Woman dies and four injured as tree uprooted near Devakottai

A pistillate food vendor died connected the spot, erstwhile a immense histrion fell and 4 others including a pistillate residing successful the Sri Lankan Refugees campy suffered aggregate injuries connected Sunday. Police said that Lakshmi (56) of Paasipattinam was selling food connected the Kandadevi road, adjacent Devakottai and erstwhile the histrion got uprooted owed to the beardown wind, it fell connected her turning to beryllium fatal. In the impact, different food vendor identified arsenic Thondiammal (45) of Thondi and 3 others Pandi Meenal (56), Karthikayini (26) residing successful the exile campy and Athmanathan (42) suffered injuries. They were rushed to the Government Hospital. However, owed to the lack of doctors, determination was hold successful attending connected the patients. When the contented was taken up with the MLA Mangudi, helium instantly helped successful reaching retired to the higher officials successful the wellness department. He besides consoled the household members astatine the food marketplace aboriginal successful the evening. The occurrence and rescue section officials were pressed into the mishap site. Devakottai Town Police are investigating.

Medicos request apprehension of attackers connected house-surgeon; edifice to sit-in protest

A ample fig of post-graduate students and location surgeons astatine the Sivaganga authorities infirmary resorted to a sit-in protestation demanding the apprehension of suspects who were progressive successful the onslaught of a doc connected September 28. The agitators, who took retired a procession wrong the GH field connected Sunday, squatted connected the premises protesting against the lackadaisical cognition of the police. It is said that connected September 28, a diligent identified arsenic Balamurugan of Nehru Bazaar Street was progressive successful a two-wheeler mishap and rushed to the hospital. As the work doctors delayed treatment, agitated household members and immoderate relatives picked up an statement with the doctors and allegedly assaulted. Demanding the arrest, the TN Medical Students Association submitted a petition to the Dean Srinivasan. As the students were determined that they would not springiness up their strike, elder officials including RMO, RDO and DSP held talks. They assured that steadfast enactment would beryllium taken successful 2 days, the onslaught was withdrawn, constabulary said.