Young lady dies while dancing at wedding

WEDDING joy turned to tragedy for a family in India when a woman dancing at a cousin’s wedding dropped dead suddenly, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Josna Louis, 23, was dancing at the wedding reception in Karnataka when she collapsed.

Shocked family members rushed the woman to hospital where doctors said she had already died of a heart attack.

The untimely death during a joyous event has devastated the family.

Cardiologists of a hospital in India observed that people under 40 comprised about 25% of heart attack cases.

> The Ipoh Muthamil Pavalar Mandram and the Ipoh Vetri Thamizhar Iyakkam will organise an international conference on Tamil music in March next year, Malaysia Nanban also reported.

Experts from about 30 countries will conduct shows, talks and workshops.

The Tamil community has its own musical tradition and this conference is intended to educate the public about this, said organising committee chairman Arul Arumugam.