Agra, India News

By Brij Khandelwal, Agra, June 18 : Ending years of uncertainty, union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has cleared a civil aviation terminal at the Kheria Air Force Base in this Taj city, raising hopes of increased tourist traffic, a senior tourism industry official said.

New Delhi, June 18: The shooting of Shreyas Talpade and Manjari Phadnis-starrer "Wah Taj!" has been wrapped up and the makers are happy that the director canned the film within schedule.

Photo taken on June 15, 2013 shows the Fatehpur Sikri in Agra, Uttar Predesh, India.

With reports of huge discharges from upstream barrages, authorities in Agra have cautioned people living along the Yamuna banks to shift to safer places.

The Uttar Pradesh government Monday gave its nod to the construction of an international airport in Agra.

Agra, June 14: A former BSP minister in Uttar Pradesh has been sent to jail after his wife accused him of having unnatural sex with her and harassing her family for dowry, police said Friday.

Pradesh during the past 24 hours, bringing temperatures down considerably. Bijnore received 4cm rain, Pratapgarh and Kanpur 1cm each, Meteorological department said.

Agra is the intrinsic part of golden triangle tour circuit, an umbrella tour package of myriad travel itineraries which is comprised of three inclusive cities, namely: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

The Akhilesh Yadav government has become active on Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's proposals of developing six airports in Uttar Pradesh.

By Brij Khandelwal, Agra, June 4 : Even after 20 years of judicial activism, major policy pronouncements and projects worth millions of rupees, this Taj city remains pock-marked with mounds of garbage.

Even after 10 days of the National Green Tribunal directing that all illegal structures in the flood plains of the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra be demolished, action is yet to be taken.

The famous Urdu couplet rightly depicts the plight of les Unfortunates: 'Bus ek qadam utha tha ghalat rah-e-shouque men, manzil tammam umr mujhe dhoondti rahee.' Translation: A single step was taken in the hedonist street and I have wandered all through the life to achieve my goal.

The art deco Chrysler Building shines brightly in the New York skyline in this view from the Empire State Building.