Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
As the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday sent a general advisory to all the states and Union territories asking them to deploy adequate security personnel at all sensitive places, political leaders made fresh calls to people not to indulge in making provocative remarks or spreading rumours.
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'
'Though the river is cleaner than what it was five years ago, a lot more needs to be done.'
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