Civic bodies likely to hit Bond Street to raise up to Rs 1,000 croreThe government provides financial incentives in the form of a lump-sum grant-in-aid for municipal bond issuances at the rate of Rs 13 crore...
22 Jul, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
UP Mayor polls: BJP bets heavy on fresh faces, pulls out several sitting mayors from contentionThe urban local body elections in the state will be held in two phases on May 4 and May 11. The counting of votes will take place on May 13...
24 Apr, 2023, 01.46 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh’s temple towns bonding with modern finance to rebuild creaking infraMunicipal corporations of these UP towns are likely to raise as much as ₹1,000 crore between them in the next few months, taking advantage ...
10 Apr, 2021, 06.54 AM IST
Solar energy to power Agra civic body head officeThe solar power besides cutting down on electricity bills will also provide relief from power cuts that affects official work.
10 Feb, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
NGT slams Agra Development Authority over construction on Yamuna floodplainsThe counsel appearing for various builders assured the bench that they would put up Sewage Treatment Plants to ensure discharge of only tre...
05 Jul, 2016, 06.34 PM IST
National Green Tribunal seeks data on sewage discharge, untreated waste in AgraThe green panel also took note of the fact that many colonies in Agra lacked sewer connection and directed Agra Development Authority to id...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
- Cyclothon for eco-friendly Agra, a defence and civil administration JV
At a time when New Delhi government is jostling over odd and even number plate car formula to motivate its citizens to opt eco-friendly mod...
10 Dec, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Shiv Sena to award Hindu families having five kidsThe Agra unit of the Shiv Sena has announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for every Hindu family which has five children.
29 Aug, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
Anti-encroachment drive to clear Agra's interiors"Advance notices had been sent to everyone and the encroachments marked boldly to enable people to remove their belongings, he added.
25 Jul, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
- Taj Mahotsava begins on Wednesday in Agra
Police have made elaborate arrangements for security and 20 CCTV cameras have been installed.
17 Feb, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Barack Obama's visit: UP police to hire chopperThe helicopter would start making sorties soon, he said adding that an air support unit team is being developed.
20 Jan, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
Agra bans plastic bags to curb pollutionWith an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of po...
20 Jun, 2014, 04.11 AM IST
SC allows cutting down 38 trees in Taj trapezium zoneThe SC bench headed by Justice T S Thakur passed the order after the corporation submitted that trees need to be cut down to renovate the t...
03 Feb, 2014, 06.12 PM IST
Bidding for Narendra Modi's chair touches Rs 4 lakh, BJP says against party cultureThe bid to purchase the chair on which BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi sat during the Agra rally has gone up to Rs 4.21 lakh.
27 Nov, 2013, 06.22 PM IST
- BJP wins 12 mayoral posts in UP
Maintaining its dominance in urban local bodies, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today won seven of 12 Mayoral posts in municipal corporations ...
07 Jul, 2012, 10.13 PM IST
- In Uttar Pradesh, river water fit for fishing only
The quality of river water is an area of concern in Uttar Pradesh, if the State of Environment report, 2010 is to be believed.
06 Jun, 2011, 01.42 AM IST
- Thousands form human chain against polythene bags
Thousands of people, including school children, made a human chain stretching about 17 km this morning as part of the campaign launched by ...
19 Dec, 2010, 05.31 PM IST