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PROTECTION OF TAJ MAHAL AND AGRA PORT

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

Kailash Fair Agra

Kailash Fair (Aug./Sep.) Held at Kailash, 12 km. It is a major fair celebrated in honor of Lord Shiva who is believed to have appeared here in the form of a stone lingam.

Taj Mahal under terror threat, security beefed up

Agra : The Taj Mahal, Indias famous ode to love, faces renewed threats from terrorists, prompting police here to beef up security arrangements around Indias most important tourist destination. The recent security review necessitated enhancement of security all around the Taj Mahal, Agra Senior Superintendent of Police Dipesh Juneja said.

British hairdresser to cycle across Rajasthan

London - A hairdresser based in Lancashire has announced her plans to cycle across Rajasthan in November to raise funds for research in obstetrics and gynaecology. Hazel Bullough, 39, will cycle almost 265 miles in 10 days to raise money for the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trusts Women for Women

Namibia: Livestock Auction Yields N$360 000

Stock farmers at Spitzkoppe and Okombahe recently held a successful livestock auction where they sold quality cattle and goats. These communities have been unable to hold auctions in 30 years. Operating under the Omkaibasen Community Farmers Cooperative and with cooperation from Agra, the communal farmers were delighted at the positive outcome

Namibia: Record Prices Boost Karakul Recovery

Following the exceptional prices paid for karakul skins during the Copenhagen fur auctions recently, local farmers last week paid record prices to supplement their karakul herds. An average price of N$6 515 per ram on offer was paid during the Elite ram auction in Keetmanshoop last week. The highest price recorded was

Government flayed for being anti-poor

FORMER PRIME Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh and cine star-cum-MP from Agra Raj Babbar gave a clarion call to the masses to teach a lesson to the governments at the Centre and State for their anti-poor and pro-capitalist policies. The two leaders were addressing a rally as part of the mukti sangram

Basketball is not all about height

NEW DELHI: An average Indian might feel like a demoralising dwarf in the world of giants called basketball but one of the brightest shining NBA stars, Kevin Garnett, assured the game is not all about height and India should not lose heart. Himself a strapping 611 towering figure, the power forward

BRIEF CASE: Saga of shame

The ugly brouhaha of the unceremonious sacking of AIIMS director, Dr P Venugopal, took me back a couple of years when Yanni performed in Agra with a moonlit Taj as a backdrop. The American team was meticulous in its attention to the smallest detail, leaving nothing to the Indian autho-rities.

Thriving CD centres in Agra boost folk music

Agra : This city of the Taj is breaking new ground in the production of musical CDs, not just pirated stuff but also original scores that have given a new lease of life to local folk music. A number of studios have been regularly producing CDs with traditional scores that