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Ganga Vilas Cruise: World’s longest river cruise set to sail from Varanasi to Dibrugarh in January, to cover 4000 km in 50 days

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2022

Ganga Vilas Cruise will depart from Varanasi on January 10 and arrive in Dibrugarh in Assam on March 1, through Kolkata and Sundarbans

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Prayagraj: Hassan and Faizan consume Hookah and non-veg food on boat in Ganga near Nagvasuki temple, police on the lookout after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2022

The Prayagraj police have sprung into action after a video went viral on social media wherein a group of men could be seen consuming hookah and non-vegetarian food on a boat in the river Ganga

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Delhi: BJP workers to sprinkle Ganga Jal at Rajghat, say Arvind Kejriwal’s visit ‘desecrated the place’

OpIndia Staff - 25 August, 2022

BJP MP Parvesh Singh said, "If these people visit Rajghat, it obviously becomes dirty. That is why our leaders will go there and sprinkle Ganga Jal. "

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Uttarakhand HC upholds ban on meat sale within 500 meters of river Ganga, says it’s in line with constitution owing to sanctity of water...

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2022

Uttarakhand High Court upholds Uttarkashi Zila panchayat's decision to prohibit the sale of meat within 500-meters of the river Ganga

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Bodies reappear in Ganga, proving that last year’s media claims of bodies in the river due to unaccounted Covid deaths were wrong

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

There is a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases this year, still there are dead bodies seen in Ganga and on its banks

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World Water Day: 6 crore households provided with drinking water in 2.5 years, 183 projects of ‘Namami Gange’ completed

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2022

Today, 1.36 lakh villages have access to safe drinking water via taps, and 9 crore homes utilize this service.

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IIT Kanpur’s incubated company sets up floating CNG filling station in Varanasi using novel Self Adjusting Fixed Type Jetty technology

Anurag - 16 December, 2021

IIT Kanpur's incubated company Acquafront Infrastructure sets up CNG filling station at the Khidkiya Ghat in Varanasi.

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No trace of coronavirus found in Ganga samples collected during the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak: Report

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2021

Of a total of 132 Ganga water samples analysed, none of the them was found positive for the presence of SARS CoV-2 virus

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NMCG working to restore the upstream migration of Hilsa fish, catches in UP, Bihar are signs of success: Jal Shakti Minister

OpIndia Staff - 20 July, 2021

“The work has started now for the last one-and-a-half to two years or so. The results are coming. They are visible," said Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the article in Mint.

Culture and History

Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth

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