"BJP is 'Ma Ganga'...": Samik Bhattacharya on 'washing machine' label, claims TMC leaders lining up to joinWest Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya addressed accusations of his party being a 'washing machine' for defectors. He compared the BJ...
10 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
TMC calls PM Modi a “political tourist”The Trinamool Congress has labelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Kolkata as 'political tourism'. The party alleged his ri...
24 Apr, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
PM Modi takes boat ride on Hooghly river in Kolkata, says committed to prosperity of BengalisDuring his visit to Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a scenic boat ride along the Hooghly river. He engaged warmly with local boa...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
Watch: Haryana woman fights with Rishikesh police after being stopped from drinking on the banks of the GangaA viral video captures a tourist arguing with locals and police on the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh. The confrontation occurred after th...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
SC directs Centre to submit comprehensive report on encroachments along GangaThe Supreme Court has ordered the central government to provide a detailed report on illegal constructions along the Ganga river. The court...
15 Mar, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
Manifest true potential with 'Sanatan Leela'Author Dinesh Shahra recently launched 'Sanatan Leela' by the banks of the river Ganges.
28 Oct, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
10 crore trees to be planted on banks of river Ganga: Nitin GadkariThe senior BJP leader, who hails from Vidarbha area of Maharashtra, also appealed to the farmers of the region to go for bamboo plantation.
14 Nov, 2017, 01.51 AM IST
Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
04 May, 2016, 08.49 PM IST
- GIS, NIH experts to assess the threat to Ganga ghats in Varanasi03 Mar, 2016, 06.42 PM IST
Eight central ministries join hands for clean Ganga missionMinistries of shipping, tourism, drinking water and rural development are also part of the joint MoU that will take up various cleaning act...
02 Feb, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
NGT virtually bars construction on Ganga banks in UttarakhandThe National Green Tribunal has virtually barred construction of buildings 200 metres along the banks of the Ganga in Uttarakhand till furt...
05 Nov, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
National Green Tribunal suggests 500 metres buffer zone on banks of GangaNGT came out with an idea of evolving a 500 m buffer zone on the banks of river Ganga like in Western countries to ban constructions for pr...
03 Nov, 2015, 07.00 PM IST
Government to float tenders for sewerage infrastructure along River GangaCentre will soon float tenders for setting up sewerage infrastructure for 68 urban local bodies situated along the banks of River Ganga.
18 May, 2015, 10.04 PM IST
Deadline for installing discharge meters for Ganga extendedDeadline for installing real-time effluent discharge meters for polluting industries located on banks of river Ganga has been extended to J...
11 May, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
Clean Ganga project: Rs 51,000 crore to stop sewage flow into the river, Center informs SCThe Centre said the success of Ganga rejuvenation plan would require active participation and cooperation of different stakeholders.
23 Sep, 2014, 09.55 AM IST
Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: Prakash JavadekarMeetings with representatives of various industries will also be held on banks of river Ganga to prevent flow of industrial waste into rive...
21 Aug, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
Polluting industries along Ganga will be monitored 24x7: Prakash JavadekarBoth the environment and the water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministries have decided to work in close tandem for ...
21 Aug, 2014, 08.38 PM IST