Latest news with #DharmapuriMedicalCollegeHospital


New Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Health minister inaugurates projects worth Rs 11.6 crore in Dharmapuri district
DHARMAPURI: Health and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian inaugurated new projects worth Rs 12.63 crore across the district, and also participated in the 12th convocation at the Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital (DMCH), along with Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam, where 88 students had graduated. Speaking at the meeting, Subramanian said, "Since the DMK government came to power, Chief Minister MK Stalin has taken steps to improve the infrastructure of all hospitals across the state. As testament to this, in Dharmapuri, we inaugurated 11 projects, including a new MRI unit in DMCH. A pay ward with 50 beds has also been introduced. We have also constructed a special observation ward for postnatal mothers and children, and other projects worth Rs 12.63 crores. Moreover, since Stalin took charge, 11 government medical college hospitals have seen infrastructure upgrades worth Rs 4,722.51 crore."


New Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko's father dies in accident in Tamil Nadu
DHARMAPURI: Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko's car collided with a parked lorry near Paraiyur near Palacode on Friday. The actor's father CP Chacko died in the accident while the actor and his brother had reportedly been injured. According to police sources, " On Friday morning, the 41-year-old actor Shine Tom Chacko from Thrissur, along with his family, were en route Thrissur to Bengaluru for a medical check for his father CP Chacko. While the car was coming near Paiyur in Palacode, the car collided with a parked truck killing CP Chacko. Shine and his brother Joe John Chacko, and the actor's manager Anise, who drove the car, sustained injuries and sought first aid in the Palacode Government Hospital, and they were later transferred to the Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital. "