Teenaged boy drowns during Durga idol immersionSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Durga Puja festivities for a family in northwest Delhi came to a tragic end Monday when their 17-year-old boy drowned while immersing an idol of Goddess Durga. The victim, identified as Arvind, was a resident of Nangloi.
Devotees throng famous Lalbag Ganesha shrine in MumbaiSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - After the conclusion of the ten-day Ganesha Chaturthi, devotees on Sunday made a beeline to the famous 'Lalbag ka Raja' shrine in Mumbai. Devotees came to seek blessings from the reverent deity, Lord Ganesha, during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival and offered coconuts.
BJP leader Munde detained at Mumbai airportSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Gopinath Munde was detained at Mumbai airport by state police on Monday before he could go to violence-hit Sangli district to address a meeting there. Officials said he was detained as his address could aggravate the tense situation in the district.
Mumbaikars bid colourful adieu to Ganesh (Lead)September 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai broke out into a riot of colours, with dances on the street, loud music and revelry as lakhs of people turned up to bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed god Ganesh here Thursday. The immersion of the Ganesh idols after the 10-day annual festival has started on a peaceful note and there were no reports of any untoward incidents, Mumbai Police said.
Millions in Mumbai to bid adieu to Lord GaneshSeptember 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbaikars geared up to bid farewell to their beloved elephant-headed god Thursday, with around 100,000 big and small Ganpati idols set to be immersed amid tight security on the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. An estimated five million people are expected to witness the immersion ceremonies all over the city and suburbs, with the day - called Anant Chaturdashi - having been declared a holiday by the Maharashtra government.
Ganesha Puja festivities end with immersion of idolsSeptember 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI/PUNE - A large number of Lord Ganesha devotees converged at different places of Maharashtra on Thursday evening near rivers and sea for immersion of colourful idols, worshipped during the last 10 days of religious festivities in several Puja Pandals. Ardent devotees converged to bid farewell to Lord Ganesha here while chanting 'Ganapati Bappa Moriya....
Maximum city celebrates coming together of religionsSeptember 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Fasting Muslims gather for puja at a marquee set up for the Ganesh festival and Hindus delay their aarti till the evening namaz is over -- the scenes of amity and different faiths coming together in this festive season are being played out all over this bustling Indian metropolis. And nowhere is this syncretic tradition more in evidence than amongst residents of Saurabh Apartments in northwest Mumbai's Versova area where a huge marquee for Ganesh Chaturthi is situated right next to a massive enclosure set up for namaz.
Prayers galore in Mumbai as Ganesh festival, Ramzan startsAugust 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - The city of Mumbai reverberated with the first 'azaan' (call for prayers) of the holy month of Ramzan and the 'aartis' welcoming the elephant-headed Lord Ganesh as the 10-day Ganpati festival began here Sunday. Several millions of Mumbaikars kept awake through Saturday night for last minute preparations for the installation of idols of Lord Ganesh in different public venues, housing complexes and homes.
Lord Ganesh who fulfils wishes 'booked' till 2028August 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Nearly 15 years ago, Mumbai housewife Neha V. yearned for a child.
Maharashtra gears up for "Ganesh Chaturthi"August 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra is gearing up to celebrate "Ganesh Chaturthi", the popular festival that celebrated the birth of Lord Ganesh. The festival begins August 23 and would continue for ten days.
4 MNS activists held for gang rape of maidJuly 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Four activists said to belong to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were arrested here Saturday on charges of gang raping a minor girl working as a maid servant, police said. The four -- Ganesh Gatkar, Ganesh Kale, Narendra Salunkhe and Umesh Borade -- were produced before a magistrate in Andheri court this afternoon and remanded to police custody till July 28, according to senior police inspector of MIDC police station Pradeep Suryawanshi.
Police say at least 26 women drown after 2 boats capsize in western IndiaJuly 12th, 2009 Police say 26 women drown in western IndiaMUMBAI, India — Two boats capsized in western India when the passengers panicked after seeing a bolt of lightning, police said Sunday. Twenty-six women drowned.
Hrithik teams up with Ganesh Hegde againApril 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Hrithik Roshan and ace choreographer Ganesh Hegde created magic with the dance moves in 'Koi Mil Gaya' and the two have teamed up again - but this time for a TV commercial for popular biscuit brand Hide-n-Seek. 'The commercial required a radically different sound concept and what Ganesh conceived, composed and executed was brilliant,' Hrithik said in a statement.
Man kills son in property spat in south MumbaiMarch 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - A youth was shot dead and his brother seriously injured by their father in a property dispute here Friday afternoon, the police said. According to an official of the Malabar Hill police station, the shooting occurred at the home of Keshav Bhosale, a former leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and an ex-policeman.
Court upholds charges against 11 Malegaon accusedJanuary 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A special court here Thursday upheld Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chargesheet, slapping charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on the 11 accused for the Malegaon blast. Special MCOCA Court Judge Y.D.
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