Thane (Maharashtra), Sept 11 : Devotion has many forms. A unique method has been adopted by Pravin Joshi, a devotee who tied 1111 lamps to his body and offered prayers to Lord Ganesha on the occasion of "Ganesh Utsav" at Thane in Maharashtra.

The 1111 lamps tied to his body presented a glorious sight as Pravin Joshi, danced in front of the idol of Lord Ganesha.

The annual ten-day Ganesha festival is celebrated with great ardour across the country. This year the festival began on September 3.

Pravin, who has been performing the act of tying lamps to his body to offer prayers to the god for the past eight years, has performed this act across many states in the country.

Pune, Sept. 9 : In a sharp reaction to Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan''s controversial remarks on Marathi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked her not to provoke Maharashtrians.

Thackeray in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamna said, "Jaya Bachchan has been making controversial statements that have vitiated the atmosphere leading to discord. I am once again appealing to these people that do not provoke us unnecessarily."

"If you rub us the wrong way and try to test our response, you will be on the run," he added.

Nagpur, Sept 6 : President Pratibha Patil will arrive here this morning on a two-day visit to Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

After reaching Nagpur by a special flight, the President will fly to Achalpur in Amravati District for laying the foundation stone of Finlay Mills.

After an overnight stay at Amravati, the president will flag off a twice-a-week Amravati-Mumbai train on Sunday afternoon and lay the foundation stone for modernization of Amravati Railway Station.

A new engine plant will soon start with its process of construction in Talegaon, in the western state of Maharashtra, as General Motors today signed an agreement regarding building it. The agreement was signed in presence of the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh and host of other dignitaries, between GM India President and Managing Director Mr. Karl Slym and Mr. A.M. Khan, Principal Secretary (Industries).

On Sunday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who had backed out from the issue of Marathi signboard, said that deadline has not been extended. The decision was earlier given by the Bombay High Court.

Raj declared it through a release, “I have not extended the deadline to put Marathi signboards on shops.” He further added that no shop owner would be given any extension.

Tata Steel subsidiary and pig iron manufacturer Tata Metaliks Ltd has obtained a license to prospect for iron ore at a mine in the western state of Maharashtra. Iron ore obtained from the mine would be used for its proposed 800,000-tonne capacity steel unit in the southern state of Karnataka. The company has also been promised