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Posthumous organ donation helps save lives
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Posthumous organ donation helps save lives

Organs harvested from a deceased person by surgeons of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi helped to save the lives of many patients recently. The case was the ninth instance of posthumous organ harvesting done at the government hospital from 2018 till date. According to a statement issued by the hospital, a 60-year-old male…

Man held under Pocso Act for torturing minor girl in Madurai – dtnext
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Man held under Pocso Act for torturing minor girl in Madurai – dtnext

The accused has been identified as G Vetrivel Murugan, a native of Narikudi, Virudhunagar district, sources said on Sunday. Investigations carried out by the Tallakulam police revealed that Vetrivel Murugan, who settled in Madurai, forcibly married the girl aged 17 years. He tortured the girl by inflicting cigarette burns on her body when she refused…

Jim and his mission: Offering kids door to world – The New Indian Express
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Jim and his mission: Offering kids door to world – The New Indian Express

MADURAI: Slums in Madurai are not as squalid as they are in bigger cities. Yet, there are heaps of filth lying unattended by the municipal workers. Dr C Jim Jesudass walks through the narrow bylanes unmindful of the squalor. Close to 30 years, Jim (55), who has a PhD in Child rights, has been working more…

11 Popular Front of India functionaries from Tamil Nadu among 45 arrested by NIA
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11 Popular Front of India functionaries from Tamil Nadu among 45 arrested by NIA

CHENNAI: In a country-wide operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 45 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries including 11 from Tamil Nadu after coordinated searches with Enforcement Directorate and respective state police at the organisation’s offices and the leaders’ houses on Thursday. Those arrested in Tamil Nadu, as per an NIA statement, are identified…