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The Ganesh festival and idol immersion procession are launched after puja from this Ganesh pandal, which has been allocated the No.1 tag at Hanuman Nagar in the old city of Nalgonda.
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Extending wishes for the festival, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said people worship Vighnaharta Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles.
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P Koushal and D Sandeep of the 10th class said that they had learned about the perils of immersing idols laden with chemical paints and were made aware that these chemicals could prove fatal to aquatic life at this workshop.
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BJP MLA Aravind Bellad and party workers held a protest at the Hubballi Dharwad municipal corporation commissioner's office, demanding permission to celebrate Ganesh festival at the Idgah Maidan.
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The Ganesh festival committees of Kothagudem town and surrounding areas should first inform the concerned police station before setting up Ganesh Mandapams.
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Stephen Raveendra asked the people not believe in rumours on social media and warned they were keeping a vigil on untruthful posts on social media and initiating legal action.
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During the meeting Anand, urged the peace committee members to engage in a constructive dialogue with local people, identify issues pertaining to disputed sites, hatred and report to police.
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner, CV Anand on Tuesday directed the traffic police personnel to be available on roads during peak hours daily to monitor the traffic movement and ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the citizens. At a review meeting here, Anand advised the traffic officials to focus on providing free lefts, U-turns, junction […]
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On Saturday, around 7,334 tons of idol debris, puja material and other items were retrieved from the 74 artificial ponds with the help of 427 vehicles and 67 excavators.
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As a part of environment conservation measures, the Freedom Group along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will press into service the mobile ponds in localities to facilitate idol immersion.
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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the Govenrment to frame guideline to stop pollution of Hussain Sagar lake due to immersion of Ganesh idosl made of Plaster of Paris. The court said that the issue continued to be brought up before the court in one form or the other since 2001 when initial guidelines […]
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Hyderabad: An interdepartmental coordination meeting was held to discuss arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh festival. The meeting was attended by officials of various government departments including Road Transport, GHMC, HMWS&SB, TSSPDCL, Fire Department, Irrigation, Cyberabad and Rachakonda police and members of the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Committee. Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand emphasized on better streamlining […]
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Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police is gearing up to ensure a peaceful Ganesh festival, with Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra on Thursday asking officials to ensure incident-free celebrations and at the same time, to keep an eye on trouble-mongers on social media. The Commissioner, who held a coordination meeting with senior police officials and representatives […]
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Hyderabad: With the Ganesh festival, which culminates in one of the country’s largest immersion processions, barely weeks away, the Hyderabad City Police is gearing up for the toughest task it has on its hands when it is about maintaining law and order. City Police Commissioner CV Anand, in fact, pointed out at a coordination meeting […]
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Mancherial: Members of Vasavi Arya Vyasya Sangham belonging to Mancherial town and Arya Vyasya Yuvajana Sangham are drawing attention of many for their eco-friendly celebrations of Ganesh festival. The association has installed a clay idol of the Lord and decorated it with vegetables and fruits shunning plastic plates and glasses for serving prasadam and drinking […]
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Hyderabad: TSSPDCL Chairman and Managing Director G Raghuma Reddy on Thursday said that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure safety and uninterrupted power supply to the pandals in twin cities during the 11-day Ganesh festival celebrations from Friday. He reviewed the arrangements being made for ensuring safety and reliable power supply to Ganesh pandals […]
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Visakhapatnam: BJP workers in Andhra Pradesh organised State-wide protests against the ban on Ganesh festival in public on Monday. They stormed the Collectorates and Sub-Collectorates in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Ongole, Kadapa, Machilipatnam and other places. In Visakhapatnam, BJP leaders carried a Ganesh idol on their head and barged into the Collectorate. They jostled with the […]
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Hyderabad: A meeting of police officials of various ranks working in Cyberabad was conducted on Thursday in view of the forthcoming Ganesh festival in the city. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Raveendra interacted with SHOs and ACPs and asked them to coordinate with officials of various departments and organisers of Ganesh pandals to ensure peaceful conduct […]
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Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar on Thursday urged people to celebrate Ganesh festival in an environment-friendly way to increase green cover in the State. He appreciated the organisers of ‘Plan-a-Plant’ and ‘Seed Ganesha’ initiatives for their efforts in bringing awareness in people and helping in increasing the green cover. “Eco-friendly Ganesh idols have just […]