119-year-old Brazilian woman could become the world's oldest living person
Rio de Janeiro: A 119-year-old woman from Brazil, Deolira Glicéria Pedro da Silva, is on the brink of making history as the world’s oldest living person. According to Guinness World Records, she is preparing to celebrate her 120th birthday in just two months.
Currently, 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas, also from Brazil, holds the official title of the world's oldest living woman. However, Deolira's family and doctors are confident that she will soon take over the title.
"Her name isn’t in the record books yet, but based on the documents we have, she is the oldest living person in the world," said Deolira’s granddaughter, Dorothea Ferreira da Silva, who is 60 years old – half the age of her grandmother.
Records show that Pedro da Silva was born on 10 March 1905, in the village of Porcincol, Rio de Janeiro. She now resides in a vibrant, decorated home in Itaperuna, where she is cared for by her granddaughters, Dorothea and Lydia Ferreira da Silva, aged 60 and 64 respectively.
With the average life expectancy in Brazil being 76.4 years, Deolira’s longevity has sparked curiosity among researchers and medical experts. Her remarkable health at 119, with no ongoing treatments, was confirmed by her doctor, Juver de Abreu Pereira, who noted her stable condition.
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Chair hurled at Union Minister of State V. Somanna during public event in Koppal
Koppal: Tension prevailed for a brief period at Hitnal village in Koppal taluk on Monday after a chair was allegedly hurled at Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, during a public function.
The incident occurred when Somanna was attending the foundation stone–laying ceremony for a railway flyover near Hitnal village.
According to reports, a group of Congress workers expressed anger over the alleged exclusion of Koppal MP K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal and District In-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi from the invitation list for the program. During the incident, a chair was reportedly thrown, but the Minister was unharmed as his security personnel intervened in time.
Following the incident, chaos ensued at the venue for some time, with protesters allegedly throwing chairs and staging a demonstration in front of Somanna’s vehicle, accusing the organisers of violating protocol.
The railway flyover project, being taken up for Rs 27 crore, connects the Hitnal–Munirabad–Ginigera stretch.
Reacting to the incident, Somanna said the project was fully funded by the Central government and denied any breach of protocol. “There was no violation of etiquette related to the programme. The disturbance was created intentionally,” he said.
