7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (406+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:22 pm IST - VELLORE The district administration has identified 29 water bodies, mostly irrigation tanks maintained by Water Resources Department (WRD), in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts for idol immersion as part of Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations. Officials of Vellore…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (284+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:10 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA There has been good demand for clay Ganesh idols in the market, with environmentalists and many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) spreading public awareness on performing puja by installing clay idols during Vijayaka Chaturthi festival to keep…...

10+ hour ago   (16+ words) Tirupati promotes eco-friendly Ganesh idols through workshops and competitions, encouraging sustainable celebration during Vinayaka Chaturthi festival....

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (16+ words) Outrage in Malappuram as residents shut down healing centre over alleged jinn fraud and exploitation claims....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (276+ words) Published - September 10, 2026 10:27 pm IST - Bengaluru With only a few days left for the Gowri Ganesha festival, the city’s markets are flooded with all types of designs and structures of the idols. At Banashankari, Pottery Town, and Malleshwaram, there are Ganeshas…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (562+ words) Updated - September 10, 2026 09:00 pm IST The Ashada season may have concluded with joyful hymns of devotion, but the Marathi community in Bengaluru is now gearing up for perhaps the biggest event on their social calendar — Ganesh Chaturthi. Historical accounts state Emperor…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (109+ words) Updated - September 10, 2026 08:41 pm IST - KURNOOL Two new garbage transfer stations have been set up in Kurnool to ease shifting of garbage collected from the city to the dump yard at Gargeyapuram. He also urged the public to hand over the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (272+ words) Updated - September 09, 2026 07:40 pm IST - MYSURU Trees must not be damaged or nails driven into them while installing the lights for Dasara illumination, CESC Chairman and MLA Ramesh Bandisiddegowda directed officials on Wednesday, stressing that tree protection and safety should be…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (275+ words) Published - September 08, 2026 07:52 pm IST - KURNOOL In a major relief to pandal organisers, the Kurnool district administration has said that the immersion of Ganesh idols installed for Vinayaka Chaturthi festivities can take place at the Handri-Neeva canal instead of Kurnool-Cuddapah (K-C)…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (18+ words) Minister urges public to choose eco-friendly clay Vinayaka idols and smaller sizes for Ganesh Chaturthi amid environmental concerns....