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Agra: Body of Nat Woman Taken off Pyre as Thakurs Oppose Cremation at Gram Sabha Ground
28 Jul 2020
The body had to be taken to another ground four kilometres away as the upper castes refused to “allow” the cremation.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Sleepless Nights for UP Farmers as Locusts Damage Crops in Several Areas
02 Jul 2020
Locust swarms have descended on in many parts of Western UP and Bundelkhand region in the past 48 hours, prompting high alert in districts, such as Agra, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot and Jhansi.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Spike in COVID-19 Cases Drills Holes into ‘Agra Model’ Lauded by Modi Recently
28 Apr 2020
On Tuesday, 15 fresh cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh’s tourist hotspot that houses the Taj Mahal.
Abdul Alim Jafri
COVID-19: Are Private Hospitals to Blame for Agra’s Spike in Cases?
10 Apr 2020
Eight nine people from the district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 22 hot-spots have been sealed till April 15.
Ajaz Ashraf
Hindutva Was Bleeding Agra’s Tourism Before Coronavirus Killed It
24 Mar 2020
Social upheavals had turned away foreign tourists from India.
Abdul Alim Jafri
COVID-19 Shakes Tourism Industry of UP, Agra Records 60% Drop in Visitors
17 Mar 2020
More than 4.5 lakh people are associated with the tourism industry in Agra and they have been badly affected due to the ongoing crisis.
Sumedha Pal
Don't Know If My Son Is Alive, Say Parents of Kashmiri Youth Detained in Agra
25 Sep 2019
Over a dozen young men from Pulwama’s Karimabad village were picked up by the security forces in the first week of August and are being detained in Agra.
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Rising Number of Accidents on Yamuna Expressway: Explained
10 Jul 2019
In the last five years, the expressway has seen almost 5,000 accidents.
Saurabh Sharma
Eight UP Seats Set For Tough Fight Between BJP And Gathbandhan
17 Apr 2019
While the BJP won these eight Lok Sabha seats—Bulandshahr, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Nagina, Amroha—last time, the lack of development work by the party MPs has left the public…
Tarique Anwar
#WorkersStrikeBack: Noteban, GST, Cow Vigilantism Have Hit Workers Hard in Agra’s Shoe Making Hub
04 Jan 2019
Footwear business has almost come to a standstill in the city, where one-third of the population is directly or indirectly connected to the shoe industry.