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The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Health and Wellness centres inaugurated in Dindigul
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, through video conference, inaugurated Primary Health Centres (PHC), Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHC) and Wellness Centres in Dindigul district on Thursday. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani and others were present during the inauguration of the Primary Health Centre in Markampatti in Oddanchatram in Dindigul district. The Chief Minister inaugurated 208 Urban Health and Wellness Centres and 50 Primary and Urban Health Centres across Tamil Nadu through video conference from Chennai. In Dindigul district, PHCs were opened at Markampatti, Adalur, Pandrimalai and Urban Primary Health Centre was inaugurated in Kodaikanal. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Sakkarapani said that the new PHC at Markampatti was constructed at a cost of Rs.1.20 crore. Work was underway to improve infrastructure facilities at Oddanchatram Government Hospital at a cost of Rs.25 crore., he said. Education and healthcare were the two eyes of the government and there was focus on the two sectors, he added.
New Indian Express
03-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Bihar court awards death sentence to two accused in Madhubani gangrape case
PATNA: A court in Madhubani district on Tuesday awarded death sentence to two men Sushil Kumar Rai and Om Prakash Jha in a gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old dalit girl. Syed Mohammad Fazlul Bari, judicial magistrate, POCSO court, Madhubani ,delivered the verdict after hearing the case from both the prosecution and the defence. The court also slapped a fine of Rs.1.20 lakh each on the accused. The court, in its order, said that the amount realised from the two convicts as fine would be given to the victim's family. In addition, the court directed the government to pay Rs.8 lakh as compensation to the rape victim's family as compensation. The brutal rape and murder case occurred in a village in Madhubani district in 2023. The court observed that the incident comes under 'rarest of the rare' category and severe punishment awarded to accused will work as a deterrent to incidents of crime against women. The court further said that the capital punishment awarded to the convict is a significant step towards delivering justice to the victim's family. According to the prosecution, the horrifying incident took place when the victim was playing outside her residence in June 2023. They took the girl to a make-shift house in Kosi Colony at Jay Nagar, raped her and later killed her by gaging with a towel. The body was dumped in the make-shift room made of asbestos. On the next day, police arrested Om Prakash Jha and recovered the body of the victim. They also recovered blood-stained clothes of the accused from the spot and sent to the forensic science laboratory for test. The accused were held guilty under sections 366 (A), 376(D), 302/34, 4/5 POCSO Act and 3/5 SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Altogether 18 witnesses were examined by the court.
