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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray (Photo: PTI)

'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' funds could've been used to build 2,000...

Sena said, though govt has advertised much about state and Mumbai becoming open-defecation free, the claim is far from...

22 Nov 2017 8:37 AM

PM Modi on Monday summoned CBI director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana amid their public fight on bribery and corruption. (Photo: File)

Explain Ganga work to public'

PM Modi wants ministers to tell people how govt is cleaning river.

26 Oct 2018 8:02 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

Centre to ensure constant water flow in Ganga

It is therefore important to ensure that judicious distribution of Ganga water is done so that requirements of the...

1 Nov 2018 12:57 AM

Unseemly sight: Devotees offer prayers to the Ganga unmindful of a mound of filth.

Why not injurious to health' warning boards for Ganga water, asks NGT

The green panel also directed NMCG to install display boards at a gap of 100 kms, indicating if the water was fit for...

27 July 2018 12:52 PM

On Wednesday, the water level of the Ganga river rose to a dangerous mark of 338.5 metres in Rishikesh. (Photo: ANI)

Prayagraj faces flood-like situation as heavy rainfall swells river...

Houses constructed near the river have been submerged in water leading to the displacement of thousands of people.

13 July 2019 8:01 AM

The most visited ghat of Varanasi is the Dashashwamedh Ghat, located close to the famous Vishwanath Temple.

Varanasi's Maratha connection

Most Varanasi ghats were rebuilt after 1700 AD, when the city was part of Maratha Empire.

10 Aug 2019 8:18 PM

All major rivers above danger mark in Bihar. (PTI Photo)

Rising water levels in rivers spark panic in Bihar

The major cause of concern for the government has been the rising water level in four rivers - Kosi, Bagmati, Kamala...

17 July 2020 10:32 AM

Relatives and family wait to cremate on the banks of River Ganga, in Unnao, Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Floating bodies in Ganga: Bihar sends water samples for Covid...

On May 17, the Centre had asked Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to prevent the dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga and its...

10 Jun 2021 7:28 AM

Mobius Foundation and Indian experts join to improve river dolphin conservation

Mobius Foundation and Indian experts join to improve river dolphin...

Biodiversity of Ganga River is under stress due to reduced water availability, habitat degradation and pollution

19 Oct 2023 5:45 AM

NDRF personnel recovering a body of a passenger from a boat which capsized in river Ganga, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

An avoidable tragedy

The compensatory amounts are a reflection of how cheap lives have become in a country of 1.25 billion.

15 Jan 2017 8:29 PM

Devotees praying while taking bathing in the river Ganga. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

SC stays Uttarakhand HC order assigning human status to Ganga, Yamuna

The plea asked that in case of human casualties, can the affected people file suit for damages against the Chief...

7 July 2017 8:29 AM

SDRF team rescue a dead body of a passenger of a boat which capsezed in Ganga river in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

21 dead as boat capsizes in Bihar, toll likely to rise

Nitish Kumar announced an exgratia of Rs 4 lakh for the family of those who died in the incident.

14 Jan 2017 7:54 PM