Ganga River
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Water level of Ganga River rises above danger level in Patna
News | Aug 03, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTThe water level of the Ganga River has risen above danger level mark in Patna due to heavy rainfall. Several ghats have submerged. "There is fear that the rising level of Ganga and other rivers might pose a threat to Patna.
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Three men drown in river Ganga at Rishikesh
India | Jul 11, 2021, 01:01 PM 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 | Jul 08, 2021, 11:45 AM 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 | Jun 18, 2021, 12:01 PM 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 | Jun 12, 2021, 02:53 PM 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, 11:50 PM 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 AM 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, 09:44 AM 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, 09:40 AM 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 | Nov 24, 2020, 07:52 AM 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 | Sep 03, 2020, 01:20 PM 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 | Sep 02, 2020, 02:00 PM 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 | Aug 31, 2020, 01:07 PM 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 | Oct 13, 2018, 12:50 PM 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 | Sep 15, 2018, 04:56 PM 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 | Jan 04, 2018, 09:26 PM 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 | Dec 15, 2017, 01:33 PM 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 | Apr 27, 2017, 12:24 PM 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.