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The bodies of the Mamonas Assassinas band members will be exhumed for cremation to create a memorial in their honor.

Riga is exploring various solutions to address the shortage of burial sites, including expanding existing cemeteries and encouraging cremation.

The only crematorium in Pirkanmaa, located in Tampere, currently only cremates deceased residents of Tampere, forcing other towns to transport their deceased for cremation at significant extra costs.

Anand Ramanand Sagar Chopra, the son of director Ramanand Sagar, has passed away, and his cremation took place on January 13 in Mumbai.

The article discusses the significance of Mahashivratri and explores the paradox of Lord Shiva being both a household deity and identified with cremation grounds.

Preparations are underway for the Mahashivaratri festival, with temples being decorated and various forms of Shiva being honored.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed questions in Parliament regarding GST on essential goods and services, affirming that no changes have been made since its implementation in 2017.

A young woman named Sana died under suspicious circumstances in Agra, leading to the police intervening during her cremation to recover her body amid allegations of potential foul play.

South Korea faces a significant shortage of nursing facilities and crematoria for its rapidly growing elderly population requiring end-of-life care.

A special pet funeral service in Goiás, Brazil, features rose petal showers and cremation options that transform ashes into jewelry, offering grieving pet owners a unique way to honor their beloved animals.

Police are investigating all angles regarding the case of three minor sisters who jumped from the ninth floor in Ghaziabad, focusing on claims made by their father and the timing of the cremation.

A funeral director in Germany has been charged with stealing gold teeth and valuables from the deceased, facing multiple counts of disturbing the peace of the dead and theft over an eleven-year period.

Zozó Sapountzaki skipped the cremation of her partner Pyrros Anagnostopoulos, as she found it too painful to attend, according to a close associate.

Archaeologists have identified one of the oldest examples of human cremation, dating back approximately 9,500 years, near a mountain in Malawi.

A shocking incident in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where the mortuary staff allegedly demanded 3,000 rupees for a shroud and refused to handle the body without payment, forcing the grieving family to buy a cloth from the cremation ground.

Father Charalampos Kopanakis argues that the belief that the body must be buried for resurrection is a childish approach and discusses the true renewal that begins with a reset of body and mind.

Friends and family will gather for the cremation ceremony of actor Christos Politis, who passed away recently, on Monday, January 12, at the Ritsona crematorium.

Christos Politis was found deceased by his family several days after he passed away on Monday, with his cremation scheduled at the crematory in Ritsona.

New research reveals a £4,000 difference in funeral costs across the UK, highlighting regional variations in pricing by funeral directors.

The family of journalist Giorgos Papadakis has chosen cremation for him, who passed away on January 4 due to a heart attack, and expresses gratitude for the public's support during this difficult time.

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of a cremation ceremony in Africa, dating back 9,500 years, involving the deliberate cremation of a short-statured adult woman in Malawi.

A 9,500-year-old cremation pyre in Malawi is believed to be the world's oldest containing adult remains, shedding light on ancient hunter-gatherer societies.

Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to bid farewell to journalist Antonis Kokorikos at the Ritsona Crematorium, accompanied by the song 'Empty My Embrace' by Dionysis Savvopoulos.

Family and friends will gather in Ritsona to pay their last respects to journalist Antonis Kokorikos, who passed away recently, with a request to donate to his memory instead of sending flowers.

A hospital in Glasgow has initiated an investigation following the cremation of the wrong body due to a failure in the prescribed identification procedures.

A Glasgow hospital launched an investigation after mistakenly cremating the body of the wrong person, affecting two families during a time of grief.

A Glasgow hospital has initiated an investigation after the wrongful cremation of a body, which affected two families and was only discovered post-funeral.

A cremation mix-up at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has led to an investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, resulting in the suspension of staff following the mistake of incorrectly releasing a body to the undertakers.