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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
32 devotees on padayatra to Palani killed on Dindigul roads since 2020
MADURAI: A total of 32 devotees undertaking padyatra to Dhandayudapani Temple in Palani were killed and 107 were injured in road accidents in Dindigul district since 2020. According to a response given by police department in a reply to a RTI query filed by TNIE, in 2020 three people died and six people were injured, 2021 reported two deaths and 10 injured, 2022 reported 12 deaths and 25 injured, 2023 reported six deaths and 28 injured, 2024 reported three deaths, and 23 injured, and upto April 2025, six deaths were reported on the national highways, state highways, and even village roads in Dindigul leading to Palani. G Dheenadayalan, ward councillor of Palani municipality, told TNIE, 'Over 1.5 lakh devotees take up padayatra to the Palani temple during Thaipusam festival, and around 40,000 people visit the temple every day during Pongal. However, they are under constant fear of being hit by vehicles. This happens mostly during the night and early morning due to poor visibility.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Reality star rushed to hospital just days after giving birth and reveals she's been on a drip for three days
The star welcomed her second child in March - and described the experience as being 'in the trenches' mum emergency Reality star rushed to hospital just days after giving birth and reveals she's been on a drip for three days A REALITY TV star has been rushed back to hospital weeks after giving birth - and praised her partner as her "knight in shining armour." The Made In Chelsea personality, who is married to fellow E4 show alum Oliver Proudlock, 36, likened her second maternity journey to being "in the trenches." Advertisement 7 A Made In Chelsea star has been rushed to hospital following the birth of her second child Credit: Instagram 7 Emma Connolly gave birth to her little boy in March Credit: Instagram 7 It is her second child with MIC alum Oliver Proudlock Credit: Rex 7 Emma, 33, is back in the medical ward with the help of a private midwife Credit: Instagram Emma Connolly, 33, who appeared in the show briefly, and her spouse share two children - Levi who was born in March, and Bonnie Lou, three. Yet her post natal experience has suffered a setback three months after giving birth to her son and she took to Instagram to reveal she's in the medical ward. It comes just days after her kids were in A&E with a sickness bug. Emma captured an image of her spouse carrying two coffees to her hospital bed. Advertisement He proved the perfect multi-tasker, carrying little Levi strapped to his front and offering a beaming, get-well smile. She wrote in her image caption: "My knight in shining armour," before adding a series of Emoji love heart icons. Emma then posted an image of her baby sleeping and outlined her medical ordeal in text on top. She told how she was admitted to hospital with "chronic pain" and "flu like symptoms" before she added: "I was diagnosed with acute mastitis and ended up spending three days on IV antibiotics." Advertisement Have YOU got a story or an amazing picture or video? Email exclusive@ and you could even get PAID She told how "absolutely incredible" Oliver was left at home to look after their toddler and baby. Emma added: "It was honestly the hardest few days of my life and I really don't say that lightly. Made In Chelsea's Oliver Proudlock reveals wife is pregnant with their second baby as she shows off bump "But I'm so grateful for the amazing care I received and the amazing support from my Ol." Advertisement Another social media slide showed her hugging a private midwife, dubbed The Post Natal Package, as she sat propped up on the pillows of her hospital bed. In a lengthy message, model Emma wrote: "I don't even know where to begin when it comes to this incredible woman. "She was by my side for the birth of my son, supported me at home in those raw, early days and scooped me up without hesitation this week. "I've called her more times than I can count, asking everything from 'is this poo the right colour?' to 'are my boobs going to blow off?' and never once did she make me feel silly or alone. Advertisement "She made me feel seen, supported, capable and confident when I needed it most. "And she's made me laugh more times than I've cried, which is saying a lot. "I truly adore her. She's been nothing short of an angel in my life." Yet she rounded off her posts with an image showing her lying on the hospital bed, with her little boy resting on her stomach. Advertisement Emma is now back at home recovering. BABY NO. 2 Emma and husband Proudlock welcomed Levi in March. Announcing the news, proud dad Proudlock said: "He's here. Our hearts are fuller, our home louder, and our arms forever occupied. "Levi Fox Proudlock, the perfect piece to complete our family of four." Advertisement The couple are already parents to daughter Bonnie Lou, who was born in May 2022. Oliver and Emma began dating in 2014 when she messaged him on social media about his earring after he'd appeared on Made In Chelsea. They announced their engagement in August 2018 after Oliver got down on one knee during a romantic trip to Gothenburg, Sweden. The pair's wedding was postponed due to Covid lockdown regulations in 2020, with them eventually tying the knot during a small church ceremony in Fulham, London, on December 15 2020. Advertisement 7 Emma hailed husband Oliver Proudlock her 'saviour' Credit: Instagram 7 The pair already share a daughter Bonnie Lou, three Credit: Instagram
The Wire
28-05-2025
- Health
- The Wire
COVID-19 Led to Decline in Life Expectancy in India, Reveal Three Analyses
Menu हिंदी తెలుగు اردو Home Politics Economy World Security Law Science Society Culture Editor's Pick Opinion Support independent journalism. Donate Now Top Stories COVID-19 Led to Decline in Life Expectancy in India, Reveal Three Analyses Banjot Kaur 17 minutes ago Since the 1970s, life expectancy in India had continued to increase by a couple of years to a few decimal years on a year-on-year basis. Medics prepare a ward for COVID-19 patients at Gandhi Hospital. Photo: PTI Real journalism holds power accountable Since 2015, The Wire has done just that. But we can continue only with your support. Contribute now New Delhi: The year-on-year trend of increasing life expectancy in India, observed for the last few decades, declined for the first time in 2021, albeit marginally. From 2016-20, the life expectancy in India was 70 years. From 2017-21, the recorded life expectancy dropped to 69.8 years, according to SRS abridged life tables. Since the 1970s, the life expectancy had continued to increase by a couple of years to a few decimal years on a year-on-year basis. For example, the life expectancy 69 years between 2013-17, 69.4 years (2014-2018), 69.7 years (2015-19) and 70 years (2016-20) as per SRS abridged tables. Between 2017-21, this trend changed and life expectancy dropped to 69.8 years from 70 years in 2016-20, a difference of 0.2 years. According to a World Health Organisation (WHO) update, life expectancy in India was 70.7 years in 2019, 70.2 in 2020 and 67.3 in 2021, clearly revealing the impact of the pandemic. The life expectancy recorded in 2010 was 67.5 years, according to the WHO, in India. Thus, COVID-19 brought the life expectancy down to what it was 15 years ago. The preliminary results of another recent study, which is yet to be published, conducted by researchers at International Institute for Population Sciences pointed out that life expectancy in 2021 declined by 1.6 years in the deadly second wave of COVID-19 in India. The study, as reported in Times of India, found that Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana witnessed the sharpest decline, where life expectancy dropped by 3 years. This preliminary analysis came in the backdrop of the Union government releasing Samples Registration System and Civil Registration System data for 2021 which revealed that the official death count of COVID-19 in India was seven times lesser than the estimated deaths. Also read: Covid Excess Death Study Revives Debate on Government's No-Undercounting Claim This decline in life expectancy was in line with the global trends as far the COVID-19 years are concerned. In fact, according to the WHO, Covid-19 eliminated a decade of progress in life expectancy around the world. 'Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years (back to the level of 2012),' the WHO said. 'The 2024 report also highlights how the effects have been felt unequally across the world. The WHO regions for the Americas and South-East Asia were hit hardest, with life expectancy dropping by approximately 3 years and healthy life expectancy by 2.5 years between 2019 and 2021,' the WHO added. Life expectancy decline in line with other health indicators The decline in life expectancy in India in 2021 is also in line with the decline in other major health indicators of the country. For example, COVID-19 reversed decades of progress India had made in TB elimination. The notification of TB cases – or the number of TB cases that went undiagnosed – increased across the world in 2020 and India was hit the hardest. Similarly, the childhood immunisation rates dropped sharply, pushing India several years back. The number of children missing key vaccines in India lead to significant drop in overall immunisation coverage. The coverage of some of the vaccines in 2020 reached 2010 levels. In subsequent years, the rates improved as the impact of COVID-19 faded and the routine healthcare services resumed. Another case in point is the malaria elimination programme. Malaria cases and deaths rose greatly in 2020. In Southeast Asia, which accounted for 2% of the global cases, India accounted for 83% of them alone. Leading causes of deaths in 2021 The leading cause of deaths in India in 2021 was COVID-19 according to the WHO. It caused 221 deaths per 100,00 population. COVID-19 was followed by Ischemic heart diseases, which caused 110.8 deaths per 100,000 population. The impact of COVID-19 on death figures is evident in the fact that it caused more than twice as many deaths as the second leading cause. The third leading cause was Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease, which caused 70.5 deaths per 100,000 population. Other causes included strokes (53.5 deaths per 100,000 population), diarrheal diseases (34.3 deaths per 100,000 population), lower respiratory infections (27.8 deaths per 100,000 population), tuberculosis (25.4 deaths per 100,000 population), diabetes mellitus (23.1 deaths per 100,000 population), liver cirrhosis (18.9 deaths per 100,000 population)) and falls (16.5 deaths per 100,000 population). It must be noted that due to the shutdown of major services, it is likely that many deaths due to reasons other than COVID-19 could have gone unrecorded. 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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
4 more Covid patients in state hosps takes tally to 14
1 2 3 Kolkata: The number of Covid-19 positive patients getting admitted to the hospital is gradually picking up. With fresh reports of four patients being treated for Covid surfacing on Tuesday, the number of admitted Covid-19 patients in Bengal now stands at least 14, all in city hospitals, apart from a child in Malda. Two women – a 66-year-old and a 50-year-old – who came to Manipal Hospital Broadway with respiratory distress along with other symptoms like fever tested positive. Sources in the Salt Lake hospital said that both of them have some comorbidity and hence they are being treated for their existing health conditions as well as Covid-19. "We got these positive cases in our lab after a gap of almost one year. Now that due to the reported uptick, testing is being recommended for symptomatic patients who have comorbidities," said microbiologist Shelly Sharma Ganguly of the Salt Lake hospital. A 72-year-old from the southern fringes of the city was rushed to Peerless Hospital on Monday with severe respiratory distress along with fever and a few other symptoms. Treatment started at the emergency isolation, and his swab samples were tested. On getting the positive result, the patient was shifted to the Covid-19 isolation ward. Doctors said that the patient requires oxygen support and he also has comorbidities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Dubai villas | search ads Get Deals Undo "On our own, we have decided to test patients coming in with symptoms of SARI and ILI for both influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Even as there is no reason to panic, such testing will help us identify, especially in cases where the patient has other comorbidities," said microbiologist Partha Guchhait of Peerless Hospital. It is not only the aged with comorbidities who are testing positive for the virus. While at least two children, a 15-year-old and a nine-year-old, are getting treated at Peerless as well as Medical Hospital Kolkata respectively, a two-year-old child admitted to Malda Medical College and Hospital on Saturday was also found positive. Initially treated in the PICU, the Malda child was shifted to the ward on Monday. "This is the first Covid case this year. The boy is doing fine. There is no need for panic," said principal Partha Sarathi Mukherjee. Even as the health department is yet to issue any testing or treatment guidelines, hospitals have started testing symptomatic patients, especially those with comorbidities. "We have sent samples of two patients for testing at RN Tagore International Institute for Cardiac Sciences and we will get the result tomorrow. All symptomatic patients are being consulted and segregated for management under home isolation if possible, while severe cases will be admitted to the dedicated zones," said R Venkatesh, COO Narayana Health, East and South region. Health officials maintained there was no need to press the panic button as the situation is under control. "We are stepping up surveillance so that we can pick up clustering of cases at the earliest," said a senior health official.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Plans drawn up for new Shrewbury 56-bed ward at hospital
Plans for a new 56-bed ward at a hospital have been application would see a two-storey building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) which it states would "provide essential bed capacity to meet existing demand, and to provide for future needs".The site, at the back of the hospital, is currently used for staff parking but if plans were approved, each floor would have six, four-bed wards and four single bedrooms along with other a planning statement, Heather Lindley-Clapp, of Nexus Planning, said the cut in parking spaces would be offset by new additional parking at William Farr House. "The car park at William Farr House already has planning consent to function as a car park," she said."The [hospital NHS] trust now has access to further spaces when previously it only leased 50 parking spaces."A total of 130 existing spaces are provided which the trust can now fully access."The new beds would be used to try and speed up the discharge of patients from the acute wards of the hospital while supporting them when they were not ready to return to their own homes, she Council will make a decision on the plans at a future news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
