Roads deserted as people stay indoors
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Over 10,000 police personnel deployed for bandobust; vehicle checks conducted at nearly 320 spots
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Over 10,000 police personnel deployed for bandobust; vehicle checks conducted at nearly 320 spots
With the fortnight-long lockdown in place, city roads saw lesser traffic and commercial establishments in Anna Salai, Broadway, T. Nagar and Purasawalkam remained closed as people stayed in.
More than 35 flyovers were closed and unnecessary traffic movement blocked on roads. City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal issued instructions to be followed by police personnel during the implementation of the lockdown.
Personnel were deployed at points of interest for bandobust, including at Amma Canteens and fair price shops. Additional personnel were deployed at the Koyambedu and Kasimedu market areas.
Express News Service
CHENNAI: At Government Tiruvannamalai Hospital, in Covid-19 wards choking with suffering, an insidious business was afoot. Helming it was Ramesh , a hospital helper, tasked with administering Remdesivir injection to Covid-19 patients. Ramesh, however, was not oblivious of the black-market price of the drug.
So, when a doctor tells him to administer Remdesivir to a patient, he would make his own ‘observation’ to check whether the patient would live or not. If his ‘prognosis’ was negative, which they often were, Ramesh kept the vial for himself, and lied to the doctor that the injection had been given.
This ugly business, however, came undone when Mohammed Imran Khan, a 25-year-old Tambaram doctor who had purchased the vials from Ramesh for sale in the black market, was busted. Superintendent of Police (Civil Supplies CID) S Santhi, whose team arrested the suspects, said Ramesh had stolen vials after vials this way and sold them to Khan.
3 held with Remdesivir
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Among the accused is a pharmacist of a private hospital
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Among the accused is a pharmacist of a private hospital Three persons were arrested on Wednesday in the city on charges of selling drug Remdesivir in black market. The drug has been in high demand for treating COVID-19 patients.
A pharmacist of a private hospital and a manager of another hospital were arrested on Wednesday for dealing in Remdesivir. The pharmacist was accused of stealing the drug from the hospital’s pharmacy and later selling them at higher rates.
Since last week, the city police have arrested 10 persons, including two doctors, for trying to sell the drug in black. On Wednesday, based on a complaint from a manager of a pharmacy attached with a private hospital in Purasawalkam, the police arrested two persons. Their names were given as B. Jayasurya, 23, of Otteri, and Stalin Thomas, 42, a manager of private hospital in Maduravoyal for a higher
‘Dust storm’ on Flowers Road
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April 24, 2021 10:33 IST
Work on a drainage collection pit was completed two months ago, but the road is yet to be relaid
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Work on a drainage collection pit was completed two months ago, but the road is yet to be relaid
Though two months have elapsed since Chennai Metrowater completed the work on the additional drainage collection pit at Flowers Road in Purasawalkam, the road is yet to be relaid. The link road provides motorists with access to many neighbourhoods; and the dusty and uneven road is giving motorists a bumpy ride.
Erratic water supply irks residents
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Anna Nagar West, TVS Colony and parts of Purasawalkam hit by shortage
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Water woes: Water supply has been erratic in areas like TVS Colony, Anna Nagar West and Purasawalkam.
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Anna Nagar West, TVS Colony and parts of Purasawalkam hit by shortage Residents of a few pockets of the city and added areas are complaining of erratic water supply, particularly since the start of summer.
Residents of TVS Colony and Officers Colony in Anna Nagar West Extension said water was supplied on alternate days as it was an added area. But this too had become erratic. People who are largely dependent on piped water supply find it difficult to manage even if water is not supplied one day. Disruption means residents are left without water for two days due to the alternate day supply system, said V. Rajagopal, president, Anna Nagar Western Extension Phase II Residents Welfare Association. People