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Devendra Fadnavis launches digital platform to showcase Ganeshotsav traditions

The platform, bappa.org, is expected to feature stories about Ganesh idols, celebrations and traditions from around 40,000 villages across Maharashtra, Fadnavis said

Updated 18 hours ago

The Chief Minister launched the platform at an event held at The Asiatic Society in south Mumbai. Pic/X

Kalachowki electrocution: Shelar asks Ganpati mandals to step up safety

Ashish Shelar made the appeal after visiting KEM Hospital, where he met the families of two women who died in an electrocution incident near a Ganesh pandal in Kalachowki

Updated 10 days ago

The Chief Minister launched the platform at an event held at The Asiatic Society in south Mumbai. Pic/X

Salman Khan protects young fan from crowd rush at Ganpati pandal

Updated 12 days ago

Salman Khan (Pic/Yogen Shah)

Manoj Jarange's Mumbai protest could obstruct Ganeshotsav: Ashish Shelar

Updated 14 days ago

Ashish Shelar said it was within his purview to appeal to Jarange's supporters not to come to Mumbai. File Pic

Maharashtra Ganeshotsav competition goes global with 432 entries; Thane leads

Updated 17 days ago

The competition is organised by the Maharashtra Kala Academy under the Department of Cultural Affairs. Representational Pic/File

Mumbai Ganeshotsav 2026: Bandra mandal creates iconic Somnath Temple replica

Updated 19 days ago

For this year's Ganeshotsav decor, the Bandra mandal has studied various architectural elements of the temple, including its shikhara, Sabhamandap, intricate carvings and surrounding landscape, to create a detailed replica. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

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Maharashtra expands ‘Abhay’ scheme to benefit around 25,000 slum dwellers

Updated 22 days ago

Under the expanded scheme, slum dwellers whose structures existed before 2000 will be covered. Representational Pic/File

Asha Bhosle's songs will live on for generations: CM Fadnavis

Updated 22 days ago

CM Fadnavis said Asha Bhosle’s voice represented an experience that would never end. Pic/Special Arrangement

Mumbai Ganeshotsav: BMC to inspect idol routes for potholes before festival

Updated 1 month ago

A Ganpati idol makes its way from a workshop in Parel to its pandal on August 23. PIC/SHADAB KHAN

Bhuleshwar Ganesh idol mishap: Minister Ashish Shelar says police probe underway

Updated 1 month ago

Mumbai Police personnel at the site of the incident in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, on Sunday. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

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