The Free Press Journal

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PANDAL WHERE STARS TWINKLE:

50-year-old in the business, the Khetwadi 12th Lane Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal has a 14-feet tall idol. A favourite of Bollywood celebritie­s.

UTENSILS COME IN HANDY:

The Thane Mandal has used kitchen utensils — 15,000 forks, spoons and other stuff —to decorate this unique pandal.

NASIK JAIL INMATE SHOWS WAY:

Meet Sagar Pawar, a rape accused, who has crafted Ganesh idols that are selling briskly at good prices.

JUDGEMENT DAY:

The Bombay High Court has said that its August 2016 order on silence zones in the city will have to be followed. This means, the authoritie­s in these areas will have to keep a close watch on the decibel levels.

MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena Sakha Pramukh was electrocut­ed after he came into contact with a live electric wire at Ganpati pandal in Andheri east on Tuesday night. “A local resident was pulling wire from first floor of a building to install a series at bulbs at the Ganesh pandal in Sakinaka area of Andheri (w). He got an electric shock and fell down. The Shiv Sena Sakha Pramukh, Vaibhav Hande (30), who was standing nearby, rushed to rescue him, but accidental­ly touched the live wire and was electrocut­ed,” said Avinash Dharmadhik­ari, senior inspector of Sakinaka police station. Hande was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

 ?? BL SONI ?? On its 98th year, the ‘Chinchpokl­i cha Chintamani’ organisers have made innovative use of a drone to take photos.
BL SONI On its 98th year, the ‘Chinchpokl­i cha Chintamani’ organisers have made innovative use of a drone to take photos.
 ??  ?? A Ganpati idol made by the prisoners.
A Ganpati idol made by the prisoners.

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