Six more bodies found floating in Ganga in UP's FatehpurFatehpur Sadar Tehsil Sub-Collector (SDM) Pramod Jha said he was informed about the bodies floating in the river on Sunday morning, followi...
31 May, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Plea in SC seeks constitution of 3-tier committee to ensure dignified disposal of bodiesThe plea has sought directions for constituting a three-tier committee at the central, state and panchayat, and the rural and municipality ...
30 May, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Centre solely responsible for bodies flowing in Ganga: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Centre is solely responsible for dead bodies flowing in the Ganga and it is not collective ...
23 May, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
Plea in SC raises issue of overcharging for cremations, ambulance servicesA plea has been filed in the Supreme Court raising the issue of alleged overcharging for cremations and ambulance services during the COVID...
23 May, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Check infection risk, states told over dumping of bodies in GangaReacting to reports of bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims being dumped in the river Ganga, the Centre has sensitised its agencies towards...
17 May, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
CM directs patrolling to stop releasing of bodies into riverMeanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Centre, UP and Bihar government over bodies on the Ganga and has as...
15 May, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
Now, bodies found buried near Ganga in UP's UnnaoThe district administration initiated a probe after visuals of a large number of bodies found buried under the sand at the Buxar ghat of vi...
14 May, 2021, 07.15 AM IST
NHRC issues notice to Centre, UP & Bihar over dead bodies floating in GangaAccording to residents in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, at least 52 bodies were seen floating at the Ujiyar, Kulhadia and Bharauli ghat...
13 May, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Govt must be held accountable: Akhilesh Yadav after bodies found floating in GangaAccording to Ballia residents, at least 52 bodies were seen floating at the Ujiyar, Kulhadia and Bharauli ghats in the Narahi area. However...
13 May, 2021, 02.55 PM IST
Transmission of coronavirus through water is not a concern, say expertsTare said dumping bodies in the Ganga or its tributaries is not new, but it has come down significantly in the last 10-15 years.
12 May, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
Centre asks states to check future incidences of people dumping bodies in Ganga, its tributariesMishra said dumping of bodies/partially dumped bodies/decomposed corpse not only causes pollution in the river, but is also unhygienic and ...
11 May, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
71 bodies fished out from the Ganges in Bihar so far, all floated downstream from UP: Minister"The Bihar government is seized of the matter of unfortunate case of floating mortal remains in river Ganga... The bodies have floated into...
11 May, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Guterres says UN stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in UttarakhandA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Uttarakhand floods: PM okays Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for kin of those deadA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
07 Feb, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
'Directions issued in UP to check dumping of bodies in rivers'The recovered bodies were disposed off in accordance with social traditions to avoid environmental degradation and outbreak of diseases.
19 Mar, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
- Varanasi too has its share of bodies floating in Ganga
The unearthing of over 80 human bodies in the Ganga in Unnao may have the country mystified, but a research report on year-on-year disposal...
17 Jan, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
Hooch tragedy: Rajnath Singh asks UP to probe, take actionRajnath Singh said that state govt should thoroughly probe the deaths due to spurious liquor in Lucknow and Unnao, and initiate strict acti...
13 Jan, 2015, 07.32 PM IST