River Ganga

27 April 2020, 08:09 AM

Amid coronavirus lockdown, all of us have been asked to stay at home and refrain from venturing out of the houses unless there's an emerg...Read More

Boat capsizes in Ganga river in UP's Chandauli; 12 people missing

1 March 2020, 03:33 AM

The mishap took place as it was ferrying 40 people that is 20 more than the boat capacity

Makar Sankranti 2020: Devotees take holy dip in River Ganga

By Free Press Journal Correspondent

14 January 2020, 09:38 AM

Devotees took holy dip in River Ganga on occasion of ‘Makar Sankranti’ in Varanasi on Jan 14. ‘Makar Sankranti’ is a Hindu festival whic...Read More

Modi’s Kanpur visit brings focus back on River Ganga

15 December 2019, 02:24 AM

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the first meeting of the National Ganga Council in Kanpur and reviewed the work...Read More

Varanasi: Devotees take early morning dip in Ganges on Kartik Purnima

12 November 2019, 05:26 AM

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of river Ganga here on the occasion...Read More

Centre announces Rs 50,000 fine on idol immersion in River Ganga during festivities

3 October 2019, 08:14 AM

The central government has issued a 15-point directive over the immersion of idols in river Ganga or its tributaries during the festivals...Read More

Ganga Dussehra 2019: Everything about the day Ganga descended from heaven to Earth

By Sonali Pimputkar

11 June 2019, 12:41 PM

Ganga Dussehra is a day dedicated to Goddess Ganga, commemorated as the day when Ganga descended from heaven to Earth. Her mission was to...Read More

Mamaji Aur Munna! Watch Aamir Khan explain Indian elections with a funny story in this video

By Oshin Fernandes

1 April 2019, 05:21 AM

As the Lok Sabha Elections are right around the corner, we see campaigns all round us urging to vote, politicians wooing their constituen...Read More

Bhopal: Lecture on wildlife protection organised

By Staff Reporter

7 March 2019, 03:29 AM

BHOPAL: A lecture on Wildlife Protection was organised at the Career College on Wednesday. The program was organised by the department of...Read More

River Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Union minister Niti Gadkari

30 August 2018, 01:34 PM

Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope here today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the ...Read More

Bihar: 5 dead after boat carrying 15 capsizes in river Ganga

31 January 2018, 08:22 AM

Patna: Five people died after a boat carrying 15 people capsized in river Ganga in Patna’s Fatuha on Wednesday.

River Ganga pollution: NGT bans plastic item in Haridwar, Rishikesh; imposes Rs 5000 fine on violators

By IANS

15 December 2017, 09:12 AM

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday reiterated its 2015 order banning the use, sale, manufacturing and storage of plas...Read More

Bihar: British couple harassed while camping, two arrested

7 November 2017, 05:55 AM

Pandarak (Bihar): Two men have been arrested for allegedly misbehaving and robbing a British couple in Bihar’s Pandarak.

UP teen spends 42 days in jail over a facebook post on River Ganga

11 October 2017, 08:51 AM

New Delhi: He made light of the Ganga being declared a “living entity”, debated BJP’s promise of building a Ram Mandir and wondered why t...Read More

Work initiated to stop flow of garbage and waste in River Ganga before 2019 Ardhkumbh

26 September 2017, 10:44 AM

Lucknow: A massive work plan has been initiated to ensure that garbage and waste stop flowing into the River Ganga before the 2019 ‘Ardhk...Read More

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NGT declares ‘No-Development Zone’ near River Ganga

13 July 2017, 07:07 AM

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as ‘No-Development Zone’ an...Read More

Public money wasted, not a drop of Ganga cleaned: NGT