Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP Working President JP Nadda observe 2-minute silence during the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute to Sushma Swaraj at condolence meet
Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
19:51 August 13
Ministers observe 2-min silence during the condolence meet
Ministers observe 2-min silence during the condolence meet
19:13 August 13
'Sushma Swaraj was very strong in her opinion', says PM Modi
'Sushma Swaraj was very strong in her opinion'
PM Narendra Modi at the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in Delhi: She was very strong in her opinions & also she tried to stay committed to them.
Her speeches were not only effective, but also very inspiring.
17:54 August 13
PM Modi along with other cabinet ministers condolence meet for Sushma Swaraj.
Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for Sushma Swaraj
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Sushma Swaraj entered public life at a young age and won election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly at the age of 25 years in 1977 and became Cabinet Minister for Labour and Employment.
She was the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi for a brief period in 1998.
17:46 August 13
Home Minister Amit Shah present at condolence meet
Home Minister Amit Shah present at condolence meet
Condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Home Minister Amit Shah present at the meet.
Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
16:57 August 13
Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet met on Tuesday and paid tributes to former union minister Sushma Swaraj saying the country has lost a distinguished leader and an outstanding parliamentarian.
The cabinet adopted a resolution which said she will always be remembered for her exceptional oratorical skills and a compassionate approach and recalled that a US daily had declared her "India's best-loved politician" in 2017.
The cabinet expressed its profound sorrow at the demise of Sushma Swaraj who passed away at AIIMS on August 6 following a cardiac arrest.
The resolution said she was an able administrator and an affable leader who helped Indians in distress abroad.
Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1973.
She was Haryana's Minister for Education, Food and Civil Supplies from 1987 to 1990.
Sushma Swaraj served as a minister in all the governments headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and held various portfolios.
She was External Affairs Minister in the previous BJP-led government.
19:51 August 13
Ministers observe 2-min silence during the condolence meet
Ministers observe 2-min silence during the condolence meet
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP Working President JP Nadda observe 2-minute silence during the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
19:13 August 13
'Sushma Swaraj was very strong in her opinion', says PM Modi
'Sushma Swaraj was very strong in her opinion'
PM Narendra Modi at the condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in Delhi: She was very strong in her opinions & also she tried to stay committed to them.
Her speeches were not only effective, but also very inspiring.
17:54 August 13
PM Modi along with other cabinet ministers condolence meet for Sushma Swaraj.
Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for Sushma Swaraj
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Sushma Swaraj entered public life at a young age and won election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly at the age of 25 years in 1977 and became Cabinet Minister for Labour and Employment.
She was the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi for a brief period in 1998.
17:46 August 13
Home Minister Amit Shah present at condolence meet
Home Minister Amit Shah present at condolence meet
Condolence meet for late former Union Minister & BJP leader Sushma Swaraj being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Home Minister Amit Shah present at the meet.
Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
16:57 August 13
Condolence meet at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet met on Tuesday and paid tributes to former union minister Sushma Swaraj saying the country has lost a distinguished leader and an outstanding parliamentarian.
The cabinet adopted a resolution which said she will always be remembered for her exceptional oratorical skills and a compassionate approach and recalled that a US daily had declared her "India's best-loved politician" in 2017.
The cabinet expressed its profound sorrow at the demise of Sushma Swaraj who passed away at AIIMS on August 6 following a cardiac arrest.
The resolution said she was an able administrator and an affable leader who helped Indians in distress abroad.
Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, at Ambala and pursued law from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1973.
She was Haryana's Minister for Education, Food and Civil Supplies from 1987 to 1990.
Sushma Swaraj served as a minister in all the governments headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and held various portfolios.
She was External Affairs Minister in the previous BJP-led government.
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Wayanad (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday assured people at a relief camp in Meppadi near Wayanad that the government will stand with all those who are suffering due to rains and floods for the past six days.
He gave this assurance even as the meteorological department gave a fresh red alert in Idukki, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts of more rains, while massive rescue operations are currently on at Puthumala at Meppadi and Kavalapara near Malappuram where 46 bodies are feared trapped under the mud.
"The state government will do everything possible to give maximum help and support to all, so that they come back to normal life very quickly. Our first task is to complete the rescue operations and then we will shift our focus to extensive rehabilitation work," assured Vijayan.
The biggest rescue operations are presently going on at Kavalapara where 20 earth moving equipments are working overtime to see if they can find another 39 people who have been reported missing after the landslide swept away an area close to 100 acres.
Various teams of the Army, NDRF, fire and rescue teams of the Kerala government are engaged in the work.
"An Army official Vishnu and his family had come visiting his relatives here and is reported missing," said a local resident who managed to flee the landslide.
According to the latest figures provided by the state government, the death toll touched 93 in Kerala and around 2.52 lakh people are put up at 1,332 relief camps across the state.
The total number of people in camps has come down marginally as in some districts people have started returning to their homes.
Meanwhile, in low lying areas in Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts, which witnessed the worst ever floods last year and more heavy rains predicted in the coming two days, authorities have given directions to hundreds of people to vacate their homes and get to the nearest relief camps.
On Tuesday, more trains that were cancelled commenced operations, especially on routes in the northern part of the state.
Authorities decided to declare holidays for all educational institutions in nine out of the 14 districts in the state.
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Last Updated : Aug 13, 2019, 8:23 PM IST
