Agra (Uttar Pradesh) | In a shocking incident, a young woman attacked her boyfriend with acid after she learnt that he was getting married to another woman. The incident took place on Thursday evening in the Khandari area under Hari Parwat police station in Agra. The man, Devendra Rajput, 28, died of severe burn injuries in […]
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Agra police arrests man who made hoax bomb call for Taj Mahal
Agra: The Agra police have arrested the man who made a hoax call on Thursday morning claiming that there was a bomb in the Taj Mahal. The man identified as Vimal Kumar Singh, is a resident of Nakhi in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad. Inspector General (IG) Satish Ganesh said that Singh was being interrogated. “It seems he […]
Shut briefly over hoax bomb call, Taj reopens
Agra: The Taj Mahal was briefly shut and tourists evacuated on Thursday morning after the Uttar Pradesh Police received a call about a bomb at the monument. It turned out to be a hoax, police said. The call was made to the police helpline following which the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel got the the […]
Elephant fed alcohol forcefully; rescued, brought to Agra
Agra: Jharkhand Forest Department and Wildlife SOS rescued a 40-year-old elephant ‘Emma’, who was forcefully fed alcohol by her abusive owners to keep her under control and use it for begging. The Jharkhand Forest Department has charged the owners of violation of wildlife laws and sever neglect. The Jharkhand government has decided to dispatch the animal […]
Cobra found in drawer of an almirah in Agra house
Agra: A slithering serpent triggered a state of panic amongst members of a family as soon as they spotted the uninvited guest comfortably perched in a drawer of the almirah in their bedroom, perhaps waiting for dinner time to move out. The local police man contacted the NGO Wildlife SOS which sent its team to […]
Taj Mahal to reopen from July 6, tourism industry upbeat
Agra: The Tourism industry captains in Agra have welcomed the decision of the Union Culture Ministry to reopen the Taj Mahal and other ASI protected monuments for visitors from July 6. While the industry has started making preparations, a few doubting Thomases and some health activists here wondered if “it was a little early and premature […]
Gusty wind damages trees, minor structures in Taj Mahal
Agra: Gusty wind with heavy showers that lashed Agra Friday evening left behind a trail of destruction in the city. Some minor structures in the Taj Mahal were also damaged. According to reliable sources, a part of the iron scaffolding that was being used for the mud pack treatment of the 17th century monument of love […]
7 new cases take Agra’s Covid-19 tally to 864
Agra: With daily new cases of Covid-19 patients remaining under ten for over ten days in a row, there was some relief in the health circles and the Agra district administration. Till late Monday evening, there were only seven new cases, taking the tally in the Taj city to 864. The highest number of cases, […]
UP Congress chief arrested again after getting bail in Agra
Agra: Congress’ UP President Ajay Kumar Lallu was granted interim bail by a local court in Agra on Wednesday. He was asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 20,000 for his release. Minutes after his release, Lallu was again arrested by a team of Lucknow police that had reached Agra earlier in the day. […]
7 new cases takes corona tally in Agra to 823
Agra: With seven new novel coronavirus cases reported in Agra, the total tallly of such cases went up to 823. The new cases included three jail inmates and three pregnant women. With a recovery rate of 77.76 per cent, the number of active corona cases now in the city is 155. District Magistrate P.N. Singh […]