Everything you need to know about Mathura Chawk: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mathura Chawk: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Agra, April 23 (IANS) Four youths, riding one motorbike, were killed near Farah town in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district when they rammed into a truck, police said Tuesday.
Mathura, Apr. 6 (ANI): The wife of Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Hemraj, who was killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in the first week of January this year, has complained of being duped of Rs. 10 lakh by an unidentified person in the town of Kosi.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report from the director general of police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh over the alleged killing of an 18-year-old boy by police after he refused to give a bribe, a statement said Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A penchant for life in technicolour with a dash of herbal colours, crunchy gujias, chilled thandais and soulful ghazals: the heady cocktail is proving to be an irresistible draw for foreign tourists to celebrate Holi in India, say tourism industry experts.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Markets in northern India have been flooded with Chinese 'pichkaris' (water guns), balloons and colours this Holi, leaving jobless about one million people in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India, according to an Assocham survey.
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Violence swept a village in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Tuesday after a man died after he was allegedly beaten up and shot by police, while another person died in police firing later and at least six others were injured. A probe has been ordered, said officials.
Mathura, March 14 (IANS) Sri Krishna, the presiding deity of Braj Dhaam here, has been taken to the famed Guryayoor temple in Kerala.
Mathura, March 12 (IANS) Eleven people, including some pilgrims, were killed near here Tuesday when their van rammed into a school bus, police said.
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Ten people, including two children, were killed Tuesday when a speeding tempo collided with a school bus in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 12 (ANI): At least ten people were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Kotwali area of Vrindavan town of Mathura district on Tuesday.
Mathura, Feb 28 (IANS) It's yet another bid to draw attention to a dying and polluted river that not just sustains life in the Braj region but is also a heritage treasure and a religious symbol for millions of Indians.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The trial of those accused in the gruesome Delhi gang-rape case will continue in the capital as the Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a petition for its transfer out of Delhi, preferably to Mathura or Coimbatore.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Artists from the Republic Day Parade tableaux performed again before President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday, this time at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the fast track court holding trial in the Delhi gang-rape case to ascertain whether one of the accused, Mukesh, was being subjected to torture in custody.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the fast track court holding trial in the Delhi gang-rape case to ascertain whether one of the accused, Mukesh, was being subjected to torture.
he Supreme Court would hear on Wednesday regarding the petition filed by one of the accused in the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape seeking the transfer of the trial outside Delhi.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court said that it would hear Wednesday a petition by one of the accused in the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape seeking the transfer of the trial outside Delhi.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Mukesh, one of the six accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gangrape here, has moved the Supreme Court for shifting the case outside Delhi for "free and fair trial".
Mathura, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday visited the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by Pakistani troops.
Mathura, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday visited the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by Pakistani troops.
Mathura, Jan. 16 (ANI): The Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, today met the family members of Lance Naik Hemraj at Shernagar village of Mathura district on Wednesday amid demands that the severed head of the martyred soldier be brought back.
Mathura, Jan. 16 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, will meet the family members of Lance Naik Hemraj here on Wednesday amid demands that the severed head of the martyred soldier be brought back.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Two coaches of the Mathura-Allahabad Express were gutted Tuesday while the train was at Mathura railway station in Uttar Pradesh, a railway ministry official said here. There were no passengers in the bogies when the fire began.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh will Wednesday visit the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was decapitated by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir Jan 8, said sources.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Monday visited the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Jan 8.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 14 (IANS) India must isolate Pakistan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said Monday after visiting the home of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was killed Jan 8 by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistan was in "denial mode" over the killings of Lance Naiks Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh and pressure needs to be exerted so they return the severed head of the former, Indian Army chief Gen Bikram Singh said Monday.
Mathura/New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari along with senior leader Sushma Swaraj met the family members of martyr Lance Naik Hemraj Singh here on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The head of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was brutally killed along with another soldier by Pakistani troops, has to be brought through diplomatic channels, Army Chief General Bikram Singh said Monday.
Mathura, Jan. 12 (ANI): Martyred soldier Lance Naik Hemraj's family along with several people of his village Shernagar in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, are sitting on hunger strike and demanding the assassinated soldier's head to be brought back from the Pakistani troops.
Mathura, Jan 10 (ANI): Hundreds of villagers joined family in bidding adieu on late Wednesday evening to deceased Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, who was killed by Pakistani troops during a ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Lucknow, Jan 9 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on a village in Mathura Wednesday as the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Tuesday, braced itself to receive his mortal remains.
Agra, Dec 19 (IANS) A large number of lawyers from the Agra region are set to head to parliament in Delhi Thursday to demand that a bench of the Allahabad High Court should set up in Agra.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday extended for three more days the police custody of slain liquor baron Ponty Chadha's five employees, who were arrested for allegedly forcibly entering a farmhouse here and thrashing its occupants Nov 17.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) One more person has been arrested in the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Singh Chadha in a property dispute, taking the total number of people held in the incident to seven, police said Thursday. All those arrested are associates of Ponty Chadha.
Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) A retired soldier Wednesday shot dead his three minor daughters and injured his wife in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Monday selected a Nagpur?based consultancy firm as an advisor for the development and management of 10 bus terminals across the state, an official said Monday.
Vrindavan, Nov 8 (IANS) Pilgrims from Delhi will now be able to reach Vrindavan by helicopter from Nov 11, an official said Thursday.
Mathura, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian Oil's Mathura Refinery has bagged the Platinum Award in the 13th Annual Greentech Environment Awards.
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday reinstated Sanjay Lathar as the national president of the party's youth wing, Yuvjan Sabha, over a month after his removal from the post.
Agra, Sep 28 (IANS) The Mathura oil refinery has been cautioned against polluting the Keitham Lake (Soor Sarovar), which supports a bird sanctuary, on the Delhi-Agra national highway, according to an official.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) One person was killed and 12 others were injured when a stampede broke out in the Hanuman temple in Panki on the outskirts of Kanpur Tuesday. This is the third such incident in the country in three days.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) At least nine people died of suffocation and nearly 120 others fainted at a prayer hall in Deoghar district of Jharkhand Monday when tens of thousands of people gathered at an ashram on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Thakur Anukul Chand.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a temple stampede in Mathura.
Mathura, Sep 23 (ANI): At least two women were killed and several injured in a temple stampede near Mathura on Sunday.
Mathura, Sep 23 (IANS) Two women died early Sunday as massive crowds thronged the Radha Rani temple in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said.
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 22 (IANS) Environmental activists Saturday submitted a memorandum to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding heritage status for the temple town of Vrindavan.
Mathura, Sep 22 (IANS) A court has banned the use of plastic bags in Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Vrindavan.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that the DTC and cluster routes as plying as per unified time table, keeping in view the convenience and need of the commuters. The passengers in Delhi are bound to have more relief as orange colour route cluster No.2 with 16 buses has become operation today.
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday sacked Sanjay Lathar, president of the party's youth wing Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha (SYS), saying that the latter was ignoring party work and had "many serious allegations" against him.
Jaipur, Sep 7 (IANS) Till five years ago, Kanchanpura was a just small village in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district. Today it is in the limelight for successful poultry farming that has emancipated its Dalit families economically.
Mathura, Aug 31 (IANS) Two labourers were killed when the tractor they were travelling in overturned on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura, police said Friday.
Agra, Aug 30 (IANS) The Kheria airport in Agra is ready to receive domestic airlines and international chartered flights ahead of a new tourist season beginning next month. But bureaucratic red tape and local politics are holding up air connectivity to the city of Taj from metros and international centres.
Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) Five people were killed Wednesday when a truck turned turtle on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura after one of its tyres burst, police said.
Sonipat (Haryana), Aug 26 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when their van collided with a stationary truck near Rai town in Haryana's Sonipat district, police said.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 12 (IANS) Lord Krishna, arguably Hinduism's most popular divinity, was said to be a nature lover who is forever associated with the Yamuna, worshipped Goverdhan hill and saved forests. But his birthplace (Janamasthami was celebrated last week) has turned into an urban disaster today.
Mumbai/Mathura, Aug.10 (ANI): Hundreds of Hindu devotees on Fridaycelebrated Gokulashtami also known as Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) Thousands poured into Mathura Friday to celebrate Janmashtami in the land of Lord Krishna.
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) Five people were taken ill and hundreds evacuated Wednesday morning following leakage of ammonia gas from an ice manufacturing factory in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said.
Mathura, July 21 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced that it will probe the matter before taking action against cricketers Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell who tested positive for consuming drugs during a rave party recently busted by police in Mumbai.
Agra, July 14 (IANS) One person died and two were injured during a stampede early Saturday morning at the Jeet Singh stadium here where an army recruitment rally was underway.
Mathura, June 25 (IANS) Mathura's child welfare system is marred by poor sanitation and living standards, dilapidated buildings, ineffective staff and irregular adoptions, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) says.
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Brisk voting was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Mant legislative assembly constituency where by-election is being held Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has suggested Mathura in Uttar Pradesh as an ideal location for a new greenfield airport.
The present state of the Yamuna river from Delhi to Agra, a distance of roughly 250 km, is alarming. Described now as a huge sewage canal, Yamuna water is unfit for human consumption. It cannot even support bacteria or aquatic life.
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, has come down heavily on the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh for its "inability to ensure the safety of Muslims" during the communal riots at Mathura.
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred two senior officials in Mathura following communal riots that left four people dead, an official said.
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Already faced with failing law and order in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, Mathura's communal riot has added to the growing headaches for the two-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government.
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) The death toll in the communal flare-up in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town rose to two Saturday, with a man succumbing to his injuries.
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) One person was killed late Friday and a dozen others were injured in communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town, police said.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) State-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) is planning to connect Vrindavan and Mathura with New Delhi considering the high potential of religious tourism of the two cities.
Mathura, May 30 (IANS) Though the Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have fielded a joint candidate, it looks like a one-sided contest for the Mant assembly seat here in UP where a by-election is due June 12.
Mathura, May 21 (IANS) Spritual guru Jai Gurudev, who passed away three days ago, will be cremated Monday evening, said a spokesperson from his ashram. He was 116 years old.
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Satish Kaushik's "Mayanagri", which deals with male prostitution, is finally ready to go on floors. The director says he will start shooting the film starting September.
Mathura, May 19 (IANS) Spiritual guru Baba Jai Gurudev, who had millions of followers, passed away here late Friday after prolonged illness, a spokesman for his ashram said. He was 116 years old.
Mathura, May 19 (IANS) Spiritual guru Baba Jai Gurudev, who had millions of followers, passed away here late Friday after prolonged illness, a spokesman for his ashram said. He was 116 years old.
Mathura, May 19 (IANS) Spiritual guru Baba Jai Gurudev, who had millions of followers, passed away at his ashram here after prolonged illness, an ashram spokesperson said. He was believed to be 116 year old.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set up a seven-member committee to go into the socio-economic condition of widows living in the holy city of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
Agra, May 9 (IANS) Agra is furious. If its business leaders are to be believed, an airport that citizens of the Taj city were lobbying for may now come up between Mathura and Aligarh districts.
Agra, May 3 (IANS) The Akilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government is considering a number of measures that, when implemented, will help boost tourism in Agra and Mathura, according to senior district officials and industry leaders who recently met state Chief Secretary Javed Usmani in Lucknow.
Gurgaon, May 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman who had accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her for dowry died after jumping from the terrace of a Metro station here Thursday, police said.
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 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.
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.
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.
Goverdhan (Uttar Pradesh), April 12 (IANS) Goverdhan hill, which Lord Krishna's devotees consider one of their holiest shrines, is all set for a Rs.500 crore makeover.
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.
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.
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.
Mathura, Feb 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday said no one should hurt the dignity of an institution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mathura, Oct 13 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday denied any link with Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who has claimed responsibility for the assault on Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan.
Mathura, Sep 10(ANI): Thousands of devotees of Lord Krishna from across the country thronged to Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday to offer 21,000 kilograms of different varieties of dishes, popularly known as 'chhappan bhog' (lavish feast comprising of 56 dishes).
