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Ganesha Chaturthi: Sugarcane 'Buppa' blessing devotees in AP's Nandigama

Krishna (AP), Sep 02 (ANI): As Ganesha Chaturthi kick started in the country on September 02, different types of Lord Ganpati idols started showing in the country. Devotees across the country used different types of materials to make 'Bappa' attractive. Ganesh Mandal in Nandigama town of Andhra Pradesh made Lord Ganesha idol with sugarcanes. The Ganesha idol is made with three tones of sugarcane and 10 people put their efforts for five days to complete' Buppa's' idol. This sugarcane Ganesha is attracting scores of people. Nandigama Ganesh Mandal is famous for coming up with unique Ganesha idols every year.

Major hospitals in Srinagar functioning normally: Rohit Kansal

Srinagar (J-K), Sep 02 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir's Principal secretary (Planning Commission) Rohit Kansal said, "All essential supplies continue in the Valley and major hospitals in Srinagar have been functioning normally." He further added, "Despite easing of restrictions in over 90% of the Valley threats by anti national elements have been keeping many markets from opening, incidents in parimpora and stone pelting on a local driver are unfortunate and have been taken due cognizance of the security agencies."

Prisoners of Yerwada Jail show their devotional side, play drums to welcome Bappa

Pune (Maharashtra), Sep 02 (ANI): Devotion has no boundaries or barriers and prisoners of Yerwada Central Jail proved it by playing drums during massive procession of Guruji Talim Mandal's Ganesh Utsav in Pune. These prisoners underwent training for two months. These are the prisoners of open jail. Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated across the country on Monday. The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. The festival is celebrated with immense religious fervour and gaiety in Maharashtra as well as in Karnataka. Devotees offer modak to Lord Ganesha whom they lovingly called Bappa.

HM Amit Shah seeks blessings of Lalbaugcha Raja

Mumbai, Sep 02 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 02 visited Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai. Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the prime and prominent Ganesha idols of the city. Shah sought blessings of Lord Ganesha as the 10-day long festivities. The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. The festival is celebrated with immense religious fervour and gaiety in Maharashtra as well as in Karnataka. Devotees offer 'modak' to Lord Ganesha whom they lovingly called 'Bappa'. The Lalbaugcha Raja has been crafted in a traditional manner and is installed pandal decorated on a theme of ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft which was launched in July.

PM Modi to visit Russia for Eastern Economic Forum on Sep 04: MEA

New Delhi, Sep 02 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit to Russia on 4th September. While addressing the press conference, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told, "It's going to be a short visit, just 36 hours. PM will arrive in Vladivostok on September 04 morning and depart on September 05 evening. "There are two main purposes for this visit, he has been invited by President Vladimir Putin to attend Eastern Economic Forum as one of the chief guest and he will also hold the 20th annual summit between India and Russia," Foreign Secretary further added.

Civil Aviation Minister inaugurates new ATC tower at IGI airport

New Delhi, September 02 (ANI): Union civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the state-of-the art ATC complex to enhance the air traffic movement at Delhi's international Airport. Several dignitaries, including Civil Aviation Secretary S K Jain and Chairman of Airports Authority of India Arun Aggarwal graced the occasion. The new state-of-the-art ATC complex with new ATC Tower is equipped with upgraded and world class infrastructure. The Total cost of the project is approximately Rs. 400 Crores. A growing hub of political and commercial activities, Delhi - the capital of the country is now becoming the gateway to the world. Growing number of travelers and rising frequency of daily flights has made Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as among the World's busiest airports. In 2018-19, the airport has handled over 69 million passengers and 4 lakhs 60 thousand air traffic movements. Currently, Delhi's ATC works round the clock and manages around 1,260 flights daily w

Police-public meeting organized in North-West district of Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): A police-public meeting with an aim to further strengthen the law and order in the National Capital Territory of Delhi was organised in Model Town by North- West District Police. Keeping a special focus on women safety, Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijayanta Arya educated women about the mobile application Himmat. She also asked women to remain watchful of the snatching, cyber fraud and any other type of troubles. She instructed her team to immediately and expeditiously look into the problems she was made aware of by the women present during the meeting. The objective of such program is to bridge the gap between the police and public.

Watch: Speedy car rams into pedestrians in Delhi's Model Town

New Delhi, Sep 02 (ANI): In a shocking accident, a speedy car rammed into pedestrians at Old Gupta Colony in Delhi's Model Town on September 01. One person got injured in the accident. FIR has been registered against the accused. Further investigation in the matter is underway.

NRC final list: Situation peaceful in Assam, informs DGP

Guwahati (Assam), Sep 02 (ANI): Final list of NRC was published on August 31. Speaking on the Law and Order situation in Assam, DGP Kuladhar Saikia said that situation in Assam is peaceful and accepted that it's a particular process. "Situation is peaceful. People of Assam have contributed to peaceful situation all over and they have accepted that it's a particular process they are going through. So, they are wholeheartedly contributing to the peaceful release of final list"

CM Patnaik launches BJD's membership drive

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Sep 02 (ANI): Odisha's Chief Minister and Biju Janta Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik has launched membership drive at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar. The party plans to double the number of members. Information Technology head of BJD and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik said the party will add on the people who are actual voters.

This 106 kg chocolate Ganpati idol is winning hearts

Ludhiana (Punjab), Sep 02 (ANI): For fourth year in a row, a Sikh restaurateur and chocolatier in Ludhiana has prepared an edible Ganpati idol with pure dark Belgian chocolate to celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. The idol will be immersed in milk for Ganesh Visarjan and will be turned into chocolate milkshake and will be served to underprivileged children, thus giving out a message of celebrating eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi. First year, they made 40 kg Ganesha, second year they made 55 kg, third year they made 65 kg and this year they made 106 kg Ganpati idol. While speaking to ANI, the restaurateur said, "We are giving the message to the environment. It is possible to bring eco-friendly Ganesha to our home. We should save our environment."

Onam kick starts in Kerala with fervour and enthusiasm

Kochi (Kerala), Sep 02 (ANI): One of the prime festivals of Kerala, Onam kick started in the state with religious fervour and enthusiasm from September 1. The annual harvest festival which is celebrated in August and September falls on 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam in the Malayalam calendar called Chingam. The state seeps into festive mood during this festival that started on September 1 and will be on till September 13. As per the legends, Onam is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali. It is said that the King's spirit visit Kerala at the time of the auspicious festival. Each day is given a different name and there are specific celebrations on each day. This festival is amalgamation of all the colors, history, culture and its beliefs of Kerala together.

WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar meets injured BJP MP Arjun Singh in Kolkata

Kolkata, Sep 02 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar met BJP leader Arjun Singh at Apollo Hospital in Kolkata on September 02. Singh sustained a head injury during a clash between his party activists and the police in Shyamnagar area on September 01. While speaking on Bengal's current situation, Dhankhar said, "State of West Bengal needs peaceful atmosphere. State of WB does not need violence." Bandh has been called WB's North 24 Parganas against the attack.

Sikh delegation reaches Pak High Commission over forced religious conversions in Pakistan

New Delhi, Sep 02 (ANI): A delegation of Sikh community reached Pakistan High Commission in the national capital on September 2. They reached High Commission to give a memorandum over the forced religious conversion in the neighbouring country. Recently, a Sikh girl was allegedly forced to convert his religion to Islam before being married to a Muslim man. Protests have also erupted over the forced conversion in Delhi.

Honour for me to take my last sortie with WC Abhinandan Varthaman: IAF Chief BS Dhanoa

Pathankot (Punjab), Sep 02 (ANI): IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on September 02 flew a sortie in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft from the Pathankot Airbase. It was Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa's last sortie in combat aircraft. "Both of us have 2 things in common - 1st, both of us ejected and 2nd, both of us have fought Pakistanis. I fought in Kargil, he fought after Balakot. 3rd, I have flown with his father. It's an honour for me to do my last sortie in IAF, in a fighter aircraft, with his son," said IAF Chief while talking to ANI.

3-day long International Snacks Festival organised in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sep 02 (ANI): The three-day-long International Snacks Festival was organised at the Ameerpet Metro Station in Hyderabad. While speaking to ANI, Secretary in the Telangana Tourism and Culture Department Burra Venkatesham said, "This event was organised by CLIC (Culture Language Indian Connection); it brings people from all cultures together on a common platform." Talking about the need for organising such festivals he said, "People from diverse cultures bring along with them eatables specific to their region and deliver the taste of their respective states, this year Larsen and Toubro Metro also joined us in giving a platform." Pleased with the success of this event he added that the administration will now seek to organise more such events in future which will also make the daily commute of passengers more interesting. "We will now have such festivals every month, like snack festival, breakfast festival and we might also have international kids' festival and literature festi

2 miscreants injured in encounter with police in Noida

Noida (UP), Sep 02 (ANI): At least two miscreants were shot in the leg in an encounter with the police in UP's Noida. Both the miscreants were admitted to the hospital on the morning of September 02.

HM Amit Shah offers prayers at Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple

Mumbai (Maharashtra), Sep 02 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple in Mumbai. He was welcomed by party leaders and workers, after his arrival at the Mumbai airport on September 02. He will visit Lalbaug later today on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Devotees celebrate festival with fervour in Maharashtra

Mumbai / Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sep 02 (ANI): Dipped in mood of festivity, people are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi across the nation. Devotees flocked to several Lord Ganesha's temples in Maharashtra's Nagpur. Temples in Mumbai are beautifully decorated on the auspicious occasion. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Vinod Tawde celebrated the festival with great pomp and show at his residence. Ganesh Chaturthi marks birth of Lord Ganesha.

CM Devendra Fadnavis offers prayers at his residence on Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai, Sep 02 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis offered prayer at his residence in Mumbai on September 02. His was accompanied by his wife and daughter. Devotees flocked to several Lord Ganesha's temple in Maharashtra on the auspicious occasion. Temples in Mumbai are beautifully decorated on the auspicious occasion. Ganesh Chaturthi marks birth of Lord Ganesha.