Tag: Ganga
Over 1.5 Million Take Holy Dip At Gangasagar Amid Chill, Security
Ove 1.5 million pilgrims from across India and abroad braved the icy cold water and chilly winds to took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Saturday at the annual Gangasagar Fair here on Makar Sankranti. ....
20 Dead, Many Missing As Overcrowded Boat Sinks In Ganga Near Patna
At least 20 passengers were killed and many others were missing as a boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near here on Saturday evening, officials said. Only eight people were rescued so far.....
Six Women Pilgrims Die In Mad Rush To Board Launch At Gangasagar
Six pilgrims, all women, suffocated to death during a mad rush to board a vessel from the crowded jetty on their way home from Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday after taking the holy dip, a state minister said.....
3 Trains Cancelled, 32 Delayed Due To Fog
At least three trains were cancelled, 32 trains delayed and five were rescheduled on Friday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said.....
Yogi Adityanath, Uma Bharti Vow To Make Ganga Clean
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday met Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister Uma Bharti and assured her of all support and cooperation from the state government in cleaning up the Ganga.....
Sonia Gandhi Admitted To Ganga Ram With Stomach Upset
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Friday admitted to the city's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) after she complained of stomach upset, hospital authorities confirmed. ....
NPP, BJP, Regional Parties To Form Government In Meghalaya
The NPP is all set to form a non-Congress government in Meghalaya with the support of three regional parties, the BJP and one Independent MLA. Conrad Sangma, the lone NPP Lok Sabha member from Tura constituency, will be sworn in as the Chief Minister on March 6.....
Karnataka's 111-year-old Seer Dead
Karnataka's 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt here, the most influential leader of the Lingayat community, died early on Monday following protracted illness.....
Priyanka Kicks Off 2019 LS Campaign From Prayagraj
With less than a month to go for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary and eastern Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday kicked off her political campaign from here.....
Over 100 In Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Quarantined After 2 Test Positive
Over a hundred members of the Sir Ganga Ram hospital's medical staff have been sent into quarantine after two patients in the hospital were tested positive with coronavirus.....
