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The Indian Coast Guard (East)  and TREE Foundation Chennai organized the International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) Day this morning between 06:00 am  to 08:00 am (16-September-2023). International Coastal Clean-up Day is celebrated world over to instil a sense of responsibility among the general public on the problem of garbage dumped into the sea and its effects on marine life.   More than 600 volunteers including - Volunteers from Indian Coast Guard,   College and school students, National Cadet Corps, Corporates’ participants participated in the coastal clean-up activity, along Chennai Marina beach and collected around 500kgs of garbage.   In the esteemed presence of the Chief Guest, DIG Satish Kumar, TM, Region North Tamil Nadu , DIG M. S. Rawat, Commander Chennai District , Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation Mr. Radha Krishnan, IAS and Dr. Supraja Dharini, Chairperson of the TREE Foundation, along with Sponsors, Heads of various Departments/Institutions, the parti

Chennai, 15 September 2023: In an effort to cater to those with GI-related ailments and scale greater heights in medical excellence, Apollo Hospitals has launched an Advanced Centre for Gastro-Intestinal Bleed on the occasion of its 40 th anniversary. This Centre will offer treatment in line with international guidelines, with a view to improve outcomes for patients affected by GI-related conditions.   This Centre will be driven by a team of skilled experts and equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure to offer speedy diagnosis and high-quality treatment for disorders of the digestive tract. This Centre will thus treat a range of ailments relating to the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder and biliary system.   Dr. K.R Palaniswamy, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterologist, Apollo Hospitals, said, “Apollo Hospitals is delighted to be launching this Advanced Centre for patients with GI-related ailments. We are seeing an increase in GI-

Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO), India's foremost advocate for patient safety, and Dozee, India's first AI-based contactless remote patient monitoring (RPM) and early warning system (EWS), brought esteemed healthcare CXOs from leading healthcare institutions in Tamil Nadu for a symposium on ‘Disruptive Innovations Impacting Healthcare Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges’.   According to a 2020 report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the density of physicians is 0.7 per 1000 population, compared to WHO stated norms of at least 1 per 1000 population, and much less compared to Europe, where it averages around 4 per 1000 population and in the USA, 2.6 per 1000 population. The issue is more pronounced in India, where the ratio of physicians and especially specialists is abysmally low, resulting in poor healthcare accessibility. These key figures underscore the pressing need of human and technology synergy to chart a path to a healthcare future th

TANKER (Tamilnad Kidney Research) Foundation  is a registered non-profit charitable Organization started in June 1993 with the aim of helping under-privileged patients with kidney disease by giving Subsidized Dialysis and one time financial help for medication, investigation and transplantation and spread awareness about kidney disease. TANKER cares for those, the underprivileged, who suffer with kidney problems of any kind, reversible or terminal, regardless of caste, creed, sex or religion. TANKER's goal is also to promote deceased donor organ donation.   MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation  is a pioneering NGO with a unique mandate of promoting deceased organ donation in the country. MOHAN Foundation took up the cause of organ donation at a time when no-one in the country was talking about it & the environment was fairly hostile towards this highly taboo topic and therefore has been a torchbearer in this space. It was set up in the year 1997 & has been

  Mashal Sports, the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) organizers, have announced the revised dates for the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 Player Auction. The player auction will now be held on 9 th  & 10 th  October 2023. Mashal Sports had earlier scheduled the PKL Season 10 Player Auction on 8-9 September. However, the auction was postponed from that date at the request of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India in view of the ongoing preparations of the Indian kabaddi team for the Asian Games that start later this month.    Mr. Anupam Goswami, League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League  said,  “We are delighted to announce that the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 Player Auction will now be held immediately after the Asian Games. We are certain that there will be very strong fan excitement and interest in a blockbuster Player Auction, where several star performers from the Asian Games will attract competitive bidding from the PKL teams”.   The Domestic and Overseas players will be divided i

TANKER    (Tamilnad Kidney Research) Foundation  is a registered non-profit charitable Organization started in June 1993 with the aim of helping under-privileged patients with kidney disease by giving Subsidized Dialysis and one time financial help for medication, investigation and transplantation and spread awareness about kidney disease.    TANKER runs 14 dialysis units, 11 in Chennai and one each in Madurai, Vellore and Tiruppur. The Ambattur dialysis unit is supported by the Ambattur Rotary Club and Hospital, the CMCHIS and many valuable donors.    The new dialysis machine has been donated by Mr. Shankar Narayan Swamy and Mrs. Asha Swamy. They also inaugurated the machine on 8th September 2023.  Mr. Shankar Narayan Swamy  said that he and his family have been supporting TANKER from inception in 1993 and were very appreciative of the progress over the years and the service they were doing for the needy with kidney failure.       Mrs Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee of TANKER Foun

Label SS Team, which is an event management team, comprising of partners Debie, Devanthi, Hannah and Anita are organising a Fashion and Lifestyle Exhibition at Gandhi Nagar Ladies Club, Adyar on Saturday, the 9th of September 2023. There will be jewellery, accessories, cosmetics, organic essentials; short eats as well as elegant clothing put up for sale both by established and upcoming women entrepreneurs. Scholarships to study abroad too will be available at this event. The timings are from 8 am to 8 pm. All are welcome.

Chennai, 5th September, 2023 :  The Regional Review meeting of National Ayush Mission was ceremonially inaugurated by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal along with the Union Minister of State for Ayush & Women and Child Development, Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai ; Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Ma Subramanian ; Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, Dinesh Gundu Rao ; Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha among other senior officials from governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu, UT of Puducherry, UT of Lakshadweep and Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India.. During the meeting, all the participating states & union territories presented detailed presentations on the state of Ayush and progress of leading Ayush programmes under implementation. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways

An award evening ceremony titled “PURASKARA SANDHYA 2023” organised by Indian Magic Academy was held in a grand magical manner on 3 rd September 2023 at Madras Kerala Samajam Hall, Chennai.   Film star Seema inaugurated the award ceremony. The chief guest, Hon. Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri. P. K. Shekar Babu along with actress Seema jointly distributed the Mantrika Shrestha Award, Mantrika Ratna Award, and the Overall Contribution Awards at the event. The event was presided over by Shri E. Karunakaran. Magician Shornur Ravi welcomed the gathering.   While the Overall Contribution Awards were received by Mayan Vaidhar Shah, Kadattanad Vijayan, and E.K. P. Nair, the Mantrika Shrestha Award was received by Sreejith Viyyur, and Mantrika Ratna Awards were given to Saravanan Palakkad, Attukal Sudhish, Haridas Thrissur, Senthil Kumar Chennai, B. L. Krishna, and Sasi Thazhathu Vayal. Senior magicians R. K. Malayat and Magic Mohan were guests of honor.    Participating on the dais were m

On the occasion of   Ln Jothi Mani wedding day, Lions Club of Golden Friends sponsored 5 bags rice, Biscuits, Oil two cans, Vegetable rice, patchadi, veg kuruma for elderly homeless shelter in Chennai. The shelter is administrated by ICWO –Indian Community Welfare Organisation. ICWO Founder- Secretary, A,J,Hariharan expressed his senior thanks to the Lions Club of Golden Friends, appreciating their wonderful service to the society.

Isidore, a Belgian man, was adopted by a South Indian family in Mobdibri, Karnataka, and works at La Poste. He is a caring and caring person who remembers his past as a poor and lonely Mubdibri orphan. Despite significant financial aid to meet the needs of his wife's family, Isidore finds himself in a situation of divorce without consummating their marriage. In November 2021, Isidore met a young girl named Yasmina, whom he had previously introduced him to on a social network. Yasmina decided to marry Isidore despite their age difference. They got married on February 18, 2022, but Isidore felt something was unclear in his new life. He made all the necessary arrangements for her to come to Belgium and stay with him permanently. On May 10, 2023, Isidore's wife left for Belgium, but she refused her residence permit valid for 5 years, which allowed her to travel in Europe and return to her country. She returned to India after only 3 weeks. On June 22, 2023, Isidore collected e