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    Cremation News

    Death, potholes, and tea: Banality of bereavement

    The dead leave paperwork. They leave new sets of clothes at the tailor’s. There is medical equipment lying in the bedroom; it needs to be returned before the next month’s rent is accrued.
    Opinion
    Updated 139 days ago

    Punjab: Ranjit’s body cremated, kin reiterate CBI probe demand

    Punjab and Haryana high court had sought a report from Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav regarding the encounter. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 186 days ago

    Former DD news reader, Sarla Maheshwari, passes at 71

    Doordarshan news anchor Sarla Maheshwari, 71, passed away on Thursday.
    Cities
    Updated 211 days ago

    Thai woman found alive after knocking from inside coffin just before cremation

    A Thai woman was found alive in her coffin moments before cremation after temple staff heard faint knocking and stopped the ritual.
    Trending
    Published 291 days ago

    Ludhiana: Two sisters perform last rites of policeman

    As the two young women lifted their father’s bier from the house, the entire village was overcome with emotion. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 329 days ago

    Body pulled off pyre in Faridabad after cops suspect foul play in woman's death

    Investigators said they rushed to preserve the body for an autopsy after they received a tip-off from the woman’s family.
    India News
    Published 344 days ago

    Farewell, Zubeen Garg: Wife breaks down as ‘Mayabini’ rings out at funeral

    Garima Saikia, wife of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, mourns during the last rites of her husband at Sarusajai Stadium, in Guwahati on Monday.
    India News
    Updated 354 days ago

    Assam CM shares ‘heartbroken’ farewell by Zubeen Garg’s dogs: Video

    Assam chief minsiter Himanta Biswa Sarma posted a video from the funeral showing the dogs being brought near Zubeen’s body,
    India News
    Updated 354 days ago

    Zubeen Garg’s cremation today after 2nd autopsy as Assam mourns its voice

    Singer Zubeen Garg, 52, lost his life on September 19 while swimming in Singapore without a life jacket.
    India News
    Updated 354 days ago

    Zubeen's final journey to begin at 7.30 am on Tuesday: Assam CM Himanta

    Zubeen's final journey to begin at 7.30 am on Tuesday: Assam CM Himanta
    India News
    Published 355 days ago

    Zubeen to be cremated with full state honours on Sep 23 near Guwahati: Himanta

    Zubeen to be cremated with full state honours on Sep 23 near Guwahati: Himanta
    India News
    Published 355 days ago

    Zubeen Garg’s family prefers Guwahati as the cremation place: Assam minister

    Garima Saikia Garg (2nd from right), wife of deceased singer Zubeen Garg, mourns as she pays her last respects at his residence in Guwahati.(PTI Photo)(PTI09_21_2025_000211A)
    Entertainment
    Published 356 days ago

    Zubeen's family to take final call on cremation site: Assam minister

    Garg's body arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around Saturday midnight from Singapore.
    India News
    Published 356 days ago

    Minutes before cremation, ‘dead’ woman found alive in Puri Swargadwar

    The woman was found alive by the security guard and other staff at the Swargadwar.
    India News
    Updated 361 days ago

    Locals offered help, but charged for it: Kin of Indian woman who died in Nepal

    Relatives claim 57-year-old Rajesh Gola died after a fall while fleeing a hotel fire. They alleged officials offered no help and valuables disappeared. (Sakib Ali/HT)
    Cities
    Updated 364 days ago

    Man assumed dead returns home after family ‘cremated’ him in Gurugram

    A senior investigating officer said that the confusion started on August 28 when police recovered a body with a severed head near an abandoned warehouse in Sector 37 police station area.
    Cities
    Published 371 days ago

    Spice of Life | The aunt who didn’t let her cheer, positivity fade

    Her positive outlook was a magnet for many as whenever I visited her there was always someone who had come to see her, from neighbours and relatives to even former colleagues. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 390 days ago

    Ramnagar SDM cremated with state honours in Reasi

    Rajinder Singh Rana (File)
    Cities
    Published 405 days ago

    Chhattisgarh cops cremate Maoist leader Basavaraju, say there were no claimants

    Nambala Kesava Rao alias Basavaraju, general secretary of CPI (Maoist) and resident of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, was killed in an operation on May 21 (PTI)
    India News
    Published 473 days ago

    Chandigarh: Teenager taking father’s body for cremation hurt by falling tree branches

    The boy, identified as Rudraksh, is currently admitted at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in a critical condition. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 477 days ago

    Ganderbal terror attack: Mortal remains of Jammu victim cremated

    Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary offers condolence to Jagdish Raj Abrol, father of Shashi Bhushan Abrol, who was killed among 7 persons in the 'Gagangir terror attack', in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI)
    Cities
    Updated 689 days ago

    Japanese cities got $45 million selling metals taken from cremated remains

    The city of Kyoto earned the most in 2023. 303 million yen. This was followed by Yokohama at 233 million yen, and Nagoya at 225 million yen.
    Business
    Published 713 days ago

    Punjab: Hoshiarpur ex-MP Kamal Chaudhry passes away after prolonged illness in Delhi

    Former Hoshiarpur member of Parliament Kamal Chaudhry passed away after a prolonged illness at his Delhi residence on Tuesday. (HT file photo)
    Cities
    Updated 809 days ago

    Karnataka: Dalit family forced by temple to pay for kin’s cremation, refunded

    On Monday, circle inspector Sathyanarayana and social welfare officer Channappa visited the spot, convened a meeting of elders, and made them return <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,000 to the family (File Photo)
    India News
    Updated 865 days ago

    Last rites of Punjab farmer Shubh Karan held at Bathinda

    Shubh Karan's family mourn Balloh village in Bathinda district on Thursday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Updated 925 days ago

    'Dead' Odisha woman opens her eyes minutes before cremation

    The woman opened her eyes minutes before the pyre was to be set alight.
    Trending
    Published 940 days ago

    Former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan dies in Mohali at 83

    Elected to Lok Sabha from Chandigarh in 1989 on a Janata Party ticket, Dhawan went on to become the Union civil aviation minister in prime minister Chandra Shekhar’s cabinet. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 958 days ago

    Review: Fire on the Ganges byRadhika Iyengar

    A view of the ghats of Varanasi (Rajesh Kumar / Hindustan Times)
    Books
    Updated 1015 days ago

    From stripteases to sky burials — the mystery of the funeral

    From stripteases to sky burials — the mystery of the funeral
    Lifestyle
    Published 1021 days ago

    Hundreds gather outside Sahara Shahar in Lucknow to pay last respects to Roy

    The street was lined on both sides with crowds waiting for the convoy with Subrata Roy’s mortal remains to arrive. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1031 days ago
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