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Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar Attends Ganga Aarti in Varanasi
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News18•27-09-2026, 23:15
Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar Attends Ganga Aarti in Varanasi
- •Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar, son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, attended the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi.
- •Kumar participated in the Ganga Aarti organized by the Ganga Seva Nidhi.
- •He expressed his good fortune in the Ganga Seva Nidhi visitor book, wishing blessings from Mother Ganga upon all Indians.
- •Ganga Seva Nidhi President Sushant Mishra welcomed him with a shawl, offerings, and a memento.
- •Due to rising water levels, the Aarti is currently being performed at the Ganga Seva Nidhi office; cleanliness drives are also underway along the Ganga and its ghats.
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The Ganga Aarti is temporarily being performed at the Ganga Seva Nidhi office in Varanasi because of the rising water level of the Ganga river.
Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar, who is the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, attended the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Teams from the Municipal Corporation and Namami Gange removed more than one tonne of garbage, including silt and flood-related waste, from the Ganga at Dashashwamedh Ghat as part of ongoing cleanup efforts.
