Agra (India): Encroachers in Agra and the surrounding area will no longer have it easy, with the state government setting up a panel and announcing heavy fines to tackle the menace and monitor the condition of nearly 400 monuments, including several magnificent Mughal-era structures, in 24 districts of western Uttar Pradesh.

Mathura/Vrindavan (India): The ascetics on a march to demand release of water into the drying and polluted Yamuna and cleaning of the river reached Vrindavan Tuesday morning.

Aligarh (India): A National Seminar on "Sources of Medieval India", organized by the Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University was inaugurated by Prof. Harbans Mukhia of JNU, New Delhi.

Aligarh (India): ‘Each year millions of women, newborns and children die from preventable causes, while the interventions that could save their lives are often not available to those who need it most’, said Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Director, Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Hyderabad.

Agra (India): No more wallowing in British era legacy of servitude, no more pumpkin-shaped personnel and absolutely no gruff, discourteous staff. These are the words of Agra's new police chief who promises a radical upgrade for cops in the Taj city that gets thousands of tourists every day.

Agra (India): Jyoti Jiban Panda, a doctoral student (PhD) of biotechnology at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in New Delhi was awarded the prestigious UNESCO - L’OREAL For Women in Science Fellowship in Paris earlier last evening.