Simian armies in Braj Mandal have made life hell for local citizens, tourists, and pilgrims. Every day, scores of innocent victims queue up at local government hospitals for anti-rabies shots, which are always in short supply.

The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party is locked in a battle with its own former and present royalists. Candidates whose names have been announced in the Braj prant are facing a stiff challenge from those aspirants who have been denied the party tickets. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

With the Covid-19 pandemic now under control, normalcy is returning to business activities in Agra. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours. 

Agra: As campaigning for the first phase of the 7-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections gains momentum, many old-timers and other locals in the City of the Taj rue the absence of the cacophony associated with the earlier electoral battles.

New Delhi: Releasing report, "The State of Female Infanticide in Himachal Pradesh", Asian Centre for Human Rights stated that child sex ratio (CSR) has seriously declined from 982 females per 1000 boys (0-6 years) in 1971, the period before the use of the ultrasound machines for sex selection and abortion, to 909 in 2011 in Himachal Pradesh. 

Balrampur : River Rapti in Balrampur district of UP is now flowing in high flood situation. At Saturday evening, it was flowing at a level of 104.99 mtrs with a rising trend. This is 0.37 mtrs above its danger level of 104.62 mtrs and 0.46 mtrs below its previous HFL of 105.25 mtrs recorded on September 11, 2000. On saturday morning, it was flowing at a level of 104.79 mtrs.