Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the flood-and-landslide affected areas of Kodagu, especially Madapura and took stock of the measures taken by the Armed Forces in mitigating the sufferings of people. She also visited some relief camps and interacted with flood victims. At a relief camp at Mythri Police Bhavan in Madikeri, she squatted on…
Defence Minister to visit Kodagu tomorrow
August 23, 2018Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit flood-ravaged Kodagu district tomorrow (Aug. 24) to take stock of the situation. Sitharaman, who is scheduled to arrive at Harangi helipad at 9 am, will visit flood affected Sai Layout and Kuvempu Layout in Kushalnagar town, following which she will inspect landslides at Madapura at 10.15 am and…
Nirmala Sitharaman 2nd woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi
September 3, 2017New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman, who earlier held the independent charge of the commerce and industry Ministry, has become the first independent woman Defence Minister of India after Indira Gandhi. It is for the first time in 35 years, that the crucial ministry has been given to a woman minister. Before this, then Prime Minister Indira…
Yes, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who delivers on her promises
July 24, 2017Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman was in city recently to participate in the day-long programmes that included meeting BJP workers to see the progress of Vistarak campaign and interact with the trade bodies on GST. In spite of her busy schedule, the erudite, highly articulate, thinking-politician, who does not hesitate…
Goods and Services Tax is a miraculous achievement, says Nirmala Sitharaman
July 14, 2017Mysuru: Even as the tax chaos continues with so much of pre-GST uncertainty, the erudite Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said the introduction of One Nation, One Market, One Tax, was a miraculous achievement. Participating in the GST — One Nation, One Tax, interaction with the industry and trade bodies…
GST: Conduct cluster meetings, Union Minister tells Commissioner
July 14, 2017Mysuru: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointedly asked the GST Mysuru Commissionerate, Commissioner G.V. Krishna Rao to go to the people instead of sitting in the office to clarify the problems and issues faced by the trade and industry bodies. “Your mission should be to go to each cluster, sit with the affected people there and…
Mahamastakabhisheka Exhibition Committee meets Union Minister
July 14, 2017Seeks assistance for hosting International Expo-2018 at Shravanabelagola Mysuru: A delegation of the Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsava Exhibition Committee met Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in city yesterday, under the leadership of MP Pratap Simha, to seek assistance for hosting an Intl. Exhibition during the Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola in Feb. 2018. The delegation led by Committee President Suresh…
Pay Rs. 10, take selfie !
July 14, 2017Mysuru: The BJP leaders and party workers had gathered in large numbers at the house of BJP City President Dr. B. H. Manjunath to meet Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was visiting to partake in lunch. There was a scramble to take photos with her. “If you want to take selfie with me, then you…
BJP will win all 3 Assembly seats in Mysuru
July 13, 2017Says Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman in city Mysuru: Claiming that there is a strong Narendra Modi wave in India, Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Ministry of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win all the three Assembly seats in Mysuru…
No gifts please, says Minister
July 13, 2017Mysuru: Known for her simplicity and straight-forwardness, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected expensive gifts that were offered to her during her Mysuru visit. Corporator Girish Prasad had purchased a 9-inch tall sandalwood idol of Lord Krishna with a flute worth Rs. 9,000. As he presented it to Nirmala Sitharaman, she declined to accept it….
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