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Shimla’s crematorium overwhelmed by Covid-19 deaths
By Gaurav Bisht | Hindustan Times, Shimla
PUBLISHED ON NOV 30, 2020 04:50 PM IST
Stretched to the limit, caretakers say they haven’t been paid in weeks even as the risk of contracting coronavirus has increased
Fewer bodies at crematoriums as Covid death count drops in Delhi
By Prawesh Lama | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 16, 2020 07:05 AM IST
In north Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat, also one of the city’s largest crematoriums, there were only four cremations of people who died of Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Barred from entering home upon return from Delhi, family spends night in crematorium
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Kolkata
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2020 10:06 AM IST
As Mohua Mukherjee and her son Rohit reached Raghudebpur-Dakbunglow area, locals stopped them, saying they have returned from Delhi and they might be infected with coronavirus.
Fear of Covid-19 sparks demand for electric crematorium in Haridwar
By Sandeep Rawat| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Haridwar
PUBLISHED ON JUN 10, 2020 05:24 PM IST
Locals and priests in Haridwar are apprehensive that open cremation of those who die of Covid-19 could spark community transmission.
Sector 28 residents write to CM over delay in construction of crematorium
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2020 07:00 AM IST
In Barmer, voters have to cast their vote at a crematorium
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Barmer
UPDATED ON NOV 16, 2019 12:18 PM IST
Voters of Ward Number 17 under the Barmer Municipal Council (BMC) area said they were shocked when they came to know that they have to go crematorium to cast their votes.
Madras HC slams move on Dalit crematorium
By HT Correspondent | Chennai
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2019 08:31 AM IST
The high court had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter in the wake of a video, in which the body of a Dalit man being lowered from a bridge over the Palar river for cremation, was widely circulated on social media on August 17.
Mumbai to get two pet crematoriums at Deonar, Malad
By Eeshanpriya MS | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2019 12:16 AM IST
The crematoriums will operate on compressed natural gas, as per the norms of the Central Pollution Control Board, and will be smoke and smell free
Tamil Nadu man caught eating human flesh in crematorium, sent to mental asylum
By M Manikandan | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON FEB 04, 2019 06:30 PM IST
A 43-year-old man has been sent to a mental hospital after he was allegedly caught eating a half-burned body in a crematorium in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district on Sunday, police said on Monday.
Sikh leader files petition in Pak court; seeks fund to build crematorium
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Peshawar
UPDATED ON MAY 16, 2018 06:36 PM IST
The Sikh leader said there is no crematorium in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where Sikh mourners can carry out the last rites of their loved ones.
Mumbai firm processes tender coconut shells, says it can replace wood in crematoriums
By Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2018 12:15 PM IST
Around five tonnes of tender coconut shells are collected on a daily basis by the firm’s workers
PMC might not be doing many things for residents’ welfare, but have built good crematoriums, says Baba Adhav
By Parth Welankar | Hindustan Times, Pune, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 23, 2018 05:13 PM IST
City-based NGO Lokayat, on Thursday, had organised a programme to discuss PMC’s 2018 budget. The panel discussed the flaws of the budget and debated on the changes that could have been adopted.