Will Mayawati be PM, wonders India’s Dalit capitalAGRA - This city, famous for the Taj Mahal, is also known as the Dalit capital of India. And people here are busy debating if Mayawati - the woman who has risen from the bottom of the social hierarchy to be Uttar Pradesh chief minister - will finally get a shot at the country’s top post. Agra students do a ‘ Sholay’ act atop a water tankAGRA - Six agitating students of the Bhim Rao Ambedkar University at Agra on Tuesday climbed atop a water tank and threatened to commit suicide if their demands are not met. Anti-Taliban protests rock Delhi, Uttar PradeshNEW DELHI/AGRA - Scores of irate protesters took to streets here on Sunday against the attacks on Sikh community by Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Showers cool Agra, draw tourists to TajAGRA - Cloudy skies and a light rainfall Sunday brought cheer not only to Agra residents but also saw tourists enjoying the showers at the famed Taj Mahal and other locales of the city. Poll duties, election campaigns affect government functioningAGRA - The ‘no work’ culture at most government offices since the first week of April has hit the common man as even routine jobs are being postponed pending the formation of a new government after May 16. Voting ends in Agra, over 40 percent turn outAGRA - Polling for the Agra constituency in Uttar Pradesh was largely peaceful barring a few skirmishes and hot words as a number of voters found their names missing from the lists and argued with officials. Political system ignores Independents like us, rues ex-bureaucratAGRA - He has great plans for Agra city if voted to power, but Chandra Pal, a former bureaucrat who is contesting the polls as an Independent, rues that well-meaning people like him get no support from the political system, the voters and even the media. Scorching heat in AgraAGRA - Temperature touching close to 47 degrees has reduced the number of foreigners visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra. Mayawati eyes post of prime ministerAGRA - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Tuesday did not hide her ambitions as she urged people to vote for the BSP to ensure a pro-poor government. Anguish of a dying female foetus - through a playAGRA - The audience sat glued to their seats as a cast of over 600 theatre actors here lent their voice and emotions to portray the anguish of a struggling female foetus begging her mother to let her see the world. But the cruel scalpel of the doctor abruptly nipped the life out of the unborn. Security forces stage flag march ahead of polls in AgraAGRA - With a view to ensure free and fair polling during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 7, security personnel staged a flag march in Agra, Uttar Pradesh over the weekend. Agra’s candidates chary of taking on monkeysAGRA - Monkeys may be a major menace for the citizens of Agra but the candidates seeking votes are wary of taking them on as they feel their action could offend those who see the animals as holy. Kalyan Singh in trouble over casteist speechAGRA - District authorities Thursday moved against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Kalyan Singh for his objectionable casteist utterances. Mulayam Singh will become PM: Kalyan SinghAGRA - Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who has joined hands with the Samajwadi Party, Wednesday said that Mulayam Singh Yadav has all chances of becoming the prime minister, and ridiculed Chief Minister Mayawati’s ambition for the top job. Agra sizzles at 44.6 degrees CelsiusAGRA - The day temperature in Agra rose to a sizzling 44.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday, the weatherman said. The soaring temperature resulted in less number of tourists stepping out of their hotel rooms to visit the popular sites. Going may get tough for Kalyan Singh in EtahAGRA - Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s bete noire Kalyan Singh may find the going tough in Etah constituency where he is contesting as an independent candidate to ‘teach BJP a lesson’. Madarsa in Agra spreads awareness about votingAGRA - A madarsa in Agra is highlighting the importance of voting to its students. The teachers at the madarsa are trying to motivate the future voters. Low water levels in Yamuna upset Taj security plansAGRA - Low water levels in the Yamuna river have put paid to plans to have two motorboats patrol the waterfront behind the Taj Mahal that is visited by hundreds of tourists every day, officials said. Taj security along river front shelved due to low Yamuna levelAGRA - Low water level in the Yamuna river has rendered infructuous the recent purchase of two motorboats to guard the Taj Mahal along the river-front, officials here said. A donkey ride to file nominationAGRA - While others arrived in flashy cars, a Lok Sabha candidate came riding a donkey to file his nomination papers for the Agra reserved seat. Citizens demand heritage city status for AgraAGRA - Ahead of the polls, several citizens’ groups have asked candidates of various political parties to support their demand for heritage city status to Agra visited by millions of tourists every year. Labourer burns kids, self to deathAGRA - A poverty-stricken labourer burnt himself and his two minor children to death in the Pinhat town of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. Agra readies for huge show of Dalit strengthAGRA - The city of the Taj is set to witness a display of the Dalit community’s growing political and economic power Tuesday, when 300,000 people are expected to start three days of celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar. PM is frustrated, weak: Arun JaitleyAGRA - Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of ‘running away’ from a public debate on poll issues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jailey has said the Congress leader is ‘frustrated’ and ‘weak’. Sandalwood trees found axed near Taj MahalAGRA - Fifteen sandalwood trees in the Shah Jahan garden near the Taj Mahal have been found axed here. Two employees of the garden have been accused of the act. 21 arrested for drugging, looting train passengersAGRA - They would loot rail passengers after drugging them with poison-coated biscuits and other eatables. More than 20 ‘friendly poison peddlers’ were arrested in a joint operation by railway and Agra police here. Probe ordered after sandalwood trees axed near Taj MahalAGRA - An inquiry has been initiated after sandalwood trees were found axed in the Shah Jahan garden near the Taj Mahal here, an official said Saturday. Century old monument in Agra cries for attentionAGRA - ‘Chini ka Roza’, a century old monument in Agra, believed to have been built with glazed tiles from Iran, is now in a dilapidated state due to lack of proper care and maintenance. Securitymen in a tizzy at Taj Mahal following hoax callAGRA - Security at the Taj Mahal was beefed up and a thorough combing operation launched late Friday night following a threat call that turned out to be a hoax. Earth hour, a crude joke for AgraAGRA - Observing Earth Hour by switching off lights from 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Saturday was termed ‘a crude joke’ by Agra residents who anyway face sporadic power cuts of varying durations everyday. |
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