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Protests in Agra after photos of beef party at institute surfaces on internet
India | Mar 19, 2016, 05:02 PM ISTAgra: Photos of a purported 'beef party' at the Central Hindi Institute surfaced on social media, triggering protests by right-wing groups and prompting authorities to launch an inquiry into the matter. Institute officials said that
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'Missing' final year girl student marries 25-year-old woman in Faridabad
India | Jan 28, 2016, 10:56 PM ISTFaridabad: A final year female student of computer science in the Government Polytechnic College, who had been reported missing by her father, has allegedly 'married' a 25-year-old woman from Agra. The girl was believed to
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Semi-high speed Gatiman Express gets nod to run for one year
India | Jan 19, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Semi-high speed train between Delhi and Agra, Gatiman Express, which will run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph and cover a 200-km distance in about 105 minutes, will be operated by Railways
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Train to Vajpayee's village flagged off 16 years after he laid foundation
India | Dec 24, 2015, 11:39 PM ISTAgra: A train connecting Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ancestral village Bateshwar with Etawah was today flagged off, 16 years after the former prime minister had laid the foundation stone for this project. The train was flagged off
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12,800 appear while 20,000 pass B.Ed exam in Agra
India | Dec 13, 2015, 12:30 PM ISTAgra: In a shocking case of forgery, over 20,000 were reported to have cleared the B.ED exams from Agra's B.R Ambedkar University while only 12,800 were enrolled as regular students.According to a Times of India
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Muslims bridge communal divide by acting in prestigious Agra Ramlila
India | Oct 20, 2015, 02:35 PM ISTAgra: Ramlila performances are in full swing across the country ahead of Dussehra this week. It would be natural to assume that the performers are all Hindus but that is not the case. In Agra's oldest
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River activists, environmentalists walk to save Yamuna
India | Oct 12, 2015, 12:49 PM ISTAgra: Hundreds of river activists and environmentalists organized a walk demanding release of water in Yamuna and speed up cleaning programmes to save the river from further degradation.The march, a part of the River Connect
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Japanese tourist dead after falling from stairs at Taj Mahal
India | Sep 18, 2015, 11:15 AM ISTAgra: A 66-year-old Japanese tourist today succumbed to serious head injuries after he allegedly slipped from the staircase inside the Taj Mahal here.Taj Ganj police station officials rushed him to the nearby private nursing home where doctors declared
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Social media post leads to violence in Agra
India | Sep 04, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTAgra: Tension prevailed in Agra on Friday after some religious comments on social media led to violence between two communities the previous day.Additional security forces have been called in to control the situation in the
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Dhoni begins para-training in Agra
Cricket | Aug 08, 2015, 12:10 PM ISTAgra: Indian ODI skipper and honorary Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Singh Dhoni has formally begun a fortnight-long session at the Para Training School (PTS) in Agra.Defence ministry spokesman Group Captain Basant B. Pandey, who shared this
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Yamuna pollution threatens Taj: parliamentary panel
India | Jul 26, 2015, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and
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Police constable shot at in Agra
India | Jul 21, 2015, 04:27 PM ISTAgra: An Uttar Pradesh police constable was critically injured after being shot at by unidentified assailants in Agra, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred late Monday night when constable Himanshu Chauhan was on patrol in
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Major upgrade for tourism facilities in Agra-Mathura
India | Jul 15, 2015, 04:32 PM ISTAgra/Mathura: The Uttar Pradesh tourism department has approved a major plan to streamline infrastructural projects in the Braj region in the light of the World Bank earmarking Rs.700 crore for promoting pro-poor tourism in the
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Lucknow to get metro rail before 2017 polls: Akhilesh Yadav
National | Jul 11, 2015, 04:28 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that the Lucknow Metro will begin running before the 2017 state assembly elections.Addressing reporters after the launch of the uniform for the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation
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In a first 109 people held for urinating in public
India | Jun 27, 2015, 07:52 PM ISTAgra: In an unprecedented cleanliness drive, Government Railway Police (GRP) of Agra division arrested 109 persons for urinating on railway platform, tracks parking lot and other place.The offenders were charged under Section 34 of the
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Agra lawyers' strike over advocate's wife's murder
India | Jun 24, 2015, 11:30 AM ISTAgra : Lawyers in this Uttar Pradesh city went on strike on Wednesday to protest the loot and murder of a colleague's wife and daughter, police said.Advocate Praveen Gulati returned to his home in Khandari
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Six kg of gold looted in Agra
India | Jun 22, 2015, 11:09 AM ISTAgra : Six kg of gold was looted from a jeweller and his brother while they were returning home here late Sunday, police said.A gang of five armed men on motorcycles accosted Rinku Bansal and
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Detergent in Mother Dairy milk? Company refutes allegation
India | Jun 17, 2015, 08:45 AM ISTAgra: Two samples of milk produced by Mother Dairy have been found to be substandard, and one of them contained detergent, a food watchdog official said on Tuesday. A Mother Dairy official denied the charges,
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Ravi Prasad launches Wi-Fi facility at Tajmahal;free for 1st 30 minutes
National | Jun 16, 2015, 10:05 PM ISTAgra: Tourists visiting the Tajmahal can now access Wi-Fi service for free for the first 30 minutes as the facility was formally launched by Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today.After free usage limit
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Yamuna restoration: NGT asks committee to determine flow
India | Jun 14, 2015, 12:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed a principal committee, constituted by it, to hold a meeting to determine the environmental flow of Yamuna from Hatnikhund barrage in Haryana up to Agra in Uttar