Agra News

"How Can Our Heroes Be Mughals": Yogi Adityanath Renames Agra Museum

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday September 14, 2020, Agra

A Mughal Museum being constructed in the Taj Mahal city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh will be named after Maratha icon Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday.

Taj Mahal, Agra Fort To Reopen On September 21. Cap On Number Of Tourists

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Stela Dey | Monday September 07, 2020, Agra

The Taj Mahal and Agra Fort will be open for tourists from September 21, Agra district magistrate Prabhu N Singh announced on Twitter today. The city, hugely popular among tourists for its heritage sites, has registered 3,459 coronavirus cases so far with 83 fresh infections reported today.

Green Court NGT Allows Projects For Essential Amenities In Taj Trapezium Zone

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020, New Delhi

The National Green Tribunal has clarified that environmental clearance can be granted to projects within Agra's Taj Trapezium Zone for securing the basic amenities for residents such as drinking water, sewerage treatment, drainage system and waste disposal among others.

Mayawati Demands Probe After Dalits Allegedly Prevented From Cremating Body In Agra

Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 28, 2020, Lucknow

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today claimed that a Dalit woman's body was removed from the funeral pyre near Agra as the cremation ground on which the last rites were being performed belonged to upper castes and demanded an inquiry into it.

Taj Mahal, Other Agra Monuments Won't Open Today, Order Cites Risk Of COVID-19 Spread

Reuters | Sunday July 05, 2020, New Delhi/Agra

The government has withdrawn a planned reopening of the Taj Mahal, citing the risk of new coronavirus infections spreading in Agra from visitors flocking to see the monument. Local authorities issued a new advisory late on Sunday ordering an extension of lockdown curbs on monuments in and around Agra. The government order did not specify the duration of the lockdown for monuments that have been closed since March.

97-Year-Old Man Recovers From COVID-19. ''Ray Of Hope'' Says Official

Press Trust of India | Friday June 12, 2020, New Delhi

A nonagenarian man from Agra has recovered from COVID-19, which local authorities on Thursday said, has come as a "ray of hope" for novel coronavirus patients.

Hands Reach For Water, Biscuits From Shut Gates At Agra Quarantine Unit

Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday April 26, 2020, Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh government has said it is fixing "gaps" after two mobile videos surfaced that showed people at a coronavirus quarantine centre in Agra scrambling for essentials like tea, biscuits and water from behind the locked gates of the facility.

Coronavirus - Man, Dogs Sharing Spilt Milk In Agra Shows Lockdown Desperation

Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday April 13, 2020, Lucknow

A man and a pack of stray dogs are seen in a scramble for milk spilt on a road in Agra in stomach-churning visuals that speak volumes on the desperation of the country's poorest during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Taj Mahal Still Busy, But 600 Cancellations At Top Agra Hotel Amid Coronavirus Scare

Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday March 04, 2020, Agra

With six cases of Coronavirus emerging in Agra, worries are mounting about the losses to the tourism industry in the west Uttar Pradesh town, home to the Taj Mahal and many other monuments visited by lakhs of people from India and abroad.

Amid Coronavirus Fear Agra Hotels To Report On Tourists From Italy, Iran, China

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 03, 2020, Lucknow

Hotels and tourists sites in Agra have been instructed to inform the office of the Chief Medical Officer as soon as visitors from Italy, Iran or China arrive, so that they can be screened for coronavirus infection, an official said today.

Donald Trump's Taj Visit: Royal Graves Got Mud Pack, Chandelier Refurbished

Monday February 24, 2020, Agra

Authorities at the Archaeological Survey of India had "advanced the dates" for mud-pack treatment for the graves of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and wife Mumtaz Mahal at Taj Mahal in view of US President Donald Trump's planned visit to the famed mausoleum on Monday, an official said.