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Delhi: Devotees perform rituals in toxic foam-laden Yamuna on final day of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Devotees on Thursday made offerings to Sun God while standing in knee-deep water of toxic foam-laden Yamuna river, near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the last day of Chhath puja.
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Delhi govt sets up COVID-19 vaccination camp for devotees near Chhath puja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): In a unique initiative, the Delhi Government set up a COVID-19 vaccination camp for devotees near a Chhath puja ghat in the Gavdi locality of Bhajanpura in the national capital.
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Chhath puja: Devotees gathers at Patna's Ganga ghat to perform 'Usha Arghy
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 11 (ANI): On the last day of the four-day-long Chhath festival, devotees in Patna gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Patipul Ghat to perform the 'Usha Arghya' (prayers to the rising sun).
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Delhi High Court dismisses plea challenging decision to prohibit performin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Delhi High Court dismissed a plea challenging decision to prohibit the devotees from performing Chhath Puja at the banks of the Yamuna river.
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Blame game continues over Chhath, Giriraj Singh slams Delhi govt for toxic
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The political blame game continued over Chhath Puja in the national capital as Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Delhi government over the toxic foam in the Yamuna.
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Delhi govt deploys 15 boats to remove toxic foam from Yamuna river
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Delhi government has deployed boats to remove the toxic foam that was formed in the Yamuna river in a face-saving exercise amid severe criticism after Chhath puja devotees were seen taking a dip in the river.
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NDRF teams deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 9 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed at different ghats in Patna for Chhath Puja in case an emergency arises.
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Yamuna's toxic foam 'gift' to Delhi from UP, Haryana govts: Raghav Chadha
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that the toxic foam found floating on the Yamuna river was a "gift" to Delhi from the governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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Delhi: AAP BJP trade charges as politics intensifies over Chhath Puja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Politics between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified in Delhi over Chhath Puja celebrations.
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Chhath puja: Devotees raise concerns over toxic foam floating in Yamuna r
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): As a thick layer of toxic foam continues to float on the surface of the Yamuna river in the national capital on Tuesday on the second day of the Chhath puja festival.
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Ganga Mashaal begins journey from Rishikesh and Haridwar, will sensitise l
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Ganga Mashaal, which has formally started its journey from Rishikesh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand, will travel to a total of 23 stations along the Ganga River and will help in sensitisation of local people and Namami Gange volunteers, said a press rele
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Illegal denim factories responsible for frothing in Yamuna, says social ac
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Days after Delhi's air quality deteriorated post-Diwali, the Yamuna river in the national capital has been witnessing a thick layer of toxic foam which is a result of chemical waste used to dye denim being dumped by illegal jeans-making units set up close
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