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The Hindu
21-07-2025
- The Hindu
Minor girl dies two days after wedding in Erode; man arrested
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Sathyamangalam taluk on Sunday (July 20, 2025) on charges of marrying a minor girl, who died two days after the wedding. The police said the accused Sakthivel, a daily-wage labourer from Thandampalayam village in Bhavanisagar, had allegedly lured the 17-year-old girl, a school dropout, and sexually assaulted her. He reportedly married her on July 15 and brought her to his residence. On the following day, the girl developed abdominal pain and was taken to the Government Hospital in Sathyamangalam. As her condition worsened, she was referred to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, where she died on July 17. Acting on a complaint filed by the girl's mother, the Punjai Puliyampatti police registered a case and conducted an inquiry. Initial investigations revealed that the girl had been given medication purchased from a local pharmacy to relieve her symptoms. The police booked Sakthivel under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. He was produced before a magistrate in Sathyamangalam and remanded in judicial custody. Further investigations are under way to determine the exact cause of the girl's death.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
International Day of Yoga: Coimbatore witnesses mass performances
Coimbatore: On the 11th International Day of Yoga on Saturday, people from different walks of life participated in yoga sessions conducted across the district with great zeal. Hundreds of people gathered at the Nehru Stadium in the city to participate in the mass yoga performance event, which was presided over by district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, in the morning. Health department officials, deans of Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital and ESI Hospital, and joint director and deputy director of public health services, were present at the event. Postal staff, at least 140 of them, performed yoga on the premises of the regional office of postal services at Kavundampalayam to mark the occasion. Nearly 191 disabled students from various schools performed yoga at an event organized by the physical education and yoga department of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute. Participants were issued certificates after the event. The Salem division of Southern Railways also organized yoga sessions at various locations to mark the day. The importance and beneficial effects of yoga were explained at all the events. Nearly 460 NCC cadets observed the yoga day at Coimbatore Govt Arts College, by doing various yoga asanas, promoting the message of health and discipline. Similarly, various educational institutions, the city police, home guards, NGOs and volunteers performed yoga asanas on their premises to mark the occasion.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Breast, cervical cancer cases surge in Coimbatore district
Coimbatore: There is an alarming rise in breast and cervical cancer cases in the district. If the data available with the 13 govt hospitals that screen for breast and cervical cancers in Coimbatore is anything to go by, the test positivity rate is steadily increasing by 2% to 4% every year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Nowadays, women, irrespective of their age group, are vulnerable for breast and cervical cancers. Early menstruation, late menopause and obesity are major reasons for breast cancer. Women consuming excessive fatty foods and alcohol could also contract breast cancer. Women with poor vaginal hygiene, multiple sexual partners and multiple child births are at the risk of contracting cervical cancer," says Dr P Guhan, director and chief oncologist, Sri Ramakrishna Hospital. As per the data gathered from the 13 govt hospitals, 1,164 women were tested positive for cervical cancer in the district in 2024-25, against 726 in 2023-34 and 484 in 2022-23. The hospitals employ the VIA (visual inspection with acetic acid) screening method to diagnose cervical cancer. "The positive cases are referred to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) for further treatment. The data shows that there is a rise in cervical cancer cases in the semi urban and rural areas of the district every year. Hence, screening for the same should be beefed up in the villages and suburban areas. Early detection is very important to cure cancers," said an official with the Public Health Department. Similarly, the district has recorded an increase in breast cancer cases to 842 in 2024-25 from 623 in 2023-24 and 517 in 2022-23. According to the oncologists, breast cancer cases are high in urban areas, while rural areas top the district in cervical cancer cases. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "Only early detection and treatment could cure these cancers, which could be caused by lifestyle changes and diet as well," they say. A Nirmala, dean, CMCH, said it was advisable for every woman under the reproductive age to get vaccinated with HPV (Human Papillomavirus) and take a pap smear test. "Women above the age of 30 should do a mammogram annually or at least once in two years. Usually, cancer cells take a couple of years to reach 1cm in size and become visible. Hence, annual screening is a preventive measure." These days, she says, chemotherapy, surgery and most other treatments are covered under the chief minister's comprehensive health insurance scheme both in govt and private hospitals. "Despite all these facilities, a few people refuse to get diagnosed."
