Ganesh Chaturthi

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding immersion of idols in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana, 16/09/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lokesh Kumar Vs Mamidi Venumadhav & Others dated 16/09/2021. The matter related to immersion of Ganesh idol for the purposes of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana. The Solicitor General has said that immersion …

Ganesh pandals to lower decibels

Vadodara: The Ganesh pandal organizers have agreed to keep the decibel levels low this festive season. Senior police officials had on Thursday held a meeting with the organizers to discuss and resolve several issues ahead of the Ganesh festivals. City police commissioner, Anupam Singh Gahlaut said that the organizers have …

Report on water quality of river Yamuna Pre and Post Idol Immersion (Ganesh Chaturthi)

In compliance of Hon’ble Monitoring Committee constituted by Hon’ble NGT in the matter of O.A. 06 of 2012 in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Ors held on 28.08.2018, CPCB conducted water quality assessment of Upstream and Downstream of 10 Ghats on river Yamuna for pre …

Ganeshotsav peak noise level lowest since 2013

MUMBAI: Ahead of the final immersion day of Ganeshotsav, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the Bombay high court’s ban on DJ and Dolby sound on Sunday and said Lord Ganesha does not need such hi-tech sound amplifying systems. While anti-noise crusaders found that Mumbai followed the diktat and recorded the …

Decibel levels go down, as Mumbaikars bid adieu to Lord Ganesh

In a welcome departure from the past, the decibel levels came down markedly on the streets of Mumbai on the last day of the Ganesh festivities on Sunday, as more than 250 leading Ganpati mandals took out processions to various waterfronts across the metropolis to immerse the idols of the …

Grim pollution pic surfaces as Ganesha idols sink in Gomti

LUCKNOW: Amid the chanting of mantras, Lord Ganesha went under the Gomti waters on Sunday. That marked the culmination of 10-day festivity of Ganesh Chaturthi. But as hundreds of Ganesha idols sank into the river a grim picture surfaced. That of a more polluted Gomti, choked with flowers and variety …

Immersing Ganesha idol in Tapi can land you in jail

Surat: Don’t immerse Ganesha idols in Tapi, thinking that the the ban on immersion in the river is just another diktat issued year after year. Anyone caught violating the ban can land in jail. City police commissioner Satish Sharma has issued a notification that anyone violating the immersion ban can …

Over 300 illegal pandals in Mumbai; HC seeks action report

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court directed the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday to detail the steps taken against unauthorised pandals across the state ahead of the Ganesh festival. In Mumbai alone, over 300 illegal pandals have come up ahead of the 10-day festival which starts on …

An eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi for Amdavadis

It’s time to welcome Lord Ganesha to our homes, societies and clubs once again. While Amdavadis are excited about welcoming Ganesha, markets and shops are decking up as the festival also marks the beginning of the festive season. However, with increasing awareness about saving nature and the rise in the …

Clay idols that speak for environment

Doing her bit: A student of Home Science College spray-painting a Ganesha idol in the city on Saturday. Home Science Department creates natural colours that are as good as synthetic ones In a small room at Home Science College near Reserve Bank of India, Sowmya, a final-year student, takes up …

PCB to distribute 1,900 clay Ganesh idols free

Rajahmundry: To help make Ganesh Chaturthi celebration eco-friendly, state pollution control board authorities plan to give away as many as 1,900 clay Ganesh idols free in Godavari districts. In East Godavari, the PCB authorities are distributing 1,500 idols seven and nine inches high. Each idol is crafted at around Rs …

Speak up Mumbai: G for Ganpati, G for green: For an eco-friendly festival

Last week the Bombay High Court refused to grant any relief to Thermocol Fabricator and Decoration Association, to allow the sale of thermocol for decoration, during the forthcoming Ganesh Festival. The association moved court in the wake of plastic and thermocol ban stating that it would hit 40,000 jobs. The …

Plastic ban in Maharashtra: Thermocol decorations set to be allowed till end of Ganesh festival

The state environment department (SED) is likely to allow the use of the thermocol decorations till the end of the 10-day Ganesh festival in September. WITH TWO days to go for the implementation of the ban on single-use plastic items across Maharashtra, the state environment department (SED) is likely to …

Bhajan mandalis cannot be stopped from playing in Mumbai locals, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play devotional songs in Mumbai trains, would not be banned even if they did create noise pollution. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the bhajan mandalis, groups of music artistes who play …

Noise pollution: HC asks state for number of complaints received during Ganesh Chaturthi

The High Court had passed several orders to ensure strict implementation of the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to inform it about the number of complaints received related to noise pollution during Ganesh Chaturthi and …

Vigilant villagers help stop idol immersions, keep Damdama lake clean

GURUGRAM: Villagers in Damdama have successfully partnered with district officials to prevent immersion of Ganesha idols in the eponymous lake this year. The villagers held a special panchayat and put up banners in the village to stop the immersion of Ganesha idols in the lake. "A group of young villagers …

SC stays Bombay HC order banning use of loudspeakers

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the social activists on a plea of state government and stayed the September 1 order of high court. Loudspeakers can blare in Mumbai during the Ganapati Visarjan festivities on Tuesday, …

Ganesh Chaturthi: Idol immersion threatens to choke Yamuna again

NEW DELHI: The immersion of idols after Ganesh Chaturthi will reach a peak on Anant Chaturdashi on September 5, but with visarjan taking place at specific intervals during the 10 days of the festival, the Yamuna is already starting to show the effects of idols made of plaster of Paris …

Hyderabad: Ganesh Chaturthi has no impact on noise level

The police said that total number of cases related to noise pollution stood at 35 cases in the north zone in August. Hyderabad: Five days into Ganesh Chaturthi and the city seems to know how to celebrate it without increasing the sound level. As a blessing in disguise, the noise …

Bias charge against Justice Oka: Bombay HC accepts Maharashtra’s unconditional apology

Advocate General A Kumbhakoni submitted an affidavit, stating that the state government was “withdrawing the allegations made against Justice Oka,” and that it was tendering an “unconditional apology” to Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, Justice A S Oka and to the entire institution of the high court. The Bombay High Court …

Ganesh Chaturthi: Day 1 of Visarjan makes loud noised

Decibel levels on the first day of immersions found to be higher than last year's, say activists of Awaaz Foundation Anti-noise pollution activists measuring noise levels across Mumbai on the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi immersions on Saturday found the decibel levels to be even higher than that recorded on …

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