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Planning for a girls only trip?

Elixir Hills, located in Mankulum is the ideal vacation destination for tourists and families since it offers stunning views, exciting wildlife interactions, and frequent glimpses of the dense rainforest…reports Asian Lite News

Would you want to go to an area that is peaceful and unspoiled? Here are some places your female gang should visit for some well-deserved relaxation:

Munjoh Ocean Resort, Andaman and Nicobar Island

Munjoh Ocean Resort, an opulent resort on a lovely island, is close to Vijayanagar Beach and features a natural freshwater stream that flows into the Andaman sea.

Luxurious villas and suites are tucked away among swaying betel nut and coconut trees on a private beachfront, with a freshwater stream naturally trickling through to the Andaman sea. Who wouldn’t describe it as the ideal location for the ultimate in pampering?

Vythiri Resort, Wayanad

Luxury forest getaway — The Vythiri Resort, Wayanad — is encircled by enormously beautiful mountains and surrounded by a dense tropical rainforest canopy. Discover the diverse wildlife that lives in the lush Vythiri rainforest, including the amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, flowering plants and butterflies.

Elixir Hills Suites Resort & Spa, Munnar

Elixir Hills, located in Mankulum is the ideal vacation destination for tourists and families since it offers stunning views, exciting wildlife interactions, and frequent glimpses of the dense rainforest. In addition to offering the largest luxury rooms in Munnar, it also offers the perfect blend of luxury and nature. The interiors are carefully designed with wooden furnishings and natural colours to blend in with their surroundings and maintain the tranquil atmosphere outside.

Heritage Resort, Coorg

Heritage Resort, Coorg, provides a quiet view of the hill station that will refresh your senses with a variety of activities, including a coffee plantation tour, an elephant camp, bicycle paths, and waterfall trails, because it is positioned on a mountaintop and surrounded by a lush jungle.

Niraamaya Retreats Backwaters & Beyond, Kumarakom

Retreats by Niraamaya located on the beaches of Lake Vembanad, Kumarakom, is one of the most stunning waterfront resorts in the entire city. It has two upscale restaurants providing both local and foreign cuisine, a fitness centre, meeting rooms, a world-class wellness spa rooted in Kerala’s ancient wellness practices, a big outdoor pool and a performance deck.

Wild Planet Resort Devala, Wayanad

The tropical rainforest of Kerala, where this resort is located, gives visitors a peek of its wild splendour. A magnificent resort surrounded by the vast hills of the Nilgiris mountain range and offering majestic views of the wildness of the jungle. Visitors who stay at this resort during their vacation can connect with the amazing beauty of nature while taking advantage of the many amenities it offers.

The Naini Retreat, Nainital

Experience a stay at the Naini Retreat, which offers views of mountains and forests, while in the winter you can dine in a restaurant that serves a wide variety of Indian, Mughlai, Chinese and Continental cuisines while admiring the breathtaking Naini lake and snow-covered Himalayan peaks from above.

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10-yr-old girl attends classes with sister in lap, wins hearts

Pamei’s family resides in Tamenglong district in northern Manipur…reports Asian Lite News

Meiningsinliu Pamei — a 10-year-old girl in Manipur, goes to school while babysitting her sister in lap. A photograph and a video of Pamei — a student of Class 4, attending classes while babysitting her sister went viral on the social media, drawing the attention of Manipur Power, Forest and Environment Minister Th. Biswajit Singh.

Promising to support the girl, the minister tweeted: “Her dedication for education is what left me amazed! This 10-year-old girl named Meiningsinliu Pamei from Tamenglong, Manipur attends school babysitting her sister, as her parents were out for farming and studies while keeping her younger sister in her lap.”

In a bid to extend support to Pamei, he contacted the girl’s relatives and asked them to bring her to Imphal for a meeting with him.

“As soon as I noticed this news on social media, we traced her family and asked them to bring her to Imphal. Spoke to her family that I will personally take care of her education till she graduates. Proud of her dedication!” Singh, who also holds the Agriculture, Science and Technology department, said in another tweet.

Pamei’s family resides in Tamenglong district in northern Manipur.

According to the officials of Tamenglong district, since the girl’s parents were out of their home in the daytime for farming, the girl attended her classes while babysitting her sister, aged around 2 years, in her lap.

Pamei studies at Dailong primary school in Tamenglong district of Manipur.

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Congress poster girl to join BJP

Maurya said she has been relentlessly working in the Sarojini Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency for over a year, but was denied a ticket…reports Asian Lite News

Priyanka Maurya, the face of Congress ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon’ poster in Uttar Pradesh, may join the BJP soon.

BJP sources said that she visited the party headquarters in Lucknow on Wednesday, triggering speculation of her joining the saffron party.

Maurya said, ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ has been rendered as a mere slogan because “as a ‘ladki’, I was not allowed to contest elections because I could not pay bribe’.

She claimed that instead of giving the ticket to her, it was given to a person who joined the party just a month back.

“I completed all formalities but the ticket was pre-planned and was given to a person who came just a month back. I want to send this message to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi that such things are happening on the ground,” said Maurya.

Maurya said she has been relentlessly working in the Sarojini Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency for over a year, but was denied a ticket.

“We were used as a pawn to woo women and people from the backward community. Very soon you will see me and members of my community with the BJP,” she said.

Maurya’s social media profile, categorically describes her as Mahila Congress vice-president, doctor and social worker. It also refers to 170, Sarojini Nagar Vidhan Sabha, an Assembly seat in Lucknow.

In a ‘pinned’ tweet posted on January 14, Maurya alleged Congress’ ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ campaign was nothing, but a hoax. “People will say if you do not get the ticket, then you are bound to say this. Investigate and find out yourself. We were told to prepare for 2024. Congress has not been able to beat the ‘jumlas’ of BJP,” she said in the tweet.

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Girl who tried to end life scores highest in supplementary exams

Greeshma, a student of Alvas school of Mudibidare, scored 599 marks out of a total of 625 marks in the examinations…reports Asian Lite News.

A Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) girl student, who had attempted to commit suicide at being denied the opportunity to appear in annual examinations, has managed to score maximum marks in the supplementary exams last month. Greeshma, a student of Alvas school of Mudibidare, scored 599 marks out of a total of 625 marks in the examinations. Among 53,155 students who took the exams, she scored the highest marks.

Greeshma, who had scored 95 per cent in Class 9, was not issued a hall ticket for the SSLC exams as she could not pay the fee of the school. The parents came to know about this when they had tried to enrol her for the exams. Appeals to the Deputy Director for Public Instruction (DDPI) and the Education Minister were of no avail.
A heartbroken Greeshma had attempted to commit suicide on July 17 at her residence. However, timely treatment had saved her life. The incident had made headlines as the Karnataka government was all set to hold SSLC examinations amid the challenge of the Covid pandemic in the state.
After coming to know about the incident, then Education Minister Suresh Kumar had rushed to her residence and spoken to her. He had asked Greeshma to be brave and assured of giving an opportunity for her to write the SSLC exams during supplementary examinations.
Suresh Kumar had further asked her to focus on her studies without worrying too much about what happened.

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After the results, an elated Suresh Kumar congratulated her.
“Greeshma, has become a model for others. She did not get diverted from the commitment. Greeshma has achieved what she aspired for,” he said.
“I had been to Greeshma’s residence. I had given her courage and promised that it is my responsibility to give her the opportunity to take supplementary exams. I have also asked her to prepare for it without worrying. Even after I was dropped from the cabinet, I kept in touch with the Commissioner, SSLC Board Directors, Deputy Director of Madhugiri Academic district and Heads of Alva’s institute to ensure Greeshma attended exams. After getting to know about the results and her achievement, my mind is relaxed now.”

Greeshma stated that she is very happy with the results and thanked everyone who helped her to take exams. “I committed a mistake earlier. I had prepared for well the exams,” she added. Greeshma hails from Koratagere town in Tumakuru district. She is the daughter of the Narasimhamurthy and Padmavathi.

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Deceased girl becomes ‘beacon of hope’ by donating organs

The retrieved corneas on transplantation will restore the sight of two corneal blind patients here…reports Asian Lite News.

A 13-year-old girl who passed away has become a beacon of hope with her parents’ decision to go for organ donation, saving the lives of four patients battling for survival after suffering from end-stage organ failure.

One of the patients belong to Mumbai, while three were treated at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.

The retrieved corneas on transplantation will restore the sight of two corneal blind patients here.

Expressing indebtedness to the donor family, PGIMER Director Jagat Ram said, “It is an extremely hard decision, but the donor families are a ray of hope, a silver lining in the dark lives of organ failure patients. It is through their generous gifts that hundreds of people each year are given a second chance at life.”

The Director further shared, “At the same time, we cannot underestimate the commitment of the entire team of PGIMER involved in the process, right from the brain death certification committee, transplant coordinators, testing labs, treating doctors and especially the intensivists, who maintain the potential donor in the best condition for optimum usage of organs, and the transplant surgeons who save precious lives with their skill and synergy.”

It was the fateful day of July 8 when the donor girl from Chandigarh became unconscious due to cerebral oedema and was rushed to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16. However, due to a worsening prognosis, she was shifted to the PGIMER in an extremely critical condition the next day.

But all efforts of the family and doctors could not deter the dark tragedy as the little girl’s 10-day struggle between life and death came to a halt as she could not be revived and was subsequently declared brain dead on July 18.

When it became clear that the girl would not come out of her precarious condition, the transplant coordinators at the PGIMER approached the grief-stricken father to request if he could consider organ donation. The resolute father showcased immense grit and consented to organ donation.

The father, who wants to keep his identity anonymous due to his personal sentiments, said, “It’s something no family should have to go through. We said ‘yes’ to organ donation because we knew this could help someone else and they wouldn’t need to go through the heartache that we were going through. We knew it was the right thing to do.

“We just want people to know about the cause and not who did it, as we have done it so that our daughter re- lives through others. We have done it for our own peace and solace. We hope our daughter’s story will inspire the families who find themselves in the same position.

“We want to aware people on organ donation to realize that death is not the end of things, as people can live on through others, through organ donation.”

PGIMER Additional Medical Superintendent and acting Nodal Officer of ROTTO (North), Ashok Kumar, while detailing about the latest case, said, “As the donor family wanted their daughter to relive in others, it became our moral duty to respect their wish. Following the family’s consent, we secured her heart, liver, kidneys, and corneas.

“Once the donor organs became available, everyone swiftly got into action leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the donor’s legacy continues. As the cross-matching indicated no matching recipient for heart in PGIMER, we immediately got in touch with other transplant hospitals to explore the options for matching the recipients, and finally, the heart was allocated to Sir H.N. Reliance Hospital, Mumbai, with the intervention of NOTTO.”

Elaborating about the Green Corridors created for the case, Kumar said, “To ensure safe and speedy transportation of the harvested organs, a Green Corridor was created in conjunction with the retrieval timings from the PGIMER to the Technical Airport in Chandigarh at around 6.35 a.m. for the transportation of the retrieved heart for the onward flight to Mumbai.”

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Kishan Devani named senior advisor at ActionAid UK

Kishan Devani BEM

Kishan Devani BEM a politician, consultant and educator whose work has been pioneering in the area of community-cohesion will prove invaluable in connecting ActionAid UK to charitable organisations around the world…reports Asian Lite News

Kishan Devani has been honoured with being appointed as the newest external Senior Advisor for the philanthropy team at ActionAid UK.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty aimed at ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

As a long-term supporter and strong advocate of the international charity, Kishan expressed his willingness to work with the team to help raise awareness of its work with women and girls living in poverty

Kishan started supporting ActionAid UK in 2020, at the height of pandemic and the charity’s emergency appeal to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the world’s poorest countries.

He expressed his pleasure and said “I am both honoured and delighted to be appointed Senior Advisor to the fundraising team at ActionAid UK.”

“As an International NGO operating all over the world, I have seen first-hand the immensely life-changing work Action Aid does globally. It truly is a privilege to be a part of the Action Aid journey and playing my small part in changing the lives of millions across the globe,”he added.

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As a role model to thousands of young British Asians and BAME communities due to his continuous efforts to promote community cohesion and diversity in public life, Kishan will prove invaluable in connecting ActionAid UK to philanthropists and their advisors around the world to expand these initiatives further.

Louise Johnson, Head of Principal Giving at ActionAid UK, said “We are thrilled to have Kishan on board as a senior advisor to help grow our philanthropy offering. In the time he has been supporting us he has shown real commitment to raising awareness of our work.”

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“It’s wonderful that Kishan will be using his platform to shine a spotlight on the important issues facing women and girls living in poverty. With his help, we can do more to support women and girls and their communities around their world break free from the cycle of poverty, inequality and abuse –and create the futures they want,”she added.

ActionAid UK’s Aid Match campaign “She is the answer” is running from 5 March until 4 June. To find out more about how you can support this campaign and women’s leadership, visit: www.actionaid.org.uk/sheistheanswer

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