New Delhi, September 04, 2023: Although a law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, a functioning crematorium is still nowhere in sight. Star dream: Your fate will be decided by you According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2026 or 2027 when a working crematorium […]
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Hindus feel let down as no crematorium visible in Malta
New Delhi, August 19, 2022: Although a law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, a functioning crematorium is still nowhere in sight. According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2025 or 2026 when a working crematorium would be available to the public for cremation […]
Hindu leader disappointed as no crematorium in sight in Malta even 2 years after cremation law
New Delhi, May 25, 2021: Although a law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, but a functioning crematorium is still nowhere in sight. According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2024 or 2025 when a working crematorium would be available to the public for […]
Malta: No place for cremation for Hindus, but there is one for animals
New Delhi, October 29,2020: Hindus are seeking a crematorium to be built and available for usage in Malta. Although a new law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, but a functioning crematorium is nowhere in sight. According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2023 […]
Sri Lanka ignores Muslims, now mandatory cremations for coronavirus deaths
Sri Lanka on Sunday made cremations compulsory for the deaths due to coronavirus, ignoring protests from the Muslims who are saying that it goes against Islam. Out of some 7 deaths, 3 have been of the Muslims and their bodies were created despite protests. In a statement, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said on Sunday that […]
UK Hindus seek dedicated area for scattering cremated remains
UK Hindus are urging for the creation of a dedicated area for the dispersal of the cremated remains over Windermere Lake, England’s largest lake and part of English Lake District World Heritage Site. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada, said that it was important for grieving Hindu families to scatter the […]
Cremated remains scattering area ready in this Canadian city
Hindus are urging all cities and towns of Canada to work on creating dedicated areas for the dispersal of the cremated remains over sea, river, or other bodies of water. A cremated remains scattering area is reportedly near completion in Sarnia in Southwestern Ontario over the St. Clair River at its Point Lands location. Distinguished […]
Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hindus and Sikhs to get cremation grounds
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hindus and Sikhs will soon have cremation grounds. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Hindus and Sikhs were being forced to bury their dead as there was no land for cremation available to them. Now, as per a report by Press Trust of India, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has started building the facility from the chief […]
Jakarta to provide teachers to teach Hinduism, help in cremation
Indonesia is in for a major education overhaul with Jakarta leading the race with a special initiative. For Jakarta’s 1,05,000 Hindu population, it is soon to provide religious teachers. The Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Monday, 13th November, said that the administration will start providing weekend religious teachers for Hindu students in the nation’s capital. […]