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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh calls Ganga Vilas "obscene" and a threat to
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While inaugurating the world's largest longest river cruise titled Ganga Vilas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it "a new age of tourism in India", but on the other hand, Congress general secretary in charge communications Jairam Ramesh has termed the service "obscene".
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Gangasagar Mela: Coast Guard personnel keep watch, boats and aircraft depl
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking about the elaborate security arrangements made by the Indian Coast Guard, Abhijit Dasgupta, Commanding officer of the Indian Coast Guard (Kolkata), said that the coast guard boats and aircraft have been deployed in the area to keep a strict vigil on the mela and prevent any untoward
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Gangasagar: Devotees take holy dip for second consecutive day
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pilgrims and seers were seen braving the bitter cold and lowering themselves into the icy waters of the Ganges and praying with folded hands.
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Gangasagar Mela: Devotees, seers take holy dip in Ganges on Makar Sankrant
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Devotees and seers took a holy dip in the Ganges at the Gangsagar in the South 24 Parganas on Saturday, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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UP: On banks of Ganga, Tent City to offer new experience to tourists in Va
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Situated on the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi, the tent city will feature religion, spirituality and culture as well as products from eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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Dense fog engulfs Indo-Gangetic plains, to persist over 2-3 days
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Many trains are also running late due to the prevailing fog. "Darbanga-New Delhi special, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam exp, Banaras-New Delhi Special, Sultanpur- Anand vihar exp, Ayodhya Cantt- Delhi Jn. Exp.," as per the Indian Railways among others are running late.
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Uttarakhand: Devotees throng temples and take holy dip in Ganga on New Yea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pilgrims enter the Ganges at 'Har Ki Pauri' in the city of Dharma at the beginning of their new year for various reasons.
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Purity of river Ganga our common heritage, must handover to future generat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stating that the purity of the river Ganga is a common heritage, PM Modi said our forefathers have given us a precious heritage and it is our destiny to hand over this heritage to future generations in the same condition and with the same purity.
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PM Modi virtually chairs National Ganga Council meeting in Kolkata
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired the second meeting of the National Ganga Council (NGC) meeting in Kolkata via video conferencing.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to skip 'Namami Gange' event chaired by PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will skip the National Ganga Council meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata on December 30.
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Ganga-Padma river: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to PM, flags 'perpetual e
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Up to 2004, the Ganges had eroded 356 square km of fertile land and displaced around 80,000 people in the period 1988 - 1994, in Murshidabad district. Erosion along the banks of the Ganga had washed away more than 50 houses, two temples and acres of agricultural land in the Shamserganj area
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'Namami Gange' initiative helped improve biodiversity: PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Namami Gange initiative of the Central Government has helped improve biodiversity and is being widely appreciated by the world.
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