Tourists' entry free this Friday at Agra monuments
India | Nov 18, 2021, 06:22 PM ISTEntry for tourists will be free at Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra, Itmad-ud-daulah, and others ASI-protected monuments.
Entry for tourists will be free at Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra, Itmad-ud-daulah, and others ASI-protected monuments.
To continue with the tradition, all the programs of Ram Lila and the Ram Baraat will be organised in a symbolic manner at the Mankameshwar temple.
The CMO said Agra has reported 61 dengue cases so far this year. While 41 patients have recovered, 20 are undergoing treatment at government hospitals.
The CMO informed that regular fogging is being done in the medical college and the water is being regularly monitored to avoid the spread of dengue.
Police have confirmed that four people died after consuming spurious liquor and said the investigation is on to ascertain the reason behind the death of six others.
Some people at the residential building were celebrating a birthday party at the time of the incident.
Night viewing of the monument had closed on Mar 17, 2020 during the first lockdown due to COVID.
The matter came to light late Saturday night after the police were alerted by the locals of some suspicious activity in a jungle area near the Chambal river, officials said.
"Over the past two months, 83 patients of black fungus surfaced in Agra district. Out of these, 41 have been cured of the infection," district in-charge for black fungus treatment said.
According to officials, the total number of cases since March 2020 was 25,709. The total number of fatalities is 453. The number of active cases now is 63. So far 11,95,181 samples have been tested. The recovery rate stands at 97.99 per cent.
The accused used a fake name to perform his last rites and wrapped him in a PPE kit to hide his identity and to show that he died of Covid, the officer said.
The Paras hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Agra did not conduct a "mock drill" which led to the deaths of 22 patients, the probe report into the alleged incident said.
In a tragic accident, three children lost their lives while others sustained injuries after a wall collapsed in Agra's Kagarol on Tuesday. The deceased include two girls and a boy, aged between 3 and 8. After the incident, locals tried to rescue the people trapped in the debris.
Only 650 people will be allowed to enter the Taj Mahal at a time when the monument reopens for visitors on Wednesday, officials said. All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic.
A five-year-old child fell into a 150-feet-deep borewell while playing in Dhariyai village in Agra on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Mani (60), Resham (65) and Mandleshwar (28) and Narendra Singh Chauhan (52), SI Udaiveer Singh said said. The injured were undergoing treatment at the Sarojini Naidu Medical College here, he said
Agra's Paras hospital will be sealed following the reported death of 22 patients allegedly due to shortage of oxygen. The matter highlighting the hospital's lapse came to light after a video to this effect surfaced.
The Agra police also formed a squad and released a WhatsApp number on which the people can register complaints against those involved in black marketing of oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir injection and other drugs used for COVID treatment.
Superintendent of Police, West, Agra Rural, Satyajeet Gupta said, "She was sent for medical examination. She has been admitted at a government hospital for treatment."
A raid was conducted after a tip-off at Shamsabad block of Agra on Thursday night, they said, adding that three of the six accused managed to flee.
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