Padma Shri Sulagitti Narasamma passes away at 98 in K’taka

(G.N.S) Dt. 26 Bengaluru A traditional midwife, who had assisted thousands of women from rural Karnataka deliver children free of charge, Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma has died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. She was 98 years old. Narasamma, who was suffering from age-induced respiratory problems, was