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Agra: The uncertainty over film actor and MP Raj Babbar's candidature in the Lok Sabha elections is over as he has been named the Congress nominee from Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh ... With his present constituency Agra city seat declared reserved in the delimitation process, Babbar had to move to Fatehpur Sikri, which he had been nurturing for past six months ... The candidates of other political parties for the Agra city seat have already been named. (Sify.com, India)
Torrent India No. 1 among private power distributors Feb 28, 2009
AHMEDABAD: After bagging contracts for distribution of power in Kanpur and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Ahmedabad-based Torrent Power Limited is set to emerge as the largest private sector power distribution company in the country with total distribution capacity of over 20 ... TPL on Friday informed the stock exchanges that it has been awarded a contract for distribution of power in the urban area of Agra, the second city in UP, after it acquired the contract for Kanpur five days back ... TPL is... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
UP cabinet approves 500-MW power units Feb 27, 2009
The cabinet also approved the Torrent Power Ltd Franchise for the distribution and transmission of power in Agra district. Under the terms and conditions, the agency has been engaged for 20 years, according to an official press release. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Travel: Brake's on India's tourist boom Feb 23, 2009
Instead, the Royal Rajasthan on Wheels has either been relegated to the rail yards due to lack of passengers or plied the journey through Rajasthan to the Taj Mahal in Agra, with only a handful of the possible 82 visitors it can carry ... The plunge in arrivals has hurt the entire sector from New Delhi, to Agra, to the beaches of Goa and Kerala, which in recent years have become favourite haunts for European tourists soaking up the sun during the winter at home. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Controversies continue to haunt Punjab, Haryana HC Feb 23, 2009
The lawyers boycotted the judges court for a month last year after he declared a lawyer "insane" and ordered the CBI to take him to the mental asylum in Agra. The Bar Association has declared now that it will not attend Singh's court till he is transferred from here. (Sify)
No. portability in major cities by August: Raja Feb 23, 2009
On February 27, BSNL will soft-launch 3G in Lucknow, Agra, Dehradun, Ambala, Jammu, Shimla, Jaipur and Jalandhar. Text. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Clarify on Kasuris statement: BJP Feb 21, 2009
He was asked why the BJP-led governments with Vajpayee at the helm between 1998 and 2004 did not take the country into confidence on the former External Affair Minister Jaswant Singh s many rounds of negotiations with the U.S. and even on the reasons for failure of the Agra Summit. Mr. Javadekar said that in the case of the Agra Summit differences had arisen because Pakistan insisted on treating infiltrators coming into Kashmir from Pakistan as freedom fighters while India saw them as... (Hindu)
Hindus in Valentine's Day attack on lovers Feb 16, 2009
Six men from the Hindu group, Shiv Sena, were arrested in Agra, the home to the Taj Mahal, after they cut the hair of overtly romantic couples in a park on Valentine's Day. In Pune, western India, two couples were stopped by activists from the same group and forced to "marry" on the spot by exchanging flower garlands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Who's winning? Feb 16, 2009
-Special Report-Sunday TOI-The Times of India. 15 Feb 2009, 0036 hrs IST, Shobhan Saxena , TNN. (India Times, India)
Valentine attackers held in India Feb 15, 2009
Six arrests took place in the northern Indian city of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal - the monument built by Emperor Shah Jehan in memory of his beloved wife. The protesters used scissors to cut the hair of overtly romantic couples in a nearby park, superintendent of police VP Ashok said. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Shiv Sena men beat up lovers in Agra Feb 15, 2009
Shiv Sena activists beat up lovers in Agra - Sify ... Shiv Sena activists beat up lovers in Agra ... Agra: At least 20 activists of the Shiv Sena were on Saturday arrested after they roughed up some youngsters to protest celebration of Valentines Day, the Agra police said Saturday. (Sify.com, India)
Fair deal for Bengal in poll season Feb 14, 2009
The Kolkata-Darbhanga Mithilanchal Express has been extended to Sitamarhi, the Howrah-Gwalior Chambal Express to Mathura, the Howrah Agra Cantonment Chambal Express to Mathura and the Kolkata -Murshidabad Hazarduari Express to Lalgola. The 2887/2888 weekly Puri-Howrah Express will now run twice a week. (Times of India)
Slumdog communists Feb 14, 2009
The American tourist taken in by the hero's guile at Agra does what after discovering the tires of his car have been stolen. a. Gives the hero a hundred dollars b. Sends him to Guantanomo Bay c. Bombs Iraq and Afghanistan d. Shrugs and walks away. (Asia Times Online)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Northern India, air/6 nights, from $1,499 Feb 7, 2009
Experience Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur with stops at the Taj Mahal, more ... Itinerary: Highlights In Agra, about 140 miles southeast of Delhi, you'll take a full-day tour of the famed Taj Mahal, a beautiful domed marble monument built by a Mughal emperor in the 17th century to enshrine his wife. (MSNBC -- Travel)
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