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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