A 23-year-old woman from the Malayali tribe in Yelagiri Hills, Tirupattur district, has scripted history by becoming the first civil judge from her community. The government order in 2021 that prioritised employment for persons studying in Tamil medium schools, first-generation graduates, and for youth who lost both their parents due to COVID-19 provided her an opportunity to achieve this feat …
Every pregnant woman has to register on software PICME in Tamil Nadu. It was one such registration in the Kadaladi Primary Health Centre that helped district officials zero in on illegal abortions in Tiruvannamalai town. When one registered woman did not turn up for her antenatal check-up for eight weeks, the PHC’s medical officer asked the Village Health Nurse to …
