Ganga

PATNA—A mosque was washed away by strong currents of the River Ganga in Bihar on Friday—the second time such incident has taken place in a week. The mosque located at at Babla Banna village in Katihar district faced the soil erosion and…
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PATNA—The Bihar government has decided to ban any kind of public celebrations for Shravani Mela and Sawan Mahotsav in the state amid Covid-19. The announcement was made by Akhilesh Jain, who is the chairman of Bihar State Religious Trust…
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PATNA—Three teenagers, all friends, drowned in the Ganges trying to take selfies while taking a bath in the flooded river in Patna on Sunday. According to reports, the victims aged between 15 and 16 years were taking bath in the river…
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PATNA/NEW DELHI—Scores of bodies, believed to be of COVID-19 victims, found floating in Ganga have not polluted the river water, according to a report of Jal Shakti Ministry. The water quality was tested after several bodies were found…
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NEW DELHI—The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued an Advisory to the Centre and States for protecting the dignity and the rights of the dead after scores of bodies, suspected to be of COVID-19 victims, were found…
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PATNA—Hapless villagers in Bihar are frequently dumping the bodies, suspected to be of Covid victims, in various rivers in Bihar, perhaps unable to meet the rising cost of cremation or wait longer to their turn to perform last rites at the…
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NEW DELHI—The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the government after taking cognizance of a complaint over several dead bodies floating in river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past few days. The…
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PATNA—A “village of vegetarians” in Bihar has brought the Ganges at its door literally in what appears to be a very fascinating story. Motnaje village located in the lap of a hill in Nawada district holds a unique distinction of being…
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NEW DELHI—The World Bank has enhanced its support for Indian government’s program to rejuvenate the Ganga River with a $400 million operation that will help stem pollution in the river, and strengthen the management of the river basin which…
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PATNA: There is a good news from Bihar. The family of at least three endangered wild animals are slowly growing as they found the available environment quite suitable in the state. Know who are the three endangered species whose population…
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