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Ganga RiverArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlTimes of India,Experts, however, believe that the authority would not restrict itself to the Ganga river bed alone. In fact, it would take into account the entire Ganga Editorial: Saving the Ganga - Nov 13, 2008 Business Standard,The new avatar of the Ganga River Basin Authority is mooted to be a fully empowered body for planning, implementing and monitoring all activities that Ganga declared National River - Nov 4, 2008 Indian Express,The meeting also decided to set up a Ganga River Basin Authority, which will be entrusted with the responsibility of planning, implementing and monitoring River Rites - Nov 6, 2008 Times of India,The prime minister has also announced the proposal to set up a separate, high-powered Ganga River Basin Authority to stop its pollution and degradation. Why only the Ganga, make Yamuna national river too, demand activists - Nov 9, 2008 Thaindian.com,The scope of the proposed Ganga River Basin Authority should be widened to include the Yamuna.� Mughal historian R. Nath says all the architectural marvels Reality check must for new Ganga plan - Nov 9, 2008 Times of India,The UPA government has decided to declare Ganga as a national river and set up a Ganga River Basin Authority (GRBA) headed by none other than the PM to Ganga snanam on the promise - Nov 10, 2008 Express Buzz,More so, given the other part of the announcement, that the prime minister will himself head a new Ganga River Basin Authority to monitor and ensure the NATIONAL RIVER - Nov 5, 2008 Calcutta Telegraph,The projected Ganga River Basin Authority, which follows from the expression of these sentiments, sounds like yet another excuse for political and Declaration of Ganga as ‘National River’ election gimmick: BJP - Nov 5, 2008 Expressindia.com,New Delhi, November 5: BJP on Wednesday alleged that the declaration of the Ganga as a “National River� by the UPA was a “pre-election gimmick�. Nation seeks blessings - Nov 14, 2008 News On Sunday,The official celebrations took place at Belle Mare where it is said that the water shares the same shores of Mauritius and the Ganga river in India. 'Transmission lines pose threat in Branwar' - Nov 11, 2008 GreaterKashmir.com (press release),A Chandigarh based company is constructing the 6.5 Mega watt power project on the banks of Doodh Ganga River and is presently erecting iron pylons and 'Chhath' festival ends in Bihar - Nov 5, 2008 Hindu,Lakhs of fasting devotees and their family members began congregating at various ghats on the bank of the Ganga river here hours before the sunrise. Clean Ganga campaign needs support of people - Nov 10, 2008 Merinews,The announcement of declaring Ganga into a national river has been welcomed by all. The river occupies a special place in our hearts and minds. ADB studies mini-hydro project - Nov 12, 2008 Daily Mirror,Hayleys proposes to develop the plant on the Gin Ganga river, locating it near the town of Neluwa in the Galle district. – Courtesy Water Power. Chhat Puja festival begins in Bihar - Nov 3, 2008 Thaindian.com,We have returned after taking bath in the Ganga river. We have come to buy fruits. The Puja holds great importance in our lives and we celebrate it with Thousands celebrate Deep Daan Mahotsav in Rishikesh - Nov 13, 2008 Smash Hits,Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Nov.13 (ANI): Triveni Ghat at the holy town of Rishikesh was illuminated on Wednesday evening when thousands of lamps were lit by a ''Big conspiracy' going on to destabilise India' - Nov 5, 2008 Daily News & Analysis,Jaiswal welcomed the Government's decision to declare the Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a high-powered Ganga River Basin Authority to protect Myth of power - Sep 15, 2008 Central Chronicle,...favourite destination for hydroelectric projects, several of which are coming up on the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda basins, tributaries of the Ganga river. Ramdev’s Ganga mission brings VHP, Muslim clerics together - Sep 19, 2008 Thaindian.com,Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Yoga guru Ramdev has brought together Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists and Muslim clerics for a campaign to save the Ganga river Flood-hit Bihar battles shortage of drinking water - Sep 1, 2008 IBNLive.com,The Kosi's flow into the Ganga river too has picked up, which means water levels are not increasing. But its small consolation for lakhs of those waiting India: Floods Information Bulletin No. 06 - Sep 8, 2008 ReliefWeb (press release),In Bihar state, the Ganga river is at danger level in Hathidah and Colgong. Further, the Ganga in West Bengal and Jharkhand states is flowing above the Oil spill worries for officials, brings money to villagers - Sep 16, 2008 SINDH TODAY,Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) While an oil spill in the Ganga river in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh brought worries for the government officials, Kosi floods in Bihar, India- Different methods to minimize flood ... - Sep 12, 2008 American Chronicle,Seeing devastating floods by the kosi river now it is ripe time to search for the methods which can help to minimize such floods. Earlier I have suggested Special Search on to Trace Jungle Based Terrorists - Sep 22, 2008 Sri Lanka Army,...points along the MENIK ganga (river) in the BLOCK 2 in KATARAGAMA area after observance of some suspected Tiger terrorists, opened fire on them. Hindus pray for salvation of their ancestors - Sep 15, 2008 Newstrack India,In Allahabad, hundreds of Hindus from across the country took bath in the Ganga River and prayed for the salvation of their ancestors. Ghrushneshwar last of the 12 Jyotirlinga - Sep 1, 2008 Gujarat Global.com,Every day, Ghrushma made 108 lingas out of sand, worshipped them and immersed them in Ela Ganga river. The three were living happily. Why Gurez could not march for freedom? - Sep 21, 2008 Rising Kashmir,...diverse fauna and wildlife. Kishan Ganga River flows through the valley. The road to Gurez Valley leads from north Kashmir’s Bandipore district. The Doll with a Big Heart - Sep 11, 2008 Desi Hits!,I took back mala beads that I was fortunate enough to bless in the Ganga river and an amazing stone. Ganesh that reminds me of my incredible trip that Where the river flows - Jul 26, 2008 Economic Times,The mighty Ganga river is just a trickle of a mountain stream over here — it’s the legendary Bhagirathi, which King Bhagirath was said to have brought down Two students drowned in Ganga river - Jul 21, 2008 Sahara Samay,Kanpur, July 21: Two boys drowned in high currents of the Ganga River when they went for a bath, police said here today. The mishap occurred yesterday when Ganga A Divinity In Flow: Experience of Lifetime - Jul 30, 2008 India-Forums.com,In an attempt to unveil’s one spiritual soul, an enduring book ‘GANGA a divinity in flow’ is released today by the superstar of India, Aamir Khan. Sri Lanka: Enraptured with the perfect tea - Jul 26, 2008 New Zealand Herald,You pass waterfalls like St Clair and Devon, the elephant orphanage and bathing site at Pinnawala, and the Kelani Ganga river where Sir David Lean filmed Ganga devours cradle - Jul 17, 2008 Calcutta Telegraph,Dumka, July 17: The Ganga has swallowed Sarkanda High School two days before the students were planning to block the NH-80 near Sarkanda to protest against Women and climate change - a tale of two mothers - Aug 11, 2008 Reuters AlertNet,Institute of Development Studies, published late year and based on research with women in the Ganga river basin in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Ganges on Blu-ray Disc: Review By Brandon A. DuHamel - Jul 22, 2008 Bigpicturebigsound.com,The Ganga River, or Ganges, the most revered river on the Indian subcontinent, originates after the confluence of six tributaries -- the Alaknanda, THE DOLL'S HOUSE! - Jul 24, 2008 Deccan Herald,This year's theme is the descent of the holy Ganga River from heaven. As the show starts, the miniature scene glows to life in the darkened hall. Kanwarias' celebrate miles long journey to Haridwar - Jul 27, 2008 DailyIndia.com,Haridwar, July 27: As the huge convergence of Kanwarias turn Haridwar in Uttarakhand into a saffron ocean during Shravan month of Hindu almanac each year, HC criticises Ganga Action Plan delay - Apr 4, 2008 The Statesman,KOLKATA, April 4: Expressing disappointment at the failure of the authorities concerned to clear the Ganga river banks of garbage, the Division Bench of the The king woke up - Apr 20, 2008 GreaterKashmir.com (press release),From the blossoming Almond trees to the gushing, serpentine shaali Ganga River, the village had everything to satiate his nature-loving thirst. Google Earth shows dried up Bhagirathi - Apr 17, 2008 Howrah News Service,Other rivers emanating from the Gangotri glacier, including the Bhilangana, the Assi Ganga and the Alaknanda, all tributaries of the Ganga river, Hinglaj pilgrimage begins - Apr 20, 2008 Daily Times,To get out of the birth cycle, belief states that each Hindu must perform pilgrimage to the sacred Ganga River in India once in a lifetime. Sri Lanka perfect to a tea - Apr 18, 2008 Courier Mail,You pass waterfalls like St Clair and Devon, the elephant orphanage and bathing site at Pinnawala and the Kelani Ganga River, where Sir David Lean filmed Narmada water finally flows to Rajasthan villages - Mar 27, 2008 Thaindian.com,...“This river is no less pious than the Ganga river,� she said first in Marwari and then in Hindi. She said the water could not reach Rajasthan earlier as it Narmada waters quench thirst, bring hope to Rajasthan - Mar 29, 2008 Thaindian.com,This river is no less pious than the Ganga river,� she said first in Marwari and then switched to Hindi. Scoring a point over the opposition Congress party, Four J&K rebels shot dead - Apr 20, 2008 Khaleej Times,A spokesperson said the slain man was trying to infiltrate by swimming across the Kishan Ganga river near the Indian army’s border post. 5 militants killed in Kupwara - Apr 19, 2008 Etalaat,...“The slain militant was trying to infiltrate after swimming across the Kishan-Ganga river near Bor Post,� Army’s Srinagar-based spokesman Lt Col AK Mathur Online travel firms bet big on packaged pilgrimages - Apr 9, 2008 Livemint,But most tourists in the state—about 70% according to Phocus Wright—gravitate to Haridwar, where the Ganga river is worshipped every evening and where Discovering Ceylon with Theodolite - Mar 31, 2008 Ceylon Daily News,...courses of Peru can vie with the Elahara canal, which probably connected with the lake of Minneri and the 'Sea of Parakrama' with the Amban-ganga river. Campaign to clean river Ganges - Feb 20, 2008 Times of India,VARANASI: To prevent the holy River Ganga from further pollution, a massive campaign has been launched from West Bengal's Gangasagar, the point from where Maya uses religious gathering to sing BSP paeans - Feb 21, 2008 Lucknow Newsline,...including the naming of the bridge over Ganga river after the guru, establishing a Ravidas Park in Varanasi, the Ravidas SC/ST training centre, Rivers dying as Ganges project remains in limbo - Jan 25, 2008 The Daily Star,The sufferings of the people have been on since the Indian government built Farakka Barrage in 1975, reducing water flow in the Ganga river system. Mahesh Yogi's body reaches Allahabad - Feb 9, 2008 Sify,...final destination at the religious school run by Mahesh Yogi's organisation - Maharishi Ved Vidyapeeth - in Arail on the bank of the Ganga river here. School students in Kolkata celebrate Basant Panchami - Feb 11, 2008 TopNews,In Allahabad, millions of devotees took the holy dip in the River Ganga River. The fourth bathing festival of Magh Mela is an important part of 'Basant Dadar and Nagar Haveli: Nature at its best - Feb 3, 2008 IndiaPost.com,Daman Ganga River flows through the town of Dadra and the capital Silvassa lie on the north bank of the river. These territories were under Portuguese rule Feasibility of metro rail for Dhaka - Feb 5, 2008 The Daily Star,India has used (CC), and will use TBM for going under the Ganga river. Our soil is suitable for (CC). Underground Metro Rail has a proven track record of ‘Centre should take steps to clean Ganga river’ - Nov 4, 2007 Lucknow Newsline,Varanasi, November 4 The two-day silver jubilee of the Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) concluded on Sunday at Tulsi Ghat with a call to the UPA Government, Troubled dolphin waters - Nov 22, 2007 Business Line,This is known to support one of the highest-remaining densities of Ganga river dolphin — an indicator of the relatively good health of the ecosystem in this Melting mountains - Nov 20, 2007 Frontline,...only 48 per cent to the annual flow at Gangotri and 29 per cent at Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda to form the Ganga river. Fresh plastic ban drive in city - Nov 25, 2007 Times of India,KOLKATA: If banned plastic carrybags are back with a bang, the state government, too, is ready to combat the menace with a second round of drive. RIVER WATER DISPUTE BETWEEN PUNJAB AND HARYANA - Nov 18, 2007 Quami Ekta,In contrast, a considerable part of it falls in the Ganga river basin. The Ghagar river flows through both the states. But water of this non-perennial river Tea buffs - Nov 16, 2007 The South African Star (subscription),You pass waterfalls like St Clair and Devon, the elephant orphanage and bathing site at Pinnawala and the Kelani Ganga river, where Sir David Lean filmed Manish Acharya Makes Magic with ‘Loins of Punjab’ - Nov 23, 2007 San Leandro India West,Most people here think of Indian films as taking place on the banks of the Ganga river, or as being just about poor people.� But the comedy recently wrapped ‘Minister lays foundation stones of number of projects’ - Oct 5, 2007 News Agency of Kashmir,Rs 1.50 crore Sheikhpora bridge Tulail, over Kishan Ganga river connecting Munz Gund Jurinail road under BADP, 7 km long fair weather road from Munzgund Foreign nationals focus on keeping Ganga clean - Oct 2, 2007 NewKerala.com,By Ajay Kumar, Patna, Oct.2 : Five foreign nationals, who are members of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, have arrived here from Mathura US-Irish quartet performs ancestors 'shradh' on Ganga Ghat - Sep 27, 2007 NewKerala.com,...religion and culture, an Irish-US foursome performed the 'Tripindi Shradh' of their dead ancestors on the banks of Ganga river here this evening. Hindus pray for salvation of their ancestors in Allahabad - Sep 26, 2007 NewKerala.com,Allahabad, Sept 26 : Hundreds of Hindus from across the country took bath in the Ganga River and prayed for the salvation of their ancestors in Allahabad Boat capsizes in Ganga - Oct 3, 2007 Sahara Samay,Varanasi, Oct 3: A boat carrying about two-dozen people today capsized on the Ganga river here, while all were rescued, the police said. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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