Yoga guru Ramdev joins war to save Ganga

The Hindustan Times;  June 29, 2008 ;     572 words ......the forefront of a group, the Ganga Raksha Manch, set up by spiritual heads...river a national heritage. The Ganga Raksha Manch comprises spiritual leaders...status According to Ramdev, the Ganga Raksha Manch has divided the river into...

Prime minister assures national heritage status for Ganga

The Hindustan Times;  September 20, 2008 ;     253 words ......Saturday assured giving river Ganga a national heritage status...statement by the Hardwar-based Ganga Raksha Manch said. The prime minister...upper reaches in Hardwar to Ganga Sagar in the Bay of Bengal...by the Raksha Manch. The Ganga Raksha Manch, an ...

Anti-Ganga Expressway stir assumes religious tone

The Hindustan Times;  September 11, 2008 ;     350 words ......organisations against the multi-crore Ganga Expressway project. Ganga Raksha Manch constituted by the Vishwa...nation-wide movement to protect the Ganga had decided to seek the assistance...withdrawal of Rs 40,000 crore Ganga Expressway project. The state...for Ganga. A member ...

Ramdev in trouble for ignoring campaign

The Hindustan Times;  July 13, 2008 ;     202 words ......more weightage to his personal programmes instead of strengthening the Save Ganga Movement, for which he had formed Ganga Raksha Manch. Maharaj Vijay Kaushal said, "He doesn't seem serious about Ganga. The sacred river cannot be saved only by forming...

Govindacharya asked to unite organisations working for Ganga

The Hindustan Times;  April 17, 2008 ;     176 words ......president Ashok Singhal, under the banner of Ganga Raksha Samiti, to discuss the issue of river...emancipation of the river to Govindacharya. Ganga Raksha Sansad Manch was also formed on this...responsibility of ensuring formation of Ganga Raksha Samiti throughout the country. ...

'Rati Puran' copies burnt

The Hindustan Times;  November 6, 2007 ;     296 words ......and activists of Rameshwaram Ramsetu Raksha Manch staged a demonstration and burnt the...where the students and activists of Raksha Manch burnt the copies of Rati Puran amidst...Laxman Das and Dr Uttam Ojha of Ram Setu Raksha Manch jointly led the demonstration. Acaharya...

VHP activists ransack stall at book fair

The Hindustan Times;  November 3, 2007 ;     194 words ......ACTIVISTS OF the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Ram Setu Raksha Manch ransacked a bookstall at the ongoing national book fair in...connection. According to reports, activists of VHP and Ram Setu Raksha Manch, accompanied with some students of Dharamsangh, reached the...

VHP ultimatum to Centre on Ram Setu

The Hindustan Times;  October 1, 2007 ;     401 words ......Subhash Crossing in Civil Lines organised by Prayag Ram Setu Raksha Manch on Sunday. He said the fight over saving the 'Ram Setu' was...Minister M Karunanidhi. Togadia said the Rameshwaram Ramsetu Raksha Manch, which was formed to protect the Ramsetu, would launch a...

Boost for save Ganga campaign

The Hindustan Times;  June 24, 2008 ;     402 words ......forward. They will fight to save the Ganga under a body called Ganga Raksha Sabha set up by the Shankaracharya, it was pointed out...from September 18, if the government failed to meet the Ganga Raksha Manch demand, he warned. The Hindustan Times is provided through...

Ram Setu issue: Activists protest Karuna's remarks

The Hindustan Times;  October 1, 2007 ;     168 words ...NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 1 -- ACTIVISTS OF the Rameshwaram Ram Setu Raksha Manch staged a protest outside the Sankat Mochan Temple against Tamil Nadu chief minister, M Karunanidhi on Monday. The demonstrators...

VHP ultimatum to Centre

The Hindustan Times;  September 30, 2007 ;     606 words ......Subhash Crossing in Civil Lines organised by Prayag Ram Setu Raksha Manch on Sunday. He said the fight over saving the 'Ram Setu' was...Minister M Karunanidhi. Togadia said the Rameshwaram Ram Setu Raksha Manch, which was formed to protect the Ramsetu, would launch a...

POLLUTION OF RIVER GANGA HIGHLIGHTED

The Hindustan Times;  September 24, 2008 ;     125 words ...Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. NILAMBAZAR, Sept 24 -- Members of Ganga Raksha Mancha brought out a procession recently from Hindu Milan Mandir, Karimganj, with banners and posters, highlighting the pollution...

Declare Ganges a national heritage, demand people

The Hindustan Times;  September 18, 2008 ;     293 words ......should be declared a national heritage," Mamta Yadav, member of an NGO, Dream India, told IANS. Organised by the Ganga Raksha Manch, whose convenor is the known spiritual guru Swami Ramdev, the rallyists marched from the Jantar Mantar monument...

Ramdev's Ganga mission brings VHP, Muslim clerics together

The Hindustan Times;  September 19, 2008 ;     315 words ......pollution. The "Save Ganga" campaign was launched Thursday by Ramdev at a meeting organised under the banner of the Ganga Raksha Manch in Kanpur. At the event, Islamic cleric Qazi Qamar Shahjahanpuri and scholar Nawab Mir Jafar Abdullah shared the...

'Save Ganges' campaign in Varanasi

The Hindustan Times;  September 18, 2008 ;     296 words ......campaign, pressure groups across India have decided to hold rallies on to submit charters listing the demands of the 'Ganga Raksha Manch', a committee that is spearheading the save Ganges campaign. "Under the leadership of Baba Ramdev, we are taking...