Mumbai: Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar, passes away at the age of 92. She was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital earlier last month. She was suffering from covid and pneumonia. On January 30 she had recovered from both. But doctors on February 5 said that her health was deteriorating. The Maharashtra Government on Sunday has announced holiday on Monday. To mourn the death of Lata Mangeshkar. A two-day “state mourning” will be observed on the demise of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. The national flag will fly at half-mast for two days, as a mark of respect for the legendary singer.
The central government has decided to mark respects to the departed dignitary, two-day state mourning will be observed from February 6 to February 7 and there will be no official entertainment in this period, it was reported.
The funeral of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar will be held on open ground in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, where her body will be kept for the public to pay tributes on Sunday evening. The site is about 100-metre away from Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial, on the west side of the Shivaji Park, located in Dadar area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the funeral of Lata Mangeshkar today.
PM Narendra Modi is reported to come to Mumbai to pay homage to Lata Mangeshkar at Shivaji Park at her State funeral. He is said to land in the city at 4:30 pm.
Apart from Narendra Modi NCP president Sharad Pawar and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit Prabhu Kunj, the residence of late singer Lata Mangeshkar. Shiv Sena leader Anil Desai mourns demise of Lata Mangeshkar, says legendary singer to be cremated with full state honour.
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