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The Big Cover-up?

PETLEE PETER

n the wake of the serial murdersrocking South Chennai thesedays, another security guard de-ployed at an apartment complex in T. Nagar was found dead, allegedly under mysterious circumstances, inthe early hours of Friday, July 18. Thenews itself has been covered up.Police assert the man died of aheart attack. But residents aren’t con-vinced. Sources revealed that the po-lice party that reached the spot got a written statement from the secretary of the apartment, stating that it was acase of natural death and also that he was suffering from health ailments.The guard was identiﬁed as Bhoo-palan (60), a resident of NeelakandaMehta Street in T.Nagar. Employed with city-based Greams Security Bu-reau, he was deployed at the apart-ment complex on ThanikachalamRoad on Vaidyanathan Street junctionright behind Raj Plaza Hotel in T.Nagar.On the night of the incident, Bhoo-palan was on duty at the apartmentcomplex with two other guards. He was last spotted around 12.30 a.m. Around 4.30 a.m., one of the guardsfound Bhoopalan’s dead body withtraces of blood around his nose andmouth.Residents informed the Mambalampolice, who rushed in and recoveredthe body and sent it for autopsy. They suspect that the police are trying tohush up the incident in a bid to pre-vent the death from joining the list of mysterious murders that have rockedChennai since June 24, 2008. The resi-dents’ statement was taken under thesupervision of the area Assistant Com-missioner Vijayaraghavan. He also warned against taking the news to themedia.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

NAMMA CHENNAI

Man killed inroad accident

A 28-year-old man died afterthe motorcycle he was ridingmet with an accident in Egmore on Mondaynight.According to police, the deceased wasKrishnamoorthy, a mechanical engineerfrom a private ﬁrm in Chintadripet. At thetime of the incident, Krishnamoorthy wason his way back home from work when hisbike lost control and skid on the ﬂyoverparallel to the Egmore museum complex.His head hit the railing and sustained severeinjuries. He wasn’t wearing his helmet atthe time of the accident, police added.The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital,only to be pronounced ‘brought dead’.

2 guards held for rumoursabout psycho killer

Two security guards from Ashok Nagar,who allegedly spread rumours about themspotting a mysterious man with adangerous weapon, were arrested by policeon Monday night.Police sources said guards Natarajan andAzhagesan, attached to an apartmentcomplex and an ATM kiosk on 14th Avenue,Ashok Nagar, respectively, had spread panicin the area on Sunday night after theyclaimed to spot a suspicious-looking manwho then attempted to kill Natarajan.Police reached the spot and conducted aninitial inquiry and then found that the menhad cooked up the story and narrated it toa private television channel.KK Nagar police booked the duo forspreading rumours and creating panicamong the public. They were later sent toPuzhal prison.

hose residing in and aroundTriplicane or those regularto the Sri Parthasarathy Swami temple would recallan eat-out in the locality by thename ‘Gopalakrishna Bhavan’.But, some three years ago the eat-out closed shutters and therecame Sri Krishna Bhavan.Besides occupying vantage po-sition, the restaurant attracts agood numbers of foodies with itspocket-friendly cuisine and ex-cellent food. Whether it is for rav-enous tourists or regularcommuters, the place providesgreat solace once you step in. After all the hustle and bustleoutside coming here is a contrastas it soaks in all the noise. Above all the place is special forthe interesting cuisines it serves –Kancheepuram idli, cauliﬂoweroothappam, adai aviyal and gheeidli (14 pieces soaked with ghee).Kancheepuram idli is a must-have dish in the temple city of Kancheepuram, which is about 60kms from greaterChennai. Sri KrishnaBhavan, in a way, hasbrought in more va-riety in its menu by serving Kancheepu-ram idli with chut-ney, chilli powderand sambar. Aviyal is a regularitem in orthodox families of South India. The vege-table dish is usually served during important festivals like TamilNew Year or Ugadi, but here youget the traditional cuisinethroughout the year.

Other services

Sri Krishna Bhavan also offersoutdoor catering for wedding andother occasions. In fact, they even offer to come to the venueand prepare the food.Quite praiseworthy consider-ing that most restaurants cook food and bring it to the marriagehall. You can see a number of temple priests and other staff stopping by to get a quick sip of coffee or some evening tifﬁn.

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(The writer is an employee of Verizon Data Services and is regular to the restaurant during his weekly visits to the temple. He blogs at http://lavanyadeepak.blogspot.comToo Good for Critics is a weekly column to celebrate NammaChennai’s ‘Kaiyendi Bhavans’ and small eateries. If you can think of asimilar place, mail us at feedback@goergo.in. We welcome our readers to contribute articles for the column.

Sri Krishna Bhavan at Triplicane serves some unique fareworth checking out says our reader Deepak Kumar

DEEPAK KUMAR VASUDEVAN

deepak.vasudevan@aol.in

PIPING HOT

Kancheepuram idlis!

A quick reﬁll at Sri Krishna Bhavan is just what you need on asunny day.

PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN

How to get thereSri Krishna Bhavan isopposite Sri ParthasarathyTemple, No 3, South MadaStreet, TriplicanePh: 044-28440088Innovative Items:Kancheepuram Idli,cauliﬂower oothapam

New look

Noodle King has renovated its outlet at No 2, Gee GeePlaza, 1/7 Wheat Crafts Road, Nungambakkam with anew menu and lot more to please your palate. Fordetails, call 2827 6383/ 2825 1361.

Wednesday,July23,2008

lanning to take a break from work and get a man-agement degree from apremier B-School? Miss notthis opportunity as a good num-ber of management institutionshave their senior faculty visiting different cities and hosting inter-active sessions this season. Orga-nised between June andSeptember, these sessions havecurrent students of the institute,alumnus and faculty memberstake questions from the au-dience, comprising MBA aspi-rants and parents.The concept is unique toschools modelled on the westernsystem of higher education. “It isalso a concept that is almost ex-clusive to programmes thatbenchmark themselves againstinternational standards and tar-get a mature audience – typically those with at least two years of work experience,” says Muralid-har S, a current student of GreatLakes Institute of Management(GLIM). GLIM, for example, callsit the ‘Meet the Dean’ session, which it is hosting in Mumbai,Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi andChennai. Prof Bala, Founder andDean of GLIM, will be answering queries regarding the institute, itsprogrammes and even businesseducation in general. In all thesesessions promises to be a greatplace to clarify all those doubts you have about an institute andmake a good choice.Indian School of Business,Hyderabad, on the other hand,also conducts video conferencesin small cities. The AdmissionsInformation session in Chennai will have two sessions (10 a.m. tonoon and again from 3.30 p.m. to5.30 p.m.), with one of the seniormanagement members from ISBleading. Similarly, S.P Jain Centreof Management is also conduct-ing an ‘Open House’ for its Dubaiand Singapore programmes.Don’t miss the opportunity, espe-cially if an MBA is your goal tosuccess.

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