Energy minister lights lamp. Saturday 9pm: Taking a break from being at the helm of UP’s energy network, Energy Minister Srikant Sharma visited Braj for the ‘Anand Festival’. Sharmaji lit the aarati lamp at the festival, which was held at Gayaal Smruti Bhawan, Thana Road, Kosikalan. Crowds gathered to see the chappan bhog offering and sing in a nightlong kirtan. Read more (Hindi)
P.C. Agrotech
Grants for Composting. Mathura: In an attempt to reduce the use of urea and other chemical fertilizers, which are known to reduce soil quality and be dangerous to health, the Agriculture Department has announced that grants will be available to farmers willing to install vermicompost (worm-compost) plants. The Agriculture Department says that the cost of installing a vermicompost plant is around Rs 8000 and the department will provide Rs 6000 towards the cost. The Gram Panchayat (village council) will provide training to farmers in vermicomposting. The training program is due to start from the end of October. Read more (Hindi)
P.C Jagran
Rubbish removed from open sewer after 5 years. The streets and park around the densely populated area near Banke Bihar temple are now clean, thanks to an all-day cleaning campaign organized by Jagran’s ‘Mission 1,000’ cleaning program. Jagran news reports state that residents were complaining that the nali (gutter) had not been cleaned for 5 years and that the blocked drain caused black water to flow onto the street. Residents said that the teams of monkeys who eat the garbage create havoc in the neighbourhood and that despite multiple complaints lodged with the Municipality, nothing had been done. Jagran reports that as soon as the all-day cleaning mission was completed, kids came out to play on the streets. Read more (Hindi)
P.C. Patrika
Akhilesh Yadav lays foundation stone for Dharamshala. Sunday, 1.30pm: MP Akilesh Yadav, former U.P. chief minister, laid the foundation stone at Yadav Dharamashala, Rukmini Vihar, Vrindavan. After the foundation stone ceremony, Akhilesh Yadav addressed a public meeting, consisting mostly of members of the Yadav community. Yadav criticised the current CM, Yogi Adityanath, and said that Yogi’s government will be unable to clean the Yamuna and Ganga. Read more (Hindi)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Karttik is the season of programs, here is few we have noticed:
*Oct. 8-12 Sri Hit Satsang Bhoomi, Gandhi Marg: Program Mahants: Srihit Kamaldasji Maharaj, Sri Hit Ambarishji, Swami SriRam Sharma. Programs running in both morning and evening. Read more
*Oct. 8-15 Ramesh Bhai Ojha, Govardhan, Parasauli village, at Surdas’s samadhi: Ramesh Ojha, from Gujarat, is one of the most popular Bhagavata speakers in India. Read more
*Oct. 11-17, 22-28 Kelimal Rasotsava, Nidhivan: Jsr Madhukar is well known in Vrindavan for his numerous recordings and performances. This program is a really attractive one. Haridas Swami wrote Kelimal, which contains 100 songs. So it is not often that the entire 100 songs are performed all the way through. Jsr Madhukar will do twice, Oct 11-17 and Oct. 22-28 daily from 9-1pm . Read more
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