Agra: Built with an aim to shorten the travel time, the 302-km-long Agra-Lucknow Expressway is actually cutting short people’s lives. In just 90 days, 36 people of lost their lives, 222 others were injured in over 400 accidents on the Expressway, an RTI query revealed. Advocated K.C. Jain had filed a Right to Information plea […]
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Minus Mayawati, alliance leaders take on ‘chowkidar’
Agra: Leaders of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday held a mega election rally here even without the presence of BSP leader Mayawati who has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours by the Election Commission. Substituting Mayawati, her nephew Akash took the stage and made his maiden speech and appealed to the […]
4,956 accidents, 718 deaths on Yamuna Expressway in 5 years
Agra: A total of 4,956 accidents, 718 deaths and 7,671 serious injuries were recorded on the Yamuna Expressway between August 2012 to March 31, 2018, revealed an RTI reply. The alarming number of fatal road accidents on the Yamuna Expressway has caused widespread concern, calling for effective intervention of the Central and State government agencies. Information […]
Shunted outgoing MP gets ticket from Etawah
Agra: Outgoing Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Shankar Katheria, who was earlier denied ticket, has been fielded to contest from his home constituency Etawah in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP announced Katheria’s name in the 10th list released on Tuesday. The seat is presently held by BJP’s Ashok Kumar Dohre, who defeated the Samajwadi Party […]
Hema Malini to contest again from Mathura LS seat
Agra/Mathura: Popular actor and Mathura MP Hema Malini, who has been busy since morning participating in Holi celebrations in Lord Krishna’s land, was Thursday against fielded by her BJP from the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. However, in the first list of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha candidates, there were surprises in store […]
Upper caste quota ‘historic’, says Modi
Agra : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the 10 per cent quota for the poor among the upper castes in government jobs and higher education institutions is a “historic step” and allayed fears that this will cut into the existing reservation pie for the SC/ST and OBCs. Addressing a public meeting here, he […]
Modi attacks SP-BSP tie-up, says he will expose their ‘misdeeds’
Agra : Attacking the coming together of SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their leaders were worried about their misdeeds and were now working to defeat the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) who was all out to expose their “misdeeds”. Addressing a public meeting here, he said the […]
‘Chowkidar’ is vigilant, corrupt politicians will pay for misdeeds: Modi
Agra : Calling himself a ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) who is ever vigilant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that political leaders involved in scandals and corruption should be ready to pay for their misdeeds. “The ‘chowkidar’ is vigilant, alert and working 24×7. No amount of political conspiracies and alliances will be able to stop my […]
PM to launch election campaign for 2019 LS polls from Agra
AGRA (1 Min Read) : 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. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Agra on January 4 to review preparations for Modi’s visit. Notably, Modi had […]
Controversial ‘Yogi-as-kalyug-ka-avtaar’ billboards pop up in Agra, removed
Lucknow : 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. The hoardings put up by the Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena were placed under […]