Mathura/ New Delhi, Mar 11 : Priests at Prahlad Kund in Phalen village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura District celebrated Holi on Wednesday by walking through a fireball.

“We have been seeing this fair from a long time. Our ancestors said this fair has been held here for thousands of years. Priests cross the fire like Lord Vishnu’s devotee Prahlad. The Priests worship constantly for five days and bathe in the Ganges,” claimed Radhey Singh, a local.

In Delhi, people from all walks of life sprayed each other with colours.

Mathura, Jan. 22 : Cutting across party lines, Samajwadi Party (SP), Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists staged a semi-naked protest here on Thursday to condemn the killing of a farmer in police firing.

The farmers were protesting against inadequate compensation for their lands, which were acquired for building 165 km long Greater Noida - Agra. expressway.

Raising slogans against the Uttar Pradesh Government, the activists said police opened fire without any warning.

The protesters also demanded imposition of President rule in the state.

Kosi Kalan (Mathura), Aug. 30 : Hundreds of thousands of devotees have converged at the famous Shani Dev temple at Kosi Kalan in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on the occasion of “Shani Amavasya” or “Kali Amavas” as it is described by the local villagers.

The significance of this month''s Shani Amavasya increased manifolds for the devotees of the Saturn God due to this day falling on Saturday.

Spread over 20 acre area in Kokilavan Dham, the main Shani Dev temple complex comprises Shani Dev temple, Shri Dev Bihariji temple, Gokulesh Maharaj temple, Giriraj temple, Nav Grah temple, Barkhandi Baba temple.

Mathura, Aug 10: Caterpillars have reportedly destroyed almost 60-70 per cent of crops in Uttar Pradesh, leaving farmers quite anguished about not having a good harvest this year.

Though they are striving hard to save their crops, most farmers don't know what has affected them.

"Caterpillars have engulfed the crop. Our standing crop has been destroyed. There is nothing remaining," said Shivmangal Singh, a farmer.

Farmers in this belt are not financially stable, and therefore, are anticipating traumatic days ahead, thanks to the insect.

Mathura, May 1 : In a gory incident, a six-year-old lower caste girl of Uttar P

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