Punjabi writer passes away

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran , October 27

Rajwinder Singh (37), a resident of Bhattal Bhai Ke, a well-known Punjabi writer and expert in translating articles from Urdu to Punjabi, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at a local private hospital.

Rajwinder Singh was a teacher by profession and appointed as the Centre Head Teacher at Government Elementary School, Jamarai.

Rajwinder was injured on October 25, when he was hit by a speeding truck on the National Highway No. 54 near Naushehra Pannuan T-point.

He was admitted to a local private hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. The deceased translated a number of Urdu articles written by well-established Urdu writers and these were published in Punjabi newspapers being published from the state of Punjab.

The post-mortem of the body was conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Wednesday and was cremated soon after. The cremation was attended by a large number of teachers, nearby residents and relatives.

Paramjit Singh, Deputy District Education Officer (Elementary; Jaswinder Singh, Block Elementary Education Officer, Naushehra Pannuan, were among those who attended the cremation on behalf of the Education Department.