Agra : Major repairs are being carried out at the world heritage site of Fatehpur Sikri, the 16th century fort built by Mughal emperor Akbar near the city of the Taj.
The mausoleum of Akbars spiritual guru Sheikh Salim Chisti is getting a face-lift for the first time. The ceiling, which had developed cracks and was in danger of collapsing, is being replaced with new stones. The supervisor at the site said the Archaeological Survey of India had initiated work on the site six months ago.
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The top brass of State Bank of India (SBI), the countrys largest bank, will converge at Agra tomorrow for a two-day brain-storming on strategies to win back the market share lost in the last few years.
This will be for the first time that the top SBI management will
Lucknow : It seems there is no end to power woes in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow and Agra are the only two cities to get 24-hour power supply, at least on paper. The scenario is getting bad to worse across the state. In the last five days, the generation from the
An angry group of villagers yesterday torched a police post and blocked traffic for over six hours on the Mumbai-Agra Highway passing through Shahapur in Thane district after four persons were killed in an accident, police said.
Eight persons were also injured in the mishap as a tanker lorry rammed into
Pushkar (Rajasthan): Following the arrest of four people for allegedly raping and duping a Japanese woman in Pushkar, the Ajmer police conducted an identification parade on Saturday.
The purpose of the parade was so the Japanese woman could help the police identify the accused.
The parade was conducted at Ajmer Central Jail
Lucknow : Former national champion S Nasir Ali of Kanpur surged into lead when he defeated Shailendra Bajpai, a rated player of Allahabad, in the sixth round encounter with black pieces on the third board in the 43rd UP State Chess Championship being held at PRD Compound, Lucknow. Nasir has
NEW DELHI : The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the haphazard and unplanned growth in Agra coupled with polluting industries makes the city of the Taj Mahal unfit to be declared as a heritage city.
Despite historical monuments like Fatehpuri Sikri, Agra Fort, Taj Mahal and numerous
Agra is about to witness a major change in its industrial profile with major software manufacturers like Microsoft beginning to pay more attention to it.
This August, Microsoft is going to host the worldwide finals of the prestigious Imagine Cup in Agra for the first time in the four
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tele-communication Company Limited (PTCL) in a statement on Wednesday said the fiber optical cable, which was damaged during road construction has been repaired by the PTCL engineers.
The PTCL said the appropriate action has been initiated in this regard and regrets the inconvenience caused to its valued customers
Taj Mahal Threat Update - A possible al-Qaeda threat to the Taj Majal may not be credible, authorities are now declaring. The Press Trust of India reported over the weekend that a letter written in Hindi warned that the 17th century monument in Agra would be blown up.
Officials are
The Holy Urs Fair
Urs Festival of Ajmer Sharif is held in the holy town of Ajmer in Rajasthan, India. The Urs Fair is held in honour of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. On this occasion a special prayers are offered at the mosque and huge amount of consecrated food