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Ganga will be completely cleaned in 10 years: Uma Bharti
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Union Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti has said the Ganga River would be completely clean in 10 years, adding that a proper framework has been chalked out and is being carried out in a phased manner.
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Beating Pakistan similar to washing off your sins in Holy Ganga: Sidhu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 4 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday wished Team India before the much anticipated Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan, saying defeating the arch-rivals will be a great honour and it would be like taking a dip i
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Clean Ganga River: PM Modi stresses on 'increased' public partic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the Namaami Gange programme last evening, where he stressed on the need to further increase public awareness and participation in the task of cleaning the River Ganga
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NGT issues notice to Centre, U'khand Govt. for illegal dumping in Gan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre, Uttarakhand Government and the Border Road Organisation in regard to the illegal dumping of debris into the Ganga river.
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Ganga cleaning: NGT warns officials from 'passing buck', says ac
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 8 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday warned the officials from various government departments of 'strict consequences' if the officials 'pass the buck on others' in matter related to cleaning Ganga River.
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Bihar boat tragedy: PIL in Patna HC seeking independent probe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Patna High Court today seeking directions for an independent inquiry into the horrific boat tragedy, where 24 people lost their lives as the vessel capsized in the Ganga river.
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Patna boat horror: 21 bodies recovered so far, 3 NDRF teams on spot
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General R.K. Pachnanda on Sunday said that twenty one bodies have been recovered so far, after two boats carrying about 40 people turned turtle in Ganga river in Patna yesterday.
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Patna boat tragedy: Death toll mounts, Nitish announces ex-gratia of Rs. 4
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Expressing deep sorrow over the tragedy in Ganga river here today where a boat turned turtle killing almost 19 people, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs. four lakhs and directed the concerned departments to speed up the rescu
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Varanasi: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on 'Pitru Paksha Shradh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): Devotees on Friday took a holy dip in Ganga River at Varanasi's Brijghat on the occasion of 'Pitru Paksha Shradh'.
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Water level of Ganga declining, will rescue people safely: DIG NDRF
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 23 (ANI): Assuring safety to those affected from flood in Bihar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Surjeet Singh Guleria on Tuesday said the water level in the Ganga River is above danger level, but there has been considerable decline in wa
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