Durga Vahini Offers “Bravery Seminar” For Vrindavan Girls
Vrindavan, 2017.05.24 (VT): Durga Vahini is conducting a seven-day “Bravery Seminar” at Chitrakoot Ashram in Vrindavan. Durga Vahini means the carrier of Durga, meaning a lion or tiger. It is the...
View ArticleShani Mela to be Held Today in Kokilavan
Vrindavan, 2017.05.25 (VT): Today is Shani Jayanti, the appearance day of Shani Dev (the deity of Saturn). Every year on this day, a huge Shani Mela is held at the Shani Temple in Kokilavan. Kirtan,...
View ArticleMathura MP Hema Malini Visits Families of Murder Victims
BJP MP Hema Malini today likened the crime scene in her own constituency to that during the rule of mythological tyrant king Kansa, saying she will apprise the Uttar Pradesh chief. Mathura, 2017.05.24...
View ArticleVillage water not fit for human consumption
Vrindavan, 2017.05.25 (VT): The death toll following the recent outbreak of severe diarrhea has climbed to 14. Most of the dead are children, and hundreds more have fallen ill. The outbreak has been...
View ArticleVrindavan widow, 70, donates Rs 40 lakh for gaushala
Mathura, 2017.05.25 (Anuja Jaiswal, TNN): Phoolwati, a 70-year-old widow from Katni in Madhya Pradesh, could well be the poster woman for cow protection in Uttar Pradesh. She has donated all her life...
View ArticleHow to Engage Children in Environment and Wildlife Conservation
Vrindavan, 2017.05.26 (Jackie Edwards): There are so many natural wonders on this planet, that getting children invested in them or curious to learn more should never be a difficult task. The best way...
View ArticleI Long to Sweep the Kunjas of Vrindavan
In the fragrant arbours (kunjas) of Braj, decorated with blossoming flowers kissed by sweetly humming bees, Shri Radha-Krishna enjoy their romance, dancing on the waves of love. I wish to open my hair...
View Article“Supercop” KPS Gill was also a champion of heritage, environment and health...
Vrindavan, 2017.05.27 (VT): “Supercop” KPS Gill passed away on Friday at the age of 82. He was best known for his Mr. Gill was a quiet servant of the needy anti-terrorism efforts, and for supressing...
View ArticleMathura Station to Become a Multi-Story Complex
Vrindavan, 2017.05.28 (VT): The chairman of the railway board Mr. A.K. Mittal announced on Saturday that Mathura Junction Railway Station would get a major rennovation. The announcement was made at...
View ArticleSuspect involved in Mathura jewellers’ murder commits suicide
Agra, 2017.05.27 (Anuja Jaiswal, TNN): Rupesh Singh, a suspect involved in the sensational Mathura double murder and jewellery heist on May 15, allegedly committed suicide at his relative’s house in...
View ArticleKrishna deity replaced with statue of Agrasen: Brajwasis protest
Vrindavan, 2017.05.28 (VT): The replacement of a statue of Shri Krishna with a statue of Shri Agrasen Maharaj has created a stir throughout Vrindavan. The municipal government’s switching of the...
View ArticleRamesh Baba meets Shrikant Sharma, urges release of Yamuna water from Hathini...
Barsana, 2017.05.28 (VT): Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma visited Barsana’s Maan Mandir on Sunday to pay his respects to Shri Ramesh Baba. During the one-hour meeting, Babaji Maharaj expressed his...
View ArticleAfter Mathura murders, men between 18 & 30 years can’t cover face in public
Agra divisional commissioner has directed the admin to ensure that no men between 18 and 30 years of age cover their face in public The men are also barred from wearing helmets while walking on the...
View ArticleFree Vrindavan of monkey menace, says High Court
Due to deforestation, monkeys and humans are increasingly sharing space in Vrindavan. The monkeys have no natural source of food and shelter, which has led to dire results. Now the Allahabad High Court...
View ArticleTouts, pandas nowhere to be seen near Banke Bihari Temple
Vrindavan, 2017.05.31 (VT): Earlier this month, Yogi Adityanath created a stir with his order against touts and “pandas” of Mathura. “[Pandas and touts] are creating a nuisance towards the pilgrims,”...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa: May the Trees of Braj Protect Me
Shri Radha and Krishna enjoy their romance in the cooling shade of Braj’s trees by day, and at night they rest on beauiful beds made from their flowers, kissed by honeybees, dusted by golden pollen and...
View ArticleLook forward to black floods in the monsoon
Vrindavan, June 1, 2017 (VT): Over the last few days, the weather has been unseasonably kind. Rain has fallen several times this week, bringing down the temperature a great deal. Yesterday I was caught...
View ArticleAcharya Shrivatsa Goswami’s Seva Begins on June 2nd at Radharaman Temple
Vrindavan, 06.01.2017 (VT): This Friday marks the beginning of Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami Maharaj’s seva at the Shri Radharaman Temple in Vrindavan. Maharajji is a senior Acharya of Radharaman Temple...
View ArticleMathura police file FIR against a dead man
Agra, 2017.05.30 (TOI): Mathura police have come under flak for registering a case of cheating against a deceased person, Babulal Prajapati who died in 2008. The case was registered by the Highway...
View ArticleBarsana Police Raid Illegal Weapons Factory in Hathiya Village
Barsana, 2017.06.01 (VT): Barsana Police on Wednesday afternoon raided an illegal arms factory in the small village of Hathiya. The village lies near the Rajasthan border, between Govardhan and...
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