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  • rahul gandhi continues attack on modi s toffee model in agra

    Rahul Gandhi continues attack on Modi's 'toffee' model in Agra

    India | Apr 16, 2014, 09:40 AM IST

    Agra: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kept up his attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's 'toffee model' of development that only helped the rich at the cost of the poor.Addressing a public rally

  • agra s free water service completes 30 years

    Agra's free water service completes 30 years

    India | Apr 14, 2014, 12:57 PM IST

    Agra: An initiative run by volunteers to provide free and cold drinking water to all completes 30 years of service in the Taj city.Each summer, a group of thirst quenchers who have banded themselves together

  • extensive damage to agra s potato and mustard crop farmers

    Extensive damage to Agra's potato and mustard crop, farmers on warpath

    India | Mar 04, 2014, 10:24 AM IST

    Agra: Farmers in Agra and its neighbouring districts are on the warpath demanding compensation for the heavy loss to standing potato and mustard crops by untimely rain and hailstorms.The wet weather has caused extensive damage

  • taj mahotsav kicks off in agra

    Taj Mahotsav kicks off in Agra

    India | Feb 19, 2014, 09:51 AM IST

    Agra: The 10-day annual cultural festival of ‘Taj Mahotsav' was inaugurated today by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister at Shilpagram auditorium here.  “Around 350 artisans from all over the country are displaying their wares at

  • visitors to be allowed inside taj mahal on fridays

    Visitors to be allowed inside Taj Mahal on Fridays

    India | Jan 24, 2014, 08:00 AM IST

    Agra: The Taj Mahal will be thrown open for public on Fridays, but the visitors will have to shell out a hefty Rs 5,000 for a special ticket, which will cost 100 USD for a

  • rain hail bring temperature down in agra

    Rain, hail bring temperature down in Agra

    India | Jan 09, 2014, 12:54 PM IST

    Agra: Brief spells of rain and hail early Thursday intensified the cold conditions in the Taj city and neighbourhood.The minimum temperature In Agra Wednesday was 3.5 degrees Celsius though a clear sky and bright sunshine

  • agra records 0.1 degrees coldest in state

    Agra records 0.1 degrees, coldest in state

    India | Jan 04, 2014, 12:23 PM IST

    Agra: Agra recorded its coldest night at 0.1 degrees Celsius Friday, the weather officials in Lucknow said, adding the Taj city was the coldest in Uttar Pradesh."Today (Saturday) there is a cloud cover, but last

  • did shah jahan plan to build a black taj mahal

    Did Shah Jahan plan to build a Black Taj Mahal?

    India | Jun 12, 2014, 07:04 AM IST

    New Delhi: Taj Mahal   was built as the essence of   love and beauty by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But do you know Shah Jahan would have built

  • national lok adalat settles over 20 00 cases in agra

    National Lok Adalat settles over 20,00 cases in Agra

    India | Nov 24, 2013, 08:49 AM IST

    Agra: A record 20,091 cases were settled Saturday at the National Lok Adalat organised at the Agra Civil Court, and more than Rs.4 crore collected in fines and penalties, officials said.A large number of family

  • security upped for modi s rally today in agra

    Security upped for Modi's rally today in Agra

    India | Nov 21, 2013, 08:31 AM IST

    Agra: National Security Guard commandos, Special Task Force personnel from Gujarat and more than 1,000 UP policemen Wednesday turned the Kothi Meena Bazar ground here into a fortress.Security was beefed up for Bharatiya Janata Party's

  • us woman on mission to make agra worthy of taj

    US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of Taj

    India | Sep 09, 2013, 12:05 PM IST

    Agra: A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful

  • agra on alert after communal dispute

    Agra on alert after communal dispute

    India | Sep 08, 2013, 11:23 AM IST

    Agra:  Police in the Taj city are on high alert after a communal skirmish took place Saturday evening, officials said Sunday.Two groups clashed Saturday in Wazirpura area. No one was injured.Following the volatile situation in

  • record rains in agra

    Record rains in Agra

    India | Aug 31, 2013, 11:21 AM IST

    Agra: The average annual rainfall of 700 mm has already been breached in Agra district, and early Saturday's downpour set a new record for the month of August, weather officials said.Against an average of 200

  • five killed in road accident near agra

    Five killed in road accident near Agra

    India | Aug 13, 2013, 01:53 PM IST

    Agra: Five people including two women were killed and four others were injured when their taxi collided head-on with a speeding truck near Agra, police said Tuesday.The accident took place Monday evening on Shamshabad road,

  • five held in agra for harassing us girls

    Five held in Agra for harassing US girls

    India | Aug 12, 2013, 03:56 PM IST

    Agra, Aug 12: Five students from Delhi who followed a tourist bus with 13 American girls and teachers and made lewd gestures here have been arrested, police said Monday.Police said the incident took place on

  • pakistan presidential candidate was born in agra

    Pakistan presidential candidate was born in Agra

    India | Jul 26, 2013, 07:47 PM IST

    Agra, July 26: Once again after the jinxed 2001 Vajpayee-Musharraf talks, the Agra connection in India-Pakistan relations figures again with hopes of a friendlier ambience if Agra-born Pakistani presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain wins the race.Supported

  • sc clears rs.140 crore spruce up near taj

    SC clears Rs.140 crore spruce-up near Taj

    India | Jul 16, 2013, 06:28 AM IST

    Agra, July 16:  The Supreme Court Monday green signalled a Rs.140 crore plan for beautification and streamlining of civic amenities in Taj Ganj area around the 17th century marble marvel Taj Mahal, officials said here.District

  • cctv malfunction reports asi says area not in taj premises

    CCTV malfunction reports: ASI says area not in Taj premises

    India | Jul 14, 2013, 07:19 AM IST

    Agra, July 14: The Archaeological Survey of India has said the eight CCTV cameras, reports of whose malfunctioning had appeared in a section of local media, are installed in the 'Yellow Zone' which is outside

  • raids on agra hotels upset hoteliers tourists

    Raids on Agra hotels upset hoteliers, tourists

    Jul 13, 2013, 01:15 PM IST

    Agra, July 13: Hoteliers in the Taj Mahal city of Agra are fuming after officials raided budget hotel rooms here to catch tourists consuming alcohol and with female company.The hoteliers -- and tourists too --

  • rss worker abducted in agra rs 20 lakh ransom demanded

    RSS worker abducted in Agra, Rs 20 lakh ransom demanded

    India | Jun 30, 2013, 10:45 PM IST

    Agra, June 30:  A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, who was here for a meeting, was kidnapped early on Sunday when he went out for a morning stroll, police said.The 55-year-old Ram Pal, from Uttar

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