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At least 5 killed after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five bodies were recovered after a boat capsized in the Turag river in Savar, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
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Crocodile sighted in river in Hyderabad's Attapur, triggers panic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): There was panic among locals in Hyderabad's Ataour on Saturday as a crocodile was spotted in the Musi River, whose water levels had risen after heavy rainfall.
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Boat capsizes in Congo River, over 50 dead, many missing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], October 9 (ANI): More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing after the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River earlier this week.
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Three persons drown in Maharashtra's Tanasa river
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): Three transgender persons drowned to their deaths while taking a bath in the Tanasa river in the Virar area of the Palghar district in Maharashtra on Thursday.
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Devotees perform 'Pind Daan' on last day of Pitru Paksha in Bihar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], October 6 (ANI): A large number of devotees on Wednesday took holy dip in the river Falgu and performed 'Pind Daan' in Bihar's Gaya on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarva Pitru Amavasya.
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Devotees perform 'pind dan' on the last day of Pitru Paksha in Varanasi
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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People perform 'Pind Dan' on last day of Pitru Paksha in Kolkata
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 6 (ANI): A large number of people on Wednesday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata to offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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BJP to celebrate PM Modi's two decades in public office on October 7
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): To mark the completion of two decades of uninterrupted service in the public office by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he took oath as Gujarat chief minister in 2001, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is all set to celebrate the occasion with a series of even
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We have to save our rivers with sense of immediacy, says Vice President Na
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for a powerful national campaign on the need to rejuvenate the country's rivers and suggested that it should be done with a sense of immediacy.
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Environment Ministry launches series of guidelines for projects on ecotour
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): With an aim to promote a better understanding of nature and wildlife conservation, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Saturday released the 'Guidelines for sustainable Ecotourism in forest and wildlife areas'.
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Comic book character Chacha Chaudhary will sensitise children towards Gang
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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NMCG ties up with Diamond Toons to bring behavioural change among children
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Friday tied up with Diamond Toons to develop and distribute comics, e-comics and animated videos to bring behavioural change amongst children towards Ganga and other rivers.
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