Friday, 8 December 2017

How A Bangalore Cop Rescued A Newborn Baby Found Abandoned In The Dumpster


"Not more than a day old, she was left in the cold, on that concrete platform. Her umbilical cord was clipped off. It was not even dry. She was crying so loudly."They call her Baby Unknown. She does not have a name yet because her family abandoned her as soon as she was born. Rescued by a good samaritan, this baby girl was turned over to the Basavanagudi Police Station. She has been admitted to the hospital where she is fighting to overcome serious respiratory distress and infection.A passerby rescued a newborn baby abandoned on the roadInspector Shashidhar and SI Pavitra were stunned when a man entered the station with a newborn claiming that he found her on the street. After hearing him out, their hearts went out to the little one, who was clearly in distress and needed medical attention."He was going home after a late night at 2:00 AM when he heard a baby crying. He noticed a bundle on that platform around Armugam circle. It is right in the middle of the road. He had the driver sto
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Thursday, 7 December 2017

Abhishek Has A Brain Tumour That is Taking Away His Eyesight And His Life


Abhishek is an 11-year-old with a brain tumor that is affecting his eyesight and mental abilities. It has made it impossible for Abhishek to go outside or be on his own. His father is mentally unstable and his mother is a housewife. Only relatives have been taking Abhishek to the hospital for treatment till now. Abhishek needs life-saving treatment before he succumbs to his condition.Abhishek with his mother Shobha at the hospitalBrain tumor was not caught until a terrible episode at school11-year-old Abhishek's school headmaster brought him back home and personally asked his parents to take him to the doctor. Abhishek, was walking into walls and had incontinence at school. The headmaster was concerned and he insisted that they take him toAbhishek's mother Shobha, immediately called a relative and took him to the hospital closest to their village Gadigondgaon, Karnataka. The doctor there told them that there was something wrong with Abhishek's brain and that the only thing left to do
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Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme in India for 2017-18 to engage more than 45 lakh youth in India


The NBA on Thursday, December 7 announced the return of The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA programme, a comprehensive youth basketball initiative that applies the values of basketball to positively impact the lives of Indian boys and girls, for its fifth consecutive year. Returning to India for the 2017-18 season, the expanded programme will through March [ ]
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Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Help Baby Biban Whose Cancer Was Not Caught For A Year Because He Lives In A Remote Town


“He is crying all the time – he just learnt to speak and his first words accuse us of keeping him away from home in the hospital. The crowds, the treatment and the language – all are new and alien to him. He is always scared,” says Biban's father Binod. Biban's blood cancer has become quite advanced because the parents could not take him to a good doctor in time. Binod even considered selling a kidney to try and raise some money – but even that would only be a drop in the bucket in saving his only child.More than anything else, Biban is scared of the hospital and he just wants to go home Biban's father lost his job taking Biban to the hospitalBiban was always a sickly baby. He constantly fell sick with fevers, bouts of cold and infections. His parents took him to the local clinic in Asansol, West Bengal. Medicines made him better for a few days. But he would fall sick again. Nothing made him better for good.Biban has taken treatment for a month and he is responding well to
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This 55-year-old Grandmother Struggles To Save Her 1-month-old Grandson From Pneumonia


“I don't even have a home – I stay in a small shack that we have to put up where we find space. My entire family is dependent on me and it is my responsibility to save my 1-month-old grandchild. He is a small baby and we don't have the money to help him. I work all day in six houses and what I make is not enough to save my grandchild.”1-month-old baby of Teja was a perfectly healthy baby boy until he began to choke, unable to breathe in the middle of the night. With no man in the house to help, his grandmother, Shyambai, held him in her arms and rushed him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. This baby boy now needs treatment until he can recover and go home.Shyambai with her grandson at the hospitalShyambai walked to the hospital in the dead of the night to save the babyShyambai is at the age where her ability to work is reducing. But even so, she needs to work all day to care for her eldest disabled son and her younger son's wife Teja and their two children.
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Basketball Federation of India president K. Govindraj appointed as member of FIBA Competitions Commission


K. Govindraj, the president of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), became the first one of his office to be appointed as a member to the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Competitions Commission a few weeks ago. Govindraj s appointment will be effective from January 1, 2018. I’m humbled by the honour of being bestowed this position, [ ]
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10-year-old Saritha is Running of Time to Have a Heart Surgery


10-year-old Saritha has congenital heart disease. Her condition is very critical and she needs to undergo a surgery at the earliest to survive. She is from a very poor family and they cannot afford the treatment. She is a little girl full of hopes and dreams even as she fights this terrible condition.Saritha had fever and breathing trouble when she was just 6-month-oldSaritha did not show any noticeable signs when she was born. It was at 6-months that she started having difficulty in breathing with bluish discoloration of skin and lips. She was immediately taken to a doctor who suspected heart disease. A series of tests confirmed that she had heart disease and surgery was the only cure. She was too weak to undergo surgery then. They had to wait until she put on some weight.Since the diagnosis, her parents Ganesh and Roja are in despair. They live with a constant fear of losing their child. Despite her health issues, she loves going to school, but there are days she would returns to
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