kozhikode l monday l november 28, 2022 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION prostate gland enlargement cases shooting up: lancet The surge is more pronounced in low and middle-income countries of Latin America, south and east Asia 91% surge in cases in India, 70% globally 1.82 crore number of cases to rise further Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 90.9% surge in number of benign prostatic hyperplasia cases in India, as per the study. In contrast, the worldwide average was 70%. Qatar saw the highest surge of 500% during the period. An enlarged prostate gland can lead to a variety of symptoms, including difficulty in urinating | P7 ■ Latin America saw the sharpest region-wise rise in number of cases (98%), followed by east (97%) and South Asia (91%) ■ As life expectancy increases, cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia are expected to rise further, the study warned ■ The condition is typically found in men over the age of 65 N.o. of benign prostatic hyperplasia cases in India as of 2019 CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Cometh the hour , cometh A moment to remember Argentina, needing a win to avoid early exit, were held goalless after over an hour’s play against Mexico late on Saturday. Their talisman striker Lionel Messi had struggled to penetrate a heavily crowded defence. It was now or never. Messi needed just one chance. Receiving a cross just over 20 yards from goal, he hit a fierce low drive with his magical left foot to find the back of net, sending packed stadium into a delirium Messi Little magician scores vital goal to set up Argentina win in ongoing World Cup in Qatar... Today’s matches Group G: Serbia vs Cameroon, 3.30 PM; Brazil vs Switzerland, 9.30 PM Group H: South Korea vs Ghana 6.30 PM; Portugal vs Uruguay, 12.30 AM (Tuesday) Later, Messi turned the provider, laying a pass to substitute Enzo Fernandez whose sublime finish — a curling right foot strike — found the top far corner net the Equation results Belgium shocked Morocco stun Belgium 2-0 in a Group F game on Saturday Japan 0-1 Costa Rica A win against Poland in their last group tie will ensure last 16 spot for Argentina, who were shocked 1-2 by Saudi Arabia in their opening match. However, if they are held by Poland, their qualification will depend on the other result between Saudi Arabia and Mexico. A defeat will certainly send them home early express read Unopposed, P T Usha set to head IOA Chennai: It’s final. Olympian and multiple Asian Games gold medallist PT Usha is the lone candidate for Indian Olympic Association president’s post. She is unopposed and set to be the next president of the IOA. The elections are scheduled on December 10. Even on Sunday, the last day of the nominations, no other candidate came forward to challenge her | P12 Anti-lockdown protests flare up across China Thousands, including university students, rally against Beijing’s stringent zero-Covid policy, shout anti-Xi slogans E x p r e ss N e ws Se r v i c e Isolated protests in China against stringent Covid curbs are gaining traction and spreading to more cities as thousands of people, including students, hit the streets and campuses on Sunday in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan and Nanjing, confronting police and even publicly calling for the resignation of President Xi Jinping. In Shanghai, a large group of people gathered at Wulumuqi People show blank papers as a way to protest in Shanghai on Sunday | afp street and chanted “Xi Jinping step down, CCP step down”, news agency AFP reported citing a verified video circulated on Chinese social media. Such public display of defiance is rare in China, where the ruling Communist Party is known for crushing all kinds expressions of dissent. However, the coronavirus pandemic has changed all that with people being pushed to the brink by the government’s insensitive backto-back lockdowns, mass Covid Vizhinjam stir takes violent turn E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @T’Puram At least 25 police personnel were injured when the anti-seaport project agitators attacked the Vizhinjam police station on Sunday demanding the release of five of its members detained in connection with Saturday’s violence. Earlier in the day, the state government hardened its stand against the protestors and registered cases against Latin Church priests, including Archbishop Thomas J Netto. Netto is named the first accused in a case related to conspiracy and instigating vio- lence. Local sources said police arrested one Shelton for allegedly being part of the violence on Saturday . Later, when four others from the agitation committee went to the police station to release him, they were also arrested. The police said they were also part of the mob that unleashed violence. As the news spread, hundreds of men and women from nearby fishing hamlets surrounded the station demanding their release. They damaged two police ve- hicles and injured several personnel, before laying a siege to the station. The agitators blocked police reinforcements from reaching the place for hours. They even prevented the ambulances that came to shift the injured cops to hospitals. A special branch source said even plainclothesmen were not able to operate in the area as police personnel were totally surrounded by the agitators. A cameraman associated with a local TV channel was injured ● More on P4 by the protesters.  tests and stringent quarantine protocols. Experts say China’s zero-Covid policy is stirring rare public anger with people growing weary of the mindless restrictions. According to reports, protests were also held at Beijing’s elite Tsinghua University, Peking University and Communication University of China at Nanjing. Videos circulated online showed protesters holding up blank sheets of paper, a tactic used to evade censorship or arrest. Brothers assaulted, but not by cops, says police report E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @Kollam In a new twist to the alleged custodial torture of a soldier and his brother inside the Kilikollur police station, Kollam city police commissioner Merin Joseph has given a clean chit to the station’s officials citing absence of eyewitnesses. Soldier M Vishnu and his brother M Vignesh were allegedly assaulted by the police officers on August 25. While Joseph’s report submitted to the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) on November 9 confirmed that the brothers were assaulted inside the station, it said there were no eyewitnesses to prove the officers did it. CCTV visuals from the station that had gone viral on social media showed a scuffle between policeman and one of the brothers. The siblings had claimed that they were then taken to a torture room inside the station and beaten brutally It is for this . assault that the police report claimed there are no eyewit● More on P4 nesses.