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The Ganga covers a total distance of 2,525 km and flows through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, and finally drains into the Bay of Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

Green board issues warrants against Haryana, Rajasthan over cleaning...

The green panel also directed the resident commissioners of MP and Bihar to be present before it on September 4, the...

1 Sept 2017 7:34 PM IST

Sagar Island: Devotees take holy dip at the sea shore of Gangasagar Island on Friday. Sadhus and devotees have gathered at Gangasagar for holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival. (Photo: PTI)

Over 20 lakh devotees take holy dip on Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti is the festival of kites.

14 Jan 2018 11:42 AM IST

Lord Shiva statue in Nagpur (Photo: PTI)

Mystic Mantra: Lord Shiva is the illuminator

The River Ganga, in Shiva's matted locks, symbolises knowledge and devotion.

15 Feb 2018 2:07 AM IST

Kumar is the first and only IAS officer of India who has climbed Mt Everest. (Photo: shriravindrakumar.com)

With a message to clean river Ganga, IAS officer scales Everest

Kumar, who is currently posted in Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in Government of India, scaled the peak on...

5 Jun 2019 8:29 AM IST

Around 100 people were on board when the boat capsized in the river Ganga. (Photo/ANI)

Several missing after boat carrying 100 people capsizes in Bihar's...

There were over 100 people on board when the boat capsized in the river Ganga. Around 15 people have been rescued so...

5 Nov 2020 1:11 PM IST

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 12:58 PM IST

The northern part of India including the national capital and most parts of Uttar Pradesh is under the grip of chilling winter with temperatures dipping as low as 4 degrees Celsius. (ANI Photo)

Defying severe cold wave, devotees gather for holy dip in River Ganga...

A devotee, Suresh Singh said that they have come in this severe winter to take dip only because of their devotion to...

2 Jan 2022 11:14 AM IST

Boats are anchored on the banks of Ganga River during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. PTI Photo

River Ganga breathes easy as country goes into lockdown

Pollution in the sacred river has come down by over 40 per cent and is likely to increase as the lock down continues...

5 April 2020 12:22 PM IST

At least 17 people were killed after a boat turned turtle in the Ganga River in Patna on Sunday.

U'khand court gives Ganges, Yamuna same rights as a human

The move means that if anyone harms or pollutes the rivers, the law would view it as no different from harming a person.

21 March 2017 3:04 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: File)

Govt to start 5 steel vessels for ferrying passengers on Ganga

There are around 14,000 semi-mechanised boats and Rs 3 to 5 lakh is required to convert a semi-mechanised boat into a...

22 May 2017 5:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the progress of the Namaami Gange programme in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Capacity of sewage treatment enhanced in towns along Ganga

Mr Modi held a thorough review meeting of his pet project of cleaning the river Ganga on May 18.

20 May 2017 1:08 AM IST

Artist Bhaskar Singhas exhibition Realms of Peace 2, is inspired by nature and all things that help calm the mind and concentrate all emotions into one point, thereby inspiring the emotion of brotherhood.

Paintings expressing oneness through diverse colours

Singha believes that beyond all dichotomies and divisions, we all are one the world is one family.

5 Jan 2017 6:11 AM IST