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Governor Kataria to attend Fauja Singh’s cremation today
Hindustan Times Amritsar
|July 20, 2025
Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria will attend the cremation of world-renowned marathoner Fauja Singh, who died at the age of 114 after being hit by a vehicle, at his native Beas village in Jalandhar district on Sunday.
Kataria remained an admirer of Fauja Singh, attending anti-drug campaigns with him in Punjab in December last year.
This story is from the July 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Amritsar.
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