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Cremation

  • Citizens do not have fundamental right to seek particular place for cremation, burial: Bombay HC

    Citizens do not have fundamental right to seek particular place for cremation, burial: Bombay HC

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 02, 2025 · 12:50 pm
  • Covid-19: Villagers attack police, doctors during cremation of suspected patient in Haryana

    Covid-19: Villagers attack police, doctors during cremation of suspected patient in Haryana

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 28, 2020 · 09:53 am
  • No dignity in death: How ignorance, irrational fears are obstructing coronavirus funerals

    No dignity in death: How ignorance, irrational fears are obstructing coronavirus funerals

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 25, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • Coronavirus: Mumbai civic body revokes its order on cremation practices of patients

    Coronavirus: Mumbai civic body revokes its order on cremation practices of patients

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 31, 2020 · 10:49 am
  • Ola driver’s murder: UP police cremated body before identifying victim or contacting his family

    Ola driver’s murder: UP police cremated body before identifying victim or contacting his family

    Abhishek Dey
    · Aug 18, 2018 · 10:35 am
  • How a new prayer hall is changing funeral patterns in Mumbai's Parsi community

    How a new prayer hall is changing funeral patterns in Mumbai's Parsi community

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 27, 2016 · 12:30 pm