Mathura

Couple sentenced to life for killing woman’s lover

11:23 pm November 26, 2020

Mathura: A district court on Thursday sentenced a couple to life imprisonment for killing the woman’s lover two years ago. District judge Sadhana Rani Thakur also fined the convicts of Rs 25,000, which will be given to the bereaved family members. Tek Chand, 39, and his wife Rajani, 32, killed Harendra Singh in Kolana village […]

Man, woman found dead in UP’s Mathura

11:56 pm November 22, 2020

Mathura: A man and a woman, who were in a relationship, allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in a village here, police said on Sunday. The man’s body was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of the village, while the woman hanged herself from a tree near her house, they said. According to […]

Farmers complain wheat crops damaged in Mathura following hailstorm

11:15 pm November 15, 2020

Mathura: Wheat crops faced extensive damage due to light rains and hailstorm in different parts of Mathura district on Sunday, farmers said. A team of tehsildars will be sent to the affected areas to ascertain the actual loss of the crops, said Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Brajesh Kumar. He said a hailstorm lashed Kosi Kalan prior to […]

Couple among 4 killed in crash on Yamuna Expressway

UP: Three killed in road accident on Yamuna Expressway

11:27 pm November 12, 2020

Mathura (UP): Three people including a woman were killed and six others injured as the car they were travelling in crashed into a goods carrier on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh‘s Mathura district, police said on Thursday. The accident happened on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at the 136 kilometre milestone of […]

Priests’ body condemns moving court on Lord Krishna birthplace dispute

11:27 pm September 27, 2020

Mathura: A body of priests has condemned the filing of a petition in a Mathura court for the removal of Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna in the holy city. The Akhil Bhartiya Tirth Purohit Mahasabha condemned the legal move two days after a group of people filed a petition in a […]