Vrindavan
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Sants refuse to let police cremate Mathura cult members in Vrindavan
India | Jun 07, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTMathura: Sants of Vrindavan on Monday refused to let police cremate the members of Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena who died in the clashes with Police in Jawahar Bagh last week. Angry over the violence that
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Smriti Irani in a spot after children contradict her claim
National | Mar 07, 2016, 06:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani was today in a spot when the children of a doctor killed in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday night contradicted her claim that she had tried
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Night vision cameras to curb eve teasing, traffic menace
India | Oct 25, 2015, 10:35 PM ISTMathura: Uttar Pradesh police is all set to install night vision cameras at 51 places within 12 square kilometers area of Vrindavan, in a bid to curb eve-teasing as well as counter the traffic snarls
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Stampede at Vrindavan temple, Four injured
India | Aug 01, 2015, 08:55 AM ISTLucknow: Four people were injured after a stampede broke out at a temple in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.The incident took place late Friday after there were rumours that the devotees could
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National Green Tribunal bans burning of garbage in Vrindavan
India | Jul 23, 2015, 07:41 AM ISTVrindavan: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered a ban on burning of waste in this holy town in Uttar Pradesh.On a petition filed by activist Madhu Mangal Shukla, the tribunal asked the municipality
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Pilgrims visit Mathura on ocassion of 'Adhik Maas'
India | Jun 16, 2015, 04:31 PM ISTMathura/Vrindavan : As millions of pilgrims visit Brij Bhoomi on the auspicious occassion of “Adhik Maas” from June 17 to July 17, questions are being asked how many experts bodies would be good enough to
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Once a land of ponds, Sri Krishna Bhoomi crying out for water today
National | May 21, 2015, 11:58 AM ISTMathura/Vrindavan: When cine veteran Hema Malini won the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Mathura-Vrindavan, the first commitment she made was to provide safe and adequate quantity of water for every home and a Yamuna fully
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Religious getaways from Delhi: Enjoy your weekend with divinity
India | Apr 02, 2015, 12:20 PM ISTIn this fast running life of Delhi, daily schedule is so hectic that you barely get to relax yourself. In such cases all you look forward to is a weekend when you can recharge yourself
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Be united for Yamuna's cause: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
India | Feb 25, 2015, 10:44 PM ISTMathura: Seemingly worried over the present state of Yamuna here, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today called for a joint effort by the people to make the polluted river clean again.Ravi Shankar was here
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Special three-day Holi celebrations for Vrindavan widows
India | Feb 25, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTAgra: For thousands of widows residing in the five shelter homes run by the Sulabh International, this Holi will be a special one as a three-day program has been arranged for them in Vrindavan.A unique
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Yamuna activists to protest in Delhi
India | Jan 10, 2015, 11:00 AM ISTAgra/Mathura: Green activists plan to stage protests in the National Capital Feb 1 to demand that the Narendra Modi government act fast to clean up the highly polluted Yamuna river.The activists say that Modi government
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'Stolen' rare blue Sapphire ring found from Sevayat's house
India | Dec 08, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTMathura: The rare blue Sapphire ring, worth Rs 1.5 crore, of a Sevayat (caretaker) of Vrindavan's Taras temple which mysteriously disappeared two days ago was today found from his home, police said.“It (the ring) was
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President hopes Vrindavan be world centre of spiritual enlightenment
India | Nov 16, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTVrindavan (UP): The holy town of Vrindavan should strive to become the world center for spiritual enlightenment, President Pranab Mukherjee said today after performing a special "puja" for the construction of the world tallest Shri
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World's tallest Krishna temple to be built in Vrindavan
India | Nov 16, 2014, 02:07 PM ISTVrindavan (UP): The holy town of Vrindavan will be home to a unique and world's tallest Lord Krishna temple which will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore here in the next
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President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Vrindavan today
India | Nov 16, 2014, 07:33 AM ISTLucknow: President Pranab Mukherjee will today visit Vrindavan where he will lay the foundation stone for building Lord Krishna's 'Chandrodaya' temple, which is planned to be thrice the height of 72.5 metre-high Qutub Minar."The President
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Monkey menace: President to use golf cart
India | Nov 15, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTMathura: To ward off monkeys, authorities have decided to use golf cart for President Pranab Mukherjee during his visit to a temple in Vrindavan tomorrow. “The idea of introducing net system around Bankey Behari temple
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Pranab Mukherjee to visit Vrindavan on Sunday
India | Nov 12, 2014, 12:04 PM ISTLucknow: President Pranab Mukherjee will be visiting the famous Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan Nov 16, officials said Wednesday.A high-level security arrangement has been made for the presidential visit since the temple is located in
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Hema Malini launches cleanliness drive
National | Nov 08, 2014, 05:32 PM ISTVrindavan: BJP MP and former actor Hema Malini Friday launched a mass cleanliness campaign in this holy town in Uttar Pradesh.The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also administered a pledge calling upon students and people to
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Vrindavan: God's own town seeks Heritage status
India | Sep 20, 2014, 07:40 PM ISTVrindavan (Uttar Prdesh): The world's tallest Krishna temple under construction, numerous religious shrines, forests and historical holy ponds, a living cultural entity with a distinct identity, visited by millions of people round the year: Vrindavan
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Heritage status demanded for Vrindavan
India | Sep 20, 2014, 01:09 PM ISTVrindavan (Uttar Prdesh): The world's tallest Krishna temple under construction, numerous religious shrines, forests and historical holy ponds, a living cultural entity with a distinct identity, visited by millions of people round the year: Vrindavan