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Q&A: Muslim groups feel we practise what we preach

Jan Morcha, a newly constituted front of various political outfits with the patronage of former prime minister V P Singh, has given a new lease of life to Raj Babbars political career. Predictably, Babbar, who was Samajwadi Party MP from Agra until his expulsion, is targeting Mulayam government. He spoke

Industrialists stay away from export promotion park

Over three years have passed since the UP State Industrial Development Corporation set up the Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP), at the Sikandra industrial area in Agra, to facilitate the setting up of export oriented industrial units in the state, but industrialists have so far refrained from setting up there

Namibia: Exceptional Prices At Karakul Ram Auction

Following the exceptional prices paid for karakul skins during the Copenhagen Fur auctions on 2 April, local Swakara producers now see the higher demand also translate into higher prices for good breeding stock. At a recent Agra auction, farmers obtained from buyers looking at improving their own karakul breeding material. Glimpses

Flu scare over poultry meat overdone: analysts

LONDON (Reuters) - The scare over poultry meat sparked by bird flu has been overdone, particularly in low-risk areas such as Europe, and farmers have paid a very heavy price, analysts and industry officials said on Wednesday. The shock we are seeing is way out of proportion to the risk. Consumers

Over 550 boys for final trials in cricket at GGS Sports College

Lucknow : The final selection trials in cricket for admission to Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow commenced at the college grounds here on Wednesday. Over 550 boys of the under-15 age category who had been selected at various regional centres reported for the trials. Boys selected from the

Raisen may join Agra on heritage map

Raisen could become a unique district with three world heritage sites. The Bhopal circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has proposed Bhojpur temple complex in Raisen and Mandu Hill-Fort complex in Dhar as world heritage sites. Bhimbetka and Sanchi, both in Raisen district, are already on the world

Distances of Some Important Places from Agra

Distances of Some Important Places from Agra Allahabad : 425 km Bangalore : 1858 km Bhubaneshwar : 1542 km Calcutta : 1258 km Dehradun : 318 km Delhi : 204 km Gwalior : 118 km Jaipur : 232 km

Rambarat Festival

Rambarat Festival at Agra Rambarat or Wedding ceremony of Lord Rama is celebrated every year during Ramleela celebrations. Ramleela celebrations continue for 10 days where on each day in the evening, plays are enacted by local artists based on the holy book of Ramayana. Every year, a new locale of the town

Property worth crores gutted in fire at Agra factory

Agra : A major fire broke out at a shoe factory in Agra in the wee hours of Tuesday destroying property worth twenty-five crore rupees. However, no one was injured as labourers were not present in the factory. According to sources, the fire broke out at 2:40 am and could

Microsoft roadshow against piracy

To curb the massive use of pirated software in the country, especially in Agra, Microsoft Corporation held a roadshow of its Windows XP Starter Edition in the city last week, with company representatives enumerating the benefits of genuine software and the disadvantages of using pirated software. Over 80 per