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Ashes of Arun Jaitley immersed in Ganga at Haridwar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): The ashes of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley were immersed in the Ganga river at Haridwar on Monday.
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Krishna: The enchanting pied piper of Urdu poetry
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 23 (ANI): India has long been known for its 'Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb' or the syncretic culture, where diverse religions, especially Hindus and Muslims, live in harmony to create a unique culture.
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Prayagraj: Several houses submerged due to rise in water levels of Ganga a
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The rise of water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers here on Monday submerged several houses on the banks.
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Organ Donation: In India less than one per million population donate, lowe
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Roughly 5 lakh people die annually in India due to lack of an organ donor but with less than one per million people opting to donate, the organ donation rate in the country is one of the lowest in the world, according to estimates.
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U'khand: Ganga flowing close to danger mark at Rishikesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Amid incessant rainfall in several parts of Uttarakhand, the Ganges on Monday was flowing close to the danger mark of 339.50 metres at Rishikesh, putting the administration in the temple town on alert.
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Delhi-based hospital gives Eid gift to two Iraqi children by saving their
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, 11Aug, (ANI): Going beyond boundaries and setting an example of humanity, a Delhi-based private hospital gave new lives to two children hailing from war-torn areas of Iraq.
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Uttarakhand: River Ganga flowing 10 cm below danger mark at Rishikesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): In the wake of heavy rains and cloud burst in the hilly areas here, the Ganges was flowing barely 10 centimetres below the danger level mark here on Friday.
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Sushma Swaraj's ashes immersed in Hapur's Ganga River
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, immersed her mother's ashes in the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur, on Thursday.
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DOTS clinic inaugurated at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): A Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) clinic was inaugurated by Ashok Chandra, chairman at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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U'khand: One dead, five injured after accident at powerhouse in Chamoli
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): One person was killed while five others were injured in an accident at a powerhouse on Kalp Ganga River in Joshimath area here on Saturday.
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Muslim youth roughed up for participating in 'Kanwar Yatra'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): A Muslim youth who went with his friends to Haridwar in a "Kanwar Yatra" and returned home along with a bottle of holy "Ganga-Jal" was allegedly roughed up by members of his community for "anti-religious" activities.
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2 days, 4 conferences, 18 bilaterals: India points to 'Big takeaway' at AS
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Aug 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who held a range of ASEAN-related multilaterals and a string of bilaterals here, on Friday, said that India had a 'big takeaway' during his two-day trip to Bangkok.
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