crematorium news

50-year-old worker killed in wall collapse at Delhi's Lodhi Road crematorium

The collapse occurred due to excavation and pipe-laying activities involving a JCB and Hydra machine, trapping three PWD labourers under the debris.

delhi news

Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:51 am IST

MCD completes ₹5-crore redevelopment of Sarai Kale Khan crematorium

A senior MCD official said that this will be fourth large crematorium in Delhi located on the riverbank. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Jan 26, 2026 03:06 am IST

Man held for molesting 3-yr-old girl in Haryana’s Fatehabad

The SHO said that the accused Tarseem has been arrested and they are yet to record the statement of the girl’s family and the girl’s condition is stated to be critical. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

chandigarh news

Published on Nov 19, 2025 07:50 am IST

Woman on her way to brother’s funeral dies in accident

mumbai news

Published on Nov 19, 2025 07:38 am IST

Greater Noida authority to build ₹10-crore cremation ground in Bisrakh

noida news

Published on Sept 21, 2025 04:42 am IST

Floods damage Sikh crematorium in Pakistan

Flash flood affected people gather to receive food in the Buner district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday. (AFP)

chandigarh news

Published on Aug 24, 2025 04:42 am IST

Nigambodh Ghat: Delhi's oldest, busiest crematorium and a bird watcher's paradise

delhi news

Published on Dec 28, 2024 06:39 pm IST

Man shoots 7-yr-old daughter inhead, secretly buries her: Police

The post-mortem report revealed only a single gunshot wound, said the police. (Representational Image)

delhi news

Updated on Jul 27, 2024 02:50 am IST

Emotional outpouring: Huge crowd joins funeral procession of martyred STF constable

india news

Published on Jul 19, 2024 01:42 pm IST

Ancient structure remains unearthed in Shankargarh

Ancient structure were accidentally discovered (HT Photo)

others

Updated on Jan 22, 2024 05:38 am IST

A greener way to go: Mohali school girl comes up with eco-friendly cremation alternatives

The machine has been set up at a gaushala in Industrial Area Phase 1, Mohali. (ht photo)

chandigarh news

Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:21 am IST

Crematorium relocation sparks opposition, residents file objection application

LDA plans to relocate the crematorium from its current location to the new site. (HT File)

others

Updated on Aug 24, 2023 09:18 pm IST

Lucknow: Disquiet over crematorium and proposed shifting refuses to die down

Residents of housing societies of Jankupiram Extension in Lucknow protesting over the site demarcated for crematorium (HT Photo)

lucknow news

Updated on Aug 20, 2023 11:58 pm IST

Delhi floods: All major crematoria shut in Capital, only small grounds open

A man wades through a flooded road outside Nigam Bodh Ghat which was closed earlier this week. (PTI)

delhi news

Updated on Jul 15, 2023 12:45 am IST

Chandrakant Patil instructs MIT Kothrud to speed up multilevel parking work

Patil had called a meeting of representatives of MIT Kothrud and all housing societies in Kothrud to discuss various issues concerning them. (HT FILE PHOTO)

pune news

Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:37 pm IST

First mobile crematorium in Karnataka launched in Kundapur

The mortal remains will get reduced to ashes within two hours using LPG cylinder weighing 10 kg.

bengaluru news

Published on Jan 26, 2023 08:51 pm IST

City’s demand for alternative cremation methods dwindles

Representative Image

delhi news

Published on Nov 29, 2021 03:14 am IST

Shimla’s crematorium overwhelmed by Covid-19 deaths

The crematorium at Kanlog near Shimla that is struggling to cope with double the number of bodies being brought for the last rites as Covid-19 fatalities has seen a rise in the state capital.

chandigarh news

Published on Nov 30, 2020 04:50 pm IST

Fewer bodies at crematoriums as Covid death count drops in Delhi

According to Saturday’s government health bulletin data, the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 was 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.

delhi news

Updated on Aug 16, 2020 07:05 am IST

Barred from entering home upon return from Delhi, family spends night in crematorium

A family had to spend a night at a crematorium after locals stopped them from entering Bengal’s Raghudebpur-Dakbunglow area

kolkata news

Updated on Jul 12, 2020 10:06 am IST

Fear of Covid-19 sparks demand for electric crematorium in Haridwar

A traditional cremations on a ghat of the Ganga in haridwar.

india news

Published on Jun 10, 2020 05:24 pm IST

Sector 28 residents write to CM over delay in construction of crematorium

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gurugram news

Updated on Mar 03, 2020 07:00 am IST

In Barmer, voters have to cast their vote at a crematorium

Women wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Rajasthan.

jaipur news

Updated on Nov 16, 2019 12:18 pm IST

Madras HC slams move on Dalit crematorium

The high court also asked the district authorities to submit what future course of action they proposed to take over this incident.

india news

Updated on Aug 27, 2019 08:31 am IST

Mumbai to get two pet crematoriums at Deonar, Malad

Presently, Mumbai has one pet crematorium at the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (BSPCA) veterinary hospital at Parel

mumbai news

Published on Jul 30, 2019 12:16 am IST

Tamil Nadu man caught eating human flesh in crematorium, sent to mental asylum

According to police in Vasudevanallur town, villagers in T Ramanathapuram have alleged that the man, later identified as S Murugesan, was seen cutting flesh from the body of a woman.

tamil nadu

Updated on Feb 04, 2019 06:30 pm IST