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 People’s First Party candidate, Kessy Sawang has been declared member-elect for the Raikos open seat in Madang Province this afternoon, while the 11th Parliament sitting was in progress. Kessy Sawang toppled United Labour Party candidate and incumbent MP, Peter Sapia with a difference of 735 votes. She was declared after the final exclusion, polling10, 888 votes, ahead of Sapia who polled 10,153 votes.  Meantime, Kessy Sawang is the second female candidate to be declared in the 2022 national election. The first woman to be declared for the 11th Parliament was the new Member-elect Governor of Central Province, Rufina Peter. Rufina Peter and Kessy Sawang are both first-timers to enter Parliament. NBC news / PNG Today Next :  James Marape re-elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

In these times of virtual travel, I bring to you one of Karnataka’s prettiest waterfalls whose surroundings can supercharge you, especially during the monsoons, which also happens to be my favorite season of the year. Located in the northern part of Coorg (the Scotland of India), the Mallalli waterfall begins its journey in the medicinal forests of the Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary of the Western Ghats as the Kumaradhara river before meandering its way through dense green jungles and then tumbling close to 1000 metres about 20 kilometers from Somwarpet to form a majestic setting, which is a sight to behold in the rains. This drone video will precisely give you an idea of the beauty of this majestic waterfall and its spectacularly green surroundings. Do remember to watch it in 4K mode and find a way to supercharge yourself during this lockdown. And may be, once we return to a state of normalcy, you can actually travel to Coorg and see this waterfall up and close during the monsoons an

They contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu temples and iconography in India. They are a 5th century cave wonder. Many relics and sculptures from this place can be found in museums across the country. I am talking about the twenty rock cut caves at Udayagiri in Madhya Pradesh. Located just 60 kms from the capital city of Bhopal, Udayagiri caves is a group of temples and monasteries from the Gupta era that were carved out of a hill. These rock-cut caves contain iconography of Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Shaivism and Jainism. While Jainism is limited to only one cave, the other 19 caves are dedicated to Hinduism. Udayagiri, which literally means ‘sunrise mountain’, was following Surya tradition since 3rd century BCE. During the prime of Buddhism at Sanchi, Buddhism made its way to Udayagiri in the 2nd century BCE. And these rock-cut caves were built under the patronage of Chandragupta II in the late decades of the 4th century. By then, Hinduism had firmly planted its roots at Udayagiri. T