cremation
- Telangana
Meet the Muslim youth cremating bodies of COVID-19 victims in Telangana
Hyderabad: At a time when even family members and close friends are turning their backs on those dying of COVID-19 due to fear of getting infected, a group of young heroes from…
- Bangalore
K’taka govt to set up 23 open air cremation grounds around Bengaluru
Bengaluru: With the Karnataka hospitals and crematoriums under a lot of strain with the rising number of bodies of COVID-19 victims, the state government has identified land parcels totalling more than 230.5 acre…
- India
Man carries COVID positive wife’s body on cycle after villagers refuse cremation
In a rather heartbreaking incident that sums up India’s current COVID-19 crisis, a man was seen carrying the body of his dead wife on his bicycle after being denied help in his…
- India
A Hindu woman buried in Muslim graveyard to honour her last wish
Mumbai: While some vested interests are trying hard to create communal hatred dividing society on religious lines, there is yet another case of Hindu Muslim affinity in the Pune district of Maharashtra…
- India
Delhi: Bodies being cremated at parking area of Ghazipur cremation ground amid surge in COVID-19 deaths
New Delhi: Amid the spike in the COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, some people were forced to perform the last rites of their relatives at the parking of cremation ground in Ghazipur in…
- India
Long wait at crematoriums in Gujarat amid COVID-19 surge
Ahmedabad: Relatives of COVID-19 victims as well as those who died of other ailments are forced to wait for hours for performing the last rites as many crematoriums in Gujarat are witnessing…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to take up modernizing old crematoria
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will initiate works to modernize several crematoria venues, as a part of the state government’s plan to upgrade their facilities. K Taraka Rama Rao, minister…
- Photos
Cremation of Baba Ram Singh in Karnal
Karnal: People in large numbers attend the funeral of Baba Ram Singh, who died on Wednesday by alleged suicide at Singhu border, in Karnal, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (PTI Photo) Karnal: People…
- Top Stories
COVID patient dies at home, carried on handcart for cremation
Pune: In a shocking incident, the body of a youth, who died of COVID-19 at his home, was carried on a handcart for cremation in Khanapur village of Pune. The incident occurred on Friday. “He died…
- Photos
Photos: Havildar Sunil Kumar’s cremation
Maner: Ayush Kumar, son of Havildar Sunil Kumar, consigns flames to his fathers mortal remains during his cremation in Maner, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Hav. Sunil Kumar was among the twenty Indian…
- Hyderabad
Retd Major Quadri writes to AP CM against cremation of Muslim body
Hyderabad: Major SGM Quadri (Retd) wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after the cremation of a Muslim body took place in Guntur District. Below is the copy of…
- World
Sri Lanka makes cremation compulsory for all COVID deaths
Colombo: Sri Lanka made cremations compulsory for coronavirus victims on Sunday, ignoring protests from the country’s minority Muslims who say it goes against Islamic tradition. Of the seven deaths from the infectious…
- News
MCGM revised order for cremation of all Covid-19 fatalities
MUMBAI: Not willing to risk infections even after death, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on Monday decided to cremate all victims of Covid-19 irrespective of their religion, but later revised…
- Top Stories
Shareef Chacha gets Padma award for burying 25k unclaimed bodies
Lucknow: After spending more than 27 years of his life performing last rites of unclaimed bodies, 82-year-old Mohammed Shareef has now been conferred with the fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri.…
- Crime and Accident
Two found dead in cremation ground in UP
Moradabad: Two persons were found dead in a cremation ground in the Thakurdwara area of Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Rajendra Giri,40, a mahant…
