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Four held for murdering woman in Pulianthope
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Personnel form the Basin Bridge police station on Wednesday nabbed four persons, including two juveniles, who were allegedly involved in the murder of a 32-year-old woman in Pulianthope on Monday.
The police identified the victim as Supriya of Gurusamy Nagar. She was a vegetable vendor.
She was estranged from her husband Ruban and lived with her mother Pushpa.
At 8 p.m. on Monday, Ruban’s brothers Sudhakar, Ramkumar and Prem Kumar reached Supriya’s house and invited her to talk things over with her husband.
At a secluded place, they indiscriminately attacked her with machetes, the police said.
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Chennai’s scorching summers get hotter
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Though on an upward trend, meteorologists and experts note that it is not at an alarming level. When coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly, the rising temperature and its health impact should not be forgotten, say doctors
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Record-breaking temperatures and blistering heat became a common thread across many parts of Tamil Nadu and the coastal city this year as an intense heat wave tightened its grip on at least 20 districts for nearly five days till April 4.
Though on an upward trend, meteorologists and experts note that it is not at an alarming level. When coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly, the rising temperature and its health impact should not be forgotten, say doctors
Rapidity of transmission caught us unawares, says senior doctor
The day-to-day rise in fresh coronavirus infections in the city has led to beds filling up fast in major government hospitals in the city. In fact, a significant number of patients required oxygen support.
At the Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar Estate, one of the earliest exclusive COVID-19 facilities in the city, 521 beds of the total 575 have been occupied. Of this, 337 patients were COVID-19 positive, while the remaining were patients with suspected symptoms of COVID-19.
“The cases are on the rise and the admissions are proportionate to it. Around two-third of the patients required oxygen. We are admitting persons who have comorbidities and those with significant lung involvement. We are seeing more young persons with lung involvement. We are also seeing sudden deterioration in patients, including the young,” R. Jayanthi, Dean of the hospital, said.