Priyanka Gandhi lauds Faizal & Shabana Foundation at Wayanad ATTIO Conference
Wayanad: Congress leader and Member of Parliament Priyanka Gandhi praised the efforts of the Faizal & Shabana Foundation in promoting community development through various initiatives, including quality education and wellness tourism. Speaking at the Wayanad Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTIO) Conference, where she was the Chief Guest, Priyanka Gandhi commended Faizal E. Kottikollon and Shabana Faizal for their dedication to social upliftment, particularly through their foundation’s commitment to establishing a Nadakkavu-model school in Wayanad.
The initiative, aimed at revolutionizing education standards in the region, is being undertaken with the support of the foundation, Priyanka Gandhi, and the local MLA. She emphasized that this school would play a crucial role in providing top-tier education to students in Wayanad, ensuring a brighter future for the youth.
The ATTIO Conference in Wayanad marked a significant step in unlocking the vast potential of Veiia and its transformative impact on wellness tourism. Faizal E. Kottikollon, Chairman of KEF Holdings, delivered the keynote address, while Shabana Faizal, Chairperson of KEF Holdings, also shared insights on the growing wellness sector.
The conference focused on positioning Wayanad and the broader North Malabar region as a global wellness hub. Discussions centered on how integrating Wayanad’s natural beauty and cultural heritage with modern wellness solutions could boost sustainable development. Key stakeholders highlighted how wellness tourism could generate employment, preserve ecological balance, and put North Malabar on the global map.
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One of the major highlights of the conference was the introduction of the Tulah Clinical Wellness Sanctuary, a revolutionary wellness retreat blending traditional healing practices with advanced medical treatments. This ambitious project, developed under the leadership of Faizal E. Kottikollon, is set to open in April 2025 in Chelembra, near Kozhikode Airport.
Spread across 30 acres, Tulah has been built with an investment of ₹1,000 crore and aims to redefine global wellness by incorporating Ayurveda, Chinese and Tibetan medicine, yoga, meditation, sports rehabilitation, and genome-based therapies.
The sanctuary was soft-launched on February 22, with dignitaries such as UAE Minister of Economic Affairs Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri and former NITI Aayog CEO and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant in attendance.
Tulah will feature 65 luxurious suites offering panoramic views of the Western Ghats, along with a dedicated sports rehabilitation center and state-of-the-art sports medicine facilities tailored for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
A standout feature of Tulah is its organic medicinal garden, home to around 400 medicinal plants, with plans to expand it into a large-scale medicinal forest. Additionally, Tulah will introduce the world’s first patented Ayurvedic oil bath bed, developed with European technical support. Unlike traditional wooden oil beds, this scientifically designed innovation ensures hygiene and has secured patents in the European Union, the UK, and Asia.
Beyond the sanctuary, Faizal Kottikollon has unveiled ambitious plans to establish 100 Urban Tulah Centers worldwide. These 10,000 sq. ft. centers will offer premium wellness solutions in major global cities, with the first set to launch in Dubai.
Faizal E. Kottikollon, a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the son of P.K. Ahmed, founder of Kozhikode-based Peekay Steel. With an extensive background in business, healthcare, and philanthropy, he has been instrumental in launching transformative projects across multiple sectors.
Shabana hails from Mangaluru in Karnataka state of India. She is the only daughter of prominent businessman and socio religious leader Late B Ahmed Haji Mohiudeen who founded the prestigious BA Group of Businesses in Thumbay near Mangaluru.
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HC questions Delhi govt over failure to regulate sale of old vehicles, refers to Red Fort blast
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb blast near the Red Fort, a second-hand car was used, making the issue more significant.
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Delhi government to file a detailed response on the issue of regulating authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
"A car changes four hands but the original owner has not changed. Therefore, what happens? That man (the original owner) goes to the slaughterhouse? What is this? How are you permitting this? You will take a call when two-three more bomb blasts take place?" the bench asked the Delhi government's counsel.
The bomb blast near the iconic Mughal-era monument was carried out using a second-hand car, making the issue even more significant, it said.
The court listed the matter for further hearing in January 2026.
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The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by an organisation, Towards Happy Earth Foundation, highlighting the challenges in the implementation of rules 55A to 55H of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, introduced in December 2022 to regulate authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
While the rules were intended to bring accountability to the second-hand vehicle market, the petitioner's counsel argued that they have failed in practice due to regulatory gaps and procedural hurdles.
The plea said there is a major gap in the amended framework, that is, the absence of any statutory mechanism for reporting dealer-to-dealer transfers.
"In reality, most used vehicles pass through multiple dealers before reaching the final buyer, but the rules recognise only the first transfer to the initial authorised dealer.
"As a result, the chain of custody breaks after the first step, defeating the very purpose of accountability," the petition said.
It added that because of these gaps, only a very small percentage of dealers across India have been able to obtain authorised dealer registration and in Delhi, not a single dealer has got it.
Consequently, lakhs of vehicles continue to circulate without any record of who is actually in possession of those, it said.
The plea said only a small fraction of India's estimated 30,000 to 40,000 used-vehicle dealers are registered under the authorised-dealer framework.
The petition also pointed out that the 11-year-old vehicle used in the November 10 bomb blast near the Red Fort was sold several times but was still registered in its original owner's name.
The blast near the Red Fort had claimed 15 lives.
