Ganga
- India
32 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga, Sangam at ‘Magh Mela’ in UP
Prayagraj: Thirty-two lakh devotees took a dip in Ganga and Sangam on the occasion of Basant Panchami — the fourth bathing festival of the ongoing ‘Magh Mela’ — here on Thursday, officials…
- India
BJP doesn’t hold patents on Ram, Hinduism, says Uma Bharti
Bhopal: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has said her party does not “hold patents” on Lord Ram, Hanum an or the Hindu religion and anybody can have faith in them,…
- India
Mulayam Singh’s ashes to be immersed in Ganga in Haridwar on Monday
Etawah: Samajwadi Party (SP) founder and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ashes will be immersed in the Ganga river in Haridwar on Monday. Acharya Radha Mohan Mishra, from Mathura-Vrindavan,…
- Kolkata
Three go missing in Ganga in Kolkata
Kolkata: Three persons drowned in the River Ganga near the Nimtala Crematorium in North Kolkata where they had gone after performing last rites of one of their relatives. The incident happened late…
- India
India, Bangladesh ink first water sharing pact in 25 years; Hasina flags Teesta
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996. Bangladesh Prime…
- India
Royal sand bath in waterless Yamuna
Agra: Scores of Yamuna river activists on Friday evening, on the festive occasion of Ganga Dussehra, took a ritualistic bath, not with water but with dry and hot sand to highlight the…
- India
NGT seeks action against industries polluting Ganga in UP
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Secretary to look into the river polluting industrial activities and take action against the discharge of untreated sewage in River Bhella,…
- India
Three lakh take holy dip in Ganga in Prayagraj amid rising coronavirus cases
Prayagraj (UP): Around three lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga here on Saturday in connection with Makar Sankranti despite the coronavirus threat. The Magh Mela area has been witnessing the…
