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Government mulling setting up academy to promote Braj Bhasa: Union Culture...
Mathura, 2017.06.17 (PTI): The government is planning to set up an academy to promote Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi which is spoken by people primarily in Braj region including Agra, Mathura, Etah...
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Emergency Contact Numbers for Sick and Injured Cows
Vrindavan, 2017.06.19 (VT): Street Cow Seva is a grassroots organization; one of several that helps sick and abandoned cows in Vrindavan. The organization collaborates with other cow-service...
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Government to publish rare books in Braj Bhasha, other regional dialects
Allahabad, 2017.06.17 (Vinod Khanali, TNN): Books on rare literature in Bhojpuri, Braj and Awadhi dialects will soon hit the shelves, much to the joy of literature lovers. The 90-year-old Hindustani...
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Government kicks off cultural mapping plan; artists disappointed
Mathura, 2017.06.18 (PTI): The inaugural day of the government’s ambitious project of “mapping” culture had kindled hope among the town’s artistes, but has ended up disappointing many of them. The...
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Woman run over by train may have been talking on phone
Mathura, 2017.06.19 (Arvind Chauhani, The Times of India): A woman, who was allegedly speaking on her mobile phone while crossing the railway track, was fatally knocked down in Mathura on Sunday. The...
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DM bans liquor shops from Govardhan Parikrama; Excise Department defiant
Govardhan, 2017.06.20 (VT): For many, it is a matter of great shame that the government of this fine country allows and even promotes alcohol shops in holy places. One such place is the holy Govardhan...
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Sanatan Goswami’s Love for the Brajwasis
Vrindavan, 2017.06.20 (VT): The upcoming festival of Mudiya Puno celebrates the life of Shri Sanatan Goswami, a saint of the Gaudiya Sampradaya who lived in Braj almost 500 years ago. Last week we...
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Costa Rican Ambassador Kicks Off World Yoga Day Celebrations in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.06.21 (VT): World Yoga Day is celebrated worldwide on June 21st. This year, the Costa Rican ambassador, the Honorable Ms. Mariela Cruz, kicked off the event in Vrindavan with the...
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More than 100 Digambar Jain pilgrims attacked by bees in Mathura
Agra, 2017.06.22 (TNN): A group of more than 100 Digambar Jain pilgrims, led by noted Jain ascetic Muni Virag Swami, were on their way from Kosi Kalan to Chatta on foot when a beehive fell on the road,...
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Tourism department prepares detailed plan to set up infrastructure around...
Agra, 2017.06.22 (Aditya Devi, TNN): The state tourism department has prepared a Rs 93.6 crore plan under the World Bank’s pro-poor tourism project in Mathura to revive nine ancient kunds (water...
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Sadhus fall unconscious after taking prasad, three in critical condition
Vrindavan, 2017.06.22 (VT): A group of sadhus have fallen seriously ill after taking prasad in their own ashram. Twelve sadhus of the Varah Adyapeeth ashram at Vrindavan’s Varah Ghat fell unconscious...
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Once buried under garbage and sludge, Rinmochan Kund is now reborn
Govardhan, 2017.06.22 (VT): Once lost under a mass of garbage and sludge, the historic Rinmochan Kund was re-inaugurated today in Govardhan. The renovation of this important heritage site is yet...
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Uttarakhand wants to cancel living entity status of Yamuna, Ganga
New Delhi, 2017.06.22 (A. Vaidyanathan, AI): Months after cheering the high court verdict declaring Ganga and Yamuna as human entities, Uttarakhand’s Trivendra Singh Rawat government on Thursday...
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Cook poisons sadhus to loot ashram
Vrindavan, 2017.06.23 (VT): Police are looking for a man accused of poisoning the mahant and twelve other sadhus at an ashram near Vrindavan’s Varah Ghat. According to neighborhood residents the man,...
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Six Short Films on Vrindavan Girls’ Education by Canadian TV Star Marie...
Vrindavan, 2017.06.23 (VT): On June 15th, Marie Avgeropoulos, a renowned actress and one of the stars of the popular Emmy-nominated sci-fi series “The 100” hosted an event to benefit Food for Life...
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Shri Radharaman gives darshan in Shakti Kunj and Sacchidanand Kunj
Vrindavan, 2017.06.23 (VT): As the first monsoon clouds sprinkle Vrindavan with their soothing showers, Shri Radharaman Dev’s 475th summer mahotsav continues. Each morning is filled with special poojas...
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Poisoning case: sadhus demand police catch suspect within 24 hours
Vrindavan, 2017.06.24 (VT): The sadhus of Vrindavan are outraged by an incident earlier this week in which the residents of an entire ashram were poisoned by their cook, who then looted the ashram....
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Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami speaks on the Purans at the President’s house
Vrindavan, 2017.06.24 (VT): This week the All-India Kashiraj Trust organized a grand ceremony at the President’s house in Delhi. The trust is dedicated to publishing the ancient scriptures of India. It...
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Jat stir affects services on Mathura-Alwar rail track
Jaipur, 2017.06.24 (PTI): Northern Western Railway (NWR) on Friday cancelled two trains and diverted two others due to blockade on Mathura-Alwar rail track by the Jat community seeking OBC reservation...
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Vrindavan, the Land of Love
Vrindavan, 2017.06.25 (Mahanambrata Brahmachari): Every human being is a chariot, and that chariot journeys ever on. From morning to evening, from the first day of life till the last day, this “Ratha...
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