Ganges
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The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India, receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and several left-bank tributaries from Nepal that account for the bulk of its flow. In West Bengal state, India, a feeder canal taking off from its right bank diverts 50% of its flow southwards, artificially connecting it to the Hooghly river. The Ganges continues into Bangladesh, its name changing to the Padma. It is then joined by the Jamuna, the lower stream of the Brahmaputra, and eventually the Meghna, forming the major estuary of the Ganges Delta, and emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna system is the second largest river on earth by discharge.
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Two teens drown in Ganga canal in UP's Kasganj, 3 missingIndiaTimes - Published | |
NGT forms panel to find factual position about pollution in river Ganga at PrayagrajThe National Green Tribunal formed a panel to find the factual position and take remedial action on a petition claiming polluted water discharge in the Ganga river at Prayagraj. The petition..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Union Cabinet approves construction of new 4.56 km long bridge on river Ganga in BiharThe Union Cabinet approves the construction of a new 6-lane bridge on the river Ganga, connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar. The project cost is estimated at Rs 3,064.45 crore. The bridge will improve..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cultural diplomacy: Varanasi's Dev Deepavali draws ambassadors from 70 nationsAmbassadors and diplomats from over 70 nations gather in Varanasi for the grand celebrations of Gurupurnima. The festivities include lighting earthen lamps on the occasion of Kartik Purnima,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi's Vision: A Remarkable Journey Towards Global UnityAs an MP from Varanasi, we've been fortunate to witness significant initiatives under PM Modi's leadership in our state, Uttar Pradesh. A visionary endeavor has been the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project,..DNA - Published | |
Mauritius PM Jugnauth in Varanasi for kin's 'asthi visarjan'After taking part in the G20 summit and meeting PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth reached Varanasi for the third time since 2019. He performed the ritual of "asthi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Crocs flee swollen Ganga, enter Haridwar homesIndiaTimes - Published | |
After Yamuna wreaks havoc in Delhi, Ganga breaches danger mark in Devprayag, alert issued in HaridwarA flood-like situation is prevailing in 71 villages of Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur and Haridwar tehsils due to incessant rains in the past few days.DNA - Published | |
Bihar: Portion of temporary bridge washed away in Ganga river, video surfacesBihar news: Locals claimed that the portion of the bridge was swept away amid heavy rainfall coupled with storm.DNA - Published | |
Delhi-Mumbai expressway, Dwarka, Ganga highway: Check list of upcoming highways to ease your travelThe Ministry of road transport and highways has been trying to construct a better and faster road and expressway infrastructure to boost connectivity.DNA - Published | |
Rs 1,710 crore underconstruction Bihar bridge falls a second time in 14 monthsIn a major setback to the ongoing construction of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguani Ghat bridge across the Ganga in Bihar, its super structure connecting Sultanganj in Bhagalpur with Khagaria collapsed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
1983 World Cup-winning cricket team shows support to wrestlers, advises against taking 'hasty decision'"We are most concerned that they (wrestlers) are thinking of dumping their hard-earned medals into river Ganga," a statement by the 1983 World Cup-wining team read.DNA - Published | |
Khaps decide to take wrestlers’ fight to President and peopleHundreds of khap leaders gathered at a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar’s Sauram village on Thursday in support of the protesting wrestlers. Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh..IndiaTimes - Published | Wrestlers' protest: 'Entire Indian govt is...,' Farmer leader Naresh Tikait steps in, calls Khap meetingFarmer leader Naresh Tikait stopped wrestlers from immersing medals in Ganga at Har-ki-Pauri. Asures to call a Khap meeting tomorrow.DNA - Published |
Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia to throw medals in Ganga at 6 pm, sit on hunger strike at India GateAt 6 o'clock, wrestlers protesting Brij Bhushan Singh over charges of sexual harassment plan to throw their medals into the Ganga in Haridwar.DNA - Published | Ganga Vilas Cruise gets stuck on third day of its journey in Bihar's Chhapra due to 'shallow water'The flagship Ganga Vilas Cruise, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, got stuck on the third day of its 51-day journey in Bihar's Chhapra due to shallow water in the Ganga,..IndiaTimes - Published |
PM mom’s ashes immersed in GangaIndiaTimes - Published | 'Floating Restaurant': Bihar's first river cruise likely to start trips in Ganga by Makar Sankranti; detailsThe repair work on this floating restaurant, MV Gangavihar, got underway in September last year.DNA - Published |
Ashes of PM Modi's mother immersed in Ganga in HaridwarThe ashes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben were immersed in the Ganga river here on Saturday. The prime minister's younger brother Pankaj Modi reached Haridwar on Saturday carrying the..IndiaTimes - Published | Purity of river Ganga our common heritage, must handover to future generations in same condition: PM ModiPrime Minister Modi chaired the National Ganga Council meeting held on Friday via video conferencing in Kolkata. During the meeting, PM Modi also emphasised on ways to enhance various forms of herbal..IndiaTimes - Published |
Bihar CM Nitish to skip PM’s meet on GangaIndiaTimes - Published | New study aims to put people at heart of Ganga revival plansIndiaTimes - Published |
Mamata Banerjee likely to meet PM Narendra Modi on December 5Mamata Banerjee had recently written to PM Modi expressing her concern over the continuous erosion by Ganga river in Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia districts and requested the Prime Minister to advise..IndiaTimes - Published | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, requests to formulate plan to control Ganga erosionIndiaTimes - Published |
Uttar Pradesh: Viral video shows men cooking chicken, smoking hookah on Ganga boat ride; case filedIn a controversial video that went viral on social media, six men were seen grilling chicken and smoking hookah during a boat ride on the Ganga river.DNA - Published | IIT Kanpur student drowns while taking bath in Ganga, another rescuedThe two IIT Kanpur students were part of a group of 10 that had gone to take a dip in the holy river.DNA - Published |
Fish diversity in Ganga up 36% in 10 yearsIndiaTimes - Published | Will ED take action on UP CM Yogi over floating bodies in Ganga: Shiv Sena after raids on minister Parab's propertiesIndiaTimes - Published |
Bodies floating on Ganga: NGT asks UP, Bihar governments to inform number of human corpses found in riverA bench of Justices Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Dr.Afroz Ahmad directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Health), Governments of Uttar..IndiaTimes - Published | Information not available on number of bodies dumped in Ganga during Covid-19 pandemic: GovernmentResponding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) sought from the state governments concerned a report on..IndiaTimes - Published |
PM Modi in Varanasi: A dip in the Ganga, a walk to Shiva's abodeIndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi takes dip in holy Ganga ahead of Kashi Vishwanath Dham inauguration- WATCHPM Modi offered prayers and took a holy dip in the Ganga river in Varanasi before the Kashi Vishwanath Dham inauguration ceremony.DNA - Published |
Gen Bipin Rawat & wife's ashes immersed in Ganga at HaridwarIndiaTimes - Published | More floods to hit India? Here's how climate change is affecting Ganga's flowA new study by IISc suggests that more floods are likely to hit India due to the effects of climate change on the flow of the Ganga river.DNA - Published |
Kashi Vishwanath Project: How PM Modi's pet project will enhance devotional tourism in VaranasiThe Kashi Vishwanath Dham project connects the temple with the ghats of the Ganga, with a paved walkway around 320 metres long and 20 metres wide.DNA - Published | Ganga also has economic importance, people must help rejuvenate it: ThakurInformation and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said people should contribute to the rejuvenation of Ganga, adding that besides an emotional and spiritual connect with all Indians, the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ganga river highly contaminated with plastic, microplastic, finds studyThe reason behind the Ganga pollution is the dumping of plastic items and waste into the river, which over time turns into small pieces.DNA - Published | No traces of coronavirus found in river Ganga, government study showsThe samples were collected from Kannuj, Unnao, Kanpur, Hamirpur, Allahabad, Patna and Chhapra. The study was conducted in two phasesDNA - Published |
Bodies floated downstream to Bengal from UP, last rites performed: MamataWest Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said several bodies have floated to the state downstream river Ganga from Uttar Pradesh and polluted the waters. She also pointed out that the..IndiaTimes - Published | Plea in SC seeks direction for removal of bodies found floating in river GangaA plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and four states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, to take immediate steps to remove the bodies found floating in river..IndiaTimes - Published |
Centre solely responsible for bodies flowing in Ganga: RahulCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Centre is solely responsible for dead bodies flowing in the Ganga and it is not a collective responsibility.IndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over corpses being found buried near GangaAmid reports of corpses being buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Centre and said that the Modi system stays buried in the same sands..IndiaTimes - Published |
Check infection risk, states told over dumping of bodies in GangaReacting to reports of bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims being dumped in the river Ganga, the Centre has sensitised its agencies towards missing actions on the ground and asked states to carry out..IndiaTimes - Published | 4th day in a row, bodies found on Ganga in UPIndiaTimes - Published |
After floating corpses, now bodies found buried in sand on banks of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's UnnaoSources said that ever since the death toll in the ongoing pandemic began rising, the prices of performing cremation have also shot up.DNA - Published | Bodies wash up on banks of Ganges as COVID deaths pass 250,000 on India's deadliest day Bodies of COVID-19 victims have washed up on riverbanks in India as the country endured its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.Sky News - Published |
Bihar, UP blame each other for bodies on GangaIndiaTimes - Published | 71 bodies fished out from the Ganges in Bihar so far, all floated downstream from UP: MinisterIndiaTimes - Published |
Day after Bihar, several corpses wash up on banks of Ganga in UP's GhazipurLocals complained of stench coming from the bloated, decomposed corpses and accused the authorities of ineptitude.DNA - Published | SHOCKING: Several dead bodies found floating in Ganga in Bihar, Yamuna in UP as COVID-19 cases surgeSeveral unidentified and partially burnt bodies were spotted floating in the Yamuna and Ganga in UP and Bihar.DNA - Published |
