Agra marches, raises slogans in support of Anna
August 17th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 17 (IANS) Students, teachers, businessmen... people from various walks of life were out on streets of Agra Wednesday, pledging their support for Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign.
Many ... Read more...
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Agra varsity’s private candidates’ exams cancelled
May 31st, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 31 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government, citing irregularities, has cancelled the private candidates' examinations being conducted by the Agra University, sources said Tuesday.
More than a lakh students, ... Read more...
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Jamia, Delhi advance in inter-varsity hockey
December 29th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia and Delhi University (DU) won their knock-out matches in the North Zone Inter-University men's hockey tournament here Wednesday. Jamia thrashed Bundelkhand University ... Read more...
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Ghalib who? Agra forgets its cultural past (Dec 27 is Mirza Ghalib’s 213th birthday)
December 26th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Dec 26 (IANS) Two weeks back, a Pakistani tourist arrived here and wished to see the place where the famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib was born. His guide was ... Read more...
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The trio behind the Ayodhya ruling
September 30th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) The three judges - two Hindus and a Muslim - of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court who Thursday authored the long-awaited verdict on the Babri ... Read more...
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Governor stays away from Agra
August 29th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Sunday called off his visit to Agra, one of the districts affected by an agitation launched by farmers demanding higher compensation for their ... Read more...
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B.Ed, M.Ed paper leaks blot on Agra’s image: academics
May 17th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 17 (IANS) First the B.Ed entrance test paper leak was traced to an employee of a publisher here and then the M.Ed question paper was also leaked. Dismayed academic and ... Read more...
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International homeopathy meet starts in Agra
February 7th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) In order to make research in the field of homeopathy more potent, an international research centre in collaboration with six European countries was inaugurated here, with over 50 ... Read more...
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Hawkers, touts repel tourists in Agra
January 27th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 27 (IANS) Treating your guests as gods may be an integral part of Indian culture but in the city of the Taj Mahal, it is the behaviour of hawkers and ... Read more...
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You call this a river! US green activist on Yamuna
January 16th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Jan 16 (IANS) A group of US green activists was shocked to see the state of river Yamuna behind the Taj Mahal. "My god, you call this a river!" ... Read more...
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Ghalib still waiting for an ‘ashiana’ in Agra
December 27th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) Doyen of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib, whose 212th birth anniversary is being observed Sunday, still does not have a proper memorial, or a lane named after him in ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh dead (Lead)
December 1st, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh, who had earlier served as India's foreign secretary, died in Delhi Tuesday after a brief illness at the age of 77.
Singh had been ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh is dead
December 1st, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor S.K. Singh died in Delhi Tuesday after a brief illness at the age of 77.
Singh had been admitted in Gangaram Hospital in the national capital ... Read more...
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Shortage of priests affects Hindu rites
September 2nd, 2009 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) With the younger generation no longer attracted to priesthood, there are fears of an acute shortage of trained hands to conduct the annual Hindu Pitra Paksh ... Read more...
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Time to sing the requiem for Agra Gharana?
June 30th, 2009 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 30 (IANS) The Rajputs passed it on to the Mughals, in whose courts the classical Hindustani music of Agra Gharana flourished. Now, however with few patrons and students ... Read more...
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I will work to empower women: Shruti Choudhary (Interview, With Image)
May 31st, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) She may have come into the public eye after her win in the recent general elections, but debutante MP Shruti Choudhary is a third ... Read more...
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Agra MP starts his innings with protest demonstration
May 23rd, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 23 (IANS) Rama Shankar Katheria, the new MP from the city of the Taj Mahal, started his stint as a parliamentarian with a protest demonstration here Saturday against opening ... Read more...
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Agra gears up for 10-day festival
February 16th, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 16 (IANS) Singers Jagjeet Singh, Shreya Ghosal and Kailash Kher will be the star attractions at this year's Taj Mahotsava scheduled to start here Wednesday.In its 16th year, the 10-day ... Read more...
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150-year-old mental institute hosts meet in Taj lookalike
January 9th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 9 (IANS) A 150-year-old mental health institute that had the lieutenant governor of Agra as one of its first patients is playing host to over 3,500 psychiatrists at a conference ... Read more...
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Still no memorial to Ghalib in city of birth
December 27th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) Mirza Ghalib's contribution to Urdu literature has perhaps been as significant as Shakespeare's to English, but the mansion in Agra where he was born in 1796 bears no ... Read more...
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Nearly 600,000 students to write B.Ed exam (Lead)
October 5th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Agra University is set to hold Oct 19 what its officials say will be the country's biggest Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) entrance examination. Nearly 600,000 forms have been ... Read more...
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Around 600,000 students to appear for B.Ed entrance in Uttar Pradesh
October 5th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Agra University is all set to hold the country's biggest professional entrance examination of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) on Oct 19. About 600,000 forms have been sold by ... Read more...
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Teachers, students of Agra University go on strike
July 20th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 20 (IANS) Teachers and students of Agra University Sunday went on strike after a police complaint was filed against Vice-Chancellor K.N. Tripathi, Registrar B.R. Kanaujia and five others by a ... Read more...
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BSP legislator arrested on sexual exploitation charge
June 29th, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Noida/Lucknow, June 29 (IANS) Shribhagwan Verma alias Guddu Pandit, an Uttar Pradesh legislator of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was Sunday afternoon arrested from Noida, following allegations of sexually exploiting a ... Read more...
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