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Ganderbal terror attack: Mortal remains of Jammu victim cremated
Ruchi Abrol, wife of the deceased, said that the killing of the only bread-earner has shattered their lives
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 07:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Japanese cities got $45 million selling metals taken from cremated remains
The ashes of the cremated can sometimes have valuable metals like gold and palladium from dental fillings, or titanium from bone implants
Published on Sep 29, 2024 01:39 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Delhi airport canopy collapse: Victim's family to decide on legal action after cremation
Delhi airport canopy collapse: Victim's family to decide on legal action after cremation
Published on Jun 29, 2024 04:52 PM IST
PTI |
Punjab: Hoshiarpur ex-MP Kamal Chaudhry passes away after prolonged illness in Delhi
Chaudhry represented Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency in 1984, 1989, 1992 and 1998; cremation in Delhi this evening
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 03:15 PM IST
Madhavi Raje Scindia's mortal remains brought to Gwalior from Delhi for cremation
Madhavi Raje Scindia's mortal remains brought to Gwalior from Delhi for cremation
Published on May 16, 2024 02:21 PM IST
PTI |
Karnataka: Dalit family forced by temple to pay for kin’s cremation, refunded
The police said that the “cremation charges” imposed by the temple authorities on the Adi Karnataka community was ₹3,000.
Updated on Apr 30, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
Last rites of Punjab farmer Shubh Karan held at Bathinda
Shubh Karan was killed, and 12 police personnel were injured in clashes at Khanauri border point on the Punjab-Haryana border on February 21. The incident took place when some protesting farmers were trying to head towards the barricades.
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 06:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bathinda
'Dead' Odisha woman opens her eyes minutes before cremation
Without consulting a doctor or trying to get a death certificate, the woman's husband took her 'body' to a nearby cremation ground at Bijipur in a hearse.
Published on Feb 15, 2024 10:48 AM IST
PTI | | Edited by Vrinda Jain
Former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan dies in Mohali at 83
As per family members, Dhawan developed some infection a few days ago and also underwent surgery; he had suffered a fracture in his shoulder around three months back and had not been keeping well ever since
Published on Jan 27, 2024 10:38 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Review: Fire on the Ganges byRadhika Iyengar
The ceaselessly burning pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi is a living spectacle, where death asserts itself as the last witness to life.
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 09:58 AM IST
Sudhirendar Sharma
From stripteases to sky burials — the mystery of the funeral
What happens after death? Here's a look at sometimes unusual rituals of diverse cultures marking the passing of someone.
Published on Nov 26, 2023 06:24 PM IST
Deutsche Welle | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri
Hundreds gather outside Sahara Shahar in Lucknow to pay last respects to Roy
The crowds had begun to gather outside the Sahara Shahar gates as early as 3pm, growing from a group of 30-40 to nearly 200 or more in an hour
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 05:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Poor men carry woman’s body for cremation
The locals assembled in Jhunsi area on seeing the shocking sight. They also immediately informed the local police. Funds were collected for arranging a vehicle and other expenses for performing the last rites of the woman.
Published on Oct 13, 2023 08:45 PM IST
130 days after Odisha train tragedy, cremation of unclaimed bodies begins
The bodies had been lying in frozen containers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 10:18 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Three of family killed as car falls into gorge in Sirmaur
While Naria Ram (55), Manisha (25) and Durma Devi (58) died on the spot, the other passengers, Santosh Sharma (28) and Bimla Devi (58) were injured in the accident
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 12:33 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Roof collapse:Last goodbye: Family, colleagues bid tearful adieu to SST teacher
Family, friends and colleagues along with Dimple Madaan, district education officer (DEO, secondary) gathered at the cremation ground in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar to bid final adieu to their beloved teacher
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 11:30 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Jawan killed in Ladakh accident cremated in Himachal village
The mortal remains of soldier Vijay Kumar Gautam, who was killed in an accident in Leh district of Ladakh, were consigned to flames with full state and military honours at his native village here on Monday.
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 10:55 PM IST
PTI, Shimla
‘Boil in the bag’: UK introduces eco-friendly 'water cremation'
Scheduled for implementation later this year, water cremation is poised to become a sustainable alternative to conventional burials and cremations.
Published on Jul 03, 2023 06:38 PM IST
HT This Day: June 25, 1953 -- Dr Moukerjee’s body cremated
THE body of Dr S. P. Mookerjee, who died in Srinagar yesterday, was cremated this afternoon at the Keortala burning ghat in Kalighat, near the site where the last rites of Deshbandhu C. R. Das and Deshpriya J. M. Sen-Gupta were performed.
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 11:49 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Calcutta
Lucknow billboard collapse: Two lives cut short; family still in disbelief
On Monday, the mother-daughter duo was killed as a billboard collapsed on their SUV outside Ekana Sportz City.
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 07:39 PM IST
Rohit K Singh
Chandigarh: High drama at GMCH-32 over possession of body
Family members and in-laws of a 28-year-old nurse, who was found hanging in her house, got into an argument over possession of the body outside the mortuary of Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, on Monday
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 03:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Punjab’s new reservation policy renders 170 Mohali MC employees jobless
The outsourced staff was working in varied Mohali MC departments, including clerical, fire, sweeping, cremation and burial service, among others
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:52 AM IST
Mohit Khanna, Mohali
Infected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack
Health officials said this is the first death arising out of Covid-19 in Bihar over the last three months and the body was cremated following Covid protocols
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:12 PM IST
Looking on: PM Modi, his brothers perform last rites of their mother | Watch
PM Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Friday after the news of his mother Heeraben Modi's demise. From there, he went to her residence and also carried her mortal remains. The PM was also seen accompanying his mother in the ambulance while going to the crematorium.
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 04:09 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Udaipur tailor cremated, thousands join amid prohibitory orders
A large number of police personnel were deployed during the funeral procession to maintain law and order.
Published on Jun 29, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Sohini Goswami
After a hold-up of 4 days, woman, pregnant daughter cremated in Odisha
Hundreds of villagers resisted all attempts of police and administration to cremate the bodies even as the corpses started decaying.
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 06:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Pune civic body addresses delays in cremating Covid-19 patients
Delays of about four hours occurred at the Yerawada and Vaikunth Road crematoria due to manpower shortage and unavailability of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for the staff.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
Police foil 70-year-old woman’s ‘sati’ bid in Kanpur’s Banda district
The police picked up the woman from her residence at Shahbazpur Barkola village in Naraini tehsil of Banda just moments before she was about to begin walking with her husband’s body to the cremation site.
Updated on Jan 16, 2019 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kanpur | HT Correspondent, Kanpur