Calls her fierce leader, great orator New Delhi: Illustrious BJP leader, one of the most prolific politicians of India and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (67), breathed her last after a cardiac arrest yesterday night. Sushma’s sudden demise triggered a wave of shock and grief with leaders cutting across political spectrum paying glowing tributes…
Flashback 1999: ‘Swadeshi Beti’ Vs ‘Videshi Bahu’
August 7, 2019Bengaluru: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away late last night, had a strong Karnataka connection. For nearly 15 years since 1999, Sushma had made it a point to celebrate Varamahalakshmi festival every year at the house of renowned physician Dr. B.K. Sreenivasa Murthy in Bellary (now Ballari), from where she had unsuccessfully…
When Sushma threatened to shave off her head
August 7, 2019New Delhi: In a highly emotional moment, former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had once vowed to live her entire life like a Hindu widow if UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi became India’s Prime Minister. When the Congress won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the grand old party backed Sonia Gandhi for the Prime Ministerial post,…
City BJP leaders pay tributes to Sushma Swaraj
August 7, 2019Mysuru: Former MLC Thontadarya paid glowing tributes to former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj who passed away last night at the condolence meeting held here this morning at BJP Party Office ‘Sachin Rajendra Bhavan’ on Devaparthiva Road, Chamarajapuram. Sushma Swaraj was a fiery lady who had many firsts to her credit such as being the youngest…
Former External Affairs Minister and BJP Stalwart Sushma Swaraj passes away
August 7, 2019New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night, AIIMS sources said. She was 67. The senior BJP leader was brought to AIIMS around 9:30pm and was straight away taken to the emergency ward. AIIMS doctors said she died of a cardiac arrest. “A glorious chapter in…
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj’s daughter visits Palace, Zoo
June 4, 2018Mysuru: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj along with her friends visited the Mysore Palace and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens here yesterday. MP Pratap Simha, who accompanied the guests, took them around the Palace and explained about the history of Wadiyar dynasty. Later, Bansuri Swaraj and her friends visited other places of…
Granting Officer to Mysuru Passport Office soon: MP
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) located in Metagalli will get a Granting Officer within three months, said MP Pratap Simha here this morning. The Mysuru-Kodagu MP visited POPSK this morning following a news item titled ‘Mysuru Passport Office is just a dispatch centre!’ published in Star of Mysore on Sunday last (Apr….
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