The video was shot on May 25 at Tundla junction in Firozabad by railway staff involved in throwing edible items towards workers
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UP: Elderly woman walks 50kms to bank in hope of govt help amid lockdown, returns empty hand
The elderly woman walked at night to withdraw 500 rupees from the bank account from Rambagh in Agra, irrespective of hunger and thirst
Coronavirus outbreak: Agra first in UP, 11th in India with 413 Covid cases
Police officials said 3125 cases had been registered and 469 people have been arrested for violating the lockdown.
Hail, coronavirus dampen festive mood in Agra region
ISKCON has asked its foreign devotees to avoid coming to Vrindavan for two months. Sulabh International has cancelled its programme of Holi Milan at the widows’ ashrams.
Days after inmate alleges gang-rape, Agra orphanage sealed for irregularities
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) J Reebha said that the sealing was done at 7 pm and a case is registered against the management of the orphanage
Uttar Pradesh: Case registered against 200 for mob lynching in Agra
The case in Agra took place on Tuesday but came to light on Wednesday when video footage of the assault was brought to the attention of the police.
Judge transferred after forcing UP cop to take off uniform in court
After the Agra SSP forwarded a report on the incident to the state DGP and senior judicial officers at the Allahabad High Court, the transfer of the judge was ordered
UP: 22-year-old streams suicide on Facebook live after girlfriend gets engaged
The victim also left a four-page suicide note in which he had apologized his family for his extreme step and urged them to donate his organs
Uttar Pradesh: Man beats wife to death after she denied money for liquor
The woman identified as Shakuntala Nishad (32) was a mother of four children and was married to Satyapal Nishad for nearly a decade
This man is all set to contest election for the 88th time
He has been contesting elections including Lok Sabha and state assembly but never got the mandate
UP: Delhi businessman is BSP candidate from Agra
Agra: While the BJP and the Congress are still finalising names, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has sprung a surprise by naming a Delhi businessman, Kunwar Rajvir Singh, as the ‘gathbandhan’ candidate, for the Fatehpur Sikri constituency. Singh was named after Seema Upadhyaya declined to try her luck again from[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Agra Constituency Elections Dates, Schedule and Results
The Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will be among the most stretched out as it will be held in seven phases as announced by the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday. The Election Commission of India announced that the general elections will began on April 11, with the[Read More…]
Watch: Man saves passenger from slipping under running train in Agra
Agra: Extreme presence of mind and prompt action by a man helped in saving a life. The man saved the life of a passenger on Thursday when the latter was at the brink of coming under a running train. The incident happened at around noon time when a 34-year-old man,[Read More…]
UP: Following water shortage in Agra, 50 people to auction themselves on Republic Day
Since Republic Day is round the corner, nation is gearing up for the celebrations. However, some parts of the Uttar Pradesh are waiting for the day to arrive so that they can voice their grieves to the nation. It’s been reported that Agra has continued to witness shortage of drinking[Read More…]
Agra: Bajrang Dal leader thrashed for abusing civic body officials
Rashtriya Bajrang Dal leader Govind Parashar was attacked by the employees of Agra Municipal Corporation on Thursday when Parashar, along with few women, roughed up civic body employees over an anti-encroachment drive. Enraged employees caught some of the Bajrang Dal members and beat them in full public view. According to the reports, Police[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Huts of poor covered with curtains ahead of PM Modi rally in Agra
Agra: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s rally in Agra, the huts of poor in the nearby area were seen to be covered with curtains. The Municipal Corporation has asked the inhabitants to stay inside the drapes. People living in the huts said that the curtains will remain till Modi’s visit[Read More…]
Upset with Rs 490 for 19 ton potatoes, Agra farmer sends money to PM Modi; seeks Euthanasia
After an anguish Nashik farmer sent his sent his paltry income of Rs 1,064 from selling 750 kg onion to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now an Agra-based farmer, who could save just Rs 490 after selling 19,000 Kg potato crop, has sent the entire amount to PM Modi by money[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Engineering student gang raped in Agra
Agra, A B.Tech student on her way to a coaching centre here was forcibly carried away by two unidentified men to the banks of river Yamuna and gang raped, police said on Wednesday. The first year student was on her scooty on Tuesday evening when the two men on a[Read More…]
Now shell out an extra Rs 200 to enter the Taj Mahal
Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday enforced a new ticketing system for the Taj Mahal, aimed at reducing increasing human impact on the fragile 17th century white marble marvel. Vasant Kumar Swarnkaar, the ASI chief in Agra, said the new ticketing system came into effect from Monday[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Agra police station booked for custodial death
Agra: The Sikandra Police station of Agra city has been booked for an alleged custodial death of a 32-year-old man, who allegedly was tortured in front of his mother inside the police station. An Inspector and two sub-inspectors have been suspended. The deceased Hemant Kumar aka Raju Gupta was picked[Read More…]
India’s first elephant hospital opens near Taj Mahal, draws tourists
India’s first hospital only for elephants was established near the Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh) last week. The hospital is the result of a collaborative effort between the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and conservation NGO Wildlife SOS. It is a fully equipped and dedicated hospital with wireless digital X-Ray, laser treatment and dental[Read More…]
Hundreds clean river to save Agra’s heritage monuments
Agra: Hundreds of river activists and volunteers of NGOs on Sunday joined a massive cleanliness drive opposite the Etmauddaula tomb to lift garbage and idols immersed in the Yamuna. River Connect Campaign member Devashish Bhattacharya told IANS that regular cleaning of Yamuna was necessary to save heritage monuments along the[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 12 day old toddler snatched by monkey in Agra, dies
A soul ripping incident took place in Agra when a 12-day old baby was snatched and killed by a monkey. The incident happened near NH-2 in the Kachchara Thok colony of Runkata, at the outskirts of Agra. The body of the victim, identified as Arush(alias Sunny), was recovered from the[Read More…]
“Name ‘Amit Shah’ originates from Persian roots. Will BJP rename it?” questions Irfan Habib
After since Yogi Adityanath government has renamed two of the Uttar Pradesh cities, similar demands have cropped up in other parts of the country like Auranghabad and Ahmedabad. Amid this ongoing spree of Bharatiya Janata Party over changing the city names, historian Irfan Habib commented that the BJP chief’s name ‘Amit Shah’[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Man set on fire for allegedly eloping with a girl
Etah, Uttar Pradesh: A man was put to flame with the aid of kerosene. The police later reached the scene and rushed the affected person to the Aliganj hospital here in Etah. He was severely injured and is said to be critical at this stage. Up to 90 percent of his[Read More…]