Yamuna Ghats

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and third time candidate from Mathura Hema Malini prayed here at Vishram Ghat on the bank of Yamuna river on Wednesday, a day before she files her nomination papers.

The Yamuna is ready for Chhath Pooja, said Arvind Kejriwal's party in a big update, just hours after Delhi Minister Atishi said toxic foam on the river will be cleared in the next one or two days.

The senior AAP leader made the remarks during an inspection of the Burari Chhath ghat in the morning.

While a large number of devotees living in Delhi-NCR, converge to the banks of Yamuna to offer 'arghya' every year, the pollution and frothing in the river often pose risks for them.

The flood-like situation in Delhi due to an unprecedented rise in Yamuna's water level has overlapped with the personal tragedies of many who recently lost their near and dear ones.

In a bid to woo Purvanchali voters, the Congress' Delhi unit has promised to restore Chhat ghats on the banks of the Yamuna and provide other facilities for them to hold their festival without hurdles.

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday took a swipe at the BJP government over its allegations into Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) Yamuna cleaning exercise and said that the BJP leaders should learn something about "science and technology"

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his nod to hold Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and directed the officials to ensure basic amenities along with adequate security.

A 70-year-old man was found dead with injuries on his head and other body parts in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate area, police said on Saturday.

Six more bodies have been fished out from the Kishanpur ghat on Saturday in the incident where a boat capsized in the Yamuna in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh on August 11.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday performed a Yamuna puja amid chanting of Vedic mantras at Mathura's Vishram Ghat, on the day the canvassing for the first phase of the UP assembly polls ended.

Despite the ban on Chhath celebrations at river ghats, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday reached the Yamuna Ghat in Sonia Vihar and said that he will not follow the orders, adding that nobody can stop the people from performing the rituals.

Police and administrative officials on Wednesday stopped scores of devotees thronging the ghats along the Yamuna river in Delhi for Chhath festivities, citing Delhi Disaster Management Authority orders prohibiting celebrations along the river bank in

Insisting on celebrating Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat near the ITO, Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma reached there on Wednesday and invited people to participate in the celebrations.

A day after BJP MP Parvesh Verma started preparations for Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat, AAP gave a guarded response to move, saying he can celebrate the festival on the banks of Yamuna if Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Delhi Police allow him.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and third time candidate from Mathura Hema Malini prayed here at Vishram Ghat on the bank of Yamuna river on Wednesday, a day before she files her nomination papers.

The Yamuna is ready for Chhath Pooja, said Arvind Kejriwal's party in a big update, just hours after Delhi Minister Atishi said toxic foam on the river will be cleared in the next one or two days.

The senior AAP leader made the remarks during an inspection of the Burari Chhath ghat in the morning.

While a large number of devotees living in Delhi-NCR, converge to the banks of Yamuna to offer 'arghya' every year, the pollution and frothing in the river often pose risks for them.

The flood-like situation in Delhi due to an unprecedented rise in Yamuna's water level has overlapped with the personal tragedies of many who recently lost their near and dear ones.

In a bid to woo Purvanchali voters, the Congress' Delhi unit has promised to restore Chhat ghats on the banks of the Yamuna and provide other facilities for them to hold their festival without hurdles.

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday took a swipe at the BJP government over its allegations into Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) Yamuna cleaning exercise and said that the BJP leaders should learn something about "science and technology"

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his nod to hold Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and directed the officials to ensure basic amenities along with adequate security.

A 70-year-old man was found dead with injuries on his head and other body parts in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate area, police said on Saturday.

Six more bodies have been fished out from the Kishanpur ghat on Saturday in the incident where a boat capsized in the Yamuna in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh on August 11.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday performed a Yamuna puja amid chanting of Vedic mantras at Mathura's Vishram Ghat, on the day the canvassing for the first phase of the UP assembly polls ended.

Despite the ban on Chhath celebrations at river ghats, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday reached the Yamuna Ghat in Sonia Vihar and said that he will not follow the orders, adding that nobody can stop the people from performing the rituals.

Police and administrative officials on Wednesday stopped scores of devotees thronging the ghats along the Yamuna river in Delhi for Chhath festivities, citing Delhi Disaster Management Authority orders prohibiting celebrations along the river bank in

Insisting on celebrating Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat near the ITO, Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma reached there on Wednesday and invited people to participate in the celebrations.

A day after BJP MP Parvesh Verma started preparations for Chhath Puja at Yamuna Ghat, AAP gave a guarded response to move, saying he can celebrate the festival on the banks of Yamuna if Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Delhi Police allow him.