Cremation
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Man digs pit to bury daughter at cremation site, finds infant girl
India | Oct 13, 2019, 08:37 PM ISTIn a bizarre twist of fate, a trader here in Uttar Pradesh found a newborn girl in an earthen pot, which was buried almost three feet below the ground, while he had gone to inter his daughter, who died minutes after being born prematurely.
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Jaitley to be cremated at Nigambodh Ghat on Sunday
India | Aug 24, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTFrom BJP headquarters, it will be taken to the Nigambodh Ghat for the last rites.
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Muslim men help in Hindu girl's cremation in Varanasi
India | Aug 12, 2019, 10:34 AM ISTIn a rare gesture, a group of Muslim men not only carried the body of a 19-year-old Hindu girl on their shoulders for cremation in Varanasi but also chanted "Ram naam satya hai' along the way.
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George Fernandes' cremation to be held today; ashes to be buried in cemetery: Wife
India | Jan 31, 2019, 06:50 AM ISTGeorge Fernandes died on Tuesday at his residence after prolonged illness. He was 88.
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Family dance and celebrates ahead of cremation ceremony of a man in Surat
News | Jun 27, 2018, 12:50 PM ISTFamily dance and celebrates ahead of cremation ceremony of man in Surat, video goes viarl on social media
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Unnao rape case: Don't cremate body of victim's father, if not done already, directs HC
India | Apr 11, 2018, 02:13 PM ISTThe man had died yesterday in custody after his 18-year-old daughter had accused a BJP MLA, his brother and his aides of raping her.
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Union minister Anil Dave cremated
National | May 19, 2017, 11:50 AM ISTThe mortal remains of Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave were consigned to flames on the banks of the river Narmada at Bandrabhan in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district today, with full state honours.
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A burial machine that freezes the corpse and convert it into dust. Know more about it here
Blah | May 13, 2017, 04:26 PM ISTPromession is the eco-friendly way to dispose the dead bodies.
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Bank runs out of cash, manager lends money for man’s cremation
India | Nov 30, 2016, 06:16 PM ISTTroubles for the tragedy-hit family of Munnelal Sharma, who succumbed to cancer yesterday morning, multiplied when they were left with no cash for his cremation. They then approached a branch of Bank of India in
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Restoring humanity: After family’s denial, eight Muslim youths carry out last rites of Hindu neighbour
India | Sep 07, 2016, 09:15 AM ISTIn an inspirational incident contradictory to the prevailing religious intolerance in India, a group of Muslim youths from Mumbai’s Mumbra area carried out the last rites of a 65-year-olf Hindu neighbour.
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Asked to throw wife's body to river, MP tribal collects garbage and tyre to cremate her
India | Sep 05, 2016, 10:48 AM ISTIn yet another instance of shocking public apathy, a tribal in Madhya Pradesh was forced to collect waste paper, tyres, plastic bags and twigs to cremate his wife as he was kicked out of crematorium
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For decades, every death in this Rajasthan village means a 3-day school holiday. Read why
India | Aug 30, 2016, 01:27 PM ISTEvery time there is a cremation in the village, 180 students of a government higher secondary school in Rajasthan’s Alwar district have to face a forced three-day holiday.
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90-year-old woman claims to have encounter with ‘Yamraj’, says documents of her death wasn’t found in ‘parlok’
India | Jul 31, 2016, 12:37 PM ISTIn a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh that seems to be a part of some mythical tale, a 90-year-old woman was found alive just before her body was to be taken for the funeral procession
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Wife in coma, Indian man to be buried in US till she recovers
World | Jul 18, 2016, 01:08 PM ISTThe body of an Indian techie who died in a road accident in the US earlier this month, is likely to be buried until his wife, who is in coma after the accident, cannot give consent for his cremation.
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Muslim woman cremates Hindu man after son refuses to perform last rites
India | Jul 07, 2016, 05:40 PM ISTTelangana: It is an incident that elicits twin reactions. On one hand, it questions the degrading morality of Indian society in the name of religion and on the other, it restores our faith in goodness
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Big B upset about people taking selfies at friend's cremation
Bollywood | Jul 04, 2015, 03:40 PM ISTMumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was left disgusted by the insensitivity of people who were crowding around him and taking selfies while he attended the cremation of his friend.He said he is disappointed as people “have
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UP police resorts to lathicharge on villagers in Deoria, sends body in a cycle cart for cremation
India | Jul 22, 2013, 06:07 AM ISTDeoria, UP, Jul 22: In an act of brazen high-handedness, police yesterday broke up a crowd of villagers sitting on dharna with a dead body by resorting to lathicharge, beat up the grieving relatives and
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Lyricist Vaali cremated
India | Jul 20, 2013, 06:57 AM ISTChennai, July 20: Acclaimed Tamil lyricist Vaali was cremated on Friday at the Besant Nagar crematorium in Chennai.He died on Thursday following respiratory problems. He was 82. He is survived by his son Balaji.On Friday,
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Mass cremation of bodies in Kedarnath (in pics)
India | Jun 30, 2013, 08:47 PM ISTKedarnath, Jun 30: A mass cremation of a large number of unclaimed bodies lying in and around Kedarnath shrine was performed this week by rescuers sent by the local administration. In the first phase over
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10,000 people attend cremation of martyr Lance Naik Sudhakar in MP
India | Jan 10, 2013, 04:51 PM ISTSidhi (MP), Jan 10: The mortal remains of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh Baghel, who was one of the soldiers killed in an attack by Pakistan army across the LoC, were today consigned to flames at