Those who are yet to visit Agra to get a glimpse of one of the worlds most famous mausoleums, have a chance to catch up with a giant replica of the Taj Mahal put up in the city by an Ahmedabad-based group. The 30-ft replica of Taj has been erected on the sprawling grounds of Islam Yatimkhana in Nanpura by Ahmedabads Dholka-based Wonder Creation Charitable Trust.
The original Taj Mahal took 22 years to build and around 20,000 craftsmen and labourers had worked on it. Ours took 18 months to put up, chuckled Shabbirali Momin, president of Wonder Creation Charitable Trust. We used 63 artisans and carpenters to build the replica.
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New Delhi - The major monuments of Agra, which draw thousands of tourists every day, have been interlinked through radio communication networks by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for better security.
Minister for Culture and Tourism Ambika Soni said the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Itimad-ud-Daulah, Ram Bagh, Mehtab Bagh, Akbars
While the Uttar Pradesh governments plans to develop a software technology park in Agra are still awaiting final approval, Narsi Value Creations Ltd has fielded its own project for developing a separate software technology park in the town to develop which, company sources claim, discussions are underway with a Bangalore-based
Three months after it formally launched CNG for automobile project in Agra, the GAIL–IOCL joint venture, Green Gas Ltd, has completed the construction of the first CNG mother station in the town that began dispensing CNG to automobiles on Monday.
According to J K Singh Tevatia, managing director, Green
The Minister of Tourism & Culture, Smt. Ambika Soni told the Rajya Sabha today that Central Industrial Security Force personnel are deployed at Taj Mahal for the purpose of maintenance of security, in addition to regular watch and ward staff. Modern security gadgets are also installed at Taj Mahal to
With the onset of summer, the dreariest part of the year has begun in northern India. In Lutyens Delhi, home to the woolly-headed bunch currently plotting Indias imminent superpowerdom, the warm weather also signals the arrival of the silly season.
Once again, the focus is on that abiding Indian obsession: Pakistan.
Taj Mahotsav
Taj Mahotsav is the place where the legendary artisans and master craftsmen input life into their exquisite works of art. Marble inlay apart, the Festival brings forth an array of other fine crafts as well- wood carvings from Saharanpur, brass and other metalware from Moradabad, handmade carpets of
Allahabad High Court is the fourth oldest and the biggest High Court in Asia. Originally the High Court, then known as the High Court for the North Western Provinces, functioned at Agra from 1866 to 1868. In 1869, it moved to Allahabad.
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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ: Various agencies and farmers organizations have expressed fears about the failure of the government to finish land distribution before the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program expires in 2008.
Representatives from the government, business sector and farmers groups meeting for the Provincial Consultation on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
A bear rescue centre is likely to come up here soon, the third such centre in India after Arunachal Pradesh and Agra, an official said.
The Rajasthan government is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Wildlife Trust of India in this regard.
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The unabashed and blatant use of unfair means, both during examinations and in marking, is a shocking reminder of the fact that our educational and examination system has decayed. Recently, the police found an evaluation centre in a house in Agra, where minors and some youth were checking answer sheets