Tag: funeral

Telangana’s first Covid-19 fatality, 74-year-old man gets lonely burial without family; only health workers allowed

A 74-year-old with travel history to Delhi was the first person in the state to die due to Coronavirus. He tested positive for Covid-19, on Saturday as his samples were taken after he passed away at a private hospital in Telangana.

March 30, 2020

Slain police officer called ‘American hero’ at his funeral

A California police officer who was killed in the line of duty was hailed Saturday as a "Fiji-born American hero" who made the ultimate sacrifice for his adopted country.

January 6, 2019

George W. Bush to eulogise late father on Wednesday

George H.W. Bush will also be eulogised by former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, former US Senator and close friend Alan Simpson and historian Jon Meacham, the late President's biographer

December 4, 2018

Shujaat Bukhari laid to rest as hundreds of mourners attend funeral

Hundreds attended the funeral of slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari in pouring rain in Baramulla on Friday, a day after the killing of the editor-in-chief of ‘Rising Kashmir’ by unidentified gunmen.

June 15, 2018

Sasikala gets 15-day parole to attend husband’s funeral

Expelled and now jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has been granted 15-days parole to attend her husband M Natarajan’s funeral, officials said on Tuesday. As per reports, Sasikala is expected to travel to Thanjavur by road for the funeral of her husband who died on Tuesday at a private hospital in Chennai at the age …

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March 20, 2018

Wife attends IAF officer husband’s funeral with 5-day-old baby

On 15 February, Wing Commander Dushyant Vats of the Indian Air Force lost his life in a Microlight aircraft crash in Majuli, Assam. Vats was on a routine sortie when the Virus SW80 he was flying experienced a technical problem leading to the crash. Just days after the incident, a photo of his wife went …

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February 24, 2018

Supriya Devi to be accorded guard of honour before funeral

Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi, who breathed her last early on Friday, would be accorded a guard of honour and gun salute before her last rites are performed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here. “She was one of the leading lights of the golden era of Bengali films. Her body will be …

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January 27, 2018

BSF soldier’s funeral on Sunday

The last rites of the BSF soldier Jagpal Singh will be performed in his native village Bhainsrauli in Bulandshahar district on Sunday. State Transport Minister Swatantra Dev will pay homage to the soldier on behalf of chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The CM has also announced an ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the next …

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January 20, 2018

Woman passenger confronts Union minister Alphons over flight delay

Union minister KJ Alphons was confronted by an enraged woman passenger at the Imphal airport over the delay in her Kolkata-bound flight she was taking to rush to Patna to attend a funeral of her relative. Alphons on Wednesday said he was not responsible for the delay of the flight due to VVIP security protocol …

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November 23, 2017

People defy restrictions in J-K, attend funeral of slain militant

A large number of people defied curfew-like restrictions imposed by the authorities on Saturday to attend the funeral of slain militant Mugees Ahmad Mir. Authorities had imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar on Saturday as a precautionary measure following killing of an Al-Qaeda terrorist Mugees Mir in a shootout with the police on Friday evening. However, people from …

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November 18, 2017

Would want Springsteen’s song to play at my funeral: Sutherland

Actor Kiefer Sutherland says he would want one of legendary musician Bruce Springsteen's songs to be played at his funeral. The 50-year-old actor says it will be apt that The Boss' music is played at his service as it "encapsulates" his life, reported FemaleFirst. "Oh I haven't thought about that… I haven't considered the song. …

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June 19, 2017

Militants offer ‘gun salute’ at LeT commander’s funeral in Kashmir

Several armed militants on Saturday appeared at the funeral of Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Junaid Mattoo in south Kashmir's Kulgam district and offered a "gun salute" as tens of hundreds attended the funeral. Mattoo was killed along with two of his associates in Arwani village of the district district in a gunfight with the security forces …

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June 17, 2017

Chris Cornell’s funeral to be held on Friday

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's attorney, Kirk Pasich, said the body of the legendary musician will be flown to California and a private funeral will be held on May 26. The singer, who died in Detroit early Thursday, will be buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in LA. Although the Friday service is private, his attorney said …

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May 22, 2017

2,000-year-old tombs excavated in China

 More than 20 funeral artefacts were unearthed during the excavation of two 2,000-year-old tombs in Hunan province of China, the media reported on Friday. The tombs, thought to be from either the late West Han (206 BC-24 AD) or early East Han (24-220 AD) dynasties, were discovered in November at a construction site in Huaihua …

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April 28, 2017

US allows slain woman’s husband to attend funeral in India

The husband of an Indian-origin woman killed along with her son last week in New Jersey is being allowed to go to India for the funeral, according to an official. Hanumantha Rao Narra's "movements are not restricted in any way by the criminal justice system," according to Joel Bewley, the Burlington County Prosecutor's spokesperson, quoted …

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March 31, 2017

120,000 to attend Chapecoense players’ funeral

December 3, 2016