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Dry patches of sand appears in stretches of river Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): The rising temperature has taken a toll on the river Ganga in Varanasi as patches of sand are visible in long stretches in midstream after the water started drying up.
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80% of Ganga will be clean by March 2019: Gadkari
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday assured that the Centre has targeted to make 80 to 90 percent of the River Ganga clean by March 2019.
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Patna: Five dead after boat capsizes in Ganga
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Five people died after a boat carrying 15 people capsized in river Ganga in Patna's Fatuha on Wednesday.
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PHD Chamber to support government's Namami Gange Programme
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI-NewsVoir): In a major announcement, India's national industry chamber PHD has announced support to the government's ambitious Namami Gange programme to rejuvenate the holy river Ganga. The announcement was made by Anil Khaitan, President, PHD Chamber.
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Ten-day long Hot Air Balloon festival begins in Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Ten-day long Hot Air Balloon festival started on the bank of River Ganga in the spiritual city of Varanasi, on Sunday.
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Satya Pal Singh appeals for burial of cremation ashes in ground
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttrakhand) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Union Minister Satya Pal Singh on Wednesday appealed to people to bury cremation ashes in ground instead of immersing it in River Ganga.
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Six drown while bathing in River Ganga in Bihar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], November 5 (ANI): At least six people, including five children and a woman, died while taking bath in river Ganga at Hajipur on Sunday.
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Six drown in River Ganga, Bihar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Maranchi (Bihar) [India], September 14 (ANI): Six people, including five children, drowned in River Ganga, while taking a bath on Thursday. The incident occurred in Bihar's Maranchi village.
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NGT declares area near river Ganga as 'no-development zone'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Thursday declared the area 100 metres from the edge of the river Ganga as a 'no-development zone' in the stretch between Haridwar to Unnao.
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SC stays Uttarakhand HC order giving 'human status' to Ganga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July. 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Uttarakhand High Court order declaring river Ganga and Yamuna as a juristic person and as a living entity.
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Yogi eyes making Ganga pollution free before Ardh Kumbh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has set a goal to keep the River Ganga or Ganges in Varanasi free from pollutants before the commencement of the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday.
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Clean Ganga River: PM Modi stresses on 'increased' public partic
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the Namaami Gange programme last evening, where he stressed on the need to further increase public awareness and participation in the task of cleaning the River Ganga
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