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Standoff over Haryana teacher's death ends, cremation held after CBI probe announcement, AIIMS autopsy
August 21, 2025 11:33 am
The unusual circumstances surrounding the play school teacher's death, and the alleged mishandling of the case, sparked widespread protests across Haryana.
Anonymous call helps police uncover woman’s murder minutes before cremation near Bengaluru, arrest husband
February 26, 2025 8:16 pm
Police say Lakshmaiah would frequently beat his wife Radhamma at their home in Bengaluru rural district.
Odisha: At Puri Swargadwara, cow dung may replace wood for cremation
November 01, 2024 7:32 am
Jagannath culture researcher Naresh Das said as per Hindu religious traditions, only wood is used for cremation.
A first in Gujarat: Gas-based cremation for animals
July 04, 2023 4:10 am
Vapi Nagar Palika Health Department Chairman Suresh Patel said, “The new cremation home will be near the cremation home of humans at Chandor.
Body of child, found floating in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake, cremated
November 14, 2022 10:47 am
The child’s body was found floating in the water near Nature Trail, which led to the Forest Reserve behind Sukhna Lake around 11 am.
Boy who ‘came to see Mumbai’: Unable to trace kin, police cremate 16-yr-old’s body after 2 months
November 10, 2022 1:55 pm
An investigator from Shivaji Park police station said, "The final rites of the deceased, identified as Haswan Nishad, happened in the presence of the police and the NGO. It was conducted in a crematorium in Sion."
Pune: Funeral pyre fire flares up, 11 hurt
May 01, 2022 11:54 am
Around 7 pm, while one of his relatives was pouring fuel for lighting the cremation pyre, he ended up pouring too much.
After reports of overcharging, Chandigarh municipal corporation announces free cremation for poor victims of Covid
May 13, 2021 10:47 am
Civic body contractor doubles up as pandit at cremation ground.
Big rise in cremations cast doubt on Amritsar’s official count
May 07, 2021 7:13 am
Those incharge of affairs at Shivpuri cremation ground near Durgiana Temple and cremation ground Shahidan near Gurudwara Baba Deep Singh in the city say that the total cremations have been over 1,000 in April.
Despite Covid scare, 66-yr-old continues to volunteer to cremate unclaimed bodies
June 12, 2020 10:43 am
Vashisth, who is associated with an NGO named All India Seva Samiti since the past 23 years, has cremated around 2,300 unclaimed bodies till date, with rituals of every religion.
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