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‘Dak kanwars’ pour in, heavy vehicles stopped in Haridwar

Haridwar: As dak kanwars start arriving in Haridwar, local police have stopped heavy vehicles from entering the city. Besides, police have created several diversions to manage the yatra more efficiently. However, residents say that the diversions have increased their travel time. Notably, dak kanwars, who run with vessels of Ganga…

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Haryana kanwaria & 3 locals swept away in Ganga

DEHRADUN: A 25-year-old kanwaria, Sonu alias Gaurav from Suncity of Haryana's Rewari district, was feared to have drowned in the Ganga in Haridwar on Saturday after he was swept away while taking a dip.

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4 lakh kanwarias converge in Haridwar on day 1 of yatra

HARIDWAR: After a gap of almost two years due to Covid pandemic, the fortnight-long kanwar yatra started on Thursday. Over 4 lakh devotees collected water from Ganga and another 6.10 lakh pilgrims have either arrived in Haridwar or are on the way, officials claimed.

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Haridwar: Sand mound ‘appears’ at Brahmakund, pilgrims hail it as ‘sign from Shiva’

DEHRADUN: A small sand mound appeared briefly in Ganga near the Brahmakund at Har-ki-Pauri on Thursday and instantly became the centre of attraction for pilgrims on the first day of the kanwar yatra.

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Patna: Two of a marriage party drown in Ganga

PATNA/BIHARSHARIF: Two persons were feared drowned after their SUV, they were sitting in, fell into the swollen Ganga at Jethuli ghat under Fatuha police station. The four-wheeler was being ferried on a boat to the other side of the river. The missing persons have been identified as Gautam (30) and…

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Bihar: Four of Bhagalpur family drown in swirling Ganga

BHAGALPUR: At least four members of a family drowned in the Ganga at Abjuganj ghat in Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district when they had gone there to take a bath after the shraadh karma rituals of a kin on Friday.

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UP: Three of family drown while bathing in Ganga river

Three members of a family drowned while bathing in the Ganga river Mirzapur on Monday, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: Nine persons drown on Ganga Dussehra

KANPUR: Ten persons drowned while taking bath in the Ganga on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra, on Thursday. Police said the identity of four bodies is yet to be ascertained.

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Sadhguru pushes for bizmodel to #savesoil in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: Sadhguru’s ‘filth to wealth’ formula opens a whole new industry, promising a Clean Ganga, saving soil and putting back UP’s green cover lost over the years.

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Four, including 2 girls, drown in Ganga in UP’s Fatehpur, 3 others rescued

PRAYAGRAJ: Four people, including two girls, all aged between 15 and 22 years, drowned while swimming in the Ganga at Matinpur village under the limits of Hussainganj police station of Fatehpur district early on Tuesday.

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Three people drown in separate incidents in Uttarakhand within 24 hours

HARIDWAR: In less than 24 hours, Uttarakhand recorded three incidents in which three tourists drowned while bathing in a river. In the first incident which took place at Rishikesh, a five-year-old girl who had come from Delhi with her parents drowned in the Ganga. The girl, Ashi Sharma, was bathing…

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West Bengal: Endangered Hilsa, Kajri, Vacha back, fish diversity up in Ganga

KOLKATA: Fish diversity in the Ganga, which had nearly halved in the last decade of the previous millennium and the first decade of this century, appears to be on the path to recovery, with over 90% species that had become endangered making a comeback following interventions to improve the river's…

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ONGC seeks permission from Bihar govt to conduct oil exploration in Buxar, Samastipur

PATNA: Bihar may soon be recognised as a mineral rich state as several fresh explorations for assessing presence of minerals are set to commence over the next few months.

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Uttar Pradesh: 2 drown in Ganga while taking selfie

KANPUR: Clicking a selfie turned out to be fatal for two teenagers, who drowned in the Ganga on Monday at Ganga Ghat in Shringirampur in Farrukhabad district.

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NGT asks U.P., Bihar to monitor number of Covid deaths, cremations by the Ganga

: The National Green Tribunal directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to inform them about the number of human corpses found floating on the river Ganga as well as the bodies that were buried on the river in the two states starting from before the arrival of COVID-19…

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UP: Soil fertility dips in Doab belt, will affect productivity, say officials

MEERUT: The rampant use of pesticides and fertilizers has reduced the soil fertility of the Doab region, an agricultural land between Yamuna and Ganga, according to officials from the soil testing department in Meerut.

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Bihar: Under construction bridge collapses during thunderstorm in Sultanganj

BHAGALPUR: A section of an under construction road bridge over the Ganga at Sultanganj in Bihar collapsed during a thunderstorm but there were no report of any casualty in the incident, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place at around midnight on Friday.

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Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth offers prayer at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, immerses ashes of father in Ganga

VARANASI: Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple here on Thursday.

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Patna: Job aspirants throng Ganga ghats for free coaching

PATNA: The riverfront area behind the Patna College has turned into a knowledge hub where hundreds of government job aspirants come from different parts of the country on every weekend to prepare for competitive exams. S K Jha, who conducts free classes between 6am and 7.30am for students preparing for…

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Patna: Three youths feared drowned in Ganga

PATNA: Three youths were feared drowned in the Ganga after their overloaded boat was caught in the strong current and capsized near Brahmchari Ghat under Maner police station of rural Patna on Saturday.

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Pashmina to get distinct Varanasi identity

VARANASI: From the Himalayan highlands of Leh-Ladakh to the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi, the heritage handicraft of Pashmina is all set to get a brand-new identity.

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Most of Ganga clean, claims Jal Shakti Ministry

Water quality clean enough for bathing and capable for supporting the ecosystem for almost the entire stretch, says Minister

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Government looking to monetise treated sewage, dirty water removed from Ganga

Approximately 12,000 million litres per day of sewage is generated in the Ganga basin

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Uttar Pradesh: Man kills wife, makes it look like an accident

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Ten days after a 33-year-old government school teacher was declared dead due to "drowning" in the accident-prone Upper Ganga canal, her husband and his brother were arrested for murder. Investigation revealed that Gulabahar had been smothered to death allegedly by her husband and his brother, who had then taken…

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