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24,000 cops to man streets as Mumbai gears up for Anant Chaturdashi on Sept 17

More than 24,000 police personnel will be deployed for the immersion processions on Anant Chaturdashi, the final day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai, on Tuesday to prevent untoward incidents, an officer said on Monday. According to the police, drone surveillance will be in place at important immersion sites such as Girgaon Chowpatty, Dadar, Band

16 September,2024 07:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Aaditya Thackeray visits Pune's Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Mandal

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday performed the evening maha aarti at Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Mandal in Pune, news agency ANI reported.Earlier, Vice-Chief of Indian Army Staff, Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani, also paid a visit to the mandal.The historic Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Man

16 September,2024 07:50 PM IST | Pune | ANI
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Maharashtra: Security heightened in Latur for Ganpati immersion on Sept 17

As many as 2,000 personnel of police and the Home Guard will be deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of Ganesh idol immersion processions in Latur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported. A police officer said the procession routes will be monitored through CCTV cameras and drones. More than 1,300 Ganesh mandals are expected

16 September,2024 04:42 PM IST | Latur | PTI
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Maharashtra: Security heightened in Latur for Ganpati immersion on Sept 17

As many as 2,000 personnel of police and the Home Guard will be deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of Ganesh idol immersion processions in Latur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, news agency PTI reported. A police officer said the procession routes will be monitored through CCTV cameras and drones. More than 1,300 Ganesh mandals are expected

16 September,2024 04:42 PM IST | Latur | PTI
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Mumbai: Gold chain worth Rs 4 lakh recovered after Ganesh visarjan mix-up

A gold chain worth Rs 4 lakh, forgotten on a Ganpati idol during visarjan (immersion) in Mulund, was recovered by a swimmer. The chain, wrapped in a cotton garland that had floated in the water, became entangled in the swimmer’s finger while he was immersing another idol. The honest swimmer handed over the chain to civic officials, who return

16 September,2024 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
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The Kapoor Fam-Jam is Back! Karisma drops pictures from Ganpati celebration

The Kapoor Fam-Jam is back! Karisma Kapoor took to her Instagram to share a series of pictures from the family's Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, and our hearts are melting. On Sunday, September 15, Karisma posted pictures of the Kapoor family get-together featuring Randhir Kapoor, Babita Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Jeh Ali Khan, Taimur Al

15 September,2024 10:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai Police issues traffic diversion in western suburbs for Ganesh Visarjan

As the Ganpati Visarjan 2024 approaches, the Mumbai Traffic Police on Sunday issued traffic diversions in western suburbs of the city. The police announced extensive traffic management changes to manage the flow of vehicles and pedestrians in western suburbs of Mumbai. The adjustments will be in place primarily on the immersion day on September 17

15 September,2024 07:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Mumbai Police issues traffic advisory for Anant Chaturdashi, check restrictions

As the 10-day Ganeshotsav 2024 nears end, parts of Mumbai will see significant traffic changes to ensure smooth movement. The Mumbai Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory for motorists ahead of the Anant Chaturdashi 2024 celebrations. In a traffic notification, the police said, Ganpati festival is one of the most widely celebrated festival in

15 September,2024 06:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Ganesh Visarjan: BMC sets up control rooms, issues advisory for devotees

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday issued an advisory for citizens and said that it has set up multiple control rooms and observation towers for security reasons ahead of Ganesh Visarjan 2024, the officials said. The BMC has been preparing for an environment-friendly Anant Chaturdashi as the 10-day Ganesotsav nears end, the off

15 September,2024 03:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Lalbaugcha Raja: Early closure for charan sparsh on Sept 16 ahead of visarjan

The Lalbaugcha Raja committee on Sunday announced that on Monday, September 16, the charan sparsh queue will close earlier than usual at 6 am. The Mukh Darshan queue, however, will remain open until midnight ahead of the Ganesh visarjan. The Labaughcha Raja committee said that the change is being made to manage the large number of devotees expecte

15 September,2024 03:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Shaan and son Maahi sing 'Tere Saath' during Ganpati darshan, watch

Indian singer Shaan has mesmerised us with his voice for decades. Even as he continues to win hearts, he has introduced his son Maahi as the next-gen talent from the family. Maahi has already impressed the audience with his vocals and during this Ganesh season, the duo gave an impromptu performance during one of their Ganpati darshan in the city.&n

15 September,2024 09:46 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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