BHOPAL: They are innovative and refuse to use tried and tested material for making idols. If some are making idols with marble and match sticks, others are trying to do so with grains or pulses.

Kolhapur:Police have decided to take stern action against Ganesh mandals using high-decibel sound systems to ensure a low-decibel festival this time.

Raising concerns over the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to avoid using Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (POP) during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

As the land of the Thunder Dragon is all set to host the seventh edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary festival, global issues, including climate change and women's voices, will top the agenda.

Demanding a complete ban on idols made of plaster of Paris (PoP), a Pune-based student and activist has filed an application before the National Green Tribunal against the Maharashtra and Gujarat P

PUNE: From blaring music systems from their speaker-woofer systems to the traditional dhol-tasha troupes, the last day of Ganeshotsav is not for the faint-hearted.

Kolhapur: Activists have demanded better preparation from the administration for the Ganesh immersion immersion rally this year.

Even silent zones in the city are not safe any longer. And traffic -particularly, incessant honking -has emerged as the major culprit.

You may get to enjoy comparatively lesser noise during the forthcoming festivals.