First School open for admissions at KG level

Reported by T. A. Nishanth

Vruksham First School at Kamarajar Avenue  has announced that it has started taking admissions for the year 2012-'13.

Apart from offering pre-schooling, it also offers infant care, kindergarten (LKG, UKG) and After school education upto theage of twelve.

It says it has trained staff and a child friendly environment to ensure that the children are entertained. It also has transportand medical facilities.
The first batch is slated to begin in June, said a staff member at First School. There aremany weekly programmes such as ‘story time’, ‘library club’ and  ‘dancing and singing’.
First School is located at Akil Apartments, 108, Kamaraj Avenue, Adyar, Chennai-20.

Contacts -  info@thefirstschool.com and jana.nbh@gmail.com,  9003010015.

Working in 40 degrees

Our mornings begin with reading of the daily newspapers published from this city.
Each participant has to carry the newspaper to the classroom and is invited to read a report of his/her choice.
The exercise helps in many ways - we discover new places, concepts and words. We also understand the news and the issues around it. And we ask questions and provide factual info. It also helps tune our listening skills.

The past week we have been looking at How Reporters Work - their job, their beats, the skills that a reporter needs to accquire.

Participants have been asked to go out, locate a news story or an interesting place or person and seek information and file reports. It has not been easy and smooth for all.

We ended the week focussing on Interviewing Skills.
And the temperatures rose to 40 degrees.

Padmanabha Nagar residents alert after string of chain snatching cases

Reported by Anita Rajan

Fourth Street Padmanabhanagar, Adyar is a lonely road, especially after six p.m.

Three cases of chain snatching have been reported to have taken place in this area during the past year. 

One of the victims, Nalini Muthu, says she was walking down the street in August last year, at around 7.30pm, when two men on a motorbike sped past her. 

What was unusual was that they came back and within a fraction of a second, yanked her gold chain and took off.

She then registered a complaint at the J-5 Police Station, and the accused were eventually caught a few weeks later. 

Another victim was a maid servant who was walking to the bus stop, when a man tried grabbing her thali.

She managed to hold on to it and it was a failed attempt.

Inspector of crime, Riyaz, of the J-5 Police Station states that every alternate day, two Inspectors patrol the area after 6pm.

He adds that these chain snatchers usually ride bikes at high speed and target married women or older as they are the ones who usually wear their thalis all the time.

As a precautionary measure, the police have gone around to the houses in the neighborhood to warn the residents about the chain snatching activity in the area and have told them to be alert and careful.

Showroom for Honda bikes opens in Mandaveli

Reported by Praveshika K.

On February 8, MPL Ford and Honda joined hands to inaugurate a bikes showroom at R.K Mutt Road Mandaveli. 

Showroom staff Arjun Kumar said that it was their first showroom. He said that “Honda Activa” and “ CB Shine “ are the two most popular bikes that are sold steadily here.

They offer 2 years of warranty to each bike that they sell and they offer  service in the showroom premises itself. 

Models for each motorbike of the Honda brand are on display. The hours of operations are from  9:30 am to 7:00 pm every day

Honda showroom is at 214, R.K Mutt Road, Mandaveli  Chennai-600028.

Contact-  24629131/32, 49071100/49

Summer camp in dance, music in Koratuur, Anna Nagar West

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Reported by Monika.S

Josh Academy of Music and Dance has launched a summer camp in dance and music.

This two and a half year old school offers dance of various genres such as Jazz, Hip-hop, Salsa, Samba, Jive, Filmy western and folk styles.

Training to play on musical instruments like Keyboard, guitar, veena, Tabla, Piano, Flute, Saxophone and drums are also a part of this summer camp.

The camp commenced on April 15 and ends on May 31.

 The school is run by Joshua Oliver Ebinezer who is also trained in music. Classes are taken by trained professionals. “Students will be taken to various music, dance shows and competitions. We train the students for Trinity Grade and Indian Classical exams,” says one of the choreographers of the school. Regular classes are also taken.
Branches at: Shop# 2, 1st floor, 31st Street, Korratur, Chennai-600080
No.441/ New No.17, 4th Street, 6-sector Anna Nagar West extension, Chennai-600101                                                                                                                                                        
Contact no. : 9941994577, 9841223100
Email id:  jam.school@yahoo.com

Summer Camps at Hippocampus, Indira Nagar

Hippocampus in Indira Nagar has announced a summer workshop for children between the ages of 3 and 12.

The main aim of these workshops will be to educate children in a more interactive and easily understandable manner.
Hippocampus has introduced 16 workshops on the basis of age. The camp runs from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm. The fee structure depends on the age group and also on the nature of workshops taken.

The fees vary from Rs 1800 to Rs 4000.
Hippocampus  has a good library as well as some games for young children. This year, it has a workshop which will train children to become radio jockeys and theatre artistes.
Hippocampus is located at the 29th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Chennai. Phone: 42116417

Herbal products for summer

Reported by Praveshika Kumar

Sri Vidya Nilayam at North Mada Street, Mylapore has been in existence for the past 63 years. The shop is  famous for pure form of kumkumam and manjal.  But the shop also sells herbal products.

The shop also has a special product for the summer - it is a herbal bath powder which they say reduces the sweat and controls sweat rashes and prickly heat says Mrs. Viji Ashok 

The good thing about it is that it does not contain any harmful chemicals and is made with organic herbs.

For skin related problems the shop sells Kasturi Manjal, kuppaimeni, korai kizhangu, poolan kizhangu and neem. For cold and cough it offers 'chitharathai' also known as ‘alpinia galangal’.

For stomach related problems, you may buy kadukkai  and neem powder and to treat tanned skin, there are herbal creams and herbal kajals for eyecare.

This shop is at 

No: 45C, North Mada Street, Mylapore. Chennai - 600004.

Contact: Mrs. Viji Ashok - 9170053960                              

Road work affects phone, power lines in Korattur colony

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Reported by Monika.S

Chennai Corporation teams are widening the roads at Central Avenue, Korattur. Work began on April 28.
Workers began to dig up the sides of the road using bulldozers. In the course of this work, the phone/Net lines of Vodafone  were damaged and lines got disconnected.
Consequently, Vodafone users suffered network problems for a while. Staff of this company came in and quickly rectified the damage.

Later that day, residents at Central Avenue were victims of power supply breaks. After a series of complaints to the Electricity Board, employees of EB came in to solve the problem.

Launching in 37degrees!

We launched the 2012 edition of the Journalism Camp on April 30 even as the city began to sizzle at 37 degrees later in the day.
The group gathers at the office of the KutcheriBuzz, a web site for classical music and dance.
The arrangements are makeshift with chairs borrowed from the Mylapore Times office down the corridor.

Day One was a warm up morning and a time to work out the rules of the Camp and the course it would take. The group of students went home with an assignment - to map their own neighbourhood and look out for events around them. the

Day Two was down to business. The practice is for students to read news reports from the daily newspaper which each one has to carry to the classroom. The exercise provides the space to discuss a few basic skills that journalists must possess to do well.

It was also a day to look at what News is all about and at News Organisations; its structure, its staff and their jobs.

JOURNALISM CAMP FOR 2012 SUMMER

This camp for the 2012 summer holidays is open to students in high school – ( class 8 to 12) and to college students.

Its focus is on encouraging young people who like to explore the local world and write on it to sharpen their skills and use their talent.

The camp is directed by Vincent D Souza, Editor/Publisher of Adyar Times, Mylapore Times & Arcot Road Times newspapers. He has over 30 years of experience in journalism.


DATES:
The 2012 camp is scheduled to start on April 30 and will run for 10 days. They run from Mondays to Fridays. (Sat & Sun. are holidays.). 

VENUE / TIME:
 - Mylapore Times newspaper office at Corporation Shopping Complex, Alwarpet. 2nd Floor, 77, C. P. Ramaswamy Road. ( near the flyover). Classroom sessions start at 9.30am to 11 am.
                    

                     FOCUS OF CAMP :
About Newspapers, What News is all about, How Reporters work, Interviewing people and making contacts, Gathering information, filing reports, writing feature stories.. Writing for the Campus / Net.

                     The course will be covered through lectures, interactive sessions and daily field assignments.
Participants will have to report and file assignments from day one. These reports and photos will be posted on a blog - www.mtjclass.blogspot.com (visit this blog and get a feel of last year's work)

FEE and BENEFIT :
Fee - Rs.1200 (non - refundable). Fee may be paid in cash before camp starts at the Mylapore Times office (Ph: 2498 2244) .
All participants will be given certificates. This workshop will be useful for those who plan to join a media course / wish to write or freelance / to get an introduction to journalism/media. Registration is open now.

                     HOW TO SIGN UP:
Call 2498 2244 and talk to Ms Janaki, Manager. Or mail to mytimesedit@gmail.co