The central government has announced two-day national mourning in the memory of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on Sunday. Under this, the Tricolour was lowered in a mark of respect and all official entertainment programmes cancelled. The government will observe state mourning with the flag at half-mast through Monday, the Union home ministry said.
Mangeshkar, who left behind thousands of memorable songs in a singing career that spanned the arc of Indian cinema, was cremated with full state honours in Mumbai on Sunday evening. In a career over almost eight decades, 92-year-old Mangeshkar sang an estimated 25,000 songs in 36 Indian languages.
The Maharashtra government announced a public holiday as well as one-day mourning on Monday as a mark of respect to melody queen Lata Mangeshkar. The Bombay High Court, meanwhile, announced the suspension of all its judicial proceedings on February 7 at all its benches over the demise of the legendary singers. As per an official statement, Subordinate Courts in Maharashtra, South and North Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Silvassa will remain closed on Monday.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s office announced that West Bengal will observe half-day holiday on Monday in the memory of Mangeshkar. Banerjee also announced on Twitter that the songs of the Bharat Ratna awardee will be played at every public spot, government installation and traffic signals for the next 15 days.
The state administration on Sunday declared a two-day mourning over the demise of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. As per an official statement, the mourning is being observed from February 6 to February 7, 2022.
The Karnataka government has announced two days of state mourning as a mark of respect to Mangeshkar. During these two days, the national flag will be flown at half-mast and all public entertainment programs will be prohibited.