Chandru formed the committee comprising Highways Research Station Director, IIT Director, College of Engineering Dean, Anna University Division of Transporation Engineering Head-in-Charge, Structural Engineering Research Centre Director and Mr. N Subramanian, retired assistant division engineer of the Highways Department.

Also directing the committee to suggest ways and means to improve the quality of roads, the Bench posted the matter for further hearing on April 4, 2007.

The Bench was passing interim orders on a public interest writ petition from ‘Traffic’
KR Ramaswamy praying for a direction to the authorities concerned to replace damaged roads with new ones without increasing the height of he roads, which resulted in flooding of water into residential areas.

The Tamil Nadu Government is reviewing the possibility of introducing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as the fuel for motor vehicles in the city, in consultation with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation, said Minister for Environment Mr.TPM Mohideen Khan, responding to a query by the deputy speaker Mr. VP Duraisamy.

Mr. Duraisamy cited the example of Delhi, where heavy vehicles were forced to use CNG as fuel, as it helped keep environment from getting polluted. He added that there were about 23 LPG outlets in the city for vehicles and there were plans to open five more. The Minister said producing fertilizer from garbage was under consideration, as it would eliminate air pollution when garbage was burnt.

The Mahakumbabishekam of Chandra Mouleeswarar Temple at 15 Main Road, Renganathan Gardens, Anna Nagar, Chennai-40, will be held today the 28th Sunday between 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Samskritha Bharathi, spreading Sanskrit among people by conducting free spoken Sanskrit classes invite enthusiasts of Sanskrit willing to offer their premises to conduct free ten-day spoken Sanskrit classes at the following locations: AB Block, AE Block, AF, AJ, AI Blocks of Anna Nagar, Belly Area Anna Nagar, Anna Nagar East, 6th Avenue Anna Nagar, ICF Colony, X Block Anna Nagar, etc. Those who are interested in offering their premises may contact telephone numbers: 28472632, 9840646145, and 26215105.

Anna Nagar Welfare Association will hold its monthly meeting on Jan. 28 Sunday at 6 p.m. at B 30, Anna Nagar East, Chennai-600 102. Dr.T.Subramaniam will speak on ‘Vaasthu Sastra’. All are welcome.