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The Uttar Pradesh police met with their Nepalese counterparts on Sunday to discuss the disposal of bodies into rivers.

Met Dept forecasts heavy rains in Odisha, West Bengal and Andamans; Fishermen warned Heres the case of a son who refused to stake claim to his fathers body but wants the deceased mans property. A 55-year-old man died in a suspected case of Covid-19 in Mysuru and the tragedy revealed the true colours of his own flesh and blood. His son refused to stake claim to his fathers body but wants the deceased mans property and money. Ward corporator KV Sridhar helped bury the dead body, revealed user Kar...

Every day, more than two dozen corpses are illegally immersed in the river in Varanasi, many because they do not meet the conditions for cremation.

Updated: Share Article AAA The Chamarajanagar district administration has invited applications from NGOs, agencies and companies to conduct the last rites of patients who succumb to COVID-19. A release said those ‘interested’ can submit the application. The agency/NGO has to abide by the prevailing protocol and ensure either burial or cremation as per the wishes of the family members of the deceased. The release states that the agency/NGO concerned would be paid as per the prevailing rate...

A CORRESPONDENT NAGAON: Pond or Cash Cow in Nagaon District: Believe it or not, its a fact that a development block in Nagaon district excavated and renovated a small pond sixteen times under four Centrally-sponsored schemes spending Rs 1.15 crore in 22 years, yet it has failed to give the pond its final shape. The pond is in the Pakhimoria Development Block office campus. It is in the Goldsmith community-dominated Rantholi village. Rontholi village is six km from Nagaon district headquarters...

They stepped in as villagers near Murnad were reluctant to come forward over fear of contracting the infection

Many lament not getting a chance to meet loved ones despite waiting outside hospital and making futile calls to enquire about health status

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to clarify on whether death certificate from hospital/medical officer is required for burial or cremation of COVID-19 victims on private l

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Indias Covid warriors: Volunteers perform last rites, give dignity to unclaimed victims Linah Baliga/Mumbai Photo: Supplied Covid-19 is a lonely disease, where last rites have become a tragic, solitary affair. At times, families who have lost their loved ones to the contagion are reluctant to perform the final rites and even refuse to claim the bodies of their kin. ALSO READ: Thats where Iqbal Ismail Mamdanis team of 20 men come in, treating these unclaimed Covid-19 bodies as more than a name t...