Chennai, July 25 (IANS) DMK president M.K. Stalin has strongly criticised the Tamil Nadu government over the death of a 24-year-old man from Thoothukudi, alleging that the incident reflects a disturbing pattern of custodial deaths in the State. He questioned when Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay would respond to the recurring incidents and accused the government of failing to show accountability or compassion. The criticism follows the death of Arunachalam, a resident of Amudha Nagar in Thoothukud…
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Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The investigation into the custodial death of remand prisoner and businessman Sabarivarman inside the Nagercoil sub-jail has gathered pace with the arrest of eight inmates allegedly involved in the assault, while police continue to probe the role of others who may have participated in the fatal attack. Three prison warders, who were arrested earlier in connection with the case, have also been placed under suspension by the prison department.The latest arrests follow the p…
Kochi, June 28 (IANS) The recovery of the body of six-year-old Anna from the Muvattupuzha river on Sunday brought a tragic end to the search for a family of four who are suspected to have died by suicide after jumping from the Piravom bridge in Kerala’s Ernakulam district two days ago. Anna’s body, the last to be recovered, was found by the Fire and Rescue Services personnel near the Excise Kadavu area, a few metres downstream from the bridge and close to the spot from where the family is believ…
Thrissur, March 12 (IANS) A tragic stray dog attack claimed the life of an 84-year-old bedridden woman at Erumapetty near here on Thursday evening, while her 60-year-old son, who is mentally challenged, also suffered serious injuries in the incident.According to local authorities, the attack occurred at the woman’s residence around 5.30 p.m.The victim, who had been confined to bed due to age-related ailments, was alone in the house with her son when the stray dog reportedly entered the premise…
Kochi, Feb 21 (IANS) Usha Josephkutty (51), a native of Punnapra in Alappuzha district, who had been living for five years with a surgical instrument inside her abdomen due to alleged negligence during a procedure at Government Medical College Hospital, Vandanam, has successfully undergone surgery to remove it.The procedure was carried out on Saturday at a private hospital in Kochi, where doctors removed a long, curved artery forceps that had allegedly been left behind during a hysterectomy perf…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday accused Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan of instigating protests over the alleged surgical lapse at Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha, asserting that the government had already taken all necessary steps in the matter.“I do not know why this is happening. All that needed to be done has been done. What happened in the name of protest is not acceptable at all,” the Minister said, referring to …