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One of the many homeless dwellers in a cemetery in the town of Shahriar, near Irans capital Tehran. (Photo: Representational)

German town to hold lottery for coveted graveyard plots

The picturesque town in the Bavarian Alps is now taking the unusual step of holding a lottery for vacant spaces in its...

15 July 2018 7:24 PM IST

The pictures from March 7 appear to back up the claim that the cemetery has supernatural presence (Photo: YouTube)

Ghost of 17th century soldier allegedly spotted in haunted cemetery

The armour was used in the civil war era of the 1600s. The place is described as one of the most haunted spots in the...

27 March 2018 6:07 PM IST

In this May 30, 2017, photo, Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery committee chairwoman Suzanne Kelly points out a burial mound in the cemeterys natural burial ground in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Of the thousands of cemeteries nationwide, there are maybe around 125 that now offer options for green burial, said Kelly, author of Greening Death. Many, like Rhinebeck, 80 miles north of New York City, create natural burial grounds near the neatly ordered markers of their traditional plots. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

Green burials are the new 'way to go'

Recent trend sees people opting for eco-friendly modes of getting buried

20 Jun 2017 11:51 AM IST