On the festival of lights, we salute these inspiring, selfless individuals who feel the pain of others like their own read more

The incomplete 80 ft road named Central Drive Road breaks abruptly in the middle, and the villagers erected the signboard over there because they wanted the land back. read more

The families have alleged that members of the so-called upper castes are objecting to providing a route, and the ground. read more

As per norms, whenever an unidentified body is found, it is the duty of the municipal committee to make arrangements for its cremation, including transport in an ambulance that is stationed on its premises round the clock. read more

The horror which came to light five months ago, revealed that at least 34 girls were sexually exploited and one was allegedly killed and buried clandestinely to hush up the murder. read more

The sarpanch said that the accused have been creating ruckus over construction of a boundary wall near a cremation ground in the village. read more

Both the area councillor and the NGO running the cremation ground are opposed to this move, forcing MC to tow the line. They say it will hurt the sentiments of large number of people who come here to perform the last rites of their dead. read more

The headless and nude body of a man was found in the wooded area of a cremation ground in south Delhi’s Green Park on Monday night. Police said the private parts of the man were found severed. His hands were tied with a shirt, vest, and a yellow nylon... read more

Indian Police Services officers from the 2014 batch gathered at the Baikunth Dham in Lucknow to attend the cremation ceremony of their ‘commando’, Surendra Das, 30. read more

It is said that if you die in Kashi, you are liberated from the cycle of birth and rebirth. For centuries, this is what has motivated the devout to go to Varanasi in their last days. Or last years, in many cases read more

A member of the Dom community tends to a funeral pyre at the Manikarnika ghat in Varanasi. The Doms are a small community living by Varanasi’s ghats, where cremation fires burn day and night and the smell of the dead hangs heavy in the air. For centuries the community has provided the ceremonial flame used to cremate the dead brought here for “moksha”, or release from the Hindu life cycles.

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Rapid Urbanisation: Decades-old cremation ground located in front urban residential complexes is bone of contention between villagers of Dhakola and flat owners; villagers cite emotional attachment even as others suffer from foul smell, harmful smoke... read more

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In a village near Udaipur, pall bearers have to walk across a river with a dead body to the cremation ground because there is no bridge. read more

Tension prevailed in Sahibabad after cattle remains, found on a land in Pappu Colony on Thursday morning, were buried in a land marked as a cremation ground for Hindus and burial ground for Muslims in the vicinity. Following the burial, members of the... read more