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  Environmentalists for declaration of river Ganga as World Heritage

  India | April 22, 2015 10:30 IST

  Lucknow: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking keen interest in cleaning of Ganga, a group of environmentalists will be petitioning him to pursue with UNESCO for declaration of upper region of the holy river as

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  Clean Ganga not possible without clean Yamuna: Bharti

  Politics | April 06, 2015 20:26 IST

  Mathura: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has said the Centre will soon start fulfilling the promises made for cleaning up River Yamuna.Saying that the government is committed to the cause of cleaning up the

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  Babri Masjid demolition: SC issues notice to Advani, Joshi, Uma and 17 others

  Politics | March 31, 2015 13:16 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi and 17 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.Supreme Court has issued

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  Waterway to be developed between Delhi and Agra

  India | March 12, 2015 20:46 IST

  A waterway will be developed between Delhi and Agra for which technical study will be conducted by a Holland-based company, government told Rajya Sabha today.Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said the project

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  Uma Bharti's supporters stop train for late minister

  Politics | March 10, 2015 21:08 IST

  Jhansi: A train was allegedly stopped by supporters of Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti at Jhansi station after the minister was late by a few minutes, even as the authority denied such an

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  Modi suit controversy: Uma Bharti hits back at Congress

  Politics | February 22, 2015 23:06 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting back at Congress over its criticism of the auctioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit, Union Minister Uma Bharti today said the party could not digest that a tea seller's suit has

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  MPPEB scam: Uma Bharti terms Congress allegations as conspiracy

  Politics | February 17, 2015 20:48 IST

  Bhopal: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti today described as an “ugly political conspiracy” the Congress's allegation that there was an attempt to magnify her role by investigating agencies probing the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam.Congress has

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  World's largest river island Majuli should be declared a spiritual tourist destination: Uma Bharti

  India | February 09, 2015 8:05 IST

  Majuli (Assam): Union Minister for Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today wanted the world's largest river island Majuli in Assam should be declared as a spiritual tourist destination soon and included in the World Heritage

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  Jitan Ram Manjhi, Uma Bharti praise each other

  Politics | February 02, 2015 13:34 IST

  Patna: Displaying bonhomie, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Union Minister Uma Bharati today mutually praised each other.“Manjhi, who hails from a poor family, understands the pain of poor and he is a garibo

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  2015 to be water revolution year: Uma Bharti

  Politics | January 18, 2015 8:01 IST

  New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Saturday said that 2015-16 will be observed as "Jal Kranti Varsh (water revolution year)".In her concluding address at the Third India Water Week here, she said

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  SC judge tells Uma Bharti's staff: I only hear PIL, I myself do not do Ganga cleaning

  India | January 13, 2015 21:46 IST

  New Delhi:  “I only hear a PIL. I myself do not do the cleaning,” a Supreme Court judge said today revealing that his office got a call from a woman Cabinet minister's staff whether he

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  Uma Bharti urges PSUs to join clean Ganga mission

  Politics | January 11, 2015 8:13 IST

  New Delhi: Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti Saturday urged public sector undertakings to join the clean Ganga mission of the government.She exhorted the PSUs to come forward and contribute

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  River linking has immense benefits, says Uma Bharti

  Politics | January 07, 2015 6:32 IST

  New Delhi: Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said there will be immense benefits of inter-linking of rivers and the government will ensure that there is no impact on the environment in the projects.Presided

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  Uma Bharti meets Akhilesh, discusses Ganga clean-up plan

  Politics | December 20, 2014 21:25 IST

  Lucknow: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today met with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at his official residence and discussed in detail the irrigation projects in the state and issue of cleaning of Ganga and

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  Mission Ganga Rejuvenation: Uma Bharti to meet UP government today

  Politics | December 20, 2014 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Uma Bharti will meet with the Uttar Pradesh government today to seek cooperation in her pledge to clean Ganga and the Sangam in years, as she has vowed.Uma Bharti, a senior

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  Root out dynastic rule: Uma Bharti to J&K people

  Politics | December 17, 2014 23:28 IST

  Basholi (J&K): Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today asked them to root out the dynastic rule of father and son (NC) and father and daughter (PDP) for failure to end corruption.Stating that Jammu and

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  Will clean up Ganga in three years: Uma Bharti

  Politics | December 14, 2014 23:44 IST

  Allahabad: Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after an inspection here saying the

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  Clean Ganga: Govt to focus on re-use of effluents, model burning ghats

  Politics | December 13, 2014 23:11 IST

  New Delhi: Emphasis on re-use of effluents by industries, creating model cremation ghats on river banks and special projects on stretches without sewage treatment plants (STP) are part of the major initiatives to be implemented

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  River linking could alter rainfall, hit monsoons: Expert

  India | December 06, 2014 9:34 IST

  Kolkata: Criticising the interlinking of rivers (ILR) project of the Indian government, a leading geologist and environmental expert on Friday warned the move could disrupt rainfall pattern which could be a significant issue in the

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  At a Glance: Unmarried politicians of India

  Politics | February 19, 2015 9:46 IST

  Considering the number of Indian politicians who have climbed the ladder of success without a companion/ mate, can it be said that single-hood is the secret of their success?There is no straight answer to this