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Houses set ablaze over interfaith elopement: Headlines swing between kidnapping charge and man's faith

Houses belonging to a man and his Muslim relatives were set on fire in Agra by Hindutva footsoldiers, after he eloped with a Hindu girl, converted to Hinduism before tying the knot, and was accused by her family of abduction, as per media reports – with their own share of…

Newslaundry

Will install loudspeakers blaring mantras in Aligarh: ABVP

AGRA: BJP student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) announced on Wednesday that it will install loudspeakers at 21 crossings across Aligarh to “propagate Hinduism by playing the Hanuman Chalisa”. The organisation urged the district administration to give them permission for the same but added, “We will be forced to…

The Times of India

UP board exams made a ‘scheme’ to reduce age in certificate

AGRA: Cases of students aged above 20 years appearing in the UP Board exam have surfaced in Agra. As high school certificate is considered final proof of age, these candidates have been forging documents to show their age 10 years lower than the original.

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UP: Class XI girl abducted by two bike-borne men outside school gate in Agra; police suspect elopement

AGRA: A girl student of Class XI was allegedly kidnapped by two bike-borne men from outside her school’s gate in Agra's Shaheed Nagar in UP on Wednesday.

The Times of India

UP: ABVP to install loudspeakers at 21 crossings in Aligarh

AGRA: BJP student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) announced on Wednesday that it will install loudspeakers at 21 crossings across Aligarh to "propagate Hinduism by playing the Hanuman Chalisa".

The Times of India

IRCTC’s ‘Swadesh Darshan’ package from A.P. to cover religious places of North

Two trains to cover Agra, Mathura Mata Vaishnodevi, Varanasi, Prayag Sangam, Gaya

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh: Sparks from cable ruin crops, 400 farmers hit in Aligarh

AGRA: More than 400 farmers were directly affected in eight different villages of UP as sparks from overhead electric cables resulted in burning of standing wheat crops.

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Five held for taking nearly Rs 3 crore loans by mortgaging fake gold, 14 still at large

AGRA: A group of five people, including two women, who had allegedly defrauded four different branches of State Bank of India (SBI) and Canara Bank in Mathura by taking loans worth Rs 2.80 crore after mortgaging fake gold, were arrested on Thursday. However, 14 people are still at large.

The Times of India

AMU teachers threaten to hold massive protest if varsity polls not conducted

AGRA: The teaching fraternity of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has resented the inordinate delay in holding elections to various teachers and non-teaching bodies, and have threatened to hold a massive protest if a decision in this regard is not taken soon. They submitted an official request, signed by 195 members,…

The Times of India

Unity of India not made of bamboo reeds to bend on empty slogans: Allahabad HC

AGRA: Granting bail to three Kashmiri students booked and jailed on charges of sedition for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory in a T-20 cricket world cup match last year, the Allahabad HC said, “The unity of India is not made of bamboo reeds that will bend to the passing winds of…

The Times of India

Five held for taking nearly Rs 3-crore loans by mortgaging fake gold in Mathura

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Unity of India not made of bamboo reeds that would bend to empty slogans, says Allahabad HC while granting bail to three Kashmiri students charged for sedition

AGRA: In a significant observation while granting bail to three Kashmiri students from Agra booked on charges of sedation for their alleged "anti-India" messages on social media during last year’s India-Pak T-20 World Cup match, the Allahabad high court has said, "the unity of India is not made of bamboo…

The Times of India

Allahabad HC grants bail to 3 Jammu & Kashmir students jailed for raising pro-Pak slogans

PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that “the unity of India is not made of bamboo seeds which will bend to the passing winds of empty slogans”, the Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted bail to three students of Jammu and Kashmir who were accused of raising pro-Pakistan slogans after India lost to Pakistan…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: 5 security staff suspended, 3 students issued notices for controversial slogans on walls of AMU lodge

AGRA: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Wednesday suspended five security personnel of the proctor’s office and issued notices to three students after controversial slogans were found written on walls of vice chancellor lodge in the campus. The photographs of the slogans went viral on social media.

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Allahabad HC grants bail to 3 Kashmiri students charged with sedition for celebrating Pak win in T20 match last year

AGRA: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted bail to three Kashmiri students who have been in jail for the last five months after being charged for sedition for allegedly celebrating Pakistan cricket team’s victory after a T-20 World Cup match in October last year.

The Times of India

Farmers hopeful of reopening of sugar mill in Mathura district

AGRA: The long pending demand of sugarcane farmers of Agra division for reopening of the only sugar mill in Mathura district, is likely to be fulfilled soon, as MLA from the constituency Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary has become the minister for sugarcane development and sugar mills in the newly formed Yogi…

The Times of India

UP: Agra admin to set up office for guides at Taj to end harassment of tourists

AGRA: The Agra district administration in UP has decided to set up tour guides' offices at east and west entries of Taj Mahal to prevent tourists from being cheated by unauthorized guides, popularly known as ‘lapkas’.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Boy, 17, found dead behind his school building in Agra

AGRA: A class XII student of Agra’s university model school was found dead on the ground floor of a four-storey coaching centre behind his school building in Khandari area on Wednesday.

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Guild seeks inquiry into ‘torture’ of Agra-based journalist

Gaurav Bansal was held for allegedly obstructing a government officer from discharging his duty

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Editors Guild seeks release of Agra journalist, probe into ‘police torture’

In a statement released today, the Editors Guild of India demanded that Agra-based journalist Gaurav Bansal be “treated fairly” by the state administration and released immediately.

The Times of India

Woman goes to hospital in Uttar Pradesh for abortion, gets sterilised

AGRA: The 30-year-old wife of a Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan, who had gone for an abortion procedure, was allegedly sterilised without her consent at a railway hospital in Agra. Her husband, Yogesh Baghel, filed a police complaint on Sunday and the Agra division railway administration constituted a three-member committee…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: FIRs against 1,000 Samajwadi Party men for stopping poll vehicles

LUCKNOW: At least 1,000 members of Samajwadi Party have been booked for allegedly stopping and searching vehicles of officials, ahead of counting of votes on March 9. FIRs have been registered in districts like Varanasi, Ballia, Basti, Agra, Saharanpur and Hapur.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Over 1,000 Samajwadi Party workers booked for stopping, searching govt officials before counting day

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DM stops levelling of Yamuna ravines; seeks report from DFO

AGRA: Following a TOI report on the restructuring of the eco-sensitive Yamuna ravines around 800 metres away from the iconic Taj Mahal, the Agra district magistrate (DM) directed the forest department to stop the work and sought a report from the district forest officer (DFO).

The Times of India

Agra: 22-year-old college student gang-raped by 3 while returning home in an auto

AGRA: A 22-year-old student of a PG college in Agra was allegedly gang-raped by three persons while she was returning home in Firozabad’s Tundla on Sunday evening. Two accused named in the FIR were arrested on Monday.

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