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    Hanging News

    Christa Pike execution: Method, date, Tennessee time, who can witness - details

    Christa Pike is set to be executed for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.
    World News
    Published 43 days ago

    Death penalty, not execution method, is the real question

    The apex court noted that death by hanging serves no restorative purpose. The reluctance to acknowledge that a painless death is an essential component of the Right to Life creates a vacuum where the State’s power to punish overrides the individual’s right to dignity.
    Opinion
    Published 77 days ago

    Death penalty by any method is still death

    The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)
    Editorials
    Published 85 days ago

    Is hanging cruel? The law, the methods, and the debate over executions in India

    Article 21 of the Constitution lays down that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 85 days ago

    Domestic worker found hanging at employer’s home in Noida; family alleges murder

    The incident allegedly took place around 5.40pm, when the employer, a 55-year-old businessman , went up to the fourth floor and found her hanging from a fan in one of the rooms. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 94 days ago

    Ludhiana: Retired ASI found hanging at home, sons booked for abetment

    The SHO confirmed that a suicide note was recovered from the spot and said efforts were underway to arrest the two accused. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 157 days ago

    Man hung upside down in well over theft suspicion in Hisar

    The incident took place in Sorkhi village under Bas police station area. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 159 days ago

    Haryana: Woman found hanging at PG accommodation

    City police station in-charge Surinder Sandhu said the incident was reported around 9 pm on Monday. (HT FILE)
    Cities
    Published 204 days ago

    Chandigarh: 50-year-old man hangs himself at Sector-39 park

    The body had been hanging for around four hours before it was discovered and brought down. (iStock)
    Cities
    Updated 338 days ago

    Looking for alternatives to hanging: Centre to SC

    The Suprme Court of India.
    India News
    Published 365 days ago

    Ricky Hatton cause of death: Inquest reveals how boxer tragically died at 46

    Inquest reveals boxing champion Ricky Hatton was found hanged by his manager at his home in Greater Manchester. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
    Sports
    Published 392 days ago

    Ludhiana: Youth ends life after argument at liquor shop

    The suicide note has been recovered but is yet to be examined, officials said. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 413 days ago

    35-year-old married woman ends life in Punjab’s Zirakpur

    According to the information provided by Zirakpur police, the woman went to her room on Saturday night and hanged herself from the ceiling fan.
    Cities
    Published 493 days ago

    Ludhiana: Woman ends life in Machhiwara

    Cops sent the body for a post-mortem examination. (HT photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 523 days ago

    Boy hangs self in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor after being scolded for skipping school

    Kiratpur Station House Officer (SHO) Virendra Kumar said the incident took place in Mohalla Milkian on Wednesday.
    Education
    Published 574 days ago

    Teen couple found hanging in UP's Kanpur, investigations underway

    According to authorities, a young man and an adolescent girl who were allegedly dating were discovered hanging from the same rope in a run-down room in Dohroo hamlet near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.
    India News
    Published 630 days ago

    21-year-old nursing student found hanging inside rented room in Moradabad

    Officials said that no suicide note was found on the spot (Photo for representation)
    Education
    Published 653 days ago

    Delhi man found dead on New Year's Eve amid divorce, business dispute with wife

    Police personnel keep vigil on the eve of New Year celebration in New Delhi on Tuesday, (Representative Image)
    India News
    Updated 680 days ago

    B.Tech student found hanging in Himachal’s Una, police suspect suicide

    The deceased, identified as Pankaj from Kalyana village of Hamirpur district was pursuing Bachelor in Technology from a private institute in Pandoga. (Representative photo)
    Education
    Published 698 days ago

    Ludhiana: 18-year-old woman ends life 2 days after marriage

    The police initiated inquest proceedings under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on the statement of her parents.
    Cities
    Updated 701 days ago

    Ludhiana hospital employee ends life

    The 23-year-old hailed from Ranwan village in Ludhiana district.
    Cities
    Updated 761 days ago

    Chandigarh: 20-year-old youth ends life

    Chandigarh Police said no suicide note was recovered. The body was transported to the mortuary at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector-16, for a post-mortem examination. (Getty image)
    Cities
    Published 775 days ago

    13-year-old Class 5 boy found hanging in a private school hostel at Katihar

    A class 5 student was allegedly found hanging from near bathroom in a private school hostel in Bihar’s Katihar on Friday. (Representative image)
    Education
    Updated 797 days ago

    UPSC aspirant found hanging in rented Lko accommodation

    For representation only (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 805 days ago

    Two Dalit girls found hanging from tree in UP’s Farrukhabad: Police

    Senior police official said both girls were close friends and belonged to the same community. (Representative file photo)
    Cities
    Updated 807 days ago

    Five booked for abetment after two men end lives

    Two men ended their lives in two separate incidents in the city. The police lodged two separate FIRs (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 841 days ago

    18-year-old girl ‘hangs self’ after spat with fiancé

    Four days after coming from Uttar Pradesh, an 18-year-old girl reportedly ended her life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Heera Nagar of Kakowal road on Friday night. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Updated 843 days ago

    21-year-old IIT-Kharagpur student found dead on campus

    Monday’s incident comes two years after the partially decomposed body of a male student was found on campus. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Published 878 days ago

    Inmate ‘ends life’ in Jind jail

    A prisoner lodged in Jind jail allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his barrack on Friday, the police said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
    Cities
    Updated 880 days ago

    Man kills wife, tries to pass it off as suicide

    Following the family’s complaint, an FIR was registered at Gurugram Sector 40 police station on Tuesday and police arrested the suspect later that evening. (Representational Image)
    Cities
    Updated 882 days ago
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