Tag: Agra
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The vanished nuances of the walled city
Painter M F Husains room at Naaz Hotel, behind the Jama Masjid, provided a birds-eye view of the whole area right up to the Red Fort and no wonder provided a lot of inspiration for his paintings.
June 27, 2019 -
PM to launch election campaign for 2019 LS polls from Agra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch NDA's election campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Agra on January 9.
January 2, 2019 -
Taj Mahal entry fee hiked, pay Rs 200 more to see entire monument
Domestic visitors will be charged Rs 250 and foreign visitors Rs 1,300 if they want to see the main mausoleum at Taj Mahal; move aims to reduce human impact on the fragile 17th century monument;
December 10, 2018 -
Agra to face water crisis for 60 days
An official said a major water plant had been shut. This will affect the old city and parts of Trans-Yamuna colonies.
December 6, 2018 -
Group of monkeys kill 59-year-old woman in Agra
Agra, Mathura and Vrindavan were worst affected by monkeys who frequently attack tourists and pilgrims.
November 15, 2018 -
Social media angry after dog buried alive in Agra
Social activists and dog lovers vented their anger on social media over the insensitivity of construction workers after a video purportedly showed they buried a dog alive under bitumen while laying a road in the Taj city Agra. The barrage of angry comments prompted Agra’s Sadar police department to register an FIR against unknown persons. …
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June 13, 2018 -
Ancient Bateshwar, the city of temples and cattle fairs
Apart from its being a trading centre, Bateshwar, a city of ancient glory, appears to have been a centre of political intrigue and a site sacred to the Hindus and the Jains.
May 24, 2018 -
128 school buses fined in Agra
The Agra district authorities have penalised 128 school buses and issued an order to update security arrangements in a campaign to screen all vehicles transporting students to schools, officials said on Saturday. On Friday, action was taken against 25 bus owners, after checking 65 vehicles. Of 327 buses, 128 were penalised. The authorities have mounted …
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May 5, 2018 -
Visitor’s ticket at Taj Mahal valid for 3 hours from 1 April
From 1 April, a visitor’s ticket for world heritage monument Taj Mahal will be valid only for three hours and exceeding the time limit will incur extra charge. The decision was taken by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to counter increasing footfall of tourists at the monument. As per media reports, the tickets for Indian …
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March 28, 2018 -
3 AIIMS doctors killed, 4 injured in accident on Yamuna Expressway
Three AIIMS doctors, including two women, died and four other were injured in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway on Sunday. The seven doctors were travelling to Agra from Delhi in an SUV which rammed into a canter around 2.30 am, police said. As per NDTV news report, the accident happened near Mathura, 60 kilometres …
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March 18, 2018 -
In pics: Trudeaus keep date with Taj Mahal
February 18, 2018 -
Agra’s green activists stall road project through protected forest
Environmentalists in the Taj city have scored a major victory, successfully stalling the Northern Bypass road project through the protected Keetham forest along the Yamuna. Before work on a Detailed Project Report by a private agency could begin in the Rs 375 crore, 25 km-long bypass, serious objections were raised by local environmentalists who claimed …
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January 29, 2018 -
Dry weather in UP; Agra coldest at 4.8 degrees Celsius
The weather on Friday remained dry in Uttar Pradesh with shallow to moderate fog occurring at many places and dense to very dense fog at a few places in the state. According to the meteorological department, cold wave conditions occurred at isolated places in eastern Uttar Pradesh. On Thursday, day temperatures rose appreciably in Agra …
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January 26, 2018 -
ASI proposes capping of visitors to Taj Mahal at 40K per day
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has suggested restricting the visitors’ daily footfall to 40,000 and capping of visiting hours to three hour per ticket, in a bid to preserve the heritage site, according to media reports. However, there’ll be no cap on foreign visitors. The decision to limit visitors comes a week after five …
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January 3, 2018 -
Radio Mirchi pulls down ‘#MatAaoIndia’ campaign
Radio Mirchi pulled down its ‘#MatAaoIndia’ campaign with an apology for putting up a segment asking foreigners to not visit India in the wake of attack in Agra on a couple from Switzerland. The Swiss couple was brutally assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri on October 22. They had arrived in India on September 30. …
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October 28, 2017 -
Swaraj wishes speedy recovery to Swiss couple attacked in Agra
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has wished “a very speedy recovery” to the Swiss couple who were brutally attacked in Agra, the ministry said on Friday. “From the minister of external affairs, I would like to wish the couple a very speedy recovery,” Official Spokesperson of the MEA Raveesh Kumar said during the weekly media …
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October 27, 2017 -
Swiss couple in Delhi hospital, UP police detain 3 minors among 5
Five youths, including three minors, were detained by Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly physically assaulting a Swiss couple on 22 October at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra. The couple, Quentin Jeremy Clerc and Marie Droz, were shifted to Apollo hospital in New Delhi. Droz was treated for a fractured forearm, while Clerc is receiving treatment for a fractured …
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October 27, 2017