Ganga river

UP: After cremation of grandfather, man drowns in Ganga

11:36 pm March 11, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A 36-year-old man drowned in Ganga river at Shukratal here after the funeral of his grandfather on Thursday, police said. The deceased identified as Dharamvir was bathing in the river as part of rituals after the funeral. The victim’s body has been recovered from the river. He had come from Barla village under Chapar police station […]

Consuming ‘taadi’ can prevent from catching COVID-19, claims BSP’s UP unit chief

11:02 pm December 22, 2020

Ballia: Bahujan Samaj Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit president Bheem Rajbhar has claimed that if people consume large quantities of farm liquor ‘taadi’, they will not catch COVID-19. He also claimed that ‘taadi’ has immunity power and a drop of it is purer than the water of the Ganga river. Addressing a party programme in Rasra area of […]

Citing COVID-19, Kartik Purnima festivities cancelled in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

9:47 pm November 29, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: Muzaffarnagar district authorities have banned gatherings on the occasion of Kartik Purnima festival, which was slated to be held at Shukartal, in view of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday. According to a police officer, security has been tightened to prevent arrival of pilgrims for bathing in the religious site. The area has been sealed […]

UP: 3 drown in Ganga while taking bath

3:10 pm October 18, 2020

Ballia: Three persons, including a minor, drowned while taking a bath in the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ballia district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at the Shivrampur ghat on Saturday and the bodies were fished out this morning, they said. On Saturday morning, Abhishek Paswan (17), Deependra Singh (19), Lakhan Sahu (25), Vishal Yadav (16) and Sandeep Yadav (23) […]

UP: Missing man's body recovered from car found in canal

Young woman’s body found floating in Ganga

7:34 pm October 5, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A woman’s body was found floating in Ganga river at Shukartal Ghat under Bhopa police station area here on Monday, police said. The body was spotted by some pilgrims at the ghat. According to Bhopa police station SHO Sube Singh, the body has not been identified yet but she was said to be […]

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