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Power dept uses drone surveillance to crack down on electricity theft in Agra The electricity department in Agra has launched a special drive to curb power theft using drone cameras in the Etmadpur area. On Tuesday and Wednesday, at least 12 households were caught red-handed stealing electricity. 'Students learning English will be expelled' The education department of Darul Uloom Deoband has issued an order prohibiting students from learning English or any other language while studying in the Islamic seminary. The new order, issued by Maulana Hussain Haridwari, the in-charge of the department, emphasizes strict adherence and warns of expulsion for non-compliance. Truck mechanic's daughter cracks NEET, walked 3km daily to save Rs 10 Aarti Jha (21), daughter of a truck mechanic in Agra, secured 192nd rank in NEET this year, results of which were declared on Tuesday. She has been preparing since 2020 for NEET, and her determination and hard work finally bore fruit. Anti-rabies vaccine out of stock at dist hosp in Agra In UP's Muzaffarnagar, burqa-clad woman buys liquor, threatened with beheading; 3 held Aligarh bank manager siphons Rs 3 crore, case to be handed over to CBI Cops take up position on trees to track looters on Yamuna expressway Body of missing minor girl found inside field in Firozabad

AGRA: After the recent killing of gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva in Lucknow, police have launched a massive manhunt to arrest his wife Payal Maheshwari. The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday refused to pass any urgent order on a plea by Payal seeking protection from arrest in a criminal case lodged against her and "to take part in the last rites of her husband." To recall, Jeeva was shot dead outside a courtroom in Lucknow last week. Police in Muzaffarnagar are trying to arrest Payal in two cases registered against her at New Mandi police station. On April 24, police had booked Payal and her aides under the Gangster Act. According to police sources, multiple special teams have been formed to arrest her. Deputy SP (New Mandi), Himanshu Gaurav, said, "We have raided several locations, and will arrest the accused soon." Payal and Jeeva along with seven of their aides were booked under various sections of the IPC, including 347 (wrongful confinement to extort property), following a complaint by Manish Gupta, a Muzaffarnagar-based businessman, in May 2022.

By Siraj Qureshi: After gangster Sanjeev Jeeva, a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead inside a Lucknow court earlier this week, Agra's district court has heightened security measures inside the court premises to prevent similar incidents. All attorneys, employees, and judges will now be required to show their ID cards while entering the court premises. In addition, plaintiffs will now be barred from bringing their vehicles onto the court premises. Such vehicles can now only be parked in the court's parking lot. District Judge Vivek Sangal spoke with Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar about the Agra district court's security preparations and issued directions. Security in-charge Anil Kumar told India Today that security officers will be stationed at all four barriers of the court from 7 am to 2 am. Every person coming and going is being closely monitored, he said. President of the Agra Bar Association Haridutt Sharma said that the association will continue to cooperate for security arrangements. After the incident in the Lucknow court, the advocates have requested that the security arrangements for all court premises in the state be made in this manner so that such an incident does not happen again. Speaking about untoward incidents in the Agra court in the past, senior counsel Naseem Qureshi said an accused once fled from court premises while under police protection. ALSO READ | In another incident, Darvesh Yadav, the first woman chairperson of Uttar Pradesh...

Exactly 100 years ago, the foundation stone of Parliament House was laid. But do you know, stones from Agra were used in the construction of the original circular Parliament building? Imamuddin, a 110-year-old freedom fighter, claimed that red sandstone from Agra's Jagner and Tantpur was brought to Delhi's Lutyens' zone via the freshly laid narrow gauge railway line.

Two days back, a 40-year-old man, who returned from China had tested positive for COVID-19. The man returned to Agra from China via Delhi on December 23 following which he was tested positive at a private lab. Amid a surge in Covid cases in some countries, including China, the Centre has ramped up its anti-coronavirus measures. The Centre had said RT-PCR test would be made mandatory for passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand and asked states to conduct a mock drill on December 27 to ensure readiness of health facilities including medical oxygen generation plants. Meanwhile, the health department in Agra began screening and collecting samples of foreign tourists at Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Akbar's Tomb here. (Inputs from IANS & PTI) Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.

By Siraj Qureshi: A 4-year-old died after seven houses collapsed in a congested locality of Agra on Thursday morning. Two other people were rescued from under the debris. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the matter and has instructed teams of District Magistrate and senior police officers to monitor the relief work and provide proper treatment to the injured. The deceased was identified as Rusali, who was trapped under the debris with her sister Vaidehi and father Vivek, both of whom sustained minor injuries. The deceased's grandfather, Mukesh Sharma, told India Today, "The accident happened at 7.5 in the morning. This entire area is built on a mound. Next to the houses is Vishambhar Nath's Dharamshala. Construction work is going on there. A basement was being dug due to which the ground slipped and seven adjacent houses collapsed. Our house also collapsed. My two granddaughters and son were trapped under the debris. They were pulled out after about two hours. By that time, my granddaughter had died."

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By Siraj Qureshi: After gangster Sanjeev Jeeva, a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead inside a Lucknow court earlier this week, Agra's district court has heightened security measures inside the court premises to prevent similar incidents. All attorneys, employees, and judges will now be required to show their ID cards while entering the court premises. In addition, plaintiffs will now be barred from bringing their vehicles onto the court premises. Such vehicles can now only be parked in the court's parking lot. District Judge Vivek Sangal spoke with Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar about the Agra district court's security preparations and issued directions. Security in-charge Anil Kumar told India Today that security officers will be stationed at all four barriers of the court from 7 am to 2 am. Every person coming and going is being closely monitored, he said. President of the Agra Bar Association Haridutt Sharma said that the association will continue to cooperate for security arrangements. After the incident in the Lucknow court, the advocates have requested that the security arrangements for all court premises in the state be made in this manner so that such an incident does not happen again. Speaking about untoward incidents in the Agra court in the past, senior counsel Naseem Qureshi said an accused once fled from court premises while under police protection. ALSO READ | In another incident, Darvesh Yadav, the first woman chairperson of Uttar Pradesh...

Exactly 100 years ago, the foundation stone of Parliament House was laid. But do you know, stones from Agra were used in the construction of the original circular Parliament building? Imamuddin, a 110-year-old freedom fighter, claimed that red sandstone from Agra's Jagner and Tantpur was brought to Delhi's Lutyens' zone via the freshly laid narrow gauge railway line.