"ganesh-immersion"

The samithi, which commenced the auction at Rs 1,116 saw bids touching Rs 30.01 lakh in no time and Shankar Reddy came out successful

The 'Shobha Yatra' of the 70 ft-tall Khairatabad Ganesh also began on Tuesday morning

In an incident at Brahmana Bazaar in Khammam city a man was injured when a 32 feet high clay Ganesh idol collapsed while it was being lifted by crane to shift the idol onto a vehicle.

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao along with district Collector Muzammil Khan and Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt flagged off the Ganesh Shobha Yatra at Gandhi Chowk in Khammam.

TGSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar said these special buses will be operated on the day to facilitate hassle-free movement of devotees.

During the meeting, Anand emphasized factors that need to be considered while preparing bandobast plans including actionable intelligence gathering and surveillance on unsocial elements

Traffic restrictions will be in force on September 16 and 17.

While the city eagerly awaits the main event, many devotees have already begun immersing their idols, with smaller processions filling the streets over the past few days.

He convened a review meeting with police officials over security arrangements to be made in view of immersion of Ganesh idols in communally sensitive Bhainsa and Nirmal towns

Prohibitory orders preventing assembly of more than four people imposed in the area till September 14 as a precautionary measure

Devotees, energised by the festive spirit, sing and dance as processions head to water bodies across Hyderabad

In view of the final immersion of Ganesh idols, the City Police Commissioner, CV Anand, issued orders to close all wine, toddy, and bar shops within the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

According to officials, seven persons were swept away in the Saraswati river water near Patan town during the idol immersion

Organisers have set up Ganesh idols with several innovative ideas to drive the "eco-friendly" message

The Commissioner went to South Zone DCP office and met all the officers of L&O, Traffic, Task Force, and Special Branch and discussed in detail about the upcoming idols processions and the run up to it alongside the preparations for Milad celebrations

As a part of these efforts, the GHMC authorities have said that close to 73 immersion points of different sizes have been created across different zones in Hyderabad.

He interacted with the officials from various departments and gave suggestions for improvement of arrangements at the immersion point.

District Collector Muzammil Khan held a meeting with Stambhadri Utsav Committee members and officials of concerned departments here on Friday and asked them to work in coordination for making arrangements for Ganesh Navaratri celebrations and Ganesh immersion

Watch Khairatabad Ganesh Shobha Yatra and immersion at Hussain Sagar, Tank Bund in Hyderabad.

Speaking to media persons on Friday, Anand said first time in history, the 65-feet-Khairatabad Bada Ganesh began its journey around 6.30 am and was immersed early at 1.30pm.