Try GOLD - Free
Last rites of IAF pilot performed in Pali
Hindustan Times Jaipur
|July 11, 2025
JAIPUR: The mortal remains of Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh, who died in a crash of a Jaguar fighter plane during a routine sortie near Churu in Rajasthan, were consigned to flames at his ancestral village in the state’s Pali district on Thursday evening amid full military honours and slogans.
Twenty-three-year-old Singh was one of the two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots who were killed in the crash on Wednesday. He was flying with Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu, who hailed from Kheri Sadh village in Haryana’s Rohtak.
Singh's mortal remains first reached Jodhpur Air Force station from Suratgarh on Thursday afternoon. Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat offered floral tributes at the Air Force station.
From Jodhpur, the mortal remains were taken to Sirohi by a helicopter and then to his village by road, where the entire Khivandi village including family members, relatives, Air Force officers and administrative officials gathered in solemn grief to receive him for the final rites.
This story is from the July 11, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Jaipur.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Jaipur
Hindustan Times Jaipur
I LOVE SLOW-BURN ROMANCES: JISOO
Global K-pop superstar and BLACKPINK member Jisoo is all set to appear in the South Korean romantic-comedy series, Boyfriend on Demand, premiering today on Netflix.
1 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Over 2,800 child trafficking cases pending trial across country: Data
More than 2,800 cases of child trafficking are pending trial in courts across the country, with Tamil Nadu alone accounting for the highest 748 cases, followed by Jharkhand (386), Delhi (269), and Rajasthan (256), reveals a recent Supreme Court order, citing data submitted by all high courts.
1 min
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
A tectonic shift in Bihar politics
Nitish Kumar's exit from state politics will change the political dynamic in Patna
2 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Trying to save second Iranian ship: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka said it was trying to “safeguard lives\" on a second Iranian ship off its coast on Thursday, a day after 87 people were killed in a U.S. submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the same region.
1 min
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Nitish files nomination for RS
Nitish Kumar, 75, on Thursday announced his candidature for the Rajya Sabha as a Janata Dal (United) nominee, triggering speculation over who will replace him as the Bihar chief minister months after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept back to power in the state.
1 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
NRLM 2.0 and addressing the extreme poverty issue
Ending the war is in everyone’s interests. A lasting peace can only be one that respects the UN principles
3 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
A war that Pakistan invented for itself
As Pakistan's air attacks against Afghanistan intensify, criticism is also rising.
4 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
India, Finland sign key pact on mobility and migration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a joint press briefing with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, highlighting the growing synergy between the two nations across education, innovation, and research.
1 mins
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
'Top Maoist Ganapathy may surrender soon'
Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathy, the most-wanted leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), is likely to surrender before the Telangana Police in a few days, officers aware of the matter said on Thursday.
1 min
March 06, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Assam: NDA candidates set to win uncontested
Three candidates backed by the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Assam filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, virtually ensuring an uncontested victory for the alliance as no opposition or independent candidates have submitted papers for the three seats so far.
1 min
March 06, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size