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Devotees perform 'pind dan' on the last day of Pitru Paksha in Varanasi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 6 (ANI): Scores of devotees on Wednesday visited the banks of the holy river Ganga in Varanasi to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Comic book character Chacha Chaudhary will sensitise children towards Gang
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): With an aim to spread awareness about the cleanliness and rejuvenation of the River Ganga, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), has decided to rope in popular Hindi comic book character 'Chacha Chaudhary' for its outreach activities, especially amo
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Namami Gange not just for cleaning Ganga but to bring collective conscious
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said that Namami Gange is not only a program for cleaning Ganga but to bring collective consciousness among masses.
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American born Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati shares her experience of spiritua
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): American born Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati in her recently published memoir, "Hollywood to the Himalayas" has penned the unexpected way her life has transformed twenty-five years ago when she travelled to India with a backpack and had an experience of spiritu
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Water levels have reduced, but impact is still there: Bihar CM on floods
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 18 (ANI): As the water level of river Ganga starts receding in flood-hit areas of Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the impact of the flooding could be still seen.
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Ganga river flows above danger mark in Varanasi, rescue operations underwa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): The water level of River Ganga in Varanasi is flowing above the danger mark at 72.32 meters, informed the Central Water Commission on Saturday.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits areas around river Ganga to inspect increasin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 12 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday visited areas and 'ghats' around the Ganga river in the state and inspected the increasing water levels.
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Several ghats in Kanpur affected by waterlogging caused by rise in Ganga w
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): Low lying areas in Kanpur on Wednesday saw an increase in the water level in River Ganga due to consistently heavy rains in the hilly regions of north India.
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Water level of ganga rises due to heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 28 (ANI): The water level of river Ganga at Gangotri rose significantly due to heavy rainfall and as parts of a mountain near the Gangotri Dham fell in the river, said the district administration on Wednesday.
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Saints in Haridwar practice Yoga on banks of Ganga ahead of International
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): Ahead of the International Day of Yoga, saints in Haridwar on Sunday practised yoga on the banks of the river Ganga.
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Devotees take holy dip in river Ganga on Ganga Dussehra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi/Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): On the occasion of Ganga Dussehra, devotees were seen taking a holy dip in the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and Prayagraj.
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NGT directs remedial measures for restoration of rivers Assi, Varuna
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed authorities to take remedial measures for the restoration and rejuvenation of Assi and Varuna, the two tributaries of River Ganga.
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