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  Bihar govt to develop 'organic corridor' in 13 districts

  India | March 04, 2020 13:01 IST

  Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar on Tuesday said the state government will develop an "organic corridor" that will pass through 13 districts and assist in keeping the Ganga clean.

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  Boat capsizes in river at Chandauli's Mahuji village; 5 missing

  India | March 01, 2020 7:42 IST

  In a tragic incident, a boat capsized on late Saturday night in the Ganga river in Mahuji village of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. At least five people went missing after the incident.

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  Woman seer’s fast-unto-death for Ganga into second month; govt accused of going back on written word

  India | January 15, 2020 18:35 IST

  The fast-unto-death of Padmavati, a woman seer from Haridwar’s famed Matri Sadan, reached its 32nd day on Wednesday, even as her aides and other seers accuse the government of not honouring its promises made in a letter to the ashram’s head Swami Shivanand on May 4 last year

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  PM Modi to cruise on Ganga in Kanpur, 5 CMs invited

  India | December 13, 2019 10:09 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cruise through the Ganga River in Kanpur on Saturday to review the 'Namami Gange' project and get a first hand experience of the impact of the programme on the holy river.  

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  Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15

  India | October 15, 2019 20:35 IST

  Issued last month, the notification reduced by more than half the time that was originally given to the projects to ensure compliance with the mandated environmental flows.

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  Ganga cleaning: NGT junks Bihar government's plea seeking review of penalty imposed on it

  India | July 22, 2019 17:38 IST

   The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea to review its order imposing a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the Bihar government for inaction over continued damage to the river Ganga.

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  Delhi will ask Centre to increase its water share: Arvind Kejriwal

  India | June 24, 2019 15:55 IST

  He also said his government would provide 24x7 water supply to every resident of the city by 2024.

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  Trick gone wrong: Kolkata magician attempts a Harry Houdini, drowns in Hooghly

  India | June 17, 2019 16:55 IST

  A Kolkata-based magician, who attempted an underwater escape trick like legendary magician Harry Houdini, is feared to have drowned in Hooghly as his body could not be found till Monday afternoon, police said.  

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  Uttar Pradesh: Shehnai player group pray to Lord Indra for rain

  India | June 04, 2019 11:43 IST

  Mahendra Prasanna, the chief shehnai player at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, said, "The heat wave is making life unbearable for all. We decided to appease Lord Indra with our music so that he can send some respite from the heat." That was on Monday evening.

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  Lakhs of devotees take holy dip in Ganga on 'Somvati Amavasya'

  India | June 03, 2019 23:53 IST

  Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pauri here on Monday on the occasion of 'Somvati Amavasya'.

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  Even a drop of pollution in Ganga is matter of concern: NGT

  India | May 20, 2019 17:48 IST

  Even a drop of pollution in Ganga is a matter of concern and the attitude of all authorities should be stringent to protect the river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said while seeking concrete action plan on the issue.

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  Election Live Blog: Choose govt for yourself, India is yours, says Priyanka Gandhi in Prayagraj

  March 18, 2019 18:33 IST

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kicked off her party's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday by offering prayers at the Lette Hanuman temple near Sangam. Stay with our special election live blog, where we will bring all the latest updates from Priyanka Gandhi's Ganga Yatra and much more.

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  Nothing done for Ganga in past 5 years: Akhilesh Yadav

  India | March 13, 2019 13:04 IST

  351 stretches of rivers in India were now critically polluted, up from 302 in 2016, Akhilesh Yadav said.

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  Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 2nd phase of River Info System on Ganga today

  India | February 08, 2019 8:22 IST

  Under the Jal Marg Vikas Project a new state of the art navigational Lock on NW-1 is being constructed at Farakka at a cost of Rs 361.35 crore and work will be complete by June 2019.

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  'Ganga will be 100% clean by March next year', Nitin Gadkari promises to 'fulfil dream'

  India | January 19, 2019 20:13 IST

  "Our dream of a clean Ganga will come true. This is called good governance," the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said.  

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  Kumbh Mela 2019: Smriti Irani takes holy dip at Prayagraj Sangam

  India | January 15, 2019 15:07 IST

  Devotees braved the cold weather to take a dip in the icy water as they reached the Kumbh Nagari which witnessed a huge rush of people from far-away lands as early as 4 in the morning.

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  PM Modi slams previous governments for failing to clean Ganga

  India | December 29, 2018 23:12 IST

  He said meaningful results are achieved when the government works with transparency and honesty.

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  Ganga clean at just one out of 39 locations: CPCB

  India | December 23, 2018 10:17 IST

  In the latest study of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year.

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  UN honours Indian startup which recycles floral waste from temples to clean Ganga

  Business | December 12, 2018 22:32 IST

  Flowers, incense and other religious items come in plastic packaging adorned with images of gods. Devotees do not want to throw away this packaging, so they either leave the packaging under trees or immerse it into water bodies.

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  Man held with lover for trying to kill wife near Ganga Canal

  India | October 11, 2018 23:10 IST

  Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said Yashwant Rana alias Sunny, a native of Doghat village in Baghpat district, was arrested along with his girlfriend Anshul after some people informed police about their suspicious movement at a secluded place near the canal.