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NDTV
11 hours ago
- NDTV
Tamil Nadu Man's Body Mistaken For North Indian Worker's, Sent To Bihar
Chennai: The body of a Tamil Nadu agricultural labourer in his sixties was mistaken for the corpse of a worker from Bihar, and it was sent to the northern state in an ambulance by a state-run hospital in nearby Tiruvallur. When the family of the Tamil farm worker came to the Tiruvallur hospital to take home the body, they were shown a corpse of some other person, which shocked them, and they staged a protest. Subsequently, Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital officials discovered that the Tamil agricultural labourer's body had been sent to Bihar by mistake. Also, the Tamil labourer was identified as Rajendran from a village near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district. Officials, after discovering the truth, immediately alerted the ambulance driver and directed him to return. However, by that time, the vehicle had gone about 800 km away from Tiruvallur. The corpse that the mortuary staff showed to the Tamil farm labourer family was identified as that of a worker, Manoj Manchi (55), from Bihar, who had come last month to Tamil Nadu in search of work. Rajendran died following an attempt to end his life, and Manchi passed away following an illness. While Rajendran's body arrived in Tiruvallur district on Thursday, Manchi's body was sent to Bihar after a relative claimed it. A top official of the government hospital told PTI that she had sent a report to senior officials on the incident and that she could not disclose anything more. A senior district official said an inquiry was on and all appropriate steps were being taken to fix accountability and prevent recurrence.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Hospital corpse mixed up: Tamil Nadu local's body sent to Bihar by mistake, family identifies error
Image used for representative purpose only CHENNAI: A mix-up of corpses at Tiruvallur govt hospital near Chennai resulted in the body of a 69-year-old local being dispatched to Bihar in an ambulance before officials had the vehicle turn back, when it was more than 800km on its way towards the northern state. The deceased was Rajendran, 69, a labourer who had died Tuesday at the hospital, a day after attempting suicide. The man with whom his body was mixed up was Manoj Manchi, 55, a construction labourer who fell ill and died at the hospital on June 2. After postmortem, hospital handed over a body wrapped in cloth to Rajendran's relatives on Wednesday. When the family members wished to see his face, they were shocked to see it was not Rajendran's body and protested. Hospital staff reviewed CCTV footage in front of the relatives to identify who sent out the wrong body. However, the staff claimed CCTV recordings were incomplete, and they did not have the password to access the footage, which further angered the family and led to arguments with hospital employees and police. Hospital administration launched a search and confirmed the mix-up. A probe revealed that the body given to Rajendran's family was actually that of Manchi. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Brass Idols - Handmade Brass Statues for Home & Gifting Luxeartisanship Buy Now Undo The Bihar man had arrived in Chennai on May 30 and reached a road construction site on June 2. He fell ill and collapsed on the same day and was rushed to the Tiruvallur hospital. A relative from Bihar arrived, claimed a body - apparently without checks - and left in the ambulance. By the time hospital staff contacted the ambulance driver, he was past Hyderabad. He was instructed to return with Rajendran's body. The ambulance reached the hospital Thursday evening. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
New Indian Express
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Hero who averted a rail disaster forgotten over time
KOLLAM: In the 1964 Tamil film Pachhai Vilakku, legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan halts a speeding train with nothing but a shirt a cinematic moment etched forever in popular memory. Nearly four decades later, in 2001, a similar real-life drama unfolded near Perumon bridge, in Kollam, where in 1988 a tragic train accident had shocked the entire country. That day, Vimal Bose affectionately called 'Cake' spotted a fault on the tracks just as Malabar Express was about to pass. Without hesitation, he grabbed a red banner and ran onto the tracks, waving frantically to stop the speeding train. His act prevented what could have been a devastating derailment, saving hundreds of lives. Yet, despite being hailed a hero, Vimal's life since that fateful morning has been marked by unfulfilled promises and bitter disappointment. Now 50, he is still awaiting the government job that officials had assured him—a promise backed by endorsements from Kollam MP N K Premachandran and former MLA Rajendran. Even the Kerala High Court, in 2008, instructed the Railways to prioritise his case. But more than two decades later, recognition and justice still remain elusive. Reflecting on that day, Vimal recounts, 'It was early November 2001 and I was out to fetch water for my bakery. I noticed that the railway bolts and plates had come loose. Soon, I saw the train approaching the damaged track. I grabbed a red banner from my shop and ran to stop it. Thankfully, the train stopped safely. Railway officials arrived, repaired the track, and service resumed. Despite the job recommendation by Premachandran and Rajendran, and the HC order, over 23 years have passed, and I have neither a job nor recognition. I only did what anyone would have done. If faced with the same danger again, I would act without hesitation.'
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Schools reopen after summer holidays; ministers distribute books in Salem and Namakkal
Schools reopened after the summer holidays on Monday, and Tourism Minister R. Rajendran distributed books to students in Salem. All government, aided, and private schools in the Salem district reopened on Monday after the summer holidays. Teachers welcomed students back by distributing flowers and sweets. During a ceremony at the Fort Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Mr. Rajendran presented books and uniforms to 421 students, alongside District Collector R. Brindha Devi. Speaking to reporters, the Minister stated that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was prioritising the education and health sectors through schemes like the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme, Pudhumai Penn, Tamil Pudhalvan, Illam Thedi Kalvi, Ennum Ezhuthum, etc. Additionally, model schools and smart classrooms have also been provided. Of the 1,640 government, government-aided and self-financing schools in the district catering to students in Class I to Class V, 67,700 students study in Tamil medium, while 31,906 study in English medium. Among the 350 schools serving students from Class VI to Class XII, 1.16 lakh students study in Tamil medium, while 61,814 students study in English medium. A total of 6.36 lakh books have been distributed to Tamil-medium students, while 2.33 lakh books have been provided to English-medium students. Additionally, uniforms have begun to be distributed to 59,179 children aged two to five enrolled in 2,697 anganwadis. In the function, MLA R. Arul, Salem Corporation Mayor A. Ramachandran, Corporation Commissioner Elangovan, Chief Educational Officer (CEO) M. Kabir, and officials from concerned departments participated. Likewise, in Namakkal district, Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister Mathiventhan distributed books to students at the Government Higher Secondary School at Anna Salai in Rasipuram in the presence of District Collector S. Uma.
Economic Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
NSEL says receives overwhelming response on one-time settlement scheme
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel National Spot Exchange (NSEL) on Tuesday said it has received more than 90 per cent favourable response from traders for the Rs 1,950-crore one-time settlement scheme. This settlement would bring major relief for the traders whose money was stuck in the NSEL payment crisis , which happened in July a statement, NSEL said a whopping 92.81 per cent of traders in number and 91.35 per cent in value voted in favour of the resolution thereby giving their assent to the scheme of settlement that concluded on May per the scheme of settlement, an amount of Rs 1,950 crore will be paid to 5,682 traders in proportion to their outstanding as on July 31, 2024."This settlement would mean closure of legal cases against the group along with assignment of all rights of traders in favour of 63 moons," NSEL said in a move came after National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, in April had ordered e-voting of the traders on the proposed resolution for approving the scheme of with the support of its parent company 63 moons technologies had filed a Scheme of Settlement before the NCLT for a one-time amicable full and final settlement with 5,682 settlement was originally proposed by the NSEL Investors Forum (NIF), an association representing a large number of Sharma, MD and CEO of NSEL, applauded the work by NSEL Investors Forum who took up the cause for the traders and initiated discussion for a possible one-time settlement for the benefit of the in August 2013 also, NSEL, with the support of 63 moons, had paid around Rs 179 crore, thereby giving reliefs to 7,053 smaller traders without standing of less than Rs 10 lakh.S Rajendran, MD & CEO of 63 moons, stated that this will be the first-of-its-kind settlement and with support from the central and the state government and 63 moons is confident that the settlement will go through.
