Ganga River
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Three men drown in river Ganga at Rishikesh
India | July 11, 2021 13:01 ISTFive people were visiting Rishikesh when they decided to take a dip in the river on Saturday evening.
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Ganga is COVID-free: Scientists
India | July 08, 2021 11:45 ISTAfter 2-month research by medical and genetic experts of BHU, Varanasi and BSIP, Lucknow, it has been found that the Ganga river has no trace of the pandemic causing coronavirus.
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Man rewarded with boat for rescuing 'Ganga ki beti' in UP's Ghazipur
India | June 18, 2021 12:01 ISTBoatman Gullu Chaudhary, who had rescued a 21-day-old girl child from a wooden box floating in the Ganga River in Ghazipur district, earlier this week, will be gifted a boat by the state government.
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Truth does not concern PM, propaganda does: Priyanka Gandhi
India | June 12, 2021 14:53 ISTShe quoted Hindi poet Nirala to show the tragic situation, "The waters of the river Ganga were filled with corpses. There was no wood left in crematoriums to cremate the dead. In the blink of an eye, my family had vanished from before me."
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Bodies found floating in river Ganga: Plea in SC seeks probe into deaths
India | May 13, 2021 23:50 ISTThe petition has sought directions to the Centre, authorities in states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to conduct post-mortem of the bodies which are found floating in river Ganga to ascertain the cause of death.
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Unnao DM orders probe after bodies found buried in sand on Ganga banks
News | May 13, 2021 11:11 ISTUnnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said, "Some people do not burn the bodies but bury them in the sand by the river. After I got information, I have sent officials to the spot. I have asked them to carry out an enquiry and we will take action."
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Top 9 News: Bodies found buried in sand on banks of Ganga in UP's Unnao
News | May 13, 2021 9:44 ISTFour days after dead bodies of suspected Covid patients were spotted floating on the Ganga river in eastern UP and Bihar, reports have now shown that multiple bodies have been buried in sand at two locations along the Ganga river in Unnao district. Visuals from the two locations show buried bodies with locals looking on. Incidentally, most of the bodies were wrapped in a saffron cloth. However, there was no confirmation if these bodies were of Covid patients.
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Panic after bodies found buried in sand on banks of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao
India | May 13, 2021 9:40 ISTVisuals from the two locations show buried bodies with locals looking on. Incidentally, most of the bodies were wrapped in a saffron cloth.
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6 rescued, 2 missing after vessel carrying trucks capsized in Malda
News | November 24, 2020 7:52 ISTSix people were rescued and two others went missing after a vessel carrying eight trucks capsized in Ganga river in Malda district of West Bengal on night of November 23.
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Locals suffer as low lying areas submerged in Prayagraj
News | September 03, 2020 13:20 ISTWater-level of Ganga River and Yamuna River increased in in UP's Prayagraj and low lying areas submerged post it.
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Low lying areas of Sangam submerged in Prayagraj
News | September 02, 2020 14:00 ISTLow lying areas of Sangam submerged in Prayagraj after water-level of Ganga River and Yamuna River increased.
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West Bengal: 55 houses swept away by Ganga in Malda district
India | August 31, 2020 13:07 ISTAt least 55 houses were washed away due to erosion in river Ganga in West Bengal's Malda district, an official said on Monday.
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Conspiracy behind death of environmental activist Swami Sanand who fought for protecting River Ganga?
India | October 13, 2018 12:50 ISTSwami Sanand was forcibly shifted to the AIIMS hospital from his Matri Sadan ashram on Wednesday after his health deteriorated significantly after he stopped drinking water.
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PM asks people to give up mindset of harming Ganga, urges for contribution to clean river
India | September 15, 2018 16:56 ISTHe described river Ganga as our "culture, heritage and identity" and hoped that people will come forward to help the government in this endeavour of theirs.
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Rs 220 cr collected under Clean Ganga Fund till now: Govt
India | January 04, 2018 21:26 ISTTo a separate query, he said an 11-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of A B Pandya, former chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), to address the issue of flood and siltation in Bihar.
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NGT bans plastic items in towns located along banks of Ganga
India | December 15, 2017 13:33 ISTA bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned the sale, manufacture and storage of such items till Uttarkashi.
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4 feared drowned after boat capsizes near Allahabad
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Bihar: Man jumps into Ganga river to save drowning Couple
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NGT shuts 13 polluting industries along Ganga channel
India | April 27, 2017 12:24 ISTAccording to the report, the team inspected the industries along the Gajrola and Babrala drain with source from Bagad river in the Upper Ganga region in Uttar Pradesh. The drains further meet the Ganga.
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Boat carrying 40 capsizes in Ganga near Patna; at least 21 dead
India | January 14, 2017 23:12 ISTIn an unfortunate incident, a boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near Patna today evening. Of the 40, eight people have been rescued and are being treated in hospital, whereas, the body
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