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Karnataka: Fishermen struggling as waste disposal destroys aquatic life
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Shimoga (Karnataka) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): The fishermen in Shimoga city are struggling to survive as the water of the Tunga river has been contaminated following excessive disposal of waste and discharge of untreated sewage into the water body resulting in the extinction of most of the aqua
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'Namami Gange' pavilion in Sonepur Mela educating masses on river cleanlin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sonepur (Bihar) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has put up a stall in the ongoing 'Sonepur Mela' to create public awareness towards cleanliness of River Ganga.
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Banking on protests in Goa over Mhadei project, BJP hopes to gain ground i
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The controversy over the sharing of Mhadei river water between Karnataka and Goa, which has been fomenting trouble for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), may finally end up as the one greatest cause that may bring back the BS Yediyurappa government to a clear
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Neglected tropical diseases leave victims liable to families, says expert
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 21 (ANI): Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as intestinal worms in children, river blindness and glaucoma, cause physical disability among the victims and make them liable to their families and societies for the rest of their lives especially in poor countries
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CM Sawant hopes Javadekar will give decision on Mhadei river project in Go
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday voiced hope that the committee set up by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will give the decision in state's favour in Kalasa Bhandura project on Mhadei river.
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8 killed after boat capsizes in Okara in E Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 18 : At least eight people were killed after a boat carrying 40 people capsized in Sutlej river in Pakistan's eastern district of Okara on Monday, authorities said.
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Trans Ganga city protest: Agitated farmers set ablaze crusher plant in Unn
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): A vehicle of crusher plant was set ablaze by agitated farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Sunday after the administration refused to grant them compensation for the land acquired by the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA)
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Sisseri River bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, call
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the Sisseri River bridge at Lower Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh and called for bolstering the border infrastructure, saying that national security is the topmost priority of the government.
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Punjab: Devotees pay obeisance at Ber Sahib Gurudwara in Sultanpur Lodhi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): On the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, a large number of devotees converged at the Ber Sahib Gurudwara to take a holy dip in the river and pay their obeisance.
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Chhattisgarh: CM Bhupesh Baghel joins devotees in Kartik Purnima celebrati
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday took a holy dip and performed aarti at Mahadev Ghat at Kharu river on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Chhattisgarh.
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Varanasi: Devotees take early morning dip in Ganges on Kartik Purnima
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of river Ganga here on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Tuesday early morning.
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Ayodhya: Devotees take early morning dip in Sarayu river on Kartik Purnima
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at Naya Ghat on the banks of river Sarayu here on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Tuesday morning.
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