Idol Immersion

Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today -- a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died.

Every festival in India is celebrated with great enthusiasm, and one of the most notable is Navratri. Although Navratri occurs four times a year, Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri hold special significance.

A head constable was stabbed by a man with a criminal past when he asked him not to use foul language during Ganesh idol immersion processions in Bharuch district, police said on Wednesday.

Processions for the immersion of Lord Ganesh idols began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning amid tight security and fanfare as the 10-day festival drew to a close.

Two schoolboys drowned during the immersion of Ganesh idol in a canal in Odisha's Baripada district, police said.

The DPCC has prohibited the immersion of idols in the Yamuna and other water bodies and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on violators, ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Pooja celebrations.

Modak's popularity means there are many ways to make it, but traditional Udkiche Modak stands out. Made from coconut, jaggery, and rice flour, and steamed to perfection, it's a crowd-pleaser.

Police said action has been taken against the disc jockey and driver of the vehicle.

Two persons were killed and four others suffered injuries on Tuesday when a truck fell on the people who were in a procession for immersion of the idol of goddess Durga in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city on Tuesday evening, Health Minister said.

Over 15,000 Mumbai police personnel will be on duty at venues of Dussehra rallies of rival Shiv Sena groups, for an ICC cricket World Cup match here on Tuesday and for overseeing immersion of Goddess Durga idols after the end of Navratri festival.

Dussehra, which is also known as Vijaya Dashami, is celebrated every year to commemorate the triumph of good over evil.

One person died and two others are feared drowned after a group from a village in Chandrapur entered the canal of the Gosikhurd to immerse a Ganpati idol, a police official said on Sunday.

Twenty-two children who went missing during the immersion processions of Ganesha idols at Girgaon Chowpatty here were reunited with their families, police said on Saturday.

A family was assaulted allegedly by 21 persons in Pune district after it asked them not to play loud music during the Ganpati idol immersion procession due to the death of a relative, police said on Friday.

Two brothers and one more person died in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday while immersing a Ganesh idol in a water-filled pit, a police official said.

Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today -- a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died.

Every festival in India is celebrated with great enthusiasm, and one of the most notable is Navratri. Although Navratri occurs four times a year, Chaitra Navratri and Sharad Navratri hold special significance.

A head constable was stabbed by a man with a criminal past when he asked him not to use foul language during Ganesh idol immersion processions in Bharuch district, police said on Wednesday.

Processions for the immersion of Lord Ganesh idols began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning amid tight security and fanfare as the 10-day festival drew to a close.

Two schoolboys drowned during the immersion of Ganesh idol in a canal in Odisha's Baripada district, police said.

The DPCC has prohibited the immersion of idols in the Yamuna and other water bodies and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on violators, ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Pooja celebrations.

Modak's popularity means there are many ways to make it, but traditional Udkiche Modak stands out. Made from coconut, jaggery, and rice flour, and steamed to perfection, it's a crowd-pleaser.

Police said action has been taken against the disc jockey and driver of the vehicle.

Two persons were killed and four others suffered injuries on Tuesday when a truck fell on the people who were in a procession for immersion of the idol of goddess Durga in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city on Tuesday evening, Health Minister said.

Over 15,000 Mumbai police personnel will be on duty at venues of Dussehra rallies of rival Shiv Sena groups, for an ICC cricket World Cup match here on Tuesday and for overseeing immersion of Goddess Durga idols after the end of Navratri festival.

Dussehra, which is also known as Vijaya Dashami, is celebrated every year to commemorate the triumph of good over evil.

One person died and two others are feared drowned after a group from a village in Chandrapur entered the canal of the Gosikhurd to immerse a Ganpati idol, a police official said on Sunday.

Twenty-two children who went missing during the immersion processions of Ganesha idols at Girgaon Chowpatty here were reunited with their families, police said on Saturday.

A family was assaulted allegedly by 21 persons in Pune district after it asked them not to play loud music during the Ganpati idol immersion procession due to the death of a relative, police said on Friday.

Two brothers and one more person died in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday while immersing a Ganesh idol in a water-filled pit, a police official said.