state honours

Milkha Singh who passed away in the early hours of June 19 will be cremated in Chandigarh on the same day at 5 pm, stated a family spokesperson. The last rites of the "Flying Sikh" will be performed with state honours. He is survived by his son and three daughters. Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh paid his condolences through Twitter saying that "India and Punjab are poorer today".