Older adults, especially in rural areas, faced the most challenges in accessing digital healthcare Dr R M Anjana & Dr Ranjani HarishEvery aspect of life in India is witnessing a digital revolution, and healthcare is no exception. Use of digital healthcare tools is particularly relevant to the management of chronic noncommunicable diseases, where patients require…
Tackling the stray menace Chennai: Madras high court on Monday suo motu initiated proceeding to monitor implementation of Supreme Court directives to tackle the stray dog menace in the country, including sterilisation, vaccination and removal of the animals from premises of courts, schools, hospitals and parks.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and…
Chennai: A 47-year-old man was arrested for beating his younger brother to death during a family dispute at a Urban Habitat Development Board housing colony in Ambattur on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Velankanni alias Vela, 40, a daily wage labourer residing at the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board colony in Ambattur. Police…
50% of teens brought in more than twice, funds study Tamil Nadu’s juvenile homes are meant to open doors to a new life. And yet, they seem to be drawing half of them back into the old one. A University of Madras survey has found that one in two juveniles (42%) in observation homes, special…
A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a median barrier on the Ennore Expressway near Manali on Monday. His friend sustained serious injuries and was admitted to govt hospital. Chennai: A 23-year-old diploma graduate from Tirunelveli died after falling from a flyover…
Chennai: Puzhal police arrested two men for breaking open a temple hundi and stealing cash from a temple on Puzhal-Ambattur Road. Police said Shanthi, who performs puja at the Bhavani Muthumariamman Temple in MAC Nagar, Puzhal, closed the temple after completing the puja on Thursday. When the temple was reopened on Friday morning, coins were…
CHENNAI: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district increased to eight on Monday, with 70 workers continuing to undergo treatment or were under medical observation at multiple hospitals.A health department bulletin said two women died by 8pm, when the incident was first reported, on June…
Sunil Jhunjhunwala, MD & co-founder of TechnoSport, and the company’s CEO Puspen Maity Erode: Branded activewear manufacturer TechnoSport is planning to expand its capacity to 40 tonnes, or roughly 1.5 lakh garment units a day, over the next six months. Supported by the Centre’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles, the company operates an integrated…
S Keerthana, State minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ambitions to become India’s pre-eminent automotive manufacturing state are steadily extending beyond Chennai. Apollo Tyres, one of the country’s largest tyre makers, is exploring the establishment of a new greenfield manufacturing facility in the State, in addition to its existing unit at…
S Keerthana, State minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce Chennai: State industries minister S Keerthana on Monday alleged Tamil Nadu lost several investments to other states during the previous DMK govt due to “delays in approval and corruption”.She told reporters that over the last five years, 25 investors who wanted to invest in TN…
