Article: 250 religious heads flag off save Ganga campaign in Delhi

Article: Prime minister assures national heritage status for Ganga
The Hindustan Times;  September 20, 2008 ;     459 words ... ... status, a statement by the Hardwar-based Ganga Raksha Manch said. The prime minister pledged to revive ... ministers to discuss the demands raised by the Raksha Manch. The Ganga Raksha Manch, an umbrella organisation of over 250 seers ...

Article: Yoga guru Ramdev joins war to save Ganga
The Hindustan Times;  June 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... 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 ...

Article: Anti-Ganga Expressway stir assumes religious tone
The Hindustan Times;  September 11, 2008 ;     553 words ... ... against the multi-crore Ganga Expressway project. Ganga Raksha Manch constituted by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to launch ... around it would spell doom for Ganga. A member of the Ganga Raksha Manch, Rajendra Singh Pankaj, said the drive to make ...

Article: Boost for save Ganga campaign
The Hindustan Times;  June 24, 2008 ;     602 words ... ... They will fight to save the Ganga under a body called Ganga Raksha Sabha set up by the Shankaracharya, it was pointed ... September 18, if the government failed to meet the Ganga Raksha Manch demand, he warned. The Hindustan Times is provided ...

Article: 'Save Ganges' campaign in Varanasi
The Hindustan Times;  September 18, 2008 ;     499 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 ...

Article: BJP, Cong join Ramdev to oppose E'way
The Hindustan Times;  September 19, 2008 ;     474 words ... ... religious overtone as large number of sadhus have lined up with Ramdeo on the issue. Ramdev is the convenor of Ganga Raksha Manch, an umbrella organisation of several religious and social organisations, which pledged to save the Ganga from ...

Article: Declare Ganges a national heritage, demand people
The Hindustan Times;  September 18, 2008 ;     497 words ... ... 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 ...