Ganga Girls – The River’s Daughters
From Lake Superior’s primordial shores, from the mighty Mississippi and Missouri,tribal women in rivers of the North American heartland prayed to Mother Aki and mermaid-like Nibhana Spirits.
From Lake Superior’s primordial shores, from the mighty Mississippi and Missouri,tribal women in rivers of the North American heartland prayed to Mother Aki and mermaid-like Nibhana Spirits.
For much of the past century, the River Ganga has carried more than water.
In an unusual development, Uttarakhand High Court has asked Indian Army for its advice on how to keep river Ganga free of 121 stone crushers set up in Haridwar. The court deplored the ongoing illegal mining of building materials from Ganga riverbed and setting up stone crushers on its banks.
In any discussion with Americans, especially Christians, about death and afterlife I find it difficult to bring up the subject of reincarnation. They neither understand nor believe in the concept.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his prayers on Thursday at the Mukhimath Temple, revered as the winter abode of River Ganga, located in Mukhwa village of Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday joined a rally to protest against the recent manhandling of the wrestlers by Delhi Police.
Her vibrant imagery of metaphors and elements like swan, flowers, vines and fish stand as symbols and allegories of her own personal interpretations.
Wilson raised the question on the amount of CSR funds spent in Tamil Nadu and the projects where it was spent.
“We are working with the GIZ to find out what remedial measures can be taken on the subject,” said Mr Kalyan Rudra, chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, referring to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German development agency that has been working with Indian partners sustainable economic, ecological, and social development.
Of the total of Rs 5,870 crore sanctioned under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), the Centre has released its share of Rs 2,522 crore to states, Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo recently told the Lok Sabha.
