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Jalandhar, Jul 20 (PTI) World's oldest marathoner Fauja Singh, known by the nickname 'Turbaned Tornado', was cremated on Sunday with full state honours here in Beas, his native village. Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Minister Mohinder Bhagat attended the funeral. Fauja Singh's son Harvinder Singh lit the funeral pyre. Fauja Singh was 114 when he was hit by a SUV being driven by Canada-based Amritpal Singh Dhillon on July 14. He was crossing the Jalandh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated her 51st birthday in her ancestral village, Nandgarh, in neighbouring Haryana on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Union ministers and BJP leaders greeted Gupta, born on July 19, 1974, on her first birthday after becoming the chief minister in February. "Best wishes to Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta ji, on her birthday. Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The last rites of Fauja Singh, who was the world's oldest marathoner, will be held at 12 pm in his village, Beas, in Jalandhar on Sunday, his son, Harvinder Singh, told PTI over the phone on Friday. The kin of the Canada-based man, who allegedly hit the 114-year-old marathoner fatally while driving an SUV, also met Singh's family. "Many of our relatives who live abroad have arrived, while some more will reach by Saturday," Harvinder said. Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26) was arrested on ...Read More >
Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, Harvinder Singh, told reporters they arrested Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26) Tuesday night and seized his vehicle -- a Toyota Fortuner. A Canada-based man, who was allegedly driving an SUV that knocked down Fauja Singh -- regarded as the oldest person and the first centenarian marathoner -- leading to his death, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, police Wednesday said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar Rural, Harvinder ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Late marathoner Fauja Singh's son condemned the driver accused in the hit-and-run case involving his father, criticizing him for showing 'no humanity' by fleeing the scene instead of helping Singh get medical attention. "I have read that he claimed he did not know whom he had hit. However, he was a local and should have known that someone elderly had been struck by his vehicle. Had he not fled the scene and taken my father to the hospital, maybe that could have saved his life," Harvin ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In a tragic incident 114-year-old world-renowned marathon runner Fauja Singh died after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway near his native village in Punjab. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon while Singh was crossing the road close to his home, approximately 400 metres away. Eyewitnesses said the impact was so severe that Singh was thrown nearly 5-7 feet into the air. He was rushed to the hospital with serious head injuries but later succumbe ...Read More >
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