Dead obese woman’s body fat starts fire in a crematorium
June 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Graz, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In some bizarre news, a dead obese woman had so much body-fat that it triggered off a fire in the crematorium. The dead woman weighed more than ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Japan builds hotel for the dead!
September 14th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS) A hotel in Japan turns down young couples who come looking for a place to stay. This hotel has only "cold-storage" rooms -- that too for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Efficient crematorium project launched to save wood
February 17th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a bid to curb pollution levels and conserve forests, the 'Harit Moksha' project which aims to save 13,700 tonnes of wood on cremations every year was ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Brit crematorium planning to freeze-dry, dissolve dead bodies
January 4th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): A council-run crematorium in Britain has proposed a plan to freeze-dry or dissolve dead bodies which they say would be more environmentally-friendly than traditional funerals.Bosses at Cambridge City ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Oz funeral company dragged to court over racial discrimination claim
October 28th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct. 28 (ANI): The biggest player in the Australian funeral industry has been accused of racial discrimination over a secret business strategy targeting the lucrative Asian-Australian market.InvoCare Australia, which owns over ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rains submerge Delhi crematorium
September 12th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Even the dead were not spared as Nigambodh Ghat - one of the biggest cremation grounds in the city - was flooded after heavy rains lashed the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World’s first water cremation centre opening in Australia
August 12th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 12 (ANI): Australians in Queensland have now been given the option of a liquid burial, with the world's first water cremation centre opening on the Gold Coast.Aquamation Industries chief executive ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hong Kong launches website to honour the dead
June 12th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 12 (ANI): A website has been set up in Hong Kong that allows friends and relatives to pay homage to their departed ones online.The website, created by the Hong Kong ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
ONGC to set up energy efficient crematoriums
February 19th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The country's largest oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will launch a programme for setting up crematoriums that will have more energy efficient pyres, an ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Soon, a fat tax for obese at UK crematoriums
January 27th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): In the UK, family members could be asked to pay 40 pounds extra if their cremated loved ones are overweight.Larger bodies are currently taken to crematoria in London ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Now pay ‘fat tax’ for cremation
January 27th, 2010 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) A civic authority in Britain is considering a hike in the cremation charge in order to collect funds to improve the crematoriums which are unfit for bodies ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Technician ill, so Delhi’s CNG crematoriums shut for months (Lead)
February 10th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The capital's civic authorities started CNG-run pyres in three crematoriums last year, but they have been shut for many months. The reason? The head technician has undergone ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Technician ill, so Delhi’s CNG crematoriums shut for months
February 10th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The capital's civic authorities last year started CNG-run pyres in three crematoriums, but their environment-friendly initiative did not take off as expected as the pyres remained shut ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Good Samaritans save lives amid terror mayhem
September 14th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) When nameless terrorists were out to kill, faceless good Samaritans also were out to save lives in the capital, help out the survivors' relatives and donate ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Inflation hits the dead too in Bhopal
June 24th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, June 24 (ANI): Price rise has hit the dead too in Bhopal as the inflation has made good required for last rites at crematoriums beyond the reach of common man. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Malaysian Indians demand space for temples, crematoriums in KL Draft Plan 2020
June 9th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur , June 9 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is learnt to have set up a special committee comprising architects, lawyers and professionals to study City Halls draft plan ... Read more...
Posted in National |