Tag: Last Rites

Ankita Bhandari Last Rites Completed
Ankita murder: Last rites held finally, NH 58 blocked in protest

People's anger over the murder of Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand's Pauri district and was reportedly being forced to provide "special services" to guests, continued with the National Highway (NH) 58 being blocked in protest, even as her last rites were finally conducted on Sunday evening.

  • Sunday, 25 September 2022
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COVID Surge: Swargadwar Out Of Bounds For Non-Residents Of Puri

The new regulation will come into effect from Monday and remain until further orders, informed district Sub-Collector, Bhabataran Sahoo on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 08 January 2022
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CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, Wife Laid To Rest With Full Military Honours

General Rawat, with his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel were killed after the IAF chopper they were travelling in crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

  • Friday, 10 December 2021
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Mortal Remains Of OTV Journalist Arindam Das Consigned To Flames

The body of OTV Chief Reporter Arindam Das was consigned to flames at his ancestral village at Raikala in Keonjhar on the banks of River Baitarani on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 25 September 2021
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Odisha MLA conducts last rites of elderly beggar

Jharsuguda: In what might be called as an inspiring deed, last rites of an old lady, who was a beggar, were conducted by a local MLA when no one in the village turned up for her funeral. This incident was reported from Amanapali village under Kolabira block of Jharsuguda. Sources said, the lady was a […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Last rites of Odia jawan martyred in Sukma Naxal attack conducted

Puri: The last rites of martyred Odia CRPF Jawan Manoranjan Lenka were performed with full state honours at his ancestral village Rebana Nuagaon under Brahmagiri block of Puri district today. Earlier in the day, Lenka was given a guard of honour at Biju Patnaik International Airport after his mortal remains arrived in a special plane […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Relatives of dead being charged extra for last rites at Swargadwar

Puri: Conducting funeral rites at Puri Swargadwar, of late, has turned out to be costly affair owing to illegal collection of money by the staff. This has triggered discontentment among people. People usually come to Swargadwar to perform last rites of their loved ones with a belief that a person cremated here will attain mokhsya […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Last rites of former Fire Services DG Binoy Behera performed in Puri

Puri: The last rites of former DG of Fire Services and Home Guards Binoy Behera were completed at Puri Swargadwar (crematorium) today. The funeral pyre of Binoy was lit by his eldest son Baibhav. Various senior IPS officers of Odisha Police, retired IPS officers and other dignitaries paid tributes to Binoy before his body was […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Man beaten to death in crematorium while performing last rites

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, […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Maoist ambush in Baliguda: Last rites of martyr SOG Jawan today

Kalahandi/Kandhamal: The last rites of martyred SOG Jawan Laxmikant Jani, who was killed in a Maoists’ ambush at Kanjalagu Ghat under Baliguda Sub-Division in Kandhamal district late on Sunday night, will be performed at his village Malgaon in Kalahandi district today. A pall of gloom descended on the village after the mortal remains of Jani […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Tehsildar Comes Under Attack For Raiding Last Rites Event Violating Covid Norms

Balasore: A woman Tehsildar and her staff found themselves in the crosshairs after a group of people heckled and attacked them during a raid on a community feast at an…

  • Thursday, 06 May 2021
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Nabarangpur gang rape victim's last rites performed

Nabarangpur: The last rites of the girl allegedly gang raped and murdered in Nabarangpur was performed today in the presence of district sub-collector, Kodinga tehsildar and family members of the victim. As per reports, sub-collector Bhaskar Raita lent a shoulder to the mortal remains of the victim while it was being carried to the cremation […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Villagers ‘Deny’ Help To Conduct Funeral Due To COVID-19 Fear In Odisha

Balasore: At a time when social distancing has become an urgent norm for humans amid coronavirus outbreak, it seems humanity has fallen to a new low. In one such instance in Balasore, people allegedly refused to assist in the funeral of one Sridhar Dalai of Jamujhadi panchayat under Simulia Police limits of the district fearing […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Odisha: Body Of Covid-19 Patient Fails To Get Shoulders For Last Rites

Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, the body of a man who died due to Covid-19 infection lay unattained for over 8 hours at his village in Indira Nagar Pada in Bolangir district as no one came forward to give shoulder to carry the corpse to the crematorium, ostensibly for fear of getting infected. The incident […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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