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Bihar's Sadaqat Ashram To Host Congress Top Body Meet: Between Memory And Mirage
In the languid bends of the Holy Ganga, where the river slows to cradle Patna in its muddy embrace, sits Sadaqat Ashram - an institution that looks less like a fortress of politics.
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Immerse Ganesha Idols Upto 6 Feet High In Artificial Tanks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the immersion of all idols of up to six feet in height in artificial tanks starting from the 10-day Ganesh festival being celebrated from August 27 this year.
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How Madhya Pradesh 'Save Water' Campaign Turned Into Dry Fruit Festival
Madhya Pradesh's ambitious 'Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan', aimed at water conservation, is making headlines in Shahdol district, not for restoring water bodies or planting saplings, but for reviving the dry fruit market.
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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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Teen Girl's Body Found Inside Plastic Bag In Ghaziabad Canal
The body of a teenage girl stuffed inside a plastic bag has been fished out from Masuri Ganga canal in Ghaziabad, police said on Monday.
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5 Youths Drown In Ganga River In Bihar, Three Bodies Recovered: Cops
Tragedy struck on the occasion of Maha Shivratri as five youths drowned in the Ganges river at Collectorate Ghat under Gandhi Maidan police station on Wednesday evening.
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2 Women Try Dumping Body Packed In Suitcase Into Ganga, Caught Red-Handed
An ordinary morning on the ghats of Ganga in Kolkata near Kumartuli unfolded horrors for a group of locals who had gathered for their daily yoga session.
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"Kumbh Stampede Victims' Bodies Thrown In River": Jaya Bachchan Sparks Row
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday stoked controversy through her remarks that the Ganga water in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj is allegedly highly contaminated as bodies of those killed in the recent stampede were dumped in the river.
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Man Dies Of Snakebite In UP, Family Puts Body In Ganga Hoping For Miracle
Twenty-year-old Mohit Kumar returned home after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26 in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. He went to a park in the evening where he was bitten by a snake.
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10 Days After Bihar Bridge Collapse, Missing Guard Found Dead Under Debris
Ten days after the collapse of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghatbridge being built across the Ganga in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, the body of the missing security guard has been found in Kauwakol block, an official said.
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Bodies Of 6 Who Drowned In Ganga Recovered, 1 Missing
The bodies of six of the seven people who were feared drowned while bathing in the river Ganga at two different ghats last evening were recovered on Monday, police said.
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No Protests Allowed At India Gate: Delhi Cops To Wrestlers
The iconic India Gate is out of bounds for sit-in protests, the latest setback to protesting wrestlers, who are headed to Haridwar to immerse their medals in the Ganga, in protest against Wrestling body chief.
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3 Medical Students Drown While Bathing In Ganga In UP, Bodies Found
The three victims were part of a team of five MBBS students, who had gone to take a bath at Kachhla Ganga Ghat Saturday afternoon.
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All 7 Bodies Retrieved In UP Boat Tragedy
Five more bodies have been fished out of the Ganga, taking the total death count in Wednesday's boat capsize to seven.
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With Varanasi Ghats Under Water, Cremations Take Place On Streets
The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in nearby streets and on terraces.
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Bihar's Sadaqat Ashram To Host Congress Top Body Meet: Between Memory And Mirage
In the languid bends of the Holy Ganga, where the river slows to cradle Patna in its muddy embrace, sits Sadaqat Ashram - an institution that looks less like a fortress of politics.
-
Immerse Ganesha Idols Upto 6 Feet High In Artificial Tanks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the immersion of all idols of up to six feet in height in artificial tanks starting from the 10-day Ganesh festival being celebrated from August 27 this year.
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How Madhya Pradesh 'Save Water' Campaign Turned Into Dry Fruit Festival
Madhya Pradesh's ambitious 'Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan', aimed at water conservation, is making headlines in Shahdol district, not for restoring water bodies or planting saplings, but for reviving the dry fruit market.
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National Mission For Clean Ganga Gets Income Tax Exemption Status
The Finance Ministry has granted tax exemption status to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, according to a notification of the CBDT, the decision-making body for the Income Tax department and direct taxes administration.
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Teen Girl's Body Found Inside Plastic Bag In Ghaziabad Canal
The body of a teenage girl stuffed inside a plastic bag has been fished out from Masuri Ganga canal in Ghaziabad, police said on Monday.
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5 Youths Drown In Ganga River In Bihar, Three Bodies Recovered: Cops
Tragedy struck on the occasion of Maha Shivratri as five youths drowned in the Ganges river at Collectorate Ghat under Gandhi Maidan police station on Wednesday evening.
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2 Women Try Dumping Body Packed In Suitcase Into Ganga, Caught Red-Handed
An ordinary morning on the ghats of Ganga in Kolkata near Kumartuli unfolded horrors for a group of locals who had gathered for their daily yoga session.
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"Kumbh Stampede Victims' Bodies Thrown In River": Jaya Bachchan Sparks Row
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday stoked controversy through her remarks that the Ganga water in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj is allegedly highly contaminated as bodies of those killed in the recent stampede were dumped in the river.
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Man Dies Of Snakebite In UP, Family Puts Body In Ganga Hoping For Miracle
Twenty-year-old Mohit Kumar returned home after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26 in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. He went to a park in the evening where he was bitten by a snake.
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10 Days After Bihar Bridge Collapse, Missing Guard Found Dead Under Debris
Ten days after the collapse of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghatbridge being built across the Ganga in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, the body of the missing security guard has been found in Kauwakol block, an official said.
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Bodies Of 6 Who Drowned In Ganga Recovered, 1 Missing
The bodies of six of the seven people who were feared drowned while bathing in the river Ganga at two different ghats last evening were recovered on Monday, police said.
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No Protests Allowed At India Gate: Delhi Cops To Wrestlers
The iconic India Gate is out of bounds for sit-in protests, the latest setback to protesting wrestlers, who are headed to Haridwar to immerse their medals in the Ganga, in protest against Wrestling body chief.
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3 Medical Students Drown While Bathing In Ganga In UP, Bodies Found
The three victims were part of a team of five MBBS students, who had gone to take a bath at Kachhla Ganga Ghat Saturday afternoon.
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All 7 Bodies Retrieved In UP Boat Tragedy
Five more bodies have been fished out of the Ganga, taking the total death count in Wednesday's boat capsize to seven.
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With Varanasi Ghats Under Water, Cremations Take Place On Streets
The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in nearby streets and on terraces.
