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Watch: 600 Gangasagar Pilgrims Stranded In Ocean, Rescue On
About 600 pilgrims stranded in the ocean in West Bengal since last night are being rescued, officials have said.
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Congress Footmarch Begins In Bengal, To End On Netaji Birth Anniversary
The West Bengal leg of the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was flagged off by state party chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning.
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Mamata Banerjee Chairs Meet On Gangasagar Preps, E-Snaan From This year
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting today to oversee preparations for next year's Ganga Sagar Mela. Bigger crowds expected this time compared to a dip in numbers over the last couple of years due to Covid.
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Huge Festival Allowed For Bengal By Court Despite Covid Surge
The Calcutta High Court today rejected a bid to cancel Bengal's Ganga Sagar Mela despite fears the vast gathering could spread coronavirus infections as the country sees an Omicron-driven surge in cases.
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7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Happy Makar Sankranti 2021: Wishes, Pics, Facebook Messages To Share
2021 Makar Sankranti: Today is the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti. Here are beautiful Makar Sankranti wishes, images, wallpapers and Facebook messages to share with your loved ones. The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar and Ganga Sagar Mela in West Bengal also starts as Uttarayan arrives
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Lakhs Take Holy Dip In Bengal's Sagar Island On Makar Sankranti
Around 18 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country, and neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal took holy dip at the confluence of the sacred Ganga and the Bay of Bengal in Sagar Island on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday.
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Centre Gives Funds For Kumbh, But Not Ganga Sagar Mela: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the central government does not provide funds for the annual Gangasagar Mela, which is held in West Bengal, though it provides lots of assistance to Kumbh Mela.
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PM Modi To Address Ganga Sammelan In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 'Ganga Sammelan' in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur that will focus on cleaning of the Ganga river from Gomukh in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.
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More Than 3 Million Devotees Take Holy Dip In Bengal's Gangasagar Mela
Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti.
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Gangetic Dolphins Sighted In Highly Polluted Pockets Of Hooghly River
Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say one of the most "striking features" of the study was that the endangered mammals were sighted in highly polluted pockets of the river.
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Makar Sankranti 2017: Over A Million Take Holy Dip At Bengal's Ganga Sagar
Over a million pilgrims from across India and abroad took holy dip in the river Ganges on Saturday braving the icy cold water and chilly winds, at the annual Ganga Sagar Fair here on Makar Sankranti.
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Along The Ganga, They Aim To Swim 2,800 kms in 35 Days
Three swimmers of the Air Force today launched an ambitious campaign to trace the stream of the river Ganga, swimming over 2,800 kilometres from Devaprayag in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.
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First Phase of 'Clean Ganga' Campaign to be Completed by 2016
The first phase of 'Clean Ganga' campaign will be completed by October 2016 for the conservation of the river, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said today.
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Five lakh take holy dip at Gangasagar in West Bengal
Around 5 lakh pilgrims on Monday took a holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of Ganga with Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
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Watch: 600 Gangasagar Pilgrims Stranded In Ocean, Rescue On
About 600 pilgrims stranded in the ocean in West Bengal since last night are being rescued, officials have said.
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Congress Footmarch Begins In Bengal, To End On Netaji Birth Anniversary
The West Bengal leg of the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was flagged off by state party chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning.
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Mamata Banerjee Chairs Meet On Gangasagar Preps, E-Snaan From This year
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chaired a high-level meeting today to oversee preparations for next year's Ganga Sagar Mela. Bigger crowds expected this time compared to a dip in numbers over the last couple of years due to Covid.
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Huge Festival Allowed For Bengal By Court Despite Covid Surge
The Calcutta High Court today rejected a bid to cancel Bengal's Ganga Sagar Mela despite fears the vast gathering could spread coronavirus infections as the country sees an Omicron-driven surge in cases.
-
7-Feet-Long Python Rescued In Odisha's Kalahandi
A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Happy Makar Sankranti 2021: Wishes, Pics, Facebook Messages To Share
2021 Makar Sankranti: Today is the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti. Here are beautiful Makar Sankranti wishes, images, wallpapers and Facebook messages to share with your loved ones. The Kumbh Mela at Haridwar and Ganga Sagar Mela in West Bengal also starts as Uttarayan arrives
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Lakhs Take Holy Dip In Bengal's Sagar Island On Makar Sankranti
Around 18 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country, and neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal took holy dip at the confluence of the sacred Ganga and the Bay of Bengal in Sagar Island on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday.
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Centre Gives Funds For Kumbh, But Not Ganga Sagar Mela: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the central government does not provide funds for the annual Gangasagar Mela, which is held in West Bengal, though it provides lots of assistance to Kumbh Mela.
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PM Modi To Address Ganga Sammelan In UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 'Ganga Sammelan' in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur that will focus on cleaning of the Ganga river from Gomukh in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.
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More Than 3 Million Devotees Take Holy Dip In Bengal's Gangasagar Mela
Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti.
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Gangetic Dolphins Sighted In Highly Polluted Pockets Of Hooghly River
Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say one of the most "striking features" of the study was that the endangered mammals were sighted in highly polluted pockets of the river.
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Makar Sankranti 2017: Over A Million Take Holy Dip At Bengal's Ganga Sagar
Over a million pilgrims from across India and abroad took holy dip in the river Ganges on Saturday braving the icy cold water and chilly winds, at the annual Ganga Sagar Fair here on Makar Sankranti.
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Along The Ganga, They Aim To Swim 2,800 kms in 35 Days
Three swimmers of the Air Force today launched an ambitious campaign to trace the stream of the river Ganga, swimming over 2,800 kilometres from Devaprayag in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.
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First Phase of 'Clean Ganga' Campaign to be Completed by 2016
The first phase of 'Clean Ganga' campaign will be completed by October 2016 for the conservation of the river, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said today.
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Five lakh take holy dip at Gangasagar in West Bengal
Around 5 lakh pilgrims on Monday took a holy dip at Gangasagar, the confluence of Ganga with Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
