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Hyderabad: As a permanent solution to ensure the problem of flooding does not recur during heavy rains in the city, the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP) has been initiated, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao said. Laying the foundation stone for SNDP works on Hussain Sagar suplus nala from Kavadiguda to […]
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Hyderabad: Except for Begumpet flyover, all other flyovers in Hyderabad will be closed on the New Year eve between 10 pm on Friday up to 2 am on Saturday. The Hyderabad Traffic Police has placed certain traffic restrictions in the surroundings of Hussain Sagar also during the same time. Accordingly, traffic will not be allowed […]
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Hyderabad: An early morning public concert ‘Shubhodayam – Music Unlock Series’ is going to be held at Buddha Statue, Hussain Sagar Lake. The event is set to take place on December 12 between 7 am and 8.30 am. Ramprapanna Bhattacharya will be performing a Sitar Recital. He will be accompanied by Thakur Harijit Singh on […]
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Hyderabad: In view of the immersion of Durga Matha idols in the Hussain Sagar on Saturday, there will be certain traffic restrictions placed at NTR Marg and People’s Plaza on the PVNR Marg. Accordingly, traffic coming from Khairatabad flyover will not be allowed towards the NTR Marg, and diverted towards Shadan Nirankari. Traffic will not […]
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Hyderabad: This Sunday, get ready for some scintillating Garba and Dandiya on the bund road abutting the Hussain Sagar in the heart of the city. In tune with the ongoing Navaratri and Dasara festivities, the activities lined up as part of the Sunday-Funday event at Tank Bund promise to come up with some memorable festive […]
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After introducing the ‘Sunday-Funday’ programme on Tank Bund, a state-of-the-art Night Bazaar along Hussain Sagar is on cards. Following the instructions of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has been planning to take up the development since last year. However, it could not go ahead with […]
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Hyderabad: Efforts to protect lakes in the city got a major boost on Monday with orders being issued for the setting up of a special cell, headed by a Special Commissioner, for the purpose. The cell, being set up following instructions from Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao to protect and rejuvenate […]
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Hyderabad: One of the largest cleanup operations taken up in the city, to clear debris of Ganesh idols from water bodies in the city, has seen a massive 17,862 tonnes of debris being removed in the last three days. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) along with Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has taken up […]
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Hyderabad: The immersion of Ganesh idols concluded on Monday evening with devotees bidding goodbye to the remover of obstacles one last time this year. The Ganesh idols were immersed in 33 lakes and 28 artificial ponds located in different parts of the city. Hussain Sagar, Saroornagar Lake and the Pragathi Nagar Lake at Kukatpally were […]
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Hyderabad: Undeterred by a steady drizzle from afternoon, Ganesh immersion processions across the city went on peacefully on Sunday, with the process continuing late into the night in many water bodies, including the Hussain Sagar. Among the popular idols, the Balapur Ganesh crossed the Chandrayangutta junction by 2 pm and was immersed by evening in […]
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Hyderabad: Immersion of the Khairatabad Ganesh, standing tall at 40 feet this year, passed off successfully on Sunday, with the gigantic idol being immersed in the Hussain Sagar by 3.20 pm. The Shoba Yatra of the deity started around 9 am and devotees in traditional attire watched as artistes with Bonam on their head danced […]
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Hyderabad: Devotion and awe, along with chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya rent the air early on Sunday as the immersion procession of the Khairatabad Ganesh, standing tall at 40 feet this year, began its journey towards Hussain Sagar. Devotees in traditional attire watched as artistes with Bonam on their head danced in front of the […]
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Hyderabad: A different energy will be in the atmosphere, ‘gulal’ rending the air a pink shade along with music and dance to get the adrenaline pumping as the city gets ready to bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on Sunday. After the State government going all the way up to the Supreme Court to clear the […]
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Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police have deployed 6,500 police across the commissionerate on bandobast duties for the idol immersion on Sunday. The immersion which commences on Saturday will continue on Sunday and Monday during which a total of 2,787 idols are expected to be immersed. Of the 8,434 idols installed across Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, 620 idols […]
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27,955 personnel from various police wings being deployed for bandobust
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Hyderabad: Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi on Thursday thanked the Supreme Court for allowing the immersion of Lord Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), in Hussain Sagar and surrounding water bodies. In a statement, the Samithi general secretary, Bhagavanth Rao said, “We wholeheartedly welcome the timely judgement which has taken care of the sentiments […]
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Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi said the State government should pass an ordinance and ensure idol immersion is held in the usual manner like earlier years. The appeal by the committee came in the wake of the State government moving the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Telangana High Court banning immersion of […]
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Hyderabad: The State government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Telangana High Court banning immersion of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris in the Hussain Sagar, Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said on Tuesday. In a meeting with the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi and Vishwa Hindu Parishad here, the […]
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Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Vinod Kumar on Monday reserved orders on a review petition filed by the State government seeking modifications to the orders on Ganesh immersion. The court had, on Thursday last, issued guidelines regarding immersion of Ganesh idols […]
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Hyderabad: HMDA officials have said that Ganesh idol immersion on the Tank Bund road will be permitted only after 10 pm on Sunday (September 12) and that too from the Sailing Club/ Marriott Hotel side. “Any immersion before 10 pm is not permissible on Tank Bund road and should be done on NTR Marg or […]
