Rain may turn Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival into damp squib
The three-day World Culture Festival, organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, commences today.
Mar 11, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
Art of Living's 'World Culture Festival' to commence from today; will Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pay Rs 5 cr fine?
A day after National Green Tribunal gave its nod, the World Culture Festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art Of Living (AoL) foundation will commence from Friday.
Mar 11, 2016, 08:34 AM IST
If AoL doesn't pay fine, NGT may ban event: Lawyer
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) may ban the controversial Art of Living (AoL) cultural event here if it doesn`t pay up the Rs.5 crore fine slapped on it, a lawyer said on Thursday.
Mar 10, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
WCF row: NGT asks Art of Living to pay fine by 5 PM Friday; Sri Sri says 'ready to go to jail'
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked The Art of Living to pay Rs 5 crore fine by 5 PM on Friday.
Mar 10, 2016, 16:02 PM IST
Won't pay fine imposed by NGT; ready to go to jail: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The NGT on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on AOL as environmental compensation while clearing the decks for its three-day cultural extravaganza.
Mar 10, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
NGT threatens to withdraw permission for Culture Fest if Art of Living fails to pay fine by 4 pm
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar insisted on Thursday that they have done nothing wrong by organising the mega festival near Yamuna river.
Mar 10, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living to appeal against NGT order, won't pay Rs 5 crore fine
The NGT slapped a Rs 5 crore fine on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living for organising World Culture Festival on the banks of Yamuna.
Mar 10, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
NGT gives nod to World Culture Festival, slaps Rs 5 crore fine on AOL; Sri Sri to challenge order
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday cleared the decks for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of Living (AOL) on the flood plains of Yamuna river from Friday.
Mar 10, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
Police find 5 major shortcomings in Sri Sri Ravi Shankar event
Lack of "structural stability" is among five major "shortcomings" detected by Delhi Police in the infrastructure being readied for the three-day World Culture Festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation on the Yamuna flood plain in the national capital.
Mar 09, 2016, 20:26 PM IST
World Culture Festival: Art of Living to challenge Rs five crore fine imposed by NGT as environmental compensation
Notwithstanding raging controversies, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday cleared the decks for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of Living on the flood plains of Yamuna river from Friday but imposed a fine of Rs five crores on it as environmental compensation.
Mar 09, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
NGT asks Art of Living Foundation to pay Rs 100 crore for Yamuna damage
The Yamuna river is a sacred water body and has always been in the news for the way it's being polluted. Conscious efforts by various NGO's, till date, are being made to keep it clean.
Mar 09, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
NGT gives green signal to World Culture Festival: As it happened
National Green Tribunal on Wednesday cleared the decks for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of Living on the flood plains of Yamuna river from Friday.
Mar 09, 2016, 13:54 PM IST
NGT pulls up MoEF over Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival; Water Resources Ministry says no permission granted
Will such huge activity not require your permission, the NGT asked MoEF.
Mar 09, 2016, 12:47 PM IST
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation must pay Rs 100 crore: Green panel
As the furore over Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's cultural mega-extravaganza grows louder, a group of experts has said that the Art of Living foundation must pay at least Rs 100 crore for damaging the ecologically fragile Yamuna flood plains.
Mar 09, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
World Culture Festival vows to unite all cultures, religions, don't politicise it: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
As the fate of Art of Living foundation's mega event 'World Culture Festival' planned on the Yamuna flood plains continues to remain in limbo, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Wednesday appealed to the political parties not to politicise the programme.
Mar 09, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
SPG says World Culture Festival venue not 'safe enough' for PM Narendra Modi; Delhi Police fears people may fall into river
The police has raised the concerns in a letter to the Ministry of Urban Development and said the concerns need to be addressed immediately.
Mar 09, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
NGT to resume hearing on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Yamuna event today
The Art of Living Foundation is organising the "World Culture Festival".
Mar 09, 2016, 08:51 AM IST
NGT pulls up DDA over dumping of debris in Yamuna
Pulling up the Delhi Development Authority for debris dumped in the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the DDA as to what their quick reaction team was doing when the debris was allegedly brought and dumped by the Art of Living Foundation, the organiser of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar`s World Culture Festival.
Mar 08, 2016, 23:56 PM IST
World Culture Festival: NGT questions Centre over clearances; will build biodiversity park on Yamuna floodplain, says Sri Sri
In further setback for three-day cultural extravaganza organized by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) foundation on the Yamuna flood plains, the National Green Tribunal posed tough questions on Tuesday regarding the event.
Mar 08, 2016, 16:22 PM IST
As NGT continues hearing, Sri Sri says 'will convert World Culture Festival venue into bio-diversity park'
The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said, ''We’ll leave the World Culture Festival venue as a beautiful bio-diversity park after the event..''
Mar 08, 2016, 14:01 PM IST
