Dignitaries attend Sankarshan Kund abhishek. Yesterday, the abhishek at Sankarshan kund, Goverdhan, continued for the third day. On the second day of proceedings, over 300 people came to see the abhishek being conducted by prominent local figures such as: GLA University’s Chancellor, Narayan Das Agarwal, Narendra Agarwal, Vipan Mukutwala, ISKCON’s Indradyumna Swami and Radharam ji’s Padmanabh Goswami. Govenment officials such as Chief Security Commissioner of India, KV Chaudhary, also attended the ceremony. Read more (Hindi)
P.C. Patrika
Commonwealth Games Relay stops in Mathura. We all know that Mathura-Vrindavan is the center of the Lord’s spiritual energy on earth, but still, sometimes it is nice when the Dham recognized in the material world. This happened yesterday when the Commonwealth Games baton rally exited the Yamuna Expressway at Vrindavan for a reception by local leaders. Patrika reports that the Games officials were particularly impressed with the display of Braj flower Holi and they felt welcomed when tika (tilak) was applied on their foreheads. Chief development officer, Pawan Gangwar, said that the baton relay encourages athletes and helps to recruit new athletes from the 72 countries that participate in the games. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in Australia in April 2018. Read more (Hindi)
P.C. Amar Ujala
No one visits Mathura Museum. Officials at the museum are lamenting because the entire museum staff came to work on 2nd October (a public holiday) so that people could present flowers at the Mahatma Gandhi’s exhibit, but, no one came. In 1970, Curator RP Sharma, worked hard to acquire Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes and have them installed in the museum. Dr Ashok Bansal, a museum connoisseur, said that the reason for the lack of turn out is that these days, people do not understand Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy. In today’s consumerist society, Gandhi’s example of a non-materialistic, non violent lifestyle falls on deaf ears. We wonder if the museum’s marketing strategy is also partly at fault. Read more (Hindi)
P.C. Jagran
Hotline bombarded with pollution complaints. Yesterday, Jagran’s ‘Question Post’ hotline was bombarded with questions about pollution issues effecting Braj. Dr Arvid Kumar, Field officer of the Pollution Control Board, was on hand to answer questions. In reply to a complaint about local councils burning rubbish on the banks of the Yamuna, Dr Kumar told the caller to provide photo evidence, and assured that action will be taken. A caller from Surir Village asked about the pollution emitted from the 100 brick works in the area. In reply, Dr Kumar said that Brickworks will only be allowed to run if they comply with the order to plant more than 100 trees within their compounds to absorb the carbon dioxide. He said that all new factories will have to get clearance from the DM as well as yearly permits from the Pollution Control Board. Dr Kumar also said that the Pollution Control Board will take action regarding dust pollution caused by construction. Read more (Hindi)
Train derails, officials blasted. Mathura, Railway engineers have come under fire after a cement laden train derailed. The engineers under fire managed to shift the blame and say that the incident was caused by uneven stacking of the cement, which caused the train to be heavier on one side. Even if railways are not 100% to blame in this case, statistics show that Indian railways are in a poor state. factly.in reports that, In the 6-year period between 2009-10 and 2014-15, there were a total of 803 accidents in Indian Railways killing 620 people and injuring 1855 people. 47% of these accidents were due to derailment of trains. The derailing in Mathura yesterday was caused when a sleeper broke under the weight of the train. The track took several hours to fix. Passenger trains were delayed, causing inconvenience to thousands of people. Read more (Hindi)
CM and Ramdev Baba to visit tomorrow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Baba Ramdev and RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat, will arrive in Vrindavan tomorrow morning (Friday), to celebrate Sharad Purnima. The dignitaries will attend the inaugural function of Manasi Dhyana Centers at Nikunjvan Ashram, Parikrama Marg, Panighat, Vrindavan, where they will hear Ramakatha by Sant Vijay Kaushal . Read more (Hindi)
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