Nine lorries fell into the Ganga river from a Roll On Roll Off (RORO) vessel after it developed a snag while coming from Jharkhand to Manichak in Malda district of West Bengal on Monday evening, an official said.
On second day of Chhath Puja, devotees offered prayers to sun god on ghats of river Ganga in Patna on November 19.
Heavy downpour has increased the water level of Ganga River.
Residents in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida will soon get Ganga water at their homes as the local development authority has expedited work on the drinking water project, officials said.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the restructured Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 scheme and web portal on July 17.
An IFS officer Akash Deep Badhawan has shared a video on his Twitter that shows a dolphin in Ganga river somewhere near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh adding he was fortunate to spot these in the Ganges.
Rewind a few months and you'd find that water in the holiest river of the country was not even fit to bathe in. How did this happen?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
He also said his government would provide 24x7 water supply to every resident of the city by 2024.
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.
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.
Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga at Har ki Pauri here on Monday on the occasion of 'Somvati Amavasya'.
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.
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.
351 stretches of rivers in India were now critically polluted, up from 302 in 2016, Akhilesh Yadav said.
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