17 sovereigns of gold, Rs 25K stolen from woman on bus

A woman travelling on an MTC bus was relieved of 17 sovereigns gold jewellery and 25,000 in cash on Friday morning. Police said Deepa, a native of Madurai, boarded the bus on route 71E (Thiruninravur to Broadway) on Friday. When the bus reached New Avadi Road, Deepa found her handbag missing in which she had 25,000 and 17 sovereigns of gold jewellery.She lodged a complaint with the Ayanavaram police. She said she suspected two women standing beside her on the bus were involved. Deepa told police they tried to divert her attention and engaged her in a conversation. Armed with the description provided by Deepa, police launched a hunt for the duo.
Dawn service at war cemetry: The Australian Consulate-General in Chennai will organise a dawn service at the Madras War Cemetery at 5.30am on Monday to commemorate ANZAC Day, a national day of remembrance for those died fighting wars. Every year, on ANZAC Day, Australians gather at services around the world to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of men and women who served their nation in times of war and conflict. It marks the landing of Australian troops on the shores of Gallipoli which signified the start of Australian participation in World War I.
Cycle rally for voting awareness: Greater Chennai Corporation. which doubles up as the city's district election office, will conduct a cycle rally from the post office on 2nd Avenue in Anna Nagar at 7am on Saturday to raise voting awareness among walkers. Corporation commissioner and the post master general will flag off the rally. Autos will also go on a rally from Ripon buildings.
Tree plantation programme: Vidyodaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, T Nagar and Exnora Greater Chennai organised a tree plantation programme on Friday to observe World Earth Day. S Balaji, principal chief conservator of forests, gave students 100 saplings.
Burglars loot 2L gold, 12K: Burglars decamped with 10 sovereigns of gold jewellery worth around 2.08 lakh and 12,000 in cash from a house in Teynampet on Thursday. Police said Manikandan, a resident of Dr Thomas Road in Teynampet, had gone to his native place in Tiruvannamalai for a temple festival, when the incident took place.