State minister and MLA from Bandra, Ashish Shelar attended the protest called by PoP idols makers on Tuesday. Shelar said ...

A day after thousands of artisans who create plaster of Paris (POP) idols staged a massive protest against the recent high ...

The Shiv Sena (UBT) has criticized the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra for imposing restrictions on festivals like Holi and the use of Plaster of Paris for Ganesh idols. Party leaders ...

The deliberate changes in social and religious attitudes and customs advocated by the reformers tried to safeguard cultural ...

Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde on Wednesday said a study group has been formed by the state government’s science and technology commission to ascertain whether pollution occurs due to immersion of ...

To bring clarity on the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) for making Ganesh idols, an expert committee under the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission will conduct a comprehensive study, said ...

Bank holidays vary from city to city, and are decided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Bank employees who have holiday on ...

Banks are in for a long weekend as they will be closed for four consecutive days due to the celebration of the Holi festival ...

In our series on Mumbai’s bridges, some new, others being reinvented, we spotlight the Vikhroli ROB – a saga of delays that goes back almost 30 years. Now the BMC says it will be opened to traffic bef ...

Pics courtesy/DAG While the festival has been an annual feature in Kolkata since 2021, Anand describes the heart of Mumbai’s debut edition as, “the people—artists, architects, scholars—who ...

The first-ever Kinnar Mahotsav in Maharashtra was celebrated at Acharya Atre Auditorium in Kalyan, organized by KDMC and ...

Nagpur: In an eco-friendly initiative, Nitin Tikekar is showcasing a thoughtful approach towards celebrating traditional ...