Bijnor continues to flush its waste into Ganga as construction of treatment plant delayed – Times of India
Bijnor: The ambitious project to treat the city waste before it is released into the Ganga River is running two years behind the schedule, hitting hard the Centre’s clean Ganga mission.The work on the Rs 115 crore project kicked off in 2011 and was to be completed in 2014. But old drains continue to flush all the city’s waste into the Ganga More...
Row between Dalits, upper caste Hindus over temple ritual; Nagapattinam festival suspended | The Indian Express
The district officials initiated talks between the two groups following reports that the Dalits in Kallimedu village had threatened to embrace Islam if they were not given the right to conduct the rituals for a More...
20k litres from U’khand every day make Ganga by post scheme hit – Times of India
DEHRADUN: Weeks after Union government launched the scheme of providing bottled Ganga water to citizens through post offices, the holy water has been flying off shelves. Since July 10 when Union ministers Ravi More...
Protest over temple takeover tomorrow – Times of India
Shimla: Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) has said that it is going to hold a rally in Kullu on Monday to protest against the state government’s decision to take control of the revered Raghunath Temple. The More...
Rain gauge set up at Srirangam temple – The Hindu
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has set up a rain gauge atop the 1,000-pillar mandapam at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. “The gauge has been set up for a scientific study on the More...
Jharkhand to be developed as model case for Ganga rejuvenation – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand will be developed as a model case for Ganga’s rejuvenation intervention under ‘Clean Ganga’ campaign as results can be achieved faster owing to its shorter length there, the More...
Shutdown over takeover of Raghunath temple – Times of India
Manali: Kullu observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday in protest against the government’s decision to take over the Raghunath Temple, which houses a 17th century idol. The cabinet had decided that the temple More...
New baggage scanner for temple – The Hindu
The police have installed a new baggage scanner near the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple to examine the personal belongings of devotees visiting the shrine. Manufactured by the public sector Bharat Electronics More...
Tribunal rejects Karnataka plea for Mahadayi river water – The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) has rejected Karnataka’s plea for an interim order to allow the state to draw 7.56 tmcft of water from Mahadayi river to Malaprabha river. Karnataka had More...
Crisis over conduct of temple festival blows over – The Hindu
Tension at the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border over the rights of Kanakanatchiamman temple near Palar at Perumpallam in Chittoor district seems to have defused, with villagers from Tamil Nadu deciding to ensure More...