Tag: Cremation Ground

Ganjam: Tension prevailed in Jarada village of Ganjam district after a person was killed while performing last rites of an acquaintance at a cremation ground here on Monday. According to sources, the incident occurred today morning when the villagers had gone to the crematorium to attend the last rites. However, moments after reaching the crematorium, […]

Khurda: Tension ran high in Nirakarpur market area under Tangi tehsil in the district on Sunday morning over cremation of a minor boy’s body. Relatives of the deceased staged a road blockade on Nua Jagannath Sadak over the incident which was lifted after the district administration assured the villagers to resolve the issue within three […]

Khurdha: Tension erupted at Tansipatana village under the Tangi police station in the district on Tuesday after two groups of people clashed over a land dispute related to a cremation ground. The clashes broke out when some people were performing a cremation in the vicinity of some residential settlements to which another group opposed. The […]

Nayagarh: Body of a man has been kept waiting for cremation since Friday following a dispute between two groups of villagers over the cremation ground at Bhaliadihi under Sarankul police station in the district. Palpable tension prevailed in the village after relatives and neighbours of the deceased blocked the Kadalipalli-Sikharpur road on Saturday. A police […]