Hockey coach Baldev Singh to be honoured with Padma Shri

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Baldev Singh, who turned the quaint town of Shahabad Markanda on NH44 into a conveyor belt for elite hockey talent, will be conferred the country's prestigious civilian honour — Padma Shri— by President Droupadi Murmu on May 25, officials said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026).The 75-year-old Singh ar