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Pm Security Lapse: SC Probe Panel In Punjab Today

Chandigarh: The inquiry committee headed by Justice (retd) Indu Malhotra, constituted by the Supreme Court to look into the alleged lapses in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during his visit to Punjab on January 5, will be in state on Sunday.

Sources said that Justice Malhotra will land at 9.30 am in Amritsar from Delhi, and would proceed to Ferozepur by road. She will spend the day in Ferozepur and reach Chandigarh in the evening to talk to the officers.

“We have been told that she will only go to Ferozepur. She is likely to go to the place where the alleged security lapse took place. She might want to go to the site were the PM was to address a rally but returned after his convoy was stopped on his way to Hussainiwala,” an official said.

The apex court had set up a 5-member committee on January 13 to inquire into security lapses during PM’s visit to find out causes, fix accountability on erring officers and suggest remedial steps to prevent future slip-ups. The apex court had also stayed the inquiry committees set up by Punjab and the Union government.

Prime Minister’s convoy was stopped allegedly by the farmers protesting on the road. The PM was stranded on the road for 20 minutes before returning to Bathinda airport, where he had asked Finance Minister Manpreet Badal to thank his chief minister that he had returned alive.

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Nation To Observe Two Day Mourning, Flag Half-Mast On Lata Mangeshkar’s Demise

Aleesha Sam

Mumbai: Two-day national mourning will be observed in memory of Lata Mangeshkar who died today in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. She was 92.

The national flag will fly at half-mast for two days, as a mark of respect for the legendary singer.

Called the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the hospital in January with Covid-19 and pneumonia. On January 8, she was taken to intensive care unit. Even after recovering from Covid, the singer was put on ventilator support after her condition worsened on Saturday.

Daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929 in Indore in Madhya Pradesh. She started her career at the early age of 13 after the death of her father died as she had to look after her mother and four siblings.

Her father played a monumental role as an early influence on the budding singer as he was a well-known Marathi musician and theatre artiste.

Lata Mangeshkar recorded her first Hindi song called “Mata Ek Sapoot Ki Duniya Badal De Tu” for the Marathi feature Gajaabhaau and went on to collaborate with industry titans like Anil Biswas, Shankar Jaikishan, Naushad Ali and SD Burman among others.

In her unmatched career during which she sang in more than 1,000 movies, Lata Mangeshkar became one of the most acclaimed playback singers of Bollywood.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the loss of the Bharat Ratna awardee saying, “Coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people.”

“Lata Didi’s songs brought out a variety of emotions. She closely witnessed the transitions of the Indian film world for decades. Beyond films, she was always passionate about India’s growth. She always wanted to see a strong and developed India,” PM Modi wrote in a series of tweets.

“The kind and caring Lata Didi has left us. She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled.”

“I am anguished beyond words,” he added.

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