Vrindavan: Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi will launch the project of construction of a special Home for one thousand widows here. 

Vrindavan: Amid blowing of conch shells and sprinkling of colour, a thousand "Vrindavan Widows" played Holi first time inside any temple in Vrindavan in a marked departure from age old tradition.

Vrindavan: In a petition filed by environmentalist Madhu Mangal Shukla charging  the local administration with neglecting solid waste management and failing to provide land-fill site, the National Green Tribunal has asked a 'commissioner' to visit the holy town without advance notice and submit reports with photos after physically verifying facts.

Mathura / Vrindavan: After the attack on the Nepali Bhajan Ashram by claimants to the land, volunteers have come forth in great numbers to help rebuild. Many sants from different institutions as well as local residents have been helping to get the ashram rebuilt. Work is going on both day and night.

Mathura: Thousands of ascetics, spiritual leaders and ecological activists of Braj area have announced their decision to march to Delhi once again to pressure the Modi government to take prompt measures to cleanse rever Yamuna of pollutants and ensure uninterrupted flow of water round the year.

Mathura: 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 here.