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Everything you need to know about Mathura: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Mathura: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Woman jumps from Metro station

May 3, 2012 at 1:26 PM

Gurgaon, May 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman was in critical condition Thursday after jumping from the terrace of the MG Road Metro station here, police said.

New restaurant Benares in NY showcases India's diverse cuisine

April 23, 2012 at 2:36 PM

New York, Apr 23 (ANI): Although it is hard to create a menu that captures Indian cuisine in all its intricacies, Benares, a new restaurant on 56th St. in New York, is doing its best to do so.

Akhilesh wants faster work on Agra international airport

April 19, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Lucknow, April 19 (IANS) In a fresh impetus to tourism in and around the Agra region, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Thursday asked officials to complete all ground work for the international airport project at Agra and to chalk out a plan to encourage tourist influx in the Braj area.

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UP government withdraws cases against 24 Tappal farmers

April 13, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government late Friday revoked the cases slapped on two dozen farmers during an agitation over land acquisition at Tappal in Aligarh district in 2010.

Six die in car crash near Mathura

April 9, 2012 at 5:32 PM

Agra, April 9 (IANS) Six people were killed and three critically injured Monday when a car they were in rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Delhi highway in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

A plethora of ways to celebrate Easter

April 5, 2012 at 4:40 PM

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A crafts fair or a play or a musical - the national capital's denizens can choose from a plethora of activities over the next few days to add zing to their Easter celebrations.

Jharkhand stops land acquisition for BCCL

March 23, 2012 at 8:02 PM

Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has stopped land acquisition for Coal India Ltd. (CIL) subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) as it was not following the prescribed rehabilitation policy, the state assembly was informed Friday.

"Lathmar" Holi takes off in Barsana village in Mathura

March 3, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Mathura, Mar 3 (ANI): Hundreds of people assembled at Barsana village to play 'Lathmar Holi', in which women beat men with sticks.

"Lathmar" Holi takes off in Barsana village in Mathura

March 3, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Mathura, Mar 3 (ANI): Hundreds of people assembled at Barsana village to play 'Lathmar Holi', in which women beat men with sticks.

Kejriwal should not have hurt dignity of an institution: Jayant Chaudhary

February 28, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Mathura, Feb 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday said no one should hurt the dignity of an institution.

Jayant Chaudhary asks UP voters to strengthen 'Congress-RLD alliance'

February 28, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Mathura, Feb 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday urged voters of Uttar Pradesh to strengthen the coalition between the Congress Party and his political outfit for change and improvement in the state.

Want to strengthen the Election Commission: Khurshid

February 25, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Mathura, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said the government wants to strengthen the Election Commission by empowering it with more rights.

Ramlila Maidan crackdown: SC verdict has exposed Centre's callousness, says BJP

February 23, 2012 at 8:31 PM

Agra/Mathura/New Delhi/Gurgaon, Feb 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in connection with the 2011 midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers at the Ramlila Maidan, and said that the callousness of the Central Government has been exposed.

Political cauldron remains on the boil in poll-bound UP

February 23, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Mathura/Greater Noida, Feb 23 (ANI): High-voltage drama continues to unfold Uttar Pradesh as contesting parties flex their political muscle in poll-bound state.

Ramlila Maidan crackdown: SC verdict has exposed Centre's callousness, says BJP

February 23, 2012 at 8:20 PM

Agra/Mathura/New Delhi/Gurgaon, Feb 23 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in connection with the 2011 midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers at the Ramlila Maidan, and said that the callousness of the Central Government has been exposed.

Political cauldron remains on the boil in poll-bound UP

February 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Mathura/Greater Noida, Feb 23 (ANI): High-voltage drama continues to unfold Uttar Pradesh as contesting parties flex their political muscle in poll-bound state.

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj slams Congress over Muslim quota row

February 22, 2012 at 9:51 PM

Mathura, Feb 22 (ANI): Slamming the Congress over a minority sub-quota row, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has said the former had committed a crime by dividing the country on religious grounds.

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj slams Congress over Muslim quota row

February 22, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Mathura, Feb 22 (ANI): Slamming the Congress over a minority sub-quota row, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has said the former had committed a crime by dividing the country on religious grounds.

Baba Ramdev slams Congress over SC's verdict on 2G scam

February 2, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Mathura, Feb 2 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said that after the Supreme Court's verdict of quashing all 122 telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale, the next move should be to extract the money with interest from the tainted ministers.

Political scene getting warmer in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

January 18, 2012 at 8:17 PM

Ghazipur/Ayodhya/Azamgarh/Mathura, Jan 18 (ANI): With candidates intensifying their mass outreach campaigns, Uttar Pradesh is on the edge, bracing for an intense political battle royal ahead of upcoming assembly polls.

Political scene getting warmer in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

January 18, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Ghazipur/Ayodhya/Azamgarh/Mathura, Jan 18 (ANI): With candidates intensifying their mass outreach campaigns, Uttar Pradesh is on the edge, bracing for an intense political battle royal ahead of upcoming assembly polls.

Radhakund community members of observe 'Ahoi Ashtami'

October 21, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Mathura, Oct 21 (ANI): Mothers belonging to the community of Radhakund kept a fast for the well being of their sons on the occasion of 'Ahoi Ashtami' in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP slams Mayawati govt. over high crime rate, pitiful performance

October 14, 2011 at 11:51 AM

Mathura, Oct 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lashed out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the rising crime graph in the state.

Digvijay Singh slams Asaram Bapu for comments against Rahul Gandhi

October 10, 2011 at 1:10 PM

Mathura, Oct 10 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has slammed religious preacher Asaram Bapu for passing comments against party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Indian scientists' new program lets you hide data in an executable file

May 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Washington, May 10 (ANI): In this computer age, Steganography - a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium - has become more of a science than an art.

Market catches fire in Mathura

February 11, 2011 at 3:14 PM

Mathura, Feb 11(ANI): A market in Mathura caught fire on Friday , causing huge losses.

Massive fire breaks out in Mathura, firefighter hurt

December 18, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Mathura, Dec 18 (ANI): A major fire broke out on Saturday in a wood seasoning plant in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, destroying goods and machinery worth over Rs 2 crores.

UP Police baton charge Bahujan Samaj Party activists in Mathura

December 12, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Dec.12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police baton charged Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists when they tried to enter the venue where polling for Panchayat was taking place in Mathura District on Sunday.

Jharkhand CM expands cabinet, inducts nine ministers

October 8, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Ranchi, Oct.8 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda expanded his cabinet on Friday by inducting nine new ministers.

Researchers advise wider use of control measures for diarrhoeal disease

July 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM

London, July 5 (ANI): Researchers have urged to maximize the use of modern methods for prevention and treatment of diarrhoea to reduce the deaths from the disease worldwide.

Pro-Maoist groups stage road block in West Bengal

April 26, 2010 at 7:40 PM

West Midnapore, Apr 26 (ANI): Pro- Maoist groups on Monday blocked several roads in West Bengal's West Midnapore District demanding release of a doctor arrested on suspicion of being in connection with rebels.

One dead in Mathura water tank accident

March 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Mathura, Mar 22 (ANI): One person was killed and over ten others got injured in Jabalpur village here, when an overhead water tank on a temple roof burst this morning.

Vivek Oberoi plays Holi with underprivileged children in Vrindavan

February 27, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 27 (ANI): Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi celebrated the festival of colours 'Holi' with the poor and the destitute children in Vrindavan, near Mathura.

Men in women's attire celebrate Holi in Bikaner

February 27, 2010 at 2:18 PM

Bikaner, Feb 27 (ANI): Bikaner male dancers celebrated the festival of colours 'Holi' by performing traditional dances while dressed in women's attire.

Holi festivities begin in Mathura

January 20, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Mathura, Jan.20 (ANI): Though people in north India are faced with a spine-chilling cold these days, festivities related to Holi, the festival of colours, commenced here in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city on Wednesday.

Orissa holds world's largest open-air theatre festival

December 31, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Bargarh (Orissa), Dec 30 (ANI): The remote village of Bargarh of Orissa was transformed into the world's largest open-air theatre to depict and celebrate episodes from the life of the Hindu god Lord Krishna.

Heavy rains to continue in Tami Nadu: Met Dept

November 10, 2009 at 8:42 PM

Chennai, Nov. 10 (ANI): The heavy rains continued in Tamil Nadu for the sixth day consistently, with the regional meteorological department predicting that the heavy rains will not stop even for the next 24 hours.

Baba Ramdev condemns Shivraj Singh Chauhan's anti-Bihar remark

November 7, 2009 at 6:41 PM

Mathura, Nov. 7 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday slammed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for stating that migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh would not be welcomed to work in his state.

MIC calls temple demolition in Shah Alam "act of treachery" by state government

October 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 23 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu has lashed out at the Selangor state government for demolishing a Hindu temple in Shah Alam without taking the temple authorities into confidence or offering an alternative land for it.

Devotees celebrate Govardhan Puja in Mathura

October 18, 2009 at 9:43 PM

Mathura, Oct.18 (ANI): Hundreds of religious-minded people from different parts of the country arrived in Mathura town of Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of annual Govardhan Puja which was celebrated here on Sunday.

Dwarkadheesh Temple decks up to celebrate Janamashtami

August 12, 2009 at 4:09 PM

Dwarka (Gujarat), Aug.12 (ANI): The Dwarkadheesh Temple in Gujarat has begun preparations to celebrate Janamashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

One arrested for killing peacocks in Uttar Pradesh

May 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM

Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) One man was arrested and four people booked for killing three peacocks in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district Thursday, an official said.

Violence rocks West Bengal, UP, Rajasthan, J-K

May 7, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Kolkata/Mathura/Srinagar, May 7 (ANI): Several incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.

Violence in Mathura on polling day

May 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), May 7 (ANI): Agitated voters from a village near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday smashed windowpanes of several cars belonging to the relatives of a poll candidate who were allegedly distributing money and solicit votes.

Inter-state criminal nabbed in Uttar Pradesh

December 5, 2008 at 4:26 PM

Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) A criminal, wanted by the police of as many as five states, was nabbed along with his two aides in Uttar Pradesh Friday, police said.

Uttar Pradesh policeman shoots at youth, suspended

November 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM

Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) A policeman shot at a youth, who was being chased by a few youths, in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Sunday afternoon. The policeman has been suspended, a police official said.

I am a Krishna devotee: Brazilian actor

November 12, 2008 at 12:12 AM

Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Brazilian actor Djin Sganzerla, whose film 'Meu Nome e Dindi' (My Name is Dindi) was screened Tuesday evening at the 14th Kolkata Film Festival here, professes to be a 'great' Krishna devotee.

Pilgrims take dip in Yamuna, mark beginning of wedding season

November 10, 2008 at 12:20 AM

Mathura/Agra, Nov 9 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims Sunday took a holy dip in the Yamuna river and performed rituals in the temple cities of Mathura and Vrindavan on the auspicious occasion of 'Devotthan Ekadashi', which also marks the beginning of the marriage season.

Special puja in Uttar Pradesh a day after Diwali

October 30, 2008 at 3:33 PM

Agra, Oct 29 (IANS) A 50 feet high heap of cow dung symbolising Goverdhan hill and temples organising Chhappan Bhog, which comprises 56 preparations for Lord Krishna, were the highlights of a special puja held in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, a day after Diwali.

Four Uttar Pradesh policemen booked for custodial death

October 26, 2008 at 4:10 PM

Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) Four policemen have been accused of involvement in the death of a youth while in custody in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said Sunday.

Agra doctor, assistant shot by assailants

October 26, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Agra, Oct 26 (IANS) Three armed men, including the son of a retired magistrate, barged into the clinic of a doctor here and shot at him and his compounder, injuring them critically, police said Sunday.

Better water management contains flood threats in Agra

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Agra, Sep 27 (IANS) Then district authorities Saturday heaved a sigh of relief and called it a success in better water management as the rising water level of the Yamuna river stabilised just a foot below the danger mark of 495 feet in Agra.

Over 100 killed, 200 injured in Jodhpur temple stampede

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Jodhpur, Sept 30 (ANI): More than 100 people were killed and over 200 were injured, when a stampede occurred at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur today.

Over 100 killed, 200 injured in Jodhpur temple stampede

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Jodhpur, Sept 30 (ANI): More than 100 people were killed and over 200 were injured, when a stampede occurred at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur today.

Better water management contains flood threats in Agra

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Agra, Sep 27 (IANS) Then district authorities Saturday heaved a sigh of relief and called it a success in better water management as the rising water level of the Yamuna river stabilised just a foot below the danger mark of 495 feet in Agra.

Monsoon rains spread havoc in Uttar Pradesh

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 23 (ANI): Low lying areas, streets and fields in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura District were inundated due to continuous heavy rain.

Security stepped up at Dwarkadhish Temple ahead of Janmashtami

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Dwarka (Gujarat), August 21 (ANI): Gujarat police have tightened up security at the revered Dwarkadhish temple ahead of Janmashtami, the birthday of the Hindu god, lord Krishna.

Caterpillar threat looms over Uttar Pradesh crops

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Mathura, Aug 10 (ANI): Caterpillars have reportedly destroyed almost 60-70 per cent of crops in Uttar Pradesh, leaving farmers quite anguished about not having a good harvest this year.

Chief Justice reverted order of one of its bench

December 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM

The Apex Court headed by K G Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India on Thursday brought to an end the confusion created by the two-judge Bench comprising Justice A K Mathur and Justice Markendya Katzu in a recent judgment on the

SAI, Lucknow wins Subroto Cup sub-junior title

October 16, 2007 at 12:00 AM

The ten boys team of SAI, Lucknow showed exemplary character in the adverse situations as they rallied from one goal deficit to beat Green Wood Higher Secondary School, Dimapur 1-0 via sudden death in the topsy-turvy final to win the Subroto ...

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