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UP: Banners On Crematorium Sites' Walls Taken Down After Pics Go Viral
UP’s Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation have removed the banners put on the walls of crematorium sites to prevent people from taking photos of the dead bodies burnt. The curtains were removed after the images went viral on social media. Reportedly, the banners read that bodies were cremated as per Hindu rituals and taking pictures would be a punishable offense. Earlier, Lucknow’s civic body also placed makeshift walls blocking view of… read-more
Tags: cremation ground, Covid-19, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur
Courtesy: India Today
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21 Dead As Roof Collapses In Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Crematory
In a gruesome incident, twenty-one people died after the roof of a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar collapsed while raining on December 3. Officials have reported that about 20 people have been injured and were shifted to hospitals. Reportedly, the National Disaster Response Force was deployed to rescue people from the debris. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared Rs 2 lakh financial relief to the families of the deceased… read-more
Tags: Ghaziabad, roof collapse, cremation ground, Dead, Yogi Adityanath
Courtesy: The Times Of India
