Defending the ban on DJ and Dolby sound during the Ganesh festival which ends Sunday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Lord Ganesh does not need such hi-tech sound amplifying systems.

For the Shindes of Somatane Phate, living on the outskirts of Pune city in Talegaon Dabhade, the brute euphoria of the revelry accompanying Ganesha festivities turned deadly. Already in deep mourning ...

The Kodagu district police have cracked the whip against loud DJ music during the Ganesha festival, and warned that persons responsible for violating the legally permissible noise limit will face ...

The BJP leader, who has been leading protests against the administration's ban on DJ music in Davangere, dared officials to stop devotees "if they have courage".

The government’s ban on DJ and Dolby sound has created resentment among some Ganesh mandals (groups which celebrate the festival in public), but the Bombay High Court upheld it earlier this week.