Agra
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Taj Mahal, other monuments reopen today
News | Jun 16, 2021, 02:16 PM ISTThe Taj Mahal and other centrally protected monuments reopened on June 16. These monuments were closed two months ago in the wake of COVID-19 second wave. The visitors are able to entry tickets online and no offline booking facility available. Tourist on June 16 flocked to the Taj Mahal after the decision. Strict COVID-protocols will be followed. A restriction of only 650 people at a time has also been imposed by the Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh. "It's a sign of love. I came here first time after marriage with my wife. We are feeling good," a visitor said. "Taj Mahal has opened and visitors will come and it will help us in earning," a shopkeeper said. The Taj Mahal was closed on April 16 following surge in COVID -19 cases.
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UP: 3 children killed as wall collapses in Agra's Kagarol; several others injured
India | Jun 16, 2021, 07:26 AM ISTIn a tragic accident, three children lost their lives while others sustained injuries after a wall collapsed in Agra's Kagarol on Tuesday. The deceased include two girls and a boy, aged between 3 and 8. After the incident, locals tried to rescue the people trapped in the debris.
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Taj Mahal to reopen for tourists from tomorrow, 650 people allowed at a time
Travel | Jun 15, 2021, 11:52 PM ISTOnly 650 people will be allowed to enter the Taj Mahal at a time when the monument reopens for visitors on Wednesday, officials said. All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic.
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UP: Child falls into borewell, rescue operation on
India | Jun 14, 2021, 05:29 PM ISTA five-year-old child fell into a 150-feet-deep borewell while playing in Dhariyai village in Agra on Monday.
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Uttar Pradesh: 4 killed, 11 injured in bus accident in Agra
India | Jun 10, 2021, 10:19 AM ISTThe deceased have been identified as Mani (60), Resham (65) and Mandleshwar (28) and Narendra Singh Chauhan (52), SI Udaiveer Singh said said. The injured were undergoing treatment at the Sarojini Naidu Medical College here, he said
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FIR registered against Paras Hospital owner: Agra DM
News | Jun 09, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTAgra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh on June 08 informed that an FIR has been registered against Paras Hospital owner after his video on alleged 'oxygen cut mock-drill' went viral.
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Aaj Ki Baat | How 22 patients lost their lives during mock oxygen drill in Agra hospital
Aaj Ki Baat | Jun 08, 2021, 10:54 PM ISTDistrict authorities in Agra have ordered a probe after a video of owner of a private hospital surfaced in which he claimed to have cut off the oxygen supply of patients.
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Haqikat Kya Hai | Truth behind alleged mock drill in Agra hospital that killed 22
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jun 08, 2021, 09:43 PM ISTA prominent private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Agra was closed by authorities on Tuesday after its owner was allegedly caught on audio bragging about how the hospital shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid what the owner purportedly claimed was an acute shortage of oxygen at his hospital during a raging Covid surge in the western UP town, and elsewhere in the state.
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Mock drill row: Agra's Paras hospital to be sealed after deaths due to alleged shortage of oxygen
India | Jun 08, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTAgra's Paras hospital will be sealed following the reported death of 22 patients allegedly due to shortage of oxygen. The matter highlighting the hospital's lapse came to light after a video to this effect surfaced.
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Agra : 22 patients die at hospital allegedly during mock oxygen drill, video goes viral
News | Jun 08, 2021, 01:29 PM ISTA video purportedly of a director of a private nursing home in Agra claiming several Covid patients died as a result of a mock exercise that allegedly cut off medical oxygen supply, has gone viral.
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7 patients die due to alleged oxygen shortage in Agra hospital
News | Jun 08, 2021, 10:40 AM ISTAt least seven patients, including COVID infected, died in a private hospital due to alleged oxygen shortage on April 26 and 27.stead of the usual 6-digit verification code.
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Private ambulance rates fixed in Agra, squad formed to check black marketing of COVID drugs
India | May 09, 2021, 07:12 PM ISTThe Agra police also formed a squad and released a WhatsApp number on which the people can register complaints against those involved in black marketing of oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir injection and other drugs used for COVID treatment.
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Woman raped by catering team at wedding in UP
Crime | Apr 28, 2021, 10:18 AM ISTSuperintendent of Police, West, Agra Rural, Satyajeet Gupta said, "She was sent for medical examination. She has been admitted at a government hospital for treatment."
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Three held with 155 cartons of illicit liquor in Agra
India | Apr 23, 2021, 06:25 PM ISTA raid was conducted after a tip-off at Shamsabad block of Agra on Thursday night, they said, adding that three of the six accused managed to flee.
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Father, 12-year-old daughter die of electrocution in Agra
India | Apr 23, 2021, 05:29 PM IST"The incident occurred at about 9.15 am in Salempur Ghankar village when Dileep Jadon (32) and his daughter Sapna were fencing their field with iron wires to protect crops from stray cattle.
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COVID: Long queues at cremation centres in Agra as bodies pile up
India | Apr 22, 2021, 10:26 PM ISTAccording to officials, there has been an increase in the number of bodies brought to the crematoriums as compared to the pre-COVID times.
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Eunuchs chop off genitals of 24-year-old man in Agra
Crime | Apr 12, 2021, 10:14 AM ISTAccording to delayed reports, the victim used to go with two eunuchs to dance at the wedding functions.
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Uttar Pradesh: Wanted criminal nabbed in Agra
News | Mar 28, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTUttar Pradesh: The Police has arrested a wanted criminal in Cop murder case after encounter in Agra's Jaitpur area. Police has seized bike and 2 pistols from him.
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Sub-inspector Prashant Kumar's family mourns his death in Bulandshahr
News | Mar 25, 2021, 04:47 PM ISTA police sub-inspector Prashant Kumar Yadav was shot dead in Agra on March 24 as he went to solve dispute between two brothers. Prashant Kumar's family mourned his untimely death and was in deep shock after the incident.
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Murder case worked out, two including juvenile arrested by Delhi police
News | Mar 19, 2021, 06:19 PM ISTDelhi Police has nabbed accused Salman and a juvenile in a blind murder of victim Pankaj. It was revealed that initially there was a scuffle between Salman and victim Pankaj over Pankaj's girlfriend Anjali.