Kite thread kills 5-year-old boy in Chennai
In a tragic incident, a five-year-old boy bled to death when a kite thread slit his throat while he was riding pillion on his father’s scooter on the Perambur flyover in Chennai last week.
The dangling kite threads were reportedly polished with glass shards colloquially called manja that caused Ajay’s death. Police detained two teenagers who had flown the kites and later raided their homes to confiscate manja rolls and other equipment.
Tragically the next day, Ajay’s mother tried to commit suicide by overdosing on tablets. She was put on life support at a city hospital.
Kite flying continues to be a popular sport despite a state government ban imposed a decade ago when three men died similarly in Chennai. The sport is allowed only on open grounds and in rural areas and manja threads are also illegal.
Cameraman arrested for robbing actress
A cameraman was arrested for robbing an actress while accompanying a television crew to her house at Mettukuppam in Koyambedu area of Chennai last week.
Rego Victor, aged 32, reportedly took advantage of a power cut in the house when the crew was shifted to the terrace. The actress Akshaya and her parents had locked up the house, but allowed Victor to use the washroom below twice during the shoot.
It was only after the team left that Askshaya discovered that her jewels and cash that she had left in the bathroom cabinet were missing. Police zeroed in on Victor by matching his fingerprints to those on the crime scene.
Breast cancer awareness month observed
Several cities in Tamil Nadu held rallies, walks and free medical camps to mark October that has been declared the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In Tiruchi, a group of women survivors of breast cancer or undergoing treatment, revealed their ordeal, the pain of radiation, its side effects and the burden of financing medical fees. Oncologists were also worried that breast cancer was affecting younger women aged 30 to 40 years because of changing lifestyles and unhealthy food habits. They advised them to take frequent mammograms and exercise after radiation therapies.
In Coimbatore, more than 60 cancer survivors walked a 1.8km stretch around Race Course road to spread courage and positivity.
Madurai prison bazaar sells many products
The central prison in Madurai has achieved many milestones in its prisoner rehabilitation programme in recent years.
The prison has a sprawling nursery growing a variety of saplings that generate about Rs32,000 per month. Besides this the prison has vegetable gardens, fish farming, weaving, sanitary napkin making, office file making and a full-fledged laundry and dry cleaning service. Prisoners with good conduct operate these services that are patronised by the public. Part of the revenue is deposited in the prisoners’ accounts which they can use after their release.
The prison management also conducts regular prison bazaars to sell their products.
Bomb blasts in govt buses
Two country-made bombs detonated inside two government buses parked at the Arapalayam bus stand in Madurai.
Fortunately the buses were empty and the incident occurred at night.
