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UP horror: Woman and lover murder husband, tie him up before slitting his throat; wife sleeps beside body with kidsIn a disturbing incident, a woman and her lover sedated her husband, tied his hands and legs to the cot, before slitting his throat. The wi...
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- Maharashtra: Bodies of 22 COVID-19 victims stuffed in one ambulance
"This happened because the hospital administration does not have enough ambulances," the medical college's Dean, Dr Shivaji Sukre, told on ...
07 Sep, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Six more bodies found floating in Ganga in UP's FatehpurFatehpur Sadar Tehsil Sub-Collector (SDM) Pramod Jha said he was informed about the bodies floating in the river on Sunday morning, followi...
31 May, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Check infection risk, states told over dumping of bodies in GangaReacting to reports of bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims being dumped in the river Ganga, the Centre has sensitised its agencies towards...
17 May, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
Bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar"We were alerted by the local chowkidar that many bodies have been spotted floating from upstream. We have so far recovered 15 of these. No...
10 May, 2021, 06.32 PM IST
Maharashtra: Social group ensures dignified farewell to COVID-19 victimsA social welfare group is working round-the-clock with the Pune civic body to give a dignified farewell to COVID-19 victims, irrespective o...
27 Apr, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Meet Varsha Verma, who ferries bodies of COVID-19 victims to graveyards for free in LucknowDuring the course of the day, there are countless trips to the crematorium, sometimes from Lohia to KGMU, sometimes to Baikunthadham or Gul...
22 Apr, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Delhi crematoriums, graveyards struggle to manage resources as Covid-19 kills 409 in just 13 days"At this rate, we will run short of land in a month," he tells at the Qabristan Ahle Islam near ITO. "Since last week, on an average 10-15 ...
14 Apr, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: Morgues overflow with bodies of COVID-19 victimsIn some videos on social media, bodies were seen lying on stretchers outside the mortuary of Raipur's Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital (DB...
13 Apr, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
SC rejects plea seeking formulation of national mortal remains management, disposal protocolThe plea was filed by a Delhi-based man who had said that body of his mother was mistaken for some other COVID-19 victim and was handed ove...
10 Feb, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Burial of coronavirus victims turns a logistical challenge for Bengaluru’s BBMPCivic officials ET spoke with said the city’s graveyards are congested places with small entry gates, making it difficult for earthmovers t...
29 Jul, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Southern states take key steps for Covid funeralsTelangana and Karnataka are also creating facilities for the scientific disposal of used personal protection equipment (PPE) kits worn by h...
11 Jul, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
SC seeks response of Centre, states on treatment of covid-19 patients, handling of bodiesHospitals are not giving due care to keeping of bodies and not even informing family members about deaths, as a result they are unable to a...
12 Jun, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Authorities in Tripura have a tough time disposing bodies of COVID-19 victimsA 50-year-old woman had allegedly committed suicide in a quarantine centre in the state capital Agartala. Tripura’s Law Minister and govern...
03 Jun, 2020, 10.32 PM IST
COVID-19: No transmission via dead bodies, BMC tells Bombay High CourtThe affidavit was filed by the BMC in response to a plea filed by a group of suburban Bandra residents seeking an order restraining burial ...
19 May, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
Meghalaya HC orders action against those hindering burial, cremationA division bench of Justice HS Thangkhiew and Justice W Diengdoh said any person, local body or Dorbar Shnong (local chieftain) or organisa...
18 Apr, 2020, 08.21 AM IST