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Three students from the Anna Nagar Teakwondo Club, at 13B-Park Road, Anna Nagar West Extension Association emerged victorious in the all India World Taekwondo Federation, Black Belt exams conducted by Taekwondo Federation of India at Lucknow held between 2nd and 4th August. This Black belt is issued from the head Quarters, World Taekwondo Federation, in Kukkiwan, Seoul, South Korea.
The students are trained master D.G.John Alexander, 5th Dan Black Belt (Seoul, South Korea), founder of Taekwondo in Anna Nagar since 1982.
Contact: 9840182404, Email: taekwondoalex@yahoo.com

There are two completely dead roadside trees standing in a dangerous position near the Adyar canal (Gandhi Nagar) MTC bus stop on Sardar Patel road. The bus passengers waiting at the stop told that these trees should be removed immediately by the concerned officials as it may fall down at any time and endanger the lives of the people waiting at the bus stop as well as the road users.

A free medical camp for Men Above 50 years who have urinary problems will be held on 26th August at 9.00 a.m. at Amrit Hospital, 310, Mint Street, Sowcarpet.
For details contact: 9884435514 / 9444064424

Indian Council for Cultural Relations Chennai in association with Shri Ariyakudi Music Foundation presence Nivedita Parthasarathy’s Bharathanatyam recital on 27th August at 6.00 p.m. at R.K.Swamy Auditorium, No.5 Sundereswarar Street, Mylapore, Chennai.
For details contact: 24460767 / 2446 0769

A seven member bench headed by the chief justice of Pakistan Supreme Court allows exiled former primer minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahboz Sharif to return to Pakistan.

Japanese Prime Minister Shingo Abe visits the ancestral home of poet Rabindranath Tagore in Jorasanko, Kolkatta and pays floral tribute to Tagore in the room where the poet was born and died.

‘Makkal Osai’ a Malaysian Tamil Daily newspaper is in hot waters for publishing a front-page picture of Jesus Christ a cigarette in one hand and a can of bear in the other. However, subsequently the newspaper published a front-page apology.

A 32-year-old Russian mother faces charges of attempted minder for machine-washing her two-month-old baby along with the laundry, the baby survived with severe injuries.

The Bank of India, Purasawalkam Branch is holding a grand deposit mobilization and current account camp on 27 and 28 August 2007 from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The venue for the event is Palace Regency, Purasawlkam High Road, Opp.Abirami Theatre, kellys, Chennai-10. Fore more details, contact Mr.M.E.Prabhakara Babu, Chief Manager, Bank of India, Purasawalkam Branch on 2640 4545 / 2642 1219 or Mr.K.Chandrasekaran, Senior Manager (Admn) on 2640 4545, Mr.Suresh Narainan, Senior Manager (Marketing) on 94450 04903, Mrs.Jamuna .N (Marketing Associate) on 94450 05678 or Mr.Ashok.E, (Marketing Associate)
on 94450 04904

Anbu Malar Social Service Vision located at No-41/2, Solaiamman Koil Street, Ayanavaram, has been running a free Day Care Center for special children. Physiotherapists and expert teachers visit the Day Care Center on week days to teach the special children, simple training and exercise. Contributions towards the children for their financial expenses and donation of old clothes and old newspapers from well wishers are accepted by the center.

This photo taken by Chennai Plus reporter shows a lush green lawn created and developed by the Chennai Corporation authorities on College Road in Nungambakkam giving the roadside margin a green look

The Lion’s Club of Padi – Shenoy Nagar and Madras Medical Mission Hospital at Mogappair are jointly organizing an urology screening camp for women on Sunday 29th August 2007 at MMM Hospital premises from 9.00 a.m. onwards.
For more details, contact: 26565514

Every time when it rains, there is heavy rainwater stagnation at the Thiruvanmiyur MTC Bus Terminus which creates a lot of inconvenience for the passengers to enter or exit the bus terminus. This photo taken by reporter shows water logging at the Terminus posing a problem to the passengers. Proper action in this regard is urgently required by the civic authorities and Metro water board.