Agra (India): Panic buttons have been pressed and government departments are suddenly in a tizzy as Chief Minister Mayawati will begin her surprise visits across the state this week, and many believe she will start with Agra.

Aligarh (India): A 2-day technical fest was organized by the Mechanical Engineering Department of Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University for the first time under the umbrella of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Agra (India): The contribution of James Augustus Hickey, an Irishman, who laid the foundation and parameters of journalism in India through the columns of his weekly Bengal Gazette, the first Indian newspaper published from Kolkata on this day in 1779, was recalled by journalism students and senior scribes of the Taj city at a function, held Saturday evening.

Agra (India): Hundreds of ordinary people from all walks of life turned up for the march against corruption, braving chilly weather early Sunday morning in the Taj city.

Agra (India): The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the divisional commissioner, district magistrate, Agra Development Authority vice chairman, municipal commissioner and DIG police, for committing contempt of court relating to a petition filed by DK Joshi, a social activist of the city.

Vadodara (India): The first woman photographer of India, Homai Vyarawalla, 98, was delighted to hear on being awarded the Padma Vibhushan.