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Ascetic Ends 194-Day Fast To Save Ganga After Officials Assure Of Action
Ascetic Aatmabodhanand, who was fasting with an aim to save the holy River Ganga, broke it after getting written assurances from the National Mission for Clean Ganga.
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Ganga Activist GD Agarwal Dies After 111 Day Fast, Centre Says Most Demands Met
Activist GD Agarwal, who was on an indefinite fast since June 22 to urge the government to clean river Ganga, has died at the AIIMS hospital in Rishikesh. He was 87.
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Deadly 'superbugs' spreading fast at Indian holy sites: Study
In May and June when millions of pilgrims throng Rishikesh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand to take holy dip, levels of antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' have been found 60 times greater than other times of the year, shows research.
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Baba Ramdev to end fast at 11 am, may leave for Haridwar
After ignoring the request of the Delhi Police and spending the night at the capital's Ambedkar Stadium, Baba Ramdev said that his indefinite hunger strike, which is now in its sixth day, will end today, adding, "it is not feasible to carry on this movement indefinitely. We will have the next big movement before the Lok Sabha elections." Baba Ramde...
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Businessman, doctor booked for Nigamananda murder
Two months after the mysterious death of Swami Nigamananda who was leading a campaign against illegal quarrying in Ganga riverbed, the CBI has registered a case of murder and criminal conspiracy against a doctor and an owner of a stone crusher unit in Haridwar.
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Ramdev's health deteriorates; doctors advise him to break fast
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health has started deteriorating as his fast for tougher anti-graft laws and bringing back black money from foreign nations, entered fifth day here today. Doctors attending to the yoga guru have advised liquid intake and requested him to end his fast soon. "His health is going down. He has...
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Defiant Baba Ramdev resumes fast in Haridwar
A defiant Baba Ramdev resumed his agitation against corruption in Haridwar on Monday and said he will return to the national Capital to continue his "satyagraha." "The government can stop me from entering Delhi only for a month," he told his supporters. Yesterday, he was denied permission to enter Uttar Pradesh to continue his protest. Asked why he...
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Defiant Baba Ramdev targets Sonia Gandhi, will continue campaign in Haridwar
It was an eventful Sunday for Baba Ramdev. In less than 24 hours, he saw police action at the site of his hunger strike, disguised himself as a woman, was evicted from Delhi and addressed three press conferences at his ashram in Haridwar. He broke down during the first of those but had bounced right back by the third, wearing his trademark saffron ...
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Ascetic Ends 194-Day Fast To Save Ganga After Officials Assure Of Action
Ascetic Aatmabodhanand, who was fasting with an aim to save the holy River Ganga, broke it after getting written assurances from the National Mission for Clean Ganga.
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Ganga Activist GD Agarwal Dies After 111 Day Fast, Centre Says Most Demands Met
Activist GD Agarwal, who was on an indefinite fast since June 22 to urge the government to clean river Ganga, has died at the AIIMS hospital in Rishikesh. He was 87.
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Deadly 'superbugs' spreading fast at Indian holy sites: Study
In May and June when millions of pilgrims throng Rishikesh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand to take holy dip, levels of antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' have been found 60 times greater than other times of the year, shows research.
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Baba Ramdev to end fast at 11 am, may leave for Haridwar
After ignoring the request of the Delhi Police and spending the night at the capital's Ambedkar Stadium, Baba Ramdev said that his indefinite hunger strike, which is now in its sixth day, will end today, adding, "it is not feasible to carry on this movement indefinitely. We will have the next big movement before the Lok Sabha elections." Baba Ramde...
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Businessman, doctor booked for Nigamananda murder
Two months after the mysterious death of Swami Nigamananda who was leading a campaign against illegal quarrying in Ganga riverbed, the CBI has registered a case of murder and criminal conspiracy against a doctor and an owner of a stone crusher unit in Haridwar.
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Ramdev's health deteriorates; doctors advise him to break fast
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health has started deteriorating as his fast for tougher anti-graft laws and bringing back black money from foreign nations, entered fifth day here today. Doctors attending to the yoga guru have advised liquid intake and requested him to end his fast soon. "His health is going down. He has...
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Defiant Baba Ramdev resumes fast in Haridwar
A defiant Baba Ramdev resumed his agitation against corruption in Haridwar on Monday and said he will return to the national Capital to continue his "satyagraha." "The government can stop me from entering Delhi only for a month," he told his supporters. Yesterday, he was denied permission to enter Uttar Pradesh to continue his protest. Asked why he...
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Defiant Baba Ramdev targets Sonia Gandhi, will continue campaign in Haridwar
It was an eventful Sunday for Baba Ramdev. In less than 24 hours, he saw police action at the site of his hunger strike, disguised himself as a woman, was evicted from Delhi and addressed three press conferences at his ashram in Haridwar. He broke down during the first of those but had bounced right back by the third, wearing his trademark saffron ...
