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A speeding car struck pedestrians, killing five and injuring two NEW DELHI: At least five people were killed and two others injured after a speeding car ran over pedestrians near Agra’s Nagla Budhi, close to the Central Hindi Institute, police said on Saturday.The deceased have been identified as Babli (33), Bhanu Pratap (25), Kamal (23),…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. NEW DELHI: Tensions flared between two communities in Kasganj on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, resulting in a violent clash. Several rounds were fired during the confrontation, prompting heavy police deployment in the area.Police sources said that three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident….
AGRA: Upset over a “paltry” Diwali bonus, workers at a toll plaza on the Agra–Lucknow expressway staged a silent protest by leaving the boom barriers open and letting more than 5,000 vehicles pass without paying the toll of Rs 650.Unlike most protests, this one was swift, quiet — and if you happened to be driving…
NEW DELHI: A goods train got derailed between Virndaban Road and Ajhai stations in Mathura district at around 8 pm on Tuesday. Railway rescue teams are on their way. Three out of the four tracks have been completely blocked by the overturned wagons. As a result, all train services between Delhi towards Agra and Jhansi…
AGRA: Thousands of vehicles passed through the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehabad on Monday without paying toll charges after workers, upset over their Diwali bonus, opened all the gates. The protest caused major disruption to toll operations and traffic flow, prompting police intervention.The unrest began when 21 employees at the Fatehabad toll plaza, managed…
AGRA: A day after several treasure rooms (toshkhana) of Mathura’s Banke Bihari temple were ordered to be reopened by a Supreme Court-appointed panel for the first time in 54 years on Dhanteras, the shrine’s priests on Sunday claimed that gold and silver bars, gemstones and precious coins were found inside a long box in one…
A Delhi resident finally visited Agra, experiencing the Taj Mahal and encountering a scammer posing as an official guide. After being misled to an overpriced handicraft shop, the author cleverly exposed the guide’s deception, learning valuable lessons about navigating tourist traps and appreciating the city’s complex charm. The author of this piece is a 30-year…
Agra: Three UP police personnel – including a constable with cases of rape and fraud pending against him – have been dismissed from service in Agra after being named in separate cases of kidnapping and loot. Two of the accused cops, both head constables posted in Agra, were caught with Rs 5 lakh each, which…
AGRA: The visit of Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Agra on Sunday was cancelled, without any reason specified, according to the district administration. The Taliban leader was scheduled to travel by road to Agra’s Shilpgram, from where he would have proceeded to Taj Mahal. Muttaqi was slated to spend about an hour-and-a-half at…
NEW DELHI: The planned visit of Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Agra on Sunday has been cancelled, official sources confirmed. Authorities did not specify a reason for the cancellation.Muttaqi was scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal, leaving Delhi around 8 am via the Yamuna Expressway and reaching Shilpgram near the monument’s eastern gate…
