Tag: Hearse Van

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Denied hearse van, kin carry body of man on bike

Malkangiri: In another instance of failure of the Mahaprayana Yojana (Hearse Scheme), a dead body was carried on a motorcycle from Kudumulugumma hospital to Nuaguda village in Malkangiri after the kin of the deceased were denied a hearse van by hospital authorities. After complaining of chest pain, Bhagban of Nuaguda village was rushed to the […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Mahaprayan Fails Again! Body Carried In Sling In Kalahandi

Kalahandi: In August 2016, Kalahandi hogged headlines after a man, Dana Majhi, walked for 10 kilometres with his wife’s corpse on his shoulder after being denied a hearse vehicle. Nothing seems to have changed for the people residing in the remote areas as cases of disrespect to the dead fail to die down even after […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Ganjam: Son Carries Mother’s Dead Body On Shoulders For 2 Km

Ganjam: Though the Odisha government claims to have launched the ‘Mahaprayana’ scheme to facilitate the transport of dead bodies from hospitals, family members of a woman who died at a hospital in Ganjam alleged that they had to carry her body on shoulders for 2 kms to reach home as no transport facility was available […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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