Abhay Nath Yadav died on Sunday night and will be cremated on Monday
The mortal remains of Nek Chand, the creator of the iconic Rock Garden of Chandigarh, were consigned to flames with full state honours on Saturday evening.
The veteran leader was cremated at his native Bhugterian village amid "Bhim Singh amar rahe" slogans.
From helping a Lt Colonel posted in Leh in cremating his father-in-law who died of COVID-19 to supporting people in performing funerals of deceased family members, the Delhi Police says it is going an extra mile to help citizens in distress.
Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui, who was killed last July while on assignment covering the war in Afghanistan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India.
Singh's body was consigned to flames amid chanting of hymns at the Brar Square in Delhi Cantonment in the presence of several senior political leaders and top brass of the Indian Military.
A single bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed the rejection order on Thursday.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6, was cremated at the ground situated in Dadar.
The turn out was extremely poor, with many stars choosing to pay their tributes on the social media instead.
Legendary singer Manna Dey who was suffering from a lung infection passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday morning at 3:33 am. He was 94. He was being treated from respiratory and renal problems.
Photographer Danish Siddiqui/Reuters captures the horror and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic at a cremation ground in New Delhi.
She claimed that officials haven't given her any deadline when she will get the body.
Raju Srivastav was cremated on September 22 in the presence of family and close friends in Delhi.
'Her Saturday screenings at Yash Raj Studio were a much awaited weekly event marked on all our calenders. 'Her CAREFULLY curated meals were a delight and fabulous. LOVE YOU PAMMY.'
On Wednesday, Asha Devi, whose daughter was brutally murdered in the capital 10 years ago, met Anjali's mother in an encounter that won't leave you dry eyed. Two woman whose young daughters were killed by a cruelty that has shocked a nation.
'We are wondering if this will ever get over, if there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.'
Bappi Lahiri, who enthralled Hindi cinema lovers with his remarkable music in the 1980s and 1990s, was cremated at Mumbai's Pawan Hans crematorium in the presence of family, friends and fans on February 17.
The mortal remains of Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in mysterious circumstances at a luxury hotel in New Delhi on Friday night, were consigned to flames on Saturday in presence of her family members.
The last rites of investigative TV journalist Akshay Singh, who was covering Vyapam scam, was held on Sunday in the capital where Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those present, amid mounting outrage over his mysterious death.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta issued notice to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCOCR) and granted it four weeks to file a counter-affidavit in response to the petition.
Police naik Sandhya Sheelvant, attached to the Shahu Nagar police station in central Mumbai, has been performing the last rites -- four in one day and and her dedication to her duty was admirable.
Major Prafulla Menezes (retd), Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh's wife, and young daughter Preet Kaur pay homage to a husband and father, whose services to the motherland, will always be remembered, never forgotten.
Moosewala's family, including his parents, were inconsolable as they sat beside the body at their home.
Renowned agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan and the driving force behind the nation's 'Green Revolution,' passed away in Chennai on Thursday.
Sarabjit Singh (49) had died following an attack on him by the inmates of a Lahore prison in April 2013.
Waliv Police has recorded the statement of 18 people so far in connection with the TV actor Tunisha Sharma death case, police said on Tuesday.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.39 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 16.89 per cent, according to the health ministry.
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
'It refuses to leave the place where his owner was cremated.'
Chants of "Neelam Singh Amar Rahe" echoed through the village as Vandana saluted her husband one last time.
With a sharp rise in deaths due to the latest surge in COVID-19, crematoriums and burial grounds in the city are struggling to manage resources.
Meanwhile, the man was cremated as no one came forward to claim the body.
'She died a painful death. She was dragged on Delhi's roads for 12 kilometres and her body was found naked. The claims of her friend need to be investigated. Anjali should not be blamed for what happened to her. The accused should be hanged'
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre that it may consider tweaking the protocols for the burial of bodies of COVID-19 victims in a way that essential tenets of the Zoroastrian belief are also taken care of.
The protesters assembled outside the office of the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat at Rajbagh in Srinagar and held a protest.
The last rites of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle's daughter Varsha, who committed suicide, were performed in the wee hours of Tuesday at Marine Lines in South Mumbai
Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Vikram Saini and 11 others were sentenced to two years imprisonment in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case by a special MP/MLA court on Tuesday.
When asked about the bodies being taken in a garbage van for cremation, the CMHO said that the Nagar Panchayat was responsible for making the arrangements.
The Centre directed Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday to prevent dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga and its tributaries, and focus on their safe disposal and a dignified cremation after corpses were seen floating in these rivers following a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases.
The tribunal sought to know whether any criminal case was registered and any prosecution was launched against any person for violation of the guidelines for the management of dead bodies covid infected or otherwise.
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