In what was described as an overdue update in the burial rate schedule was approved Tuesday night by council for CrossvilleCity Cemetery. The resolution outlines the new rates ....
The right of a deceased person to receive a decent burial or cremation is not merely a matter of religious observance but it is an extension of human dignity itself, Madras high court observed on Tuesday.
Archaeologists investigating a medieval cemetery near Dąbrówno in northern Poland have uncovered an unusual burial featuring an iron knife placed beneath the deceased’s neck and a nail positioned on the chest.
Hundreds of community members, relatives and friends gathered at Al Qusais Cemetery after Asr prayers on Monday to bid farewell to MohammedSafwan Shanu, a 38-year-old Dubai resident who collapsed during a routine cricket match ... He was perfectly fine.
Archaeologists working at the San Giuliano necropolis near Rome uncovered a second intact Etruscan tomb less than a year after the first, offering a rare look at ancient burial practices left undisturbed for centuries.
“We, as Māori, will never walk away from an open grave. It is culturally insensitive,” said councillor Tu O’Brien during deliberations on the fees and charges schedule for 2026-2027 ....
A widower’s ashes were mistakenly scattered 200 miles from where he wanted to be interred alongside his wife’s ... However, an alleged mix-up at Gwent Crematorium in Cwmbran meant his ashes were instead scattered in its Garden of Remembrance ... He said ... .