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Sri Lankan naval vessel handed them over to ICG
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The body of a fisherman, who was allegedly killed by the Sri Lankan Navy, arriving in Kottaipattinam.
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Sri Lankan naval vessel handed them over to ICG
The bodies of the four fishermen, who reportedly died after their boat sank when the Sri Lankan Navy tried to apprehend them a few days ago, arrived at Kottaipattinam in Pudukottai district on Saturday.
The fishermen of this hamlet have been alleging that A. Mesiya, 30, V. Nagaraj, 52, N. Samson Darwin, 28, and S. Senthil Kumar, 32, were beaten to death by the Sri Lankan Navy for trespass. They hailed from Ramanathapuram district and set sail on a mechanised boat from the Kottaipattinam jetty on January 18.
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Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar inspects the Cath Lab at Pudukottai Government Medical College Hospital on Thursday.
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Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar on Thursday inaugurated a sophisticated Cath Lab set up at a cost of ₹3.5 crore at the Pudukottai Government Medical College Hospital.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the facility, Mr. Vijayabaskar said Cath Labs had been established in 18 Government Medical College Hospitals in the State this year through the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation.
He said angioplasty procedure had been done on a little over 9,000 persons free of cost at the government hospitals so far this year. A network has been created for providing treatment to those with heart-related problems and infrastructure created in the 18 government medical college hospitals in this regard by providing sophisticated equipment.
Central team inspects crop damage in Pudukottai, Mayiladuthurai districts
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Members interact with farmers and officials during inspection
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Members interact with farmers and officials during inspection
An eight member Central team on Tuesday inspected areas affected by heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Burevi in Pudukottai and Mayiladuthurai districts.
The team started off by visiting affected areas in Tiruvarangulam block in Pudukottai district to get a first-hand account of the extent of damage to crops due to the inundation of fields following heavy rain triggered by the cyclone.
Accompanied by Commissioner of Revenue Administration K. Phanindra Reddy and Collector P. Uma Maheswari, the team inspected the damage caused to paddy crops at Nambukuzhi village in Kathakurichi panchayat.
Two bridges to come up across Koraiyar at Rajagiri
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Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar inaugurating an Amma mobile ration shop at Karuthangalpatti village in Viralimalai block in Pudukottai district on Tuesday.
Two bridges will be constructed at a cost of ₹11 crore across the Koraiyar river leading to Rajagiri village in Viralimalai Assembly constituency, Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said on Tuesday.
The move was part of the government’s efforts to fulfill the requirements of the people of the constituency where several developmental schemes were being executed, Mr. Vijayabaskar said, inaugurating an Amma mobile ration shop at Kalkuthampatti village in Rajagiri panchayat.