Activists’ arrest reveals govt’s intolerance towards dissent
I don't know what is making me sad or what is really bothering me these days as a writer or a journalist. I am also confused about many things happening ...
Ganesha: The elephant headed God
The Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on a large scale in several parts of India. The history of Sarvajanik (public) Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra is centuries old, owing ...
Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with religious fervour
Welcome Lord Ganesha-the remover of obstacles, the God of Knowledge and the most revered and loved deity of not only Mumbai or Maharashtra but the whole universe. The metropolis gears ...
Small Ganesh mandals vanished due to demonetisation
The city will witness low key Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations this year due to demonetisation and introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Until last year, many small Ganesh mandals used ...
Wish you a Happy and a Blessed Ganesh Chaturthi 2017
Mumbai is all set to welcome Lord Ganesh in their pandals as the first images of 'Lalbaugcha Raja', the city's famed Lord Ganesha idol were out. Lakhs of devotees throng ...
Don’t relax noise pollution rules during festivals
With few days remaining for Ganeshotsav, the State Government has proposed a relaxation against the recent direction by the Bombay High Court dealing with the ban on loud speakers in ...
No achche din for Govindas ahead?
With the Dahi Handi festival just round the corner the Fadnavis government is planning to bring a notification to overturn the ban imposed by Bombay High Court restricting the height ...
Shiv Sena backs protest against ban on Jallikattu
Taking cue from the mounting protests in Tamil Nadu in support of bull-taming sport Jallikattu, the Shiv Sena has decided to back the protest against the ban on bullock cart ...
Maharashtra bids adieu to Lord Ganesh after 11 days
Maharashtra bids adieu to Lord Ganesh after 11 days. The curtains fell on the 11-day long Ganeshotsav festivities - in which the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesh was ...
Lord Ganesha: The destroyer of obstacles
Balagangadhar Tilak was instrumental in making Ganesh Chaturthi as a social function for all religion. We start an auspicious work with Ganpati slogan chanting. Sarva vigna haram devam sarva vigna ...
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