Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India] February 17 (ANI): A woman from Chhattisgarh's Bastar donated her deceased son's body to Jagdalpur Medical College, as she had no money to transport his mortal remains back to the village or to perform the last rites.
Patna [Bihar] [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Bihar Minister Vinod Singh who missed the last rites ceremony of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel Mujahid Khan said that his attendance at the ceremony "would not have brought him back to life".
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The wreath laying ceremony of the brave hearts, who lost their lives in the recent encounters at Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama and Nowshera, has begun today.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Spreading a message of unity and brotherhood, around 3,000 people, mostly Muslims helped to perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit woman in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Family members of a 15-year-old footballer, who drowned at Holdfast Marina beach in Australia's Adelaide, has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help them bring the body back to India for last rites.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): The last rites of Bollywood veteran actor Shashi Kapoor was held at Mumbai's Santa Cruz crematorium, which was attended by people from the film industry.
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): A fly-past of Sukhoi-30 fighters and a 17-gun salute for Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh were held at his last rites ceremony at Delhi's Brar Square on Monday.
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 14 (ANI): Spreading a message of unity and brotherhood, around 3000 people, mostly Muslims, gathered in Pulwama's Trichal village to attend the final rites of a local Kashmiri Pandit.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): The mortal remains of army soldier Sandeep Jadhav, who lost his life in an attack by the Pakistan Border Action Team (BAT) a couple of days ago, was brought to his village in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Saturday for his last rite
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): After a man in Bihar's Purnia district carried his wife's dead body on a motorcycle to reach his home for her last rites as he was denied a mortuary van at a government hospital, the Congress on Monday said that such incidents were shameful and the
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 5 (ANI): After a man in Bihar's Purnia district carried his wife's dead body on a motorcycle to reach his home for her last rites as he was denied a mortuary van at a government hospital, Janta Dal (United) (JD(U)) said that the probe was underway and th