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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

Power situation grim across UP

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

Ex-NBA legend on rendezvous with Taj

Agra : NBA player Kevin Garnett of the USA, currently touring India as part of an Asian promotional tour, visited the Taj Mahal in Agra Monday (July 17). The white marble Taj, built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, draws more than 20,000 Indian and foreign visitors

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

Oberoi to expand in SA, West Asia

Immediate expansion in South Africa, West Asia, Seychelles and South East Asia. East India Hotels (EIH), which runs the Oberoi chain of hotels, will open new hotels in South Africa, West Asia and Seychelles in the next three to four years. The hospitality major will focus on expansion

Taj entry to become automatic

Tourists at the Taj Mahal may not have to stand in long queues to gain entry, from August this year. Worried about the negative response among tourists, especially the foreign ones, by the delay in ticket buying at the Taj Mahal, the Archaeological Survey of India has decided to

Copying script to success

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

Lucknow to lock horns with Allahabad in final

Lucknow : AFTER facing a 25-16, 25-19 defeat at the hands of Varanasi region in their first match on Sunday, Lucknow girls displayed a keen sense of alertness to defeat Kanpur 25-19, 23-25, 25-10 during their second match of the day and also their last league encounter, to secure a

Artisans in Jammu and Kashmir to get training at Madras, Kanpur and Agra

Srinagar: In a bid to enhance market competitiveness and quality of products, Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to train artisans in leather industry and cricket bats manufacturing units in multi-disciplinary centres at Madras, Kanpur and Agra. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by Secretary, Khadi

Power cuts in UP as NTPC plant shut for maintenance work

Large areas of Uttar Pradesh remained in darkness for hours altogether as a 500 Mw unit of the singarauli thermal power plant was shut down for maintenance work. Although the demand for power was less yesterday in view of light rains and thunderstorms, it registered steady increase in the