idol immersion
- Mumbai
Nearly 7K Lord Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai on 2nd day of festival
Mumbai: Nearly 7,000 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai till 6 pm on Wednesday, the second day of the 10-day festival dedicated to the elephant-headed god, officials said. Several devotees bid farewell…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC to procure fabricated ponds for Ganesh immersion
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to procure a total of 24 fabricated ponds ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, for idol immersion. The Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) ponds will be…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Govt to distribute 6L clay idols for Ganesh Chaturthi
Hyderabad: As the Telangana government is likely to promote eco-friendly idols for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that begins on August 31, several departments are getting ready to distribute over six lakh clay…
- Telangana
Don’t use PoP in idol making: Telangana high court
Hyderabad: A Telangana high court bench on Wednesday declined any relaxation to the guidelines issued for use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in manufacturing idols of Hindu deities. According to a bench…
- India
Idol immersion turns violent in Patna: 1 killed, several injured
Patna: Immersion of Durga idols turned ugly in Patna on Saturday after two groups clashed in which one person was killed and several others were injured. The incident occurred in Chowk police…
- Hyderabad
Water quality in Hussain Sagar ‘barely’ different post Ganesh immersions: TSPCB
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) found negligble difference in the water quality of Hussain Sagar this year. In keeping with the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) revised guidelines, the…
- Crime and Accident
UP: Bodies of two drowned during idol immersion found
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh): The bodies of the two people who drowned in the local river here during the idol immersion in Kharuaon village of Ghorawal Kotwali area were recovered on Thursday. The…
- India
No idol immersion in river, Clean Ganga panel tells states
New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga has issued directives to the states disallowing immersion of idols into river Ganga and its tributaries during the upcoming festivals. As per the NMCG…
