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Women take holy dip in River Ganga, offer prayers to banyan tree on 'Vat S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 10 (ANI): On the occasion of Vrat Savitri Puja on Thursday, women took holy dip in the River Ganga and offered prayers to the banyan tree.
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World Environment Day: Namami Gange volunteers distribute plants, carry ou
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): On the occasion of World Environment Day, a team from Namami Gange on Saturday distributed tulsi plants to people living near the river Ganga and carried out a cleanliness drive.
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Not from Bihar, not our culture: State Water Minister on bodies floating i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] May 17 (ANI): Bihar Water Resources Development Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday said that the bodies found floating in the river Ganga were not from the State and added that it is 'not our culture'.
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Bodies wash up on shores of river Ganga in UP's Ghazipur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 15 (ANI): People living near the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur once again witnessed the ghastly sight of dead bodies washing up on the ghats of the river on Saturday.
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Ghazipur administration offers financial aid to kin unable to bear cremati
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): Days after reports of bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients found floating in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur surfaced, the district administration has decided to provide a financial help of Rs 5,000 to those unable to bear crematio
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PIL in SC seeks SIT probe into case of floating corpses in Ganga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday sought direction for setting up a Special Investigating Agency to supervise the probe into around 100 corpses found floating in the river Ganga in Bihar's Buxar and Uttar Pradesh's Unna
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Bodies found buried in sand near Ganga in UP's Unnao
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Days after bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients washed up on the shores of the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, more have been found buried in the sand in Unnao.
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National Mission for Clean Ganga directs to stop dumping of dead bodies in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Tuesday directed for the "immediately" stop dumping of dead bodies, partially burnt bodies/ unclaimed or unidentified corpses in the river Ganga and its tributaries as reports regarding bloated and decomposed bodies,
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Kumbh 2021: All 13 akharas participated in third 'Shahi Snan' in Haridwar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 15 (ANI): All 13 akharas took a holy dip at river Ganga on the occasion of 'Baisakhi Shahi Snan' during Kumbh, the first achievement since 1974, the Kumbh Mela Inspector General (IG) Sanjay Gunjyal said on Wednesday.
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Kumbh: Akharas, sadhus take part in second 'shahi snan' at Har Ki Pauri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): With the chants of 'Har Har Mahadev' and 'Ganga maiya ki jai', sadhus of various akharas on Monday took a holy dip in River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on the occasion of the second 'shahi snan' during Kumbh.
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Kumbh 2021: 'Difficult to ensure social distancing during second shahi sna
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], April 12 (ANI): Kumbh Mela Inspector General (IG) Sanjay Gunjyal admitted that it is difficult to ensure social distancing norms during the second 'Shahi snan' where massive crowds have gathered to take a holy dip in River Ganga at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakha
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Govt receives around Rs 14.18 crore for rejuvenation of river Ganga
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Central government has received around 14.18 crore fund for conservation and rejuvenation of river Ganga in the year 2020-21, Ministry of Jal Shakti said on Thursday.
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