Yamuna
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants Akbar's fort in Allahabad to be replaced with night shelter
India | February 08, 2015 17:11 ISTAllahabad: Kicking up a controversy, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday said the fort built by Mughal emperor Akbar on the banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad is a “symbol of subjugation of Hindus”
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Build special ghats for religious items: National Green Tribunal
India | January 16, 2015 13:58 ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed Irrigation and Flood Control Department and concerned authorities to build special ghats on the banks of Yamuna where people can immerse idols and other religious offerings which
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Green tribunal bars vegetable farming on œhighly contaminated Yamuna floodplains in Delhi
India | January 16, 2015 11:36 ISTNew Delhi: In a significant move, the National Green Tribunal has prohibited cultivation of edible crop on the floodplains of Yamuna here, saying the vegetables grown there were “highly contaminated” and their consumption could lead
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Environmentalists welcome green court ruling on Yamuna
India | January 15, 2015 6:41 ISTNew Delhi: Describing it as "well reasoned", environment experts on Wednesday welcomed the National Green Tribunal judgement against waste in the Yamuna, while calling for an effective implementation as the key to a pollution-free river
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National Green Tribunal forms panel to dispose 70,000 cubic metres of sand in Delhi
India | December 21, 2014 16:24 ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to weigh and dispose around 70,000 cubic metre of sand and clay lying on the riverbed of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas here.A
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Hema Malini appeals to people to save Yamuna
Bollywood | December 04, 2014 13:11 ISTMathura: Bollywood actress and Lok Sabha member from Mathura Hema Malini Wednesday demanded immediate release of water into the Yamuna river from the Hathini Kund barrage to ensure that pilgrims who visit the land of
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Sailing to Agra on Yamuna to be reality soon: Nitin Gadkari
Politics | December 03, 2014 18:00 ISTNew Delhi: People will soon be able to go to Agra sailing on the Yamuna as the Centre has sought help from the Netherlands government for the ambitious project that includes building barrages and water-terminals
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NCC cadets rescue drowning woman in Yamuna
India | October 24, 2014 18:16 ISTNew Delhi: NCC cadets rescued a middle aged woman who had jumped into the Yamuna here Friday.The cadets were on a routine training mission for yachting and sailing in three boats, including a rescue boat,
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Vrindavan widows march for clean Yamuna
India | October 21, 2014 17:50 ISTVrindavan: The 1,000-odd widows of Vrindavan Tuesday evening marched through the narrow streets of this holy town, demanding a cleaner Yamuna and urgent steps to check pollution in the river.Several hundred of them were holding
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Don't pollute Yamuna on Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees told
India | August 23, 2014 17:26 ISTNew Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government moving toward cleaning India's rivers, including the sacred Ganga and its tributary, the Yamuna, authorities are worried that coming religious festivals might just aggravate the river's pollution.With the
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More research needed to locate extinct Sarswati river : Uma Bharti
India | August 14, 2014 21:13 ISTNew Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today stressed on the need for more research to locate the mythological Saraswati River.Speaking to group of scientists, archaeologists and research scholars here she said that an
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5 men drown in Yamuna during Holi revelry
India | March 18, 2014 7:28 ISTNew Delhi: Five young men drowned in the Yamuna in Delhi when they were taking a bath after playing Holi on Monday. The incident took place in Sonia Vihar, police and fire officials said.The deceased
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Protest planned to save Yamuna from pollution
India | November 26, 2013 8:18 ISTMathura: A nation-wide protest is being planned early next year to save the Yamuna river from pollution, the organisers said Monday.Spearheading the Yamuna Bachao Abhiyan, volunteers from the Yamuna Rakshak Dal will on Dec 5
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Know why Ganga, Yamuna are among world's top 10 most polluted rivers
India | October 09, 2013 6:33 ISTNew Delhi: River, one of the most powerful forces of nature, has been revered the world over since the ancient past. These massive freshwater bodies have always been an excellent source of water and food.
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Allahabad HC bans immersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna
India | October 08, 2013 9:02 ISTLucknow: The Allahabad High Court (HC) Monday put a ban on the immersion of idols of Gods and Goddesses in Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh.The court also dismissed the plea of the state
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3 kids drown in Yamuna
India | July 31, 2013 23:49 ISTNew Delhi, Jul 31: Three kids today drowned in the Yamuna river when they were taking bath, police said.According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Golu (12), Karan (12) and Manoj alias
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Yamuna recedes in Delhi but more people evacuated
India | June 21, 2013 17:29 ISTNew Delhi, June 21: The water level of the Yamuna has fallen below the danger mark of 204.83 metres in the capital, a government official said Friday. However, more people were evacuated from many areas
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SC expresses anguish over tardy progress on cleaning Yamuna
India | October 30, 2012 20:24 ISTNew Delhi, Oct 30 : The Supreme Court today expressed anguish over tardy progress in cleaning of river Yamuna and appointed an expert committee to find out what has been achieved in the last 18
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Army out as floods ravage Rajasthan, Yamuna in spate in Delhi
India | August 24, 2012 18:39 ISTJaipur/Delhi/Churu/Sikar, Aug 24: Flood relief columns of the army have been pressed into service to provide relief and rescue to millions of people facing floods in different parts of Rajasthan. Army's Jaipur based South Western
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Yamuna Expected To Cross Danger Level
India | August 17, 2011 7:41 ISTNew Delhi, August 17: Threat of floods in certain areas of east Delhi loomed large as water level in Yamuna rose Tuesday following release of over six lakh cusecs of water into the river by
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