Lack of water in Yamuna: 2 water treatment plants under threat of closure
Delhi, 2018.03.13 (HT) Due to depletion of water at Wazirabad pond, which is currently at 671.3ft against the normal level of 674.5ft and the reduction in release of water by Haryana into the Delhi Sub...
View ArticleShri Ramakant Goswami’s life of dedication to Shri Radharaman
Vrindavan, 2018.03.14 (VT) At 99 years old, Shri Ramakant Goswami Maharaj was the eldest sevait of Shri Radharaman Temple. He was last of his generation of Goswamis and his dedication to the service of...
View ArticleAnother weapons factory busted in Braj
Kosi Kalan, 2018.03.14 (TOI) On Monday, police busted an illegal arms factory in Nagla Utawar village under Kosi Kalan police station and arrested five men with four country-made pistols. The gang...
View ArticleNow pilgrims will have to buy tickets to enter Kusum Sarovar
Govardhan 2018.03.14 (VT) Govardhan’s iconic Kusum Sarovar is about to get a makeover including a musical fountain that will aerate the water and amuse tourists. While the restoration and protection of...
View ArticlePreparations for Lunar New Year cultural programs
Braj, 2018.03.15 (VT) The first day of the Lunar New Year will be celebrated on Sunday, 18th March. After nine days of celebrations, Ram Navami will be celebrated on Sunday 25th March. Preparations are...
View ArticleVrindavan’s passport office to be operational by end April
Vrindavan, 2018.03.15 (VT) The proposed passport office for Vrindavan’s post office has been approved. In a meeting yesterday, officials discussed plans to make the necessary arrangements, which are...
View ArticleVrindavan to be a ‘smart city’ with multilevel parking lots
Vrindavan, 2018.03.15 (VT) Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation has announced tenders for 31 new carparks. At present, there are 9 parking lots in Vrindavan and 14 in Mathura. The carparks will be...
View ArticleYamuna’s struggles discussed on International Day of Rivers
Yamuna, 2018.03.16 (LAHT) As environmentalists across the world rallied on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Action for Rivers and demand better policies and greater awareness on the need to...
View ArticleDeath of nature and art in Vrindavan
Braj, 2018.03.17, Halley Goswami (Kolkata) In the world of sacred art, everything has a purpose and meaning. The deity standing in the temple, the temple where devotees come to pray, the mantras that...
View ArticleMonkey drops brick on woman’s head
Vrindavan, 2018.03.17 (VT) Sarla Devi, 55, resident of Bulkeshwar, Agra, was visiting Banke Bihari temple with her husband on Friday when a monkey dropped a brick on her head. She became unconscious...
View ArticleAnimals dying from unknown disease
Braj, 2018.03.17 (VT) In the last few days, several cases have been reported of healthy livestock dying from a unknown causes. Cases have been reported in Karahari and Irauli Gujar of the Mant...
View ArticleMammoth Rangolis designed on the last day of Brahmotsava
Vrindavan, 2018.03.15 (VT): The annual Brahmotsava festivities at Shri Rangji Mandir of Vrindavan concluded on Thursday. Hundreds of ardent devotees of Rangnath ji were present to witness the...
View ArticlePagal Baba’s vision
Vrindavan, 2018.03.17 (VT) Shri Lilanand Maharaj (Pagal Baba) wanted to build a temple that would attract visitors to Vrindavan. Seeing that so many Delhi residents traveled to Agra to see the Taj...
View ArticleVraja Vilasa 95: Sarpa Sthali
May Sarpasthalī, where the powerful conqueror of Mura rushed angrily into the sinful demon Aghasur’s belly to save his friends, who are dearer to him than life itself, who had entered into this severe...
View ArticleVrindavan Experience meets Vrindavan Today
Vrindavan, 2018.03.16 (VT): ISKCON Swamis H.H. Bhakti Bhringa Govinda Maharaj and H.H. Indradyumna Swami visited the VT office on Friday. The two swamis every year bring to Vrindavan hundreds of...
View ArticleReligious tourism and the sacredness of the Dham
The environmental issue in Vrindavan is really a big deal. It is so everywhere in the world, but here we can feel it much more acutely. People in the “first world” can only imagine the kind of...
View ArticleGopis worshiped Adi Katyayani at Cheer Ghat for Krishna
Deity of Katyayani made by the Gopis Vrindavan, 2018.03.18 (VT): ‘Vrindavan Today’ will introduce you with the nine Shakti temples of Vraja during the Nava Durga festival. Each day we will bring a...
View ArticleGovardhan Shilas broken to make way for sign board
P.C. Crime9 Govardhan, 2018.03.19 (VT) The Rajasthan Govermnent is being blamed for the callous act of breaking most worshipable Govardhan Shilas for the non-essential purpose of erecting a sign board...
View ArticleFiretruck arrives late, water inadequate to put out fire
Mathura, 2018.03.19 (VT) Several residents have sustained burns and dozens of trees have been lost after a fire in Karahari on Saturday afternoon. The fire started from the dry grass and cow dung and...
View ArticleMRC Vrinda efforts to reduce Vrindavan’s monkey menace
Vrindavan, 2018.03.19 (VT): Vrindavan’s monkey menace is finally being tackled as MRC Vrinda Charitable Trust is taking the initiative to deal with the growing population of monkeys, which pose a...
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