Ganga river: News

02 Sep 2024

Ayodhya

Electric boats in Varanasi, Ayodhya: UP plans to boost tourism

In an effort to enhance religious tourism, the Uttar Pradesh government plans to introduce electricity-powered boats and water adventure activities in Ayodhya and Varanasi.

17 Aug 2024

Bhagalpur

Bihar's under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge collapses into Ganga again

The under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge in Bihar has hit another roadblock again.

03 Aug 2024

Agra

Video: Two men offer 'gangajal' at Taj Mahal; arrested 

Two individuals were arrested on Saturday for allegedly offering gangajal, or sacred water from the river Ganga, at the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

18 Jun 2024

Narendra Modi

'No-confidence vote against PM...': Congress ahead of Modi's Varanasi visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Varanasi after his win in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Tuesday said the constituency's voters had given a vote of no confidence in him.

19 May 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

2 farmers missing after boat capsizes in Ganga River

Two farmers are currently missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River near Mahavir Tola ghat at Maner, Patna district, on Sunday morning.

24 Feb 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Children among 22 killed in tractor-trolley mishap in Kasganj 

At least 22 individuals reportedly lost their lives in the Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) after a tractor-trolley carrying villagers fell into a pond on Saturday.

25 Jan 2024

Haridwar

Cancer-stricken child dipped in Ganga in hope of miracle; drowns

A five-year-old boy suffering from blood cancer lost his life after his aunt submerged him in the freezing Ganga River at Har Ki Pauri, allegedly drowning him.

30 Oct 2023

Climate Change

Climate change is a 'madness' we must stop: UN Secretary-General

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an end to the "madness" of climate change, as he observed the alarming effects of rapidly melting glaciers on his trip to Nepal's Mount Everest region.

22 May 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 4 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in Ganga

At least four people died and about two dozen others are missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Monday, PTI reported.

23 Jun 2022

Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya: Mob beats man for kissing wife in Saryu river

In a bizarre incident in Ayodhya, an angry mob beat up a man for allegedly kissing his wife in Ram ki Paidi on the banks of river Saryu.

15 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

Varanasi: PM Modi to inaugurate Rs. 1,500cr-worth development projects today

PM Narendra Modi is on a visit to his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday to inaugurate numerous development projects related to tourism, health, education, and road and water transport worth over Rs. 1,500 crore.

13 May 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Floating bodies found in Varanasi; more found buried in Unnao

Days after dozens of decomposing dead bodies were seen floating in Ganga river of Bihar's Buxar district, at least four corpses turned up in different parts of the river along Varanasi ghats on Wednesday.

18 Feb 2021

Amit Shah

Shah promises to put Gangasagar on international tourist map

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that he has full faith that the BJP will form a government in West Bengal after the upcoming assembly polls and when it does, the Gangasagar Mela will be made part of the international tourist circuit.

14 Jan 2021

Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

Thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip on Makar Sankranti at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offered prayers at the Kapil Muni temple on Thursday.

22 Nov 2019

Alia Bhatt

Nagarjuna to play this role in Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra'

Telugu superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna, who is set to make his Bollywood comeback after 17 years, with Ayan Mukerji's ambitious superhero film, Brahmastra, will reportedly be seen essaying the role of an archaeologist in the film.

04 Mar 2019

India

BJP to use funds from #NaMoMerchandise sale for cleaning Ganga

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP chief Amit Shah launched a fleet of NaMo Rath -NaMo (Narendra Modi) merchandise stores on wheels- at the party headquarters in Delhi.

15 Jan 2019

West Bengal

On Makar Sankranti, 33L pilgrims take holy-dip in Ganga Sagar

Over 30 lakh pilgrims from across the country and neighboring Bangladesh and Nepal took holy dip at the confluence of the River Ganga and the Bay of Bengal at Ganga Sagar Mela in Sagar Islands on Makar Sankranti today, the West Bengal government said.

25 Dec 2018

Narendra Modi

Ganga activist Swami Gopal Das' disappearance raises questions on government

For the last six months, Swami Gopal Das has been fasting for Ganga river.

22 Dec 2018

India

Ganga clean at just 1 out of 39 locations: CPCB

Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study.

04 Dec 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Uma Bharti won't contest 2019 elections; will focus on Ram-Mandir

On Tuesday, senior BJP leader and Union minister Uma Bharti announced that she would not contest next year's Lok Sabha elections, and would instead concentrate on issues such as the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and cleaning up the River Ganga.

01 Nov 2018

India

Bachendri Pal-led 'Mission Gange' removed over 50 tons of garbage

Over 55 tons of garbage and waste were removed from the Ganga by a 40-member team during its month-long expedition in the river, said its leader Bachendri Pal, India's first woman who reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1984.

36-year-old Ganga activist on fast, rushed to AIIMS

Sant Gopaldas, who has been fasting in protest to save river Ganga has been rushed to AIIMS, Rishikesh after fasting for the cause for 110 days.

04 Oct 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Woman gang-raped while taking dip in Ganga, crime recorded

A 45-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Monday while she had gone to take a dip in Ganga in Patna district, Bihar, police said.

19 Sep 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Kumbh Mela: UP to build roads, name them after Vajpayee

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has said every urban local body in UP will develop an attractive road that will be named as the "Atal Gaurav Path" after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

30 Aug 2018

Mumbai

River Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation program was going.

30 Aug 2018

Germany

#CleanGangaMission: Germany to provide €120mn soft loan to India

In an effort to clean the Ganges, Germany is providing a soft loan of €120mn to India to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand, Charge d'Affaires Jasper Wieck said.

17 Aug 2018

Lucknow

Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in UP's all holy rivers

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers in all the districts in Uttar Pradesh, the state government said today.

27 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

NGT anguished over Ganga's condition; says water unfit for use

The National Green Tribunal today said the water of the Ganga river, between Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, was unfit for drinking and bathing and expressed anguish over the situation of the river.

15 Dec 2017

Environment

NGT bans plastic around Ganga again, imposes Rs. 5,000 fine

The NGT has imposed a blanket ban on plastic items including bags and cutlery in towns located along the Ganga.

01 Dec 2017

India

UK-based Indian-origin businessmen commit Rs. 500cr for Gadkari's Ganga Mission

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently approached investors in London seeking investment for the Clean Ganga Mission.

18 May 2017

Haridwar

Parts of the Ganga not even fit for bathing: RTI

Parts of the Ganga, the savior of sinners, are not even fit for bathing, an RTI response has found.

26 Apr 2017

India

Namami Gange Programme: Is there any hope for this project?

The Namami Gange Programme was launched by the newly formed BJP government in 2014, in furtherance of PM Modi's vow to save Ganga ahead of his election.

03 Mar 2017

Delhi

JNU best varsity even among controversies

Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University won the annual 'Visitor's Award' for best varsity despite of being surrounded by controversies in the last one year.