{"id":2854,"date":"2021-06-14T12:08:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T12:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:08:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T12:08:15","slug":"milkha-singhs-wife-is-no-more-now-died-due-to-corona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=2854","title":{"rendered":"MILKHA SINGH&#8217;s WIFE IS NO MORE NOW, DIED DUE TO CORONA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>14 June 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Nirmal Kaur, a former captain of India&#8217;s Volleyball Team and wife of the legendary athlete Milkha Singh, passes away at the age of 85 due to covid-19, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>She was the backbone Flying Sikh&#8217;s family. 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