Top leaders of 26 opposition parties, including the Congress, AAP and TMC, are arriving in Bengaluru to attend the two-day brainstorming session in Bengaluru from Monday to form an alliance to defeat the BJP in 2024 polls.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav are attending the two-day brainstorming session of the opposition parties in Bengaluru. Top leaders of 26 opposition parties are likely to work on a common minimum programme and announce a joint plan to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
71 bodies fished out from the Ganges in Bihar so far, all floated downstream from UP: Minister
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71 bodies fished out from the Ganges in Bihar so far, all floated downstream from UP: MinisterPTI
Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 07:05 PM IST
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Synopsis The Bihar government is seized of the matter of unfortunate case of floating mortal remains in river Ganga. The bodies have floated into Bihar from UP, said Jha, adding, doctors have confirmed upon post-mortem that the deaths had taken place four-five days ago.
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A large number of bloated corpses were seen floating in the river bed in Chausa block of Buxar district on Monday, triggering shock waves.(Representative Image)
Centre asks states to check future incidences of people dumping bodies in Ganga, its tributaries
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 10:57 PM IST
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Mishra said dumping of bodies/partially dumped bodies/decomposed corpse not only causes pollution in the river, but is also unhygienic and increases the risk of spreading infections in communities inhabiting the banks of rivers.
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On Monday, residents in Hamirpur district spotted five bodies floating in the Yamuna, creating a scare that these were of COVID patients. The bodies were later fished out and cremated.(Representative Image)
The Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries. In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries also asked
The Bihar government on Tuesday said altogether 71 bodies have been fished out from the Ganges in Buxar district, where these were found floating in the river, triggering suspicion that the abandoned corpses could be those of COVID-19 patients. State Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar, a key aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, came out with a series of tweets, asserting that the bodies had flown downstream from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. The Bihar government is seized of the matter of unfortunate case of floating mortal remains in river Ganga. The bodies have floated into Bihar from UP, said Jha, adding, doctors have confirmed upon post-mortem that the deaths had taken place four-five days ago.