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Crematoriums in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Relatives wearing PPE at the site of a funeral pyre in Delhi on 27 April. Pyres have been built in parks and other empty spaces after Delhis crematoriums reached capacity Photo: AFP Staff are working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces are also being utilised for cremations. Families have had to wait hours before being allowed to cremat...

Park turned into cremation ground Updated: Updated: 20 platforms being created to take pressure off Sarai Kale Khan crematorium Share Article 20 platforms being created to take pressure off Sarai Kale Khan crematorium In a move that reflects the severity of the COVID-19 crisis in Delhi, a public park has been converted into a cremation ground in south-east Delhi. Pyres are likely to start burning at the ground from Monday as bodies pile up across the city and designated crematoriums struggle...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns hit the globe last year, people from different sectors have been finding it difficult to earn their daily bread....

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Homeless face long wait for jab Updated: Updated: April 04, 2021 00:19 IST Shelter caretakers make lists despite no age proof for many, residents wait for doctors to reach facilities Share Article AAA Shelter caretakers make lists despite no age proof for many, residents wait for doctors to reach facilities At a west Delhi night shelter run by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), caretaker Mohammed Jasin is facing two problems. In absence of any age proof of the homeless, he has t...

Women recite Shiva Tandava Stotra at Assi Ghat in Varanasi ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 07:38 IST Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] March 9 (ANI): To mark the occasion of International Womens Day, women in large numbers gathered at Varanasis Assi Ghat to recite the Shiv Tandav Stotra. During Ganga Aarti, the simultaneous recitation by thousands of women echoed on the banks of the River Ganges. "A total of 1008 women recited Shiv Tandav Stotra at Assi Ghat. I ...

Tablets distributed to meritorious students in j-Ks Kathua ANI | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 16:45 IST Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 8 (ANI): Tablets were distributed among the meritorious students -- who have excelled in board examinations -- in Jammu and Kashmirs Kathua district on Monday. Ten meritorious students from Billawer, Basholi, and Kathua were given the free cost digital learning tab for support in their higher studies. The newly renovated...

NGT directs Delhi chief secy to look into plea alleging pollution by industries in North West Delhi The green panel said it is for the statutory authorities to continue further steps for enforcement of environmental norms as per law. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi chief secretary to look into a plea alleging pollution by industrial units in Libaspur Village area in North-West Delhi. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justi...

Homeless in India Seek Vaccine on Priority to Get Rid of Untouchable Tag Amid COVID-19 Pandemic © Sputnik / Deexa Khanduri Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202101211081825846-homeless-in-india-seeks-vaccine-on-priority-to-get-rid-of-untouchable-tag-amid-covid-19-pandemic/ Earlier this month, India kicked-off its COVID vaccination drive. An estimated 300 million healthcare and frontline workers will be inoculated in order ...

The Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), which works for the rights of the homeless, on Monday appealed to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to include the homeless among the priority groups for C