For the last three years, Borivali-based Abhinav society has been making an artificial pond in which over 50 idols are immersed by society members and nearby residents Devotees across the city are busy making arrangements to create artificial ponds for the final immersion day. For the last three years, Borivali-based Abhinav society has been making …
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The civic body has developed an android app “Morya” through which citizens can locate the nearest immersion spot where artificial tanks and other arrangements will be in place. Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has made elaborate arrangements at various lakes for eco-friendly immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh on the last day of 12-day festival …
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In heavy rain, Mumbai’s new drainage system failed Several areas in Central Mumbai and suburban Khar and Bandra were flooded even before the hourly intensity of rain increased to 50 mm, which is also the maximum capacity of the city’s upgraded stormwater drainage system. Shockingly, Mumbai’s storm water drainage system was built during the British …
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What must it feel like to hold a national record for Shot Put in a country that doesn’t even know about the game? At the young age of 17, our Olympian, Om Prakash Karhana, left basketball to give shot put a try. While studying in the Shimla Army School, OP didn’t even know what shot …
On learning the harsh realities of life at a young age, she decided to contribute to society by making eco-friendly Ganesha idols and selling them in the form of a package. This is the story of Swathi, a 45-year-old woman, who kicked Polio in the face, the disease that got her disabled since birth. Swathi, …
