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Well-paid nurse quits job to cremate unclaimed bodies in Odisha
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 24 (ANI): A well-paid nurse, Madhusmita Prusty, quit her job some time back and began to help her husband in cremating COVID-19 and unclaimed dead bodies in Bhubaneswar.
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Almora admin sets up cremation ground for Covid victims in forest area
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 21 (ANI): After locals raised objections over cremating bodies of Covid victims at traditional crematoriums, the Almora district administration has set up a new cremation ground near government land in open forest areas.
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HC notice to Delhi govt on PIL for transportation, cremation of corpses of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought direction to the government of national capital to formulate a concrete plan for providing facilities and infrastructure for transportation
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People in Odisha's Sonariposi village beat up officials after allegedly t
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): People from Sonariposi village on Sunday beat up police and administration officials after they allegedly tried to cremate a COVID-19 patient there.
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Ashes of cremated Covid-19 victims pile up at Ghazipur crematorium as rela
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Ashes of Covid-19 victims who were cremated are piling up at the Ghazipur crematorium here as relatives are hesitant to collect them due to the fear of contracting infection, said the chief priest and cremation manager.
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COVID-19: Delh's Sarai Kale Khan Crematorium to be extended; 150 pyres, 1
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The cremation ground at Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan is soon going to be extended by another 1,000 meters to 4,000 meters to accommodate more pyres. This is being done to ensure that there are no long queues that were witnessed a few weeks ago following the unprec
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Ghazipur administration offers financial aid to kin unable to bear cremati
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Days after reports of bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients found floating in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur surfaced, the district administration has decided to provide a financial help of Rs 5,000 to those unable to bear crematio
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IIT develops portable tech traditional eco-friendly mobile cremation syste
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system which claims to be using first of its kind technology that involves smokeless cremation despite using wood, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
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Delhi cop helps perform 1100 cremations, even postpones daughter's wedding
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): For more than 20 days, 56-year-old Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Rakesh Kumar, has been performing the last rites of people who had no one to cremate them at the national capital's Lodhi Crematorium amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19
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Treat as representation PIL seeking to regulate rates for cremations, buri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to treat as representation the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to regulate rates for cremations/burials of those who died due to COVID-19 and also a distance-based fare for ambulance
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COVID-19: PIL seeks additional places for cremation of dead bodies, Court
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to allocate additional permanent or temporary places for the cremation of dead bodies in nationa
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COVID-19: Bengaluru's Chamrajpet Crematorium displays 'Housefull' board
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 4 (ANI): The surge in COVID-19 deaths has left families scrambling to look for space to cremate their loved ones as bodies have piled up for cremation and several crematoriums are facing space shortages.
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