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COVID-19: U'khand seals Haridwar border till Nov 30, bans holy dip in Gang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand)[India], November 29 (ANI): A day ahead of Kartik Purnima, Uttarakhand Police on Sunday announced that all the boundaries of Haridwar have been completely sealed till November 30 to ensure that devotees do not enter the district to take the holy dip in Ganga amid a surg
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Ganga rejuvenation a continuous task, needs public participation: Gajendra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The task of rejuvenating the Ganges is a continuous one and needs the participation of the people, said Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
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Mortal remains of Pranab Mukherjee immersed in Ganga at Haridwar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], September 2 (ANI): The mortal remains of former President Pranab Mukherjee were immersed in the Ganges at Haridwar by his son Abhijit Mukherjee on Tuesday.
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Bhadohi incident not related to shortage of food: UP Police
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhadoi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday said that the tragic incident of Bhadohi where a woman threw her five children in the river was not related to food shortage but to an argument with her husband.
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Woman throws her five children into Ganga River in UP's Bhadohi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): A woman allegedly threw her five children into the Ganges after an argument with her husband in Bhadohi here. The body of an 11-year-old girl has been recovered from the river so far, police said.
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2 engineering students go missing in Bihar's Bhagalpur during swim in Gang
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Two engineering students who had gone for a swim in the Ganga river went missing on Saturday, police said.
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You have seen more India than me: Harbhajan Singh to Jonty Rhodes
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday complimented Jonty Rhodes saying that 'you have seen more India than me' after the former South Africa player took a dip in the Ganges in Rishikesh.
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People continue to flock to Prayagraj to watch Siberian birds
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Migratory Siberian birds who fly thousands of kilometres to Prayagraj - site of holy pilgrimage for Hindus - due to the confluence of the three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, are now slowly heading back to their home country.
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Comprehensive efforts towards cleaning Ganga will bear results: Historian
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or the 'Namami Gange' programme has held its first session of the lecture series to educate masses and discuss the glorious history of river Ganges.
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Uttarakhand: Two men drown after tractor trolley falls in Ganges Canal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Two people drowned after a tractor-trolley fell into the Ganges Canal in the Kotwali Jwalapur area of Haridwar on Sunday.
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National level swimmer from Bihar selling tea on the streets of Patna
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): National level swimmer Gopal Prasad Yadav, who has won many medals, makes a living by selling tea here.
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Varanasi: Devotees take early morning dip in Ganges on Kartik Purnima
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of river Ganga here on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Tuesday early morning.
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