Eminent farm scientist M S Swaminathan cremated with State honoursSwaminathan passed away on Thursday. He was 98. The final rites were performed by the family members and the body was cremated at the Besan...
30 Sep, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Long queues at cremation centres in Agra as bodies pile upFamily members of coronavirus victims claimed that they have to wait for three to four hours to complete the last rites of their deceased r...
22 Apr, 2021, 10.21 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
Former President Pranab Mukherjee cremated with full state honoursFormer President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honours at the Lodhi road electric crematorium on Tuesday afternoon. His son...
01 Sep, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
In Mumbai, the wait to cremate the dead is only getting longerOut of four electric crematoriums in eastern suburbs, two have not been functioning for the past two weeks; other two running beyond capaci...
14 Jun, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
Balbir Singh Senior cremated with state honoursThe mortal remains of the three-time Olympic gold medallist was consigned to flames at an electric crematorium here, with his maternal gran...
25 May, 2020, 07.34 PM IST
Cremation of coronavirus victim a challenge tooThe management of Nigambodh Ghat crematorium was reluctant to allow cremation of the body until municipal health officials arrived. The fam...
15 Mar, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Clean crematoriums, graveyards needed: HCDelhi High Court has called for proper maintenance of crematoriums and burial grounds in the capital, saying "departed souls need to be res...
14 Feb, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Emotions to logistics, city not ready for eco-friendly ritualsA visit to over 2,000 cremation grounds across the country showed people are not ready to move to non-wood methods of incineration.
05 Feb, 2016, 01.21 PM IST
Film fraternity, fans bid tearful adieu to M S ViswanathanThe body of the acclaimed music legend was taken in a procession from his Santhome residence to the Besant Nagar electric crematorium in a ...
15 Jul, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Crematoriums getting a facelift thanks to private enterpriseslnterestingly, cities like Coimbatore, Erode and Surat have signature crematoria designed by private architectural firms and widely cited i...
21 Jun, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
No immersion of mortal remains on the banks of Ganga: Uma BhartiUnion Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti today said immersion of mortal remains would not be allowed on the banks of the holy river.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.22 AM IST
FIR against TMC minister, party district secretaryDeb, however, denied the charge and claimed that it was the complainants who had physically attacked him and used foul words.
28 Sep, 2014, 08.18 PM IST
- Tata Steel donates for electric furnace installation
Tata Steel has donated Rs one crore for the installation of electric furnace in burning ghats in the steel city here
20 Jun, 2013, 09.03 PM IST
- Mortal remains of Brajesh Mishra cremated
The last rites were performed by his son Rakesh Mishra at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium.
01 Oct, 2012, 12.59 PM IST
- Delhi to get CNG crematorium for pets
The CNG crematorium, first of its kind, will come up at Karawal Nagar in north-east Delhi, which would also house a dog hospital.
30 Jun, 2008, 01.03 PM IST
- TIFR ex-chairman Jamshed Bhabha passes away
Jamshed J Bhabha, former Chairman of Council of Management of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), died today at Breach Candy Hos...
30 May, 2007, 08.55 PM IST