Raj Kanwar bid final farewell

Last Updated: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 14:26

The last rites of Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kanwar were performed here Sunday and his family and a few B-town celebrities came to bid him a final farewell at the Oshiwara cremation ground, close to his residence.

‘Girls should be allowed to conduct last rites’

Last Updated: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 14:00

Morari Bapu feels there should be no stagnancy in religious beliefs.

Last rites of Dev Anand to be held on Saturday in London

Last Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 10:59

The last rites of Bollywood legend Dev Anand will be performed on Saturday at Putney Vale, in London.

Hazarika`s last rites Wednesday, a million pay last respects

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 13:49

More than a million people have paid their last respects to one of the doyens of Indian music, Bhupen Hazarika, whose body has been kept at a public playground here. With fans pouring in, the government has postponed his funeral to Wednesday.

WB asks RITES to upgrade tourism infrastructure

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 13:21

To revive the lost glory of Darjeeling, the tourism department has proposed to renovate and restore some of the iconic heritage properties.

Thousands mourn as Tiger Pataudi laid to rest

Last Updated: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 09:20

Former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who died on Thursday, was laid to rest at his native village Pataudi in the Gurgaon district of Haryana.

Swami Nigamanand laid to rest

Last Updated: Friday, June 17, 2011, 00:23

Denied right to hold a cremation, Nigamanand’s family has threatened suicide.

Dorjee Khandu`s final rites on June 17

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 15:28

The final religious ritual of late Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu will be performed in Tawang and West Kameng Districts on June 17 next, 49 days after his death in a helicopter crash.

Hussain’s last rites to be performed in London on Friday

Last Updated: Friday, June 10, 2011, 12:24

The funeral of Indian painter MF Husain will be held in London on Friday. Husain died from complications caused by lung congestion yesterday.

Dorjee Khandu`s last rites on May 10

Last Updated: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 13:02

The last rites of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a chopper crash, will be performed on May 10 instead of May 11 as announced earlier.

PM, Sonia, PC pay last respects to Khandu

Last Updated: Friday, May 6, 2011, 13:47

Khandu`s last rites will be performed in his native village as per Monpa Buddhist traditions.

Last rites of Dorjee Khandu at Gyangkhar village in Tawang district

Last Updated: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 18:42

The last rites of Arunchal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu will be performed in his native village, Gyangkhar, in Tawang district as per Monpa Buddhist traditions.