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Nigambodh Ghat: Delhi's oldest, busiest crematorium and a bird watcher's paradise
Nigambodh Ghat: Delhi's oldest, busiest crematorium and a bird watcher's paradise
Published on Dec 28, 2024 06:39 PM IST
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Man shoots 7-yr-old daughter inhead, secretly buries her: Police
A senior police officer aware of the investigation said that they are also probing if the murder was a premeditated act.
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 02:50 AM IST
Emotional outpouring: Huge crowd joins funeral procession of martyred STF constable
Emotional outpouring: Huge crowd joins funeral procession of martyred STF constable
Published on Jul 19, 2024 01:42 PM IST
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Ancient structure remains unearthed in Shankargarh
Pillars with human sculptures, a stone ‘chhatri,’ and blocks of stones were found in the fields close to a large pond.
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 05:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
A greener way to go: Mohali school girl comes up with eco-friendly cremation alternatives
The calorific value of the cow dung briquettes is higher than the wood and nearly 250-300 kg of briquettes will be sufficient to cremate one body
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Crematorium relocation sparks opposition, residents file objection application
On Thursday, the Jankipuram Vistar Sanyukt Kalyan Mahasamiti submitted an objection to the LDA opposing its proposed relocation of the crematorium.
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 09:18 PM IST
Lucknow: Disquiet over crematorium and proposed shifting refuses to die down
A fresh controversy arose on Sunday when residents of several housing societies of Jankipuram Extension learned the Sector J crematorium will now be moved to a plot close to them.
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 11:58 PM IST
Aakash Ghosh, Lucknow
Delhi floods: All major crematoria shut in Capital, only small grounds open
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been forced to close down all major cremation grounds near the Yamuna river due to floods, leading to increased rush at smaller funeral centers. The closure has resulted in a manifold increase in dead bodies being received at smaller sites, prompting the civic body to increase the stock of wood and other resources to handle the load. Delhi records around 470 deaths daily, according to MCD estimates.
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Chandrakant Patil instructs MIT Kothrud to speed up multilevel parking work
Pune guardian minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday directed the institute to speed up the work on multilevel parking so that students could park their vehicles inside the institute
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:37 PM IST
First mobile crematorium in Karnataka launched in Kundapur
There are around 600 houses in Mudoor village and if anyone dies, the mortal remains need to be taken to Kundapur crematorium ground which is 40 km away. Considering the plight of the villagers, the society purchased the mobile crematorium costing ₹5.8 lakh from a Kerala firm.
Published on Jan 26, 2023 08:51 PM IST
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City’s demand for alternative cremation methods dwindles
During the second Covid-19 wave earlier this year, CNG and electric crematoriums were used. Since then, however, people have returned to traditional wood-based cremations.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 03:14 AM IST
Paras Singh