Padma Shri Awardee Dies

Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said.

Spiritual guru Bangaru Adigalar, popularly known as 'Amma', who brought in revolutionary reforms such as paving the way for women to enter the sanctum sanctorum of Shakti temples, passed away near here on Thursday, sources said.

The government says the accommodation was cancelled in 2014 and eviction notices had already been served.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi and said that she will be remembered as a voice of the poor and underprivileged.

Padma Shri recipient and founder of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Major HPS Ahluwalia passed away on Friday evening. He was 85.

Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as 'the mother of orphan children', passed away following a heart attack ina private Pune hospital, doctors said today.

Following the demise of Padma Shri awardee Nanda Kishore Prusty on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay his respect and remember "Nanda Sir's" contribution to the field of education.

Eminent oncologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr M Krishnan Nair, the founding director of the famed Regional Cancer Centre, died in Thiruvananthapuram following age-related ailments on Thursday, family sources said. He was 81.

Prominent neurologist and Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya died of post-Covid complications on Friday. He was 71.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles death of economist and environmentalist Professor Radha Mohan. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and others paid tribute to Professor Radha Mohan.

Fatima Rafiq Zakaria, a Padma Shri awardee, renowned journalist, academician and chairman of Maulana Azad Educational Trust and Khairul Islam Trust Mumbai, passed away in Maharashtra's Aurangabad due to age-related illness on Tuesday.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, the government announced today. Celebrated singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was conferred the honour posthumously. He died in a Chennai hospital last year after almost two months of treatm...

Noted social activist D Prakash Rao died on Wednesday at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. He was 63.

Damodar Ganesh Bapat dedicated his life to the treatment and service of leprosy patients.

Kanpur University's former Vice Chancellor Sarvagya Singh Katiyar died Tuesday, days after he allegedly consumed poison in a suicide bid out of depression over his wife's death, an official said.

Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said.

Spiritual guru Bangaru Adigalar, popularly known as 'Amma', who brought in revolutionary reforms such as paving the way for women to enter the sanctum sanctorum of Shakti temples, passed away near here on Thursday, sources said.

The government says the accommodation was cancelled in 2014 and eviction notices had already been served.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi and said that she will be remembered as a voice of the poor and underprivileged.

Padma Shri recipient and founder of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Major HPS Ahluwalia passed away on Friday evening. He was 85.

Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as 'the mother of orphan children', passed away following a heart attack ina private Pune hospital, doctors said today.

Following the demise of Padma Shri awardee Nanda Kishore Prusty on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay his respect and remember "Nanda Sir's" contribution to the field of education.

Eminent oncologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr M Krishnan Nair, the founding director of the famed Regional Cancer Centre, died in Thiruvananthapuram following age-related ailments on Thursday, family sources said. He was 81.

Prominent neurologist and Padma Shri recipient Dr Ashok Panagariya died of post-Covid complications on Friday. He was 71.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles death of economist and environmentalist Professor Radha Mohan. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and others paid tribute to Professor Radha Mohan.

Fatima Rafiq Zakaria, a Padma Shri awardee, renowned journalist, academician and chairman of Maulana Azad Educational Trust and Khairul Islam Trust Mumbai, passed away in Maharashtra's Aurangabad due to age-related illness on Tuesday.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, the government announced today. Celebrated singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was conferred the honour posthumously. He died in a Chennai hospital last year after almost two months of treatm...

Noted social activist D Prakash Rao died on Wednesday at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. He was 63.

Damodar Ganesh Bapat dedicated his life to the treatment and service of leprosy patients.

Kanpur University's former Vice Chancellor Sarvagya Singh Katiyar died Tuesday, days after he allegedly consumed poison in a suicide bid out of depression over his wife's death, an official said.