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 […]
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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 […]
Mother, 3 children found dead near Agra
Agra : A woman and her three children were found dead, hanging from an iron mesh in the ceiling at their home on Sunday afternoon, 35 kms from here. Police said the husband, Pramod, and father-in-law, Jangjeet, were missing from their home in Nagla Gadariya in Fatehabad block here. The bodies of the victims were […]
Class 10 girl student set ablaze in Agra, dies in Delhi
Agra : A Class 10 Dalit student, set ablaze by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district on Tuesday, succumbed to her burn injuries in a Delhi hospital on Thursday, police said. Sanjali was set on fire by two bike-borne men when she was returning from Asharfi Devi Chidda Singh Intercollege in Naumeel village, about […]
2 arrested in Agra gang rape case
Agra : Two of the four men, accused of raping a first year B.Tech student on the Yamuna banks here in Uttar Pradesh, have been arrested, police said on Thursday. The student was gang raped on Tuesday on the Poiya Ghat. Senior Superintendent of Police Amit Pathak said the police were also closing in on […]
Horror : 15-year-old girl who was set ablaze by unidentified men, dies
Agra (2 Min Read) : A 15-year-old Dalit girl, who was set on fire by two unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh here, has succumbed to her injuries in a Delhi hospital after struggling for life for 36 hours, police said on Thursday. The Class 10 student, identified as Sanjali, died late on Wednesday in Safdarjung […]