BATHINDA: Padma Shri awardee Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh, 83, breathed his last after a prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bathinda on Tuesday. He had been on ventilator support since August 13 after he had reportedly fell unconscious at his residence in Jaitu town of Fardikot district. Professor Gurmeet Singh, a family friend, said the ventilator support was removed on Tuesday after his body stopped showing any signs of recovery.

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