5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (176+ words) The New Indian Express KAKINADA: Peddapuram resident and micro artist Talabatthula Sai crafted a unique Lord Ganesh idol and trolley The idol shows an ant pulling the trolley and has gone viral, drawing appreciation from the people for the creative…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (372+ words) VIJAYAWADA: Every Ganesh Chavithi, Vijayawada’s markets turn into a small economy of mud, paint and craftsmanship, but the clay at the heart of it often travels farther than idols themselves. Venkata Sandhya, an idol-maker in Vijayawada, said she sources her…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (498+ words) The museum stands in the Bagh-e-Aam, or Public Garden, at Nampally, in a building that was once the Ajanta Pavilion. During the Nizam’s rule, the pavilion housed reproductions of paintings from the Ajanta caves. The Health Museum, established in 1948, was…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (250+ words) TIRUCHY: The renovation of Rani Mangammal’s Darbar Hall, which houses the Government Museum, which dragged on for six years, will gather pace soon as the union and state governments have allocated the required funds to take up the second phase…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (185+ words) The New Indian Express Rajamahendravaram: A rare living ‘Tree Ganesha’ made entirely from plants at a nursery in Pottlanka village in East Godavari district has become a major attraction ahead of Vinayaka Chavithi.Nursery farmer Dhulam Dhanaraju of Murugan…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (331+ words) VIJAYAWADA: On Vijayawada’s roads, Ganesha has already begun to arrive, in towering idols waiting for pandals, in rows of brightly painted faces at roadside stalls and in the smaller clay figures devotees carry home. But behind the colour and celebration…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (197+ words) The New Indian Express HYDERABAD: Director General of Police CV Anand directed police officials to make comprehensive security arrangements for Ganesh festivities, beginning September 14 and culminating in idol immersion on September 25.Anand held a video conference with senior police officers…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (398+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A district that has preserved traces of cultures stretching from the Neolithic age to the medieval period is now set to get its first comprehensive archaeological mapping, with the archaeology department planning a survey of Kasaragod to document its…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (492+ words) Shreya Veronica is an accomplished features writer with over 10 years of experience in journalism, specializing in in-depth human interest stories and lifestyle interviews. With a strong passion for storytelling, she has spent the past decade uncovering narratives that resonate on…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (289+ words) VIJAYAWADA: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the second edition of Vijayawada Utsav, with Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) saying the festival would be organised on a larger and more attractive scale this year. With annual Dasara festivities at Sri…...