Last Rites
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Dadar: 22 cremations in last 24 hours in Shivaji Park electric crematorium
News | Jun 13, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTThe situation at major crematoriums like Shivaji Park also remains the same. There are two electric machines for the disposal of a body that is brought in a body bag. Family members not allowed to open the bag.
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Andheri West: 20 dead bodies burried in Oshiwara Kabristan
News | Jun 13, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTAs coronavirus case cross 1 lakh mark in Mumbai. Cremation of bodies is becoming a problem. 20 dead bodies burried in Oshiwara Kabristan while some are seen waiting for their turn.
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Maximum 50 people at weddings, 20 in last rite rituals: Jharkhand's new guidelines
India | Jun 05, 2020, 04:04 PM ISTA maximum of 50 people are allowed to take part in wedding ceremonies and 20 in last rite rituals in Jharkhand, according to the fresh guidelines issued by the state government for non-containment zones.
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Final rites of Kerala man who tested negative for coronavirus held safety precautions
India | Mar 05, 2020, 06:09 PM ISTA 36-year-old man from Kerala, who died after testing negative for coronavirus, was cremated after being wrapped in layers of white cloth and his family was not allowed to get close to his mortal remains.
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RIP Sushma Swaraj: Moment when daughter, husband of former EAM bid her farewell with salute
India | Aug 07, 2019, 05:25 PM ISTFormer External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was consigned to flames with full state honours on Wednesday. Moments before her mortal remains were taken to Lodhi crematorium, her daughter Bansuri Swaraj and husband Swaraj Kaushal were seen saluting Sushma Swaraj, as they bid farewell to her. Swaraj had suffered a cardiac arrest and had passed away at AIIMS last night.
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Sushma Swaraj passes away; top leaders mourn, Rajya Sabha pays tribute
India | Aug 07, 2019, 12:23 PM ISTThe last rites of Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be performed at 3 pm today at Lodhi crematorium. Her mortal remains will be kept at the BJP headquarters for 3 hours before Sushma Swaraj embarks on her final journey. Grief struck the nation late on Tuesday soon after the news of Sushma Swaraj's death came. Top political leaders paid their tributes to Sushma Swaraj and remembered her honour as a Union Minister.
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Sushma Swaraj's body to be kept at BJP headquarters on Wednesday, last rites at Lodhi crematorium
India | Aug 07, 2019, 02:07 AM ISTThe body of former Union minister Sushma Swaraj will be kept for three hours at the BJP headquarters on Wednesday for party workers and leaders to pay tributes.
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Sheila Dikshit cremated with state honors in Delhi
India | Jul 21, 2019, 06:09 PM ISTAmid chaotic scenes, three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Sunday as VIPs and thousands of commoners watched, a day after the veteran Congress leader suffered cardiac arrest and died.
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Thousands join final journey of Major Ketan Sharma in Meerut
India | Jun 18, 2019, 06:29 PM ISTThe 29-year-old officer was killed in an encounter in Achabal area of the south Kashmir district on Monday. A militant was also killed in the gun fight which broke out after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area.
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Manohar Parrikar dies at 63: India bids tearful adieu to Goa CM, people throng last journey
India | Mar 18, 2019, 07:38 PM ISTThe nation mourns as one of the most humble, simple and successful leaders of our times has left us. Former Defence Minister Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar died on Sunday after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer for over a year.
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Last rites of martyred J-K police officer Aman Thakur to be performed today
India | Feb 25, 2019, 07:42 AM ISTPolice sources said Deputy Superintendent of Police Aman Thakur was killed after being shot in the head in Turigam village.
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Lakhs bid tearful adieu to 'Walking God' Shivakumara Swami; Sitharaman lays wreath on behalf of PM Modi
India | Jan 23, 2019, 12:00 AM ISTUnion ministers DV Sadananda Gowda and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the funeral and laid wreath on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Union Minister Ananth Kumar's mortal remains consigned to flames with full state honours, Cabinet pays homage
India | Nov 13, 2018, 03:11 PM IST"In Bengaluru, I paid tributes to Shri Ananth Kumar Ji. We’ve lost an outstanding public servant, who had a positive impact on the lives of many. Also spent time with his family members," PM Modi tweeted from his personal handle after the paying the visit.
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Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away: Mourners pay last respects at his Bengaluru residence
India | Nov 12, 2018, 04:14 PM ISTA steady stream of BJP leaders, relatives, family friends, party workers and people made a beeline to pay homage to the "most loved" Bengaluru MP, known for his affability.
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Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana passes away: Condolences pour in, last rites today
India | Oct 28, 2018, 07:29 AM ISTA veteran of the BJP, Khurana was the chief minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996 and was appointed the governor of Rajasthan in 2004.
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DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu's 'Kalaignar' M Karunanidhi laid to rest at Marina Beach
India | Aug 08, 2018, 07:37 PM ISTThe mortal remains of Karunanidhi has been laid to rest at Marina Beach.
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Last rites of Jayendra Saraswathi to be performed today
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Sridevi's last rites: Actress' mortal remains consigned to flames at Mumbai's Vile Parle Crematorium
India | Feb 28, 2018, 08:09 PM ISTSridevi's filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor performed the last rites at the ceremony. The couple's daughters, Jahnvi and Khushi, were by his side.
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Watch video: Thousands gather in Kashmir to give Sunjuwan attack martyr Ashraf Mir a hero's funeral
India | Feb 13, 2018, 07:06 PM ISTPeople in the procession of martyr JCO Ashraf Mir were heard voicing slogans like ‘Meer Ashraf zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan murdabad’ slogans.
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Last rites of Army jawans killed in Rajouri performed
News | Feb 06, 2018, 08:35 AM IST