Vrindavan’s Jaipur temple will be developed as a tourist destination
Vrindavan, 2017.06.07 (VT): Recently it was announced that Vrindavan’s historic Jaipur Mandir will be developed as a tourist destination. The head of the Rajasthan Devasthan Department, Mr. Rajkumar...
View ArticleThe refuse problem is really not that hard to solve
There is a lot of repetition in the stories that are published on Vrindavan Today as the same problems continue without much resolution. Traffic problems arising from increased vehicular traffic in the...
View ArticleCow grazing land will be freed from illegal occupation, claims UP animal...
Vrindavan, 2017.06.06 (VT): The grazing land of Vrindavan’s cows will be freed from illegal occupation soon, U.P. State Minister for animal husbandry Shri S.P. Singh claims. Shri Singh was on a visit...
View ArticleThis week at Radharaman Temple: Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami’s Seva Begins
2017.06.08 (VT): This week marks the begining of Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami Maharaj’s seva mahotsav at the Shri Radharaman Temple. Maharajji is a prominent Acharya of the temple and the founding trustee...
View ArticleWhen Nritya Seva In Vrindavan Gave Dancer Daksha Sheth A New Language
2017.06.09 (Devissaro, Swarajya Magazine): The impetus for Daksha Sheth’s career as a dancer and choreographer has always come from her very pragmatic research and training in a wide range of...
View ArticleYogi gov’t moving forward with Mathura helicopter plan
New Delhi, 2017.06.09 (The Economic Times): Come September, you may be able to hop onto a chopper from Noida to visit Lord Krishna’s abode, Vrindavan, or the Taj Mahal in Agra. An aerial parikrama of...
View ArticleNew Mathura plan geared for tourism; no mention of sewage, waste management
Vrindavan, 2017.06.09 (VT): UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the devlopment of Mathura and Vrindavan. Mathura MP Hema Malini and Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma...
View ArticleShyamananda Prabhu receives Radharani’s grace by sweeping Vrindavan (Part 1)
Vrindavan, 2017.06.10 (VT): Today is the disappearance day of Shri Shyamananda Prabhu, a member of the third generation of saints in Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s lineage. The Shri Radha-Shyamsundar...
View ArticleJal Yatra Celebrated in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.06.10 (VT): Summer in Vrindavan may be excruciatingly hot, but that doesn’t stop devotees from creating the most delightful festivals for Shri Radha and Krishna in the summer season....
View Article10 killed as car falls into canal in Mathura
Mathura, 2017.06.11 (Hemendra Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times): Nine persons, all relatives on their way to a famous temple in Rajasthan, and the driver of the car they were travelling in, were killed...
View ArticleFire in Pepsi warehouse, loss worth millions
2017.06.12 (VT): A fire broke out on Saturday night at the Varun Webrej Company in Mathura district, which manufactures the soft drink Pepsi. Five fire trucks responded to the scene. They managed to...
View Article17-year-old kills self after failing in Class 12 exam, 2 more run over at...
Agra, 2017.06.12 (Arvind Chauhani, The Times of India): A 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train near Bhuteshwar railway station Mathura after failing in Class...
View ArticleRadharamanji gives darshan in “Pushpa Vrishti Kunj”; Nritya Seva by Geeta...
Vrindavan, 2017.06.12 (VT): Vrindavan’s beloved Shri Radharamanji gave His amazing darshan on Saturday in His “puspha vrishti nikunj.” On the occasion, nritya seva was offered by the famous...
View ArticleRobbed at gunpoint on the way to the bank
Agra, 2017.06.13 (Anuja Jaiswall, The Times of India): Four unidentified motorcycle borne miscreants looted Rs 24.75 lakh at gunpoint from a cashier of a CNG Petrol pump in Mathura in broad daylight on...
View ArticleTV Star Marie Avgeropoulos to host fundraiser, film-screening for Vrindavan...
2017.06.13 (FFLV): On June 15th, Marie Avgeropoulos, a renowned actress and one of the stars of the popular Emmy-nominated sci-fi series “The 100” will host an event to benefit Food for Life Vrindavan...
View ArticleShyamananda’s test of faith (Part 2 of the story of Shyamananda Prabhu)
Vrindavan, 2017.06.13 (VT): In the previous post, Shyamananda Prabhu received a new tilak and name from Radharani Herself (or, according to the Shyamananda Prakash, from Lalita Sakhi). But Lalita Sakhi...
View ArticleRoad safety norms should be made part of syllabus: Yogi Adityanath
Following a series of major traffic accidents in the country, including the incident in Mathura last Sunday in which ten people died, UP CM Yogi Adityanath perhaps stated the obvious by insinuating...
View ArticleSanatan Goswami’s love for Madan Mohan, and a special announcement for...
This year, it’s going to be special “Mudiya Puno” at Madan Mohan Temple in Vrindavan. A deity of Sanatan Goswami will be installed at his samadhi mandir (tomb). The present Acharya of Madan Mohan...
View ArticleNo Ratha Yatra due to bad roads in Vrindavan
Vrindavan, 2017.06.15 (VT): The main Jagannath Temple in Vrindavan will not be able to take Jagannath for his annual Ratha Yatra around the city this year, due to bad roads. According to the mahant...
View ArticleMonkeys play with syringes, medical waste at Vrindavan hospitals
2017.06.15 (Letter to the Editor): Three years ago I was shocked to see, on the green lawn of one of our “poshest” local hospitals, monkeys playing with bloody cotton and used syringes. All kinds of...
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