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PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Urja Ganga project in Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he will launch a number of projects including a 1,500-km-long gas pipeline costing Rs. 51,000 crore.
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Cabinet approves construction of new link between Sahibganj to Manihari by
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the construction of new link between Sahibganj bypass in Jharkhand to Manihari bypass in Bihar including four lane bridges on river Ganga.
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Adopt PM Modi's skill development programme to accelerate prison refo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Thursday called upon prison administration authorities to adopt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's skill development programme to accelerate prison reforms.
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Involve NDMA in smart cities project to make them disaster safe, says MoS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday called for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to be involved in the smart cities project right from the conceptualization stage to help avert disasters such as the urban flooding ph
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It's scientifically validated now; Ganga water is 'holy'!
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.24 (ANI): Indian scientists have validated the scientific basis of the mysterious 'special power' of the water of Ganga, which Hindus consider as "Brahm Dravya" or divine elixir.
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Rs. 315 crore released for construction of toilets
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.23 (ANI): The Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 315 crore to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for the implementation of Ganga action plan under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) during the
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Diyas light up Dashashwamedh Ghat as Varanasi prays for Uri bravehearts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (UP) [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): As India salutes the valor of the Uri bravehearts, the locals in Uttar Pradesh's temple city Varanasi were seen performing Ganga Aarti for them and their families.
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Varanasi: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on 'Pitru Paksha Shradh
Updated : 8 years, 7 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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Delhi: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital records first casualty of Chikungunya in 201
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital recorded its first case of Chikungunya casualty with the death of a 65-year-old man, who succumbed to the vector-borne disease today.
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Cow, Ganga and temple issues are not for politics: Santosh Gangwar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.31 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Santosh Gangwar has insisted that 'cow, Ganga and temple' are the faith and sentiments of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and added that the saffron party will not be seeking votes in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly el
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UP: Major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna receding in flood affected areas
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Allahabad [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): All major rivers including Ganga and Yamuna are receding in flood affected areas in Uttar Pradesh, although hundred of villages are still flooded in Varanasi, Gazipur, Ballia and Allahabad districts.
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Lalu defends his 'Ganga reaching doorsteps' remark
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna, Aug 25 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday defended his remark on Ganga reaching the doorsteps of the people, saying his statement should be taken on a positive note.
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