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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF… A FLIGHT KITCHEN
Round and AboutBits and pieces from the reporters’ diary that didn’t make the main stories.Motor-Cycle specifications Reporters have to be specific, especially when they are out gathering stories. This ... GOODFOODLINE At Cologne’s ANUGA food fair, healthy, nutritious and convenient options are given awards Get lucky with Spinz Spinz deo, the trendy deo from Cavinkare, brings an exciting contest to you. Four lucky winners of this contest get a jhalak of the stars of “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa”, the popular dance show on Sony and an ... FESTIVALS AND TRAFFIC SNARLS - VOICE YOUR VIEWS 
Plan aheadCome festivals and traffic reaches its chaotic peak. Though the authorities are taking steps to avoid traffic snarls, the nightmare lives on. A traffic jam in a shopping hub starts of a chain of traffic jams in the surrounding areas. A ... Enjoy the chaos If you are fed up with the traffic snarl or are made to wait in a traffic signal for a teeth-grinding period of time, make up your mind to enjoy the situation. Try harmless eavesdropping. Students might talk of the Professor Snapes at school. ... 
Common featureDo festivals make a difference? Well...it doesn’t for people who commute on the OMR (the so-called IT highway) as traffic snarls are a daily feature. During festivals, we are better off spending weekends, slouching on couches instead of ... Students step in During festivals, the crowd around sari centres and knickknack shops in T. Nagar and Mylapore causes unbearable traffic and environmental hazards. Buy-one-get-two offers and discounts on jewellery draw men and women. Perhaps we can draft ... Traffic ethics More cars are on the roads, especially during festival season. Authorities may appeal to public, not to use cars and to use public transport instead. They could also allot extra parking space near major shopping areas and places of worship. ... Responsibility shared Shopping has become integral to celebrating festivals, and therefore the traffic snarls. Two news articles in The Hindu informed how the traffic police have rearranged the traffic flow at T. Nagar. It is a thoughtful move ... 
Few pointersTo avoid traffic jams, buy for all in the family at one go. Plan the shopping trip well in advance, say about a month. Avoid the last minute rush. Choose two-wheeler and public transport over other means. If after all this precautions, you ... The ‘discount’ bait A festival is synonymous with new clothes and accessories. Retailers draw customers with enticing discount schemes, during the festive season. The same, if offered during off-season, would amount to clearance sale. Blinded by these offers, ... Innovative methods Chennai is getting ready to celebrate, and everyone’s concerned about the traffic snarls. You can consider yourself lucky if you get a place to park your vehicle in T. Nagar. Apart from one-way traffic arrangements, authorities could try ... 
More traffic copsBumper-to-bumper traffic, incessant honking and pedestrians cursing under their breath peak during festival season. We cannot stop the enthusiastic buyers nor can we curb the eager sellers. Instead, we can deploy enough traffic cops at ... 
Local parksIndia is famous for its many festivals. We celebrate them, but end up with traffic snarls and cause hindrance to mobility especially when in emergency. In each area, we have a park. Citizens can celebrate the festivals in these places. There ... Move the shops Festivals and shopping are not the most enjoyable of combinations. Traffic snarls slows movement to snail’s pace. We should either shop much in advance of the festival, and sometimes even after, to avoid the traffic hassles. But this ... Make a difference It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make shopping areas frequented during festivals vehicle-free. Park vehicles only in parking zone, and walk to the shop, especially in areas such as T. Nagar and Purusawalkam. The authorities and the public ... Road users’ call With more and more vehicles rolling out of showrooms, traffic snarls have become a routine affair. The situation has worsened with the lack of discipline and patience among the road users. If we can take care of the above, we can minimise the ... 
Revelry within limitsThe revelry should not cause inconvenience to others. For example, people should not place rocks in the middle of the road to mark out an area for celebrations. Vijay Thiyagarajan ...
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