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UP: Varanasi boatmen struggle as Ganga water levels rise; livelihoods hit
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Boatmen on the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi are facing troubles as the administration has halted all boat operations for the past 20 days due to rising water levels.
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"Hard work paid off…": Boatman on Mahakumbh “success story” after praise f
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Inspired by the earnings of boat operators during the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, a boatman's family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj took a bold entrepreneurial step during the recently concluded Mahakumbh Mela 2025, generating a staggering profit of Rs 30 crore.
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UP CM Yogi shares success story of boatman earning Rs 30 crores during Mah
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Refuting the Samajwadi Party's claims of boatmen being exploited during Mahakumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared a success story of a boatman's family who earned Rs 30 crore in 45 days during the congregation in Prayagraj from January 13 to February 26.
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Mahakumbh 2025: Yogi govt introduces special tracksuits for drivers, sailo
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In preparation for the Mahakumbh 2025, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government has introduced special tracksuits for drivers, boatmen, guides, and cart operators at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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Varanasi's boatmen face livelihood crisis due to continuing ban on boating
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The boatmen community in Varanasi is facing a livelihood crisis due to the continuing ban on boating operations off the coast of Ganga, despite the receding water level in the Ganga river in the past few days.
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Varanasi boatmen suffer as boat services remain suspended
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Due to the ban on the operation of the boats for the last two and a half months, boats have been parked at Dashashwamedh Ghat, resulting in the Manjhi community facing a crisis in their livelihood.
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Boat services temporarily suspended in Varanasi as water level rises in Ga
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Due to the rise in the water, local boatmen have been facing several challenges as their only source of income has stopped.
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LS polls: Boatmen of Varanasi hail PM Modi for changing face of city, vow
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination from Varanasi, bidding for a third straight term in office and in the Lok Sabha from the constituency; people from the ancient temple town, especially the boatmen, came out in his praise for the wave of development and makeover
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Varanasi's boatmen say business booming with implementation of PM Modi's i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 1 (ANI): Boatmen in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi say they have seen a rise in their incomes by almost 10 times in the last few years since the BJP came to power in the Centre and in the state.&
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Priyanka Gandhi reaches UP's Prayagraj, extends support to boatmen who wer
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): Congress party's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday reached Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to extend support to boatmen who were allegedly harassed by local police.
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Priyanka Gandhi to visit Prayagraj to help boatman who accompanied her at
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Congress party's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to support boatmen who were allegedly harassed by local police.
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Dhawan feeds birds amid bird flu, Varanasi DM says action to be taken agai
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): Kaushal Raj Sharma, District Magistrate, Varanasi, has said that action will be taken against boatmen who did not follow the administration's guidelines and allowed tourists on their boats to feed the birds amid the bird flu.
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