The administration's focus is entirely on rejuvenating the sacred Manikarnika Ghat. Demolition work using heavy machinery has been intensif...

Cremations at Delhi's largest cremation ground, Nigambodh Ghat, have been suspended due to Yamuna floodwater entering the premises. The fac...

In Varanasi, rising Ganga river levels have disrupted normal activities, including the 'aarti' ritual and cremations, prompting authorities...

Navjot Singh Sidhu urged President Droupadi Murmu to direct the establishment of a memorial for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the...

Recent heavy rains in the area have caused a rise in the Ganga water level, leading to the suspension of cremations on the lower steps of M...

Area from the Assi Ghat to the Namo Ghat are completely submerged, forcing bodies coming for last rites at Harishchandra Ghat and Manikarni...

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Centre, UP and Bihar government over bodies on the Ganga and has as...

The Delhi government told the court that 28 such bodies were cremated on Thursday and the last rites of the remaining 35 will be performed ...

The management of Nigambodh Ghat crematorium was reluctant to allow cremation of the body until municipal health officials arrived. The fam...

The 66-year-old leader passed away at the AIIMS on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the hospital, where he was admitted on August 9.

Chowdhary, known as the ‘Dom Raja’, will be the most significant local personality out of the proposers for the PM, given the message it se...

The 'environment-friendly technique' also seeks to reduce deforestation by cutting down dependence on wood.

There are around 30 main doms and after them come the 500-odd doms, who form the second rung of hierarchy.

A visit to over 2,000 cremation grounds across the country showed people are not ready to move to non-wood methods of incineration.

Over 530 bodies of victims of Nepal's devastating earthquake have been cremated at the ghats of the Pashupatinath Temple here, an official ...

Located near the 5th century Pashupatinath Temple is experiencing a surge in bodies being brought in, officials said.

The eyes of Basu, who had donated them, were removed by doctors of an eye hospital.