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How a holy river degenerated into sewage canal
As Sri Krishna-Radha devotees in Braj Mandal celebrate the birthday of Yamuna on Sunday, their hearts are filled with disgust and frustration to see the plight of the river, which is the life line of millions of people from Delhi to Agra.…
Hema Malini to popularise Soor Das’ ‘Sadhna sthali’
The long neglected Parsauli village, the "Sadhna sthali" of the blind bard of Braj Bhasha Soor Das for 75 years, will come alive as efforts initiated by BJP MP and veteran actress Hema Malini start yielding fruits.Hema Malini has drawn up…
Krishna Janmabhoomi issue: Idgah panel files plea in court
The Management Trust Committee of Shahi Idgah in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura has moved an application in the district court, objecting to the admission of an appeal filed against the dismissal of a civil suit seeking ownership of 13.37-acre…
Eight-feet-long python rescued from railway underpass in Mathura
An eight-feet-long python was rescued from a waterlogged railway underpass in Dhana Shamsabad village in Mathura.The reptile was kept under observation for several hours and later released back into its natural habitat.Residents of the…
The story behind the ‘Royal Encounter’ in Rajasthan
Since the incident took place almost ten years before internet arrived in India and even before Google became a part of our lives, the story of Raja Maan Singh, the royal scion of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, remains largely unknown to…