New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Amid Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, the government of Telangana announced that free electricity would be provided for the illumination of pandals during the 11 days of Chaturthi and also for nine days of Durga Navratri.

Earlier on August 27, a Ganesh idol styled as Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was installed in Hyderabad by Congress leader Mettu Sai Kumar, Chairman of the Telangana Fishermen Co-operative Societies Federation.

The idol, themed "Telangana Rising," depicts Ganesh in attire associated with the Chief Minister -- a white shirt, black trousers, and a green shawl draped over the shoulder, inspired by a photograph of Revanth Reddy during his padayatra.

Speaking to ANI, Mettu Sai Kumar said, "On...