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Power shutdown

CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in parts of Tondiarpet on Monday and in parts of Maduravoyal, Shenoy Nagar, Toll gate, Flower Bazaar, Mylapore, Foreshore Estate, Padi, Royapettah, Triplicane and Kodambakkam areas on Tuesday for maintenance from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

IAS coaching

The National IAS Academy in Saidapet is conducting coaching for the civil service examinations for college students and office-goers from September 3. The classes will be conducted on Saturdays and Sundays. Call 24333031or 94442 51909 for more information.

Scholarship

The Mylapore Academy organised an event, where scholarships of Rs. 500 each were distributed to 41 students representing 10 schools. The event was held on Saturday.

Temple cleaning

The Sri Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple premises were cleaned by 20 students, assisted by two teachers, of the Sri Venkateswara School, Nanganallur in preparation for the Vinayaka Chathurti festival.

Design competition

An inter house banner designing competition was held at Zion Matriculation School, Selaiyur, with the theme `Promotion of International Peace'.

Workshop

The department of Management Studies, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, organised a workshop on `Individual Entrepreneurship' for MBA students. The various areas discussed were the concepts, attributes, roles, methods and the deterrents of entrepreneurship.

Technical symposium

A state-level technical symposium was conducted at GKM College of Engineering and Technology on Rajiv Gandhi Energy Day, August 23. The programme aimed at creating awareness on the conservation of energy. Around 60 colleges participated in the event. The chief guest, S. Gunasekaran, superintendent engineering, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), said TNEB is planning to increase its generating capacity in Mettur and North Chennai.

Yoga programme

The Isha Foundation will be conducting a 13-day Isha Yoga programme at the following centres: Mogappair — Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, TSK Nagar on August 27 at 6 p.m.; Nungambakkam — Sri Ramana Hall, 20, Saraswathy Street, Mahalingapuram on August 28 at 6 p.m. The programmes features Sakthi Chalana Kriya and Shoonya mediation. Call 98410 68671 for details.

Burglary

Thieves broke into a house in Iyappa Nagar, Kolathur and took away valuables and jewellery, while the inmates were away. The incident came to light on Saturday. Police said the thieves entered the house of Mallikarjuna, an engineer working in a petro products company in Manali. He was away with his family in Andhra Pradesh.

A case has been registered with Rajamangalam police further investigation is on.

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