Agra

PM Visits Agra For Second Time, Projects Worth 2,980 Crore Launched

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 10, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched civic projects worth Rs 2,980 crore during his visit to the city.

"Hope PM Learns About Love After Visit To The Taj City": Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Wednesday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav taunted him on social media with a tweet featuring the Taj Mahal, the world-famous monument to love

PM Modi To Inaugurate Infrastructure Projects In Solapur Today

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra's Solapur today to inaugurate a host of infrastructural projects.

PM Modi To Address Rally In Agra Tomorrow As Lok Sabha Polls Near

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin the BJP's election campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a rally in Agra on Wednesday. PM Modi is scheduled to fly to Agra from Karnataka's Bidar and reach around 3.15 pm.

Schools In Agra To Remain Closed Till January 9 Due To Cold Wave

Agra News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

The district administration has ordered closure of all schools here till January 9 in view of the cold wave, authorities said Monday.

Cold Wave: Agra Schools Closed Till January 9

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

The closure of schools is likely to help prevent traffic jams in the city on Wednesday when Prime minister Narendra Modi will be addressing an election rally at the Kothi Meena Bazar ground here.

PM Modi To Launch Election Campaign For 2019 Polls From Agra

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 2, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch NDA's election campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Agra on January 9, according to party sources and MP Ram Shankar Katheria.

Chinese Woman Allegedly Raped In Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho

Cities | ANI | Monday December 31, 2018

A Chinese woman on Monday filed a complaint at the Tourist Police Station in Agra alleging she was raped in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho

After Aligarh, Farmers In Agra Lock Stray Cows In School To Protect Crops

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 30, 2018

Farmers in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Agra district have locked up herds of stray cattle, especially cows, in schools and other government buildings alleging that the animals are destroying their crops, amid a spate of such incidents in the state.

At 1.7 Degrees Celsius, Agra Coldest In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 29, 2018

Severe cold wave conditions prevailed in western Uttar Pradesh with Agra recording the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 1.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning.

''Yogi Adityanath For PM'' Hoardings Pop Up In Agra, Removed

Agra News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 25, 2018

Controversial hoardings portraying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as the next prime minister and a 'Kalyug ka Avtaar' (reincarnation in Kali Yuga) were removed from many public places in Agra after the municipal corporation noticed them, an official said.

UP Woman, 3 Children Found Hanging From Ceiling At Home: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday December 24, 2018

A 30-year-old woman and her three children were found hanging from the ceiling of their home on Sunday in the Fatehabad police station area, around 30 km from Agra, police said.

Taj Mahal's Colour Appears To Have Changed Due To Pollutants, Says Centre

India News | ANI | Sunday December 23, 2018

Pollutants from various sources have been superficially depositing on the marble surface of Taj Mahal as particulate matter and due to scattering of light by these particles, the marble surface of Taj Mahal appears to have changed in colour.

Agra Teen Dies After She Was Set On Fire; Cousin Commits Suicide

Agra News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 21, 2018

Ayoung man in Agra committed suicide on Thursday, hours after his 15-year-old cousin, allegedly set on fire by two men in the district, died at a hospital in the national capital, police sources said.

Maharajas Express Tour Package: IRCTC Offers 50% Discount On Ticket Bookings

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday December 20, 2018

Maharajas' Express has 23 carriages and runs on five circuits, covering destinations like Delhi, Agra, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Varanasi, Mysore among others