SACRED WATERBODIES IN NEWS

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No threat to River Ganga due to receding glaciers The Times of India 23.08.2007 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/No_threat_to_River_Ganga_due_to_receding_glaciers/articleshow/2304337.cms
Ganga changing its course at Allahabad Press Information Bureau 16.08.2007 http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=29981
Over one lakh pilgrims takes holy dip on Adi Amavasya The Hindu 12.08.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200708121423.htm
Encroachment stealing Yamuna's sheen in Vridavan Daily India.com 12.08.2007 http://www.dailyindia.com/show/165054.php/Encroachment-stealing-Yamunas-sheen-in-Vrindavan
Effluents still being discharged into Cauvery The Hindu 04.08.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/04/stories/2007080454510500.htm
Thanksgiving ceremony to the Cauvery The Hindu 04.08.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/04/stories/2007080460871200.htm
Aadi Perukku celebrated The New Indian Express 04.08.2007 http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20070804005835&Page=T&Title=Southern+News+-+Tamil+Nadu&Topic=0
Saffron dip The Times of India 03.08.2007 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/msid-2252394.cms
Alarming rise of rivers Ganga, Yamuna in Uttarakhand The Hindu 03.08.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200708030313.htm
One-lakh Kanwarias converge in Haridwar The Hindu 03.08.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200708031825.htm
Ganges dolphins struggling for existence The Hindustan Times 23.07.2007 http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=1b30ffdb-3f08-46e4-830c-5032983250bc&ParentID=faf05afc-3cf0-4fb8-b51f-e8a1cf486aaf&MatchID1=4500&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1122&MatchID2=4490&TeamID3=8&TeamID4=10&MatchType2=2&SeriesID2=1121&PrimaryID=4500&Headline=Rally+to+save+Ganges+dolphins
Swirling Mahanadi waters eating away coastal village The New Indian Express 18.07.2007 http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070719002906&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0
UPPCB issues notices to units polluting Gomti The Indian Express 17.07.2007 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=246434
Fishing for trouble? Deccan Herald 17.07.2007 http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul172007/spectrum2007071613207.asp
Large number of fishes die in Shipra River Central Chronicle 06.07.2007 http://www.centralchronicle.com/20070707/0707102.htm
Gharials fighting for survival in Mahanadi The New Indian Express 26.06.2007 http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20070627001414&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0
Lakhs of devotees flock to Hardwar on Ganga Dusshera New Kerala.com 25.06.2007 http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=41960
The Once Grand Yamuna Riverfront is now a wasteland NewsPost, India 30.05.2007 http://newspostindia.com/report-1594
Here Ganga lands on earth from Heavens Gujarat Global.com 28.05.2007 http://www.gujaratglobal.com/nextSub.php?id=2894&cattype=NEWS
Satyagrah Yatra for revival of Yamuna reaches the Capital The Hindu 26.05.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/27/stories/2007052710240400.htm
Holy Lake of North Sikkim mesmerises tourists The Sikkim Times 22.05.2007 http://sikkimnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/holy-lake-of-north-sikkim-mesmerises.html
Holy Lake mesmerises tourists in Sikkim The Statesman 22.05.2007 http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?date=2007-05-22&usrsess=1&clid=10&id=184369
Ganges river dolphins continue to die in India New Kerala.com 21.05.2007 http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=31452
A river gasps for life The Tribune
Spectrum
20.05.2007 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070520/spectrum/main1.htm
Need for public action to save Yamuna The Hindu 19.05.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/20/stories/2007052010510400.htm
On a mission to reclaim the Yamuna The Hindu 07.05.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/07/stories/2007050701600200.htm
MP's Narmada Tax: Re.1 for a holy dip The Indian Express 06.05.2007 http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/30217.html
50% water in Naramada river:Dave Central Chronicle 06.05.2007 http://www.centralchronicle.com/20070507/0705101.htm
Over one lakh devotees witness Kallazhagar's entry into Vaigai The Hindu 03.05.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200705030314.htm
Depleting Water Level of Yamuna River Press Information Bureau, India 30.04.2007 http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=27301
Ganga's water quality showa improvement: Govt The Hindu 30.04.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705010314.htm
Apex court expresses concern over big spending on Ganga Action Plan The Hindu 25.04.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/25/stories/2007042501460900.htm
Govt sanctions Rs.50 Lakhs for water project survey (River Tungabhadra) The New Indian Express 24.04.2007 -
Focus on reviving Yamuna The Hindu 23.04.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/23/stories/2007042312820400.htm
Scientists to study Ganga Dolphins' behaviour Daily News & Analysis, India 20.04.2007 http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1092179
Despite spending crores, Yamuna still runs dirty The Hindu 19.04.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/19/stories/2007041921510500.htm
Water management in poor state The New Indian Express 17.04.2007 -
Delhi is major contributor of pollution in Yamuna The Hindu 16.04.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/16/stories/2007041617120500.htm
Hindu priests to boycott U.P. polls Daily India.com 11.04.2007 http://www.dailyindia.com/show/132581.php/Hindu-priests-to-boycott-Uttar-Pradesh-polls
Supreme Court to monitor cleaning of Yamuna, sets up commitee Daily News & Analysis 04.04.2007 http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1088996
River mythologies tell a different story The Times of India 22.03.2007 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1795453.cms
Ganga among 10 dying rivers The Times of India 20.03.2007 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ganga_among_10_dying_rivers/articleshow/1785564.cms
Thousands take holy dip in Ganga The Hindu 20.03.2007 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200703200312.htm
Action ordered against 27 polluting industries along Ganga Hindustan Time 10.03.2007 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1948826,000600010001.htm
'Ganga Mela' organised Hindustan Time 10.03.2007 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1948638,0015002500030000.htm
Sadhus give ultimatum over pollution in River Ganga Zee News 23.02.2007 http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=346299&sid=REG
Lakhs take holy dip in river Krishna The Hindu 17.02.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/17/stories/2007021712670300.htm
A million devotees take a dip in India's holy Ganges at the end of Hindu festival USA Today 16.02.2007 http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-02-16-ganges_x.htm
25 lakh take dip on Maghi Purnima Hindustan Times 03.02.2007 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1918310,0015002500030001.htm
Devotees throng Mandi, Riwalsar Lake The Tribune 29.01.2007 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070129/himachal.htm#1
Devotees take holy dip in sea off Rameswaram The Hindu 19.01.2007 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/01/19/stories/2007011915950300.htm
Pilgrims take holy dip in Ganga The Hindu 15.01.2007 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/01/15/stories/2007011501422200.htm
U.P. Govt. orders closure of tanneries in Kanpur, Unnao The Hindu 06.01.2007 http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/06/stories/2007010610800500.htm
Lakhs flock to Ardh Kumbh The Hindu 04.01.2007 http://www.thehindu.com/2007/01/04/stories/2007010415240100.htm
Set for the holy dip in Allahabad CNN-IBN 02.01.2007 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/set-for-the-holy-dip-in-allahabad/30038-3.html
The Gangotri glacier is shrinking CNN-IBN 20.11.2006 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-gangotri-glacier-is-shrinking/26587-3.html
Dolphin die as the Ganga chokes CNN-IBN 19.11.2006 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/dolphins-die-as-the-ganga-chokes/26516-3.html
No moksha for Ganga at Varanasi CNN-IBN 18.11.2006 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-moksha-for-ganga-in-varanasi/26459-3.html
Ganga Action Plan is full of gaps CNN-IBN 16.11.2006 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ganga-action-plan-is-full-of-gaps/26358-3.html
Lakhs take holy dip in Ganga, Saryu Hindustan Times 05.11.2006 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1836796,0015002500030003.htm
Devotees take holy dip in Pushkar Sarovar on Kartik Purnima Zee News 05.11.2006 http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=333726&sid=REG
A dirty Ganges deters Chhath devotees Critics.com, UK 29.10.2006 http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1215764.php/A_dirty_Ganges_deters_Chhath_devotees
Thousands take dip in Yamuna on Chhath The Hindu 28.10.2006 http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200610281540.htm
A Ganga clean-up story: From floating bodies to fishing 'em out Lucknow Newsline 27.10.2006 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=206908
Haryana to release water into Yamuna for Chhat Pooja Zee News 26.10.2006 http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=331582&sid=REG&ssid=
A dirty Ganga deters Chhath devotees India News 26.10.2006 http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1215764.php/A_dirty_Ganges_deters_Chhath_devotees
Idol immersion continues in Yamuna despite HC order Delhi Newsline 07.10.2006 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=204153
Cleaning Kali Bein: Govt to act as support system The Tribune 28.08.2006 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060829/jal.htm#1
River Yamuna will get back its original quality of water Press information Bureau 22.08.2006 http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=20115
Use religious places to reform people:Kalam The Tribune 17.08.2006 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060818/main5.htm
Villages pollute Bein as there's no alternative Chandigarh Newsline 15.08.2006 http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=196881
Goddess Cauvery worshipped Chennai Online 04.08.2006 http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BBC116526-75EB-4B85-9DB4-D5CAE0916665%7D&CATEGORYNAME=CHENNAI
Thousands take dip in Cauvery The Hindu 03.08.2006 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/03/stories/2004080310700300.htm
Devotees throng Cauvery banks for Adi Amavasai dip The New Indian Express 25.07.2006 -
Ganga cleaner than before Zeenews.com 17.07.2006 http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=309581&ssid=26&sid=ENV
A new begining for Budha Pushkar lake The Hindu 17.06.2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/17/stories/2006061715820500.htm
Contamination of Tungabhadra, a cause of concern in Harihar The Hindu 05.05.2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/05/stories/2006050502910300.htm
Quiet flows the Kali Bein, again The Hindu 24.04.2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/24/stories/2006042409012000.htm
Japanese team arrives to study Gangetic Dolphin The Pioneer 04.04.2006  -
Dyeing units continue to pollute Cauvery The Hindu 04.04.2006
http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/04/stories/2006040402550300.htm
 
Unquiet and dirty flows the Ganga The Hindu 08.03.2006 http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/08/stories/2006030802372000.htm
Yamuna water unfit for drinking even after treatment: Report The Tribune 27.02.2006 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060227/delhi.htm#1
Study indicates Saraswati channel aquifer The Tribune 31.01.2006 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060201/haryana.htm#9
U.P. blames Uttaranchal for polluting Ganga The Hindu 23.01.2006 http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/23/stories/2006012313610300.htm
UP wildlife authorities wake up to vanishing gharials The Pioneer 23.01.2006 -
Sand mining cripples river Nila in Thiruvilwamalai
The Pioneer
30.12.2005

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Strong Himalayan quake could affect rivers: Study The Hindustan Times 18.10.2005 -
Celebrating the Cauvery The Hindu 30.09.2005 http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093000090600.htm
'Cauvery Pushkaram' at Srirangam The Hindu 26.09.2005 http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/26/stories/2005092611880100.htm
Religious fervour marks this river's birthday The Hindu 16.09.2005 http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/16/stories/2005091611970300.htm

Quiet flows the Cauvery

Deccan Herald

28.07.2005

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Jul282005/metrothurs17802005727.asp

Ganga glacier may melt by end of the century

The Hindu

05.07.2005

http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/05/stories/2005070502172200.htm

River Ganga losing its purity
The Pioneer
16.05.2005
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A mighty river cries for help

The Hindu

25.02.2005

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2005/02/25/stories/2005022500150400.htm

Call of the divine The Tribune 19.09.2004 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040919/spectrum/main3.htm
Defiling of Tungabhadra continues in Harihar Deccan Herald 18.07.2004 http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july182004/d6.asp

River Krishna regains all its lost glory

Deccan Herald

25.06.2004

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun252004/d14.asp

A surge of devotion at confluence point The Hindu 04.09.2004 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/04/stories/2004090404150400.htm
The cooum associated with sanctity The Hindu 20.08.2004 http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2004/08/20/stories/2004082002350400.htm

The Kumbh effect on water resources

The Hindu

29.04.2004

http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/29/stories/2004042908350500.htm

Time for Kumbh Mela

The Hindu

15.03.2004

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031500720400.htm

River dolphins gasp for life

The Hindu

06.09.2003

http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/06/stories/2003090601152000.htm

Gomti is almost dead Down to Earth 31.08.2003 http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20030831&filename=news&sec_id=4&sid=28

River Yatra launched

The Times of India

16.07.2003

http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/77910.cms

Killing the Ganga

Internet

27.04.2003

http://www.navdanya.org/articles/killing_the_ganga.htm

Rivers of discontent

The Hindu

30.11.2002

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2002/11/30/stories/2002113000010100.htm

The river that can win a thousand Oscars

The Tribune

15.12.2001

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011215/windows/site.htm