You cannot go to Agra and come back without taking a trip to the iconic Taj Mahal. As an unsaid rule of thumb, you also cannot head back without trying Agra ka petha and getting a few packed boxes for ...

Agra: Agra’s famous petha industry is in turmoil after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued a notice to the state government and civic agencies. Owners of petha making units are worried about ...

It was my second trip to Agra, which meant that I'd already visited the two landmarks that demand absolute attention. I'd seen the perfection of the Taj Mahal and walked the length and breadth of the ...

Petha is no longer easily available at Agra's three railway stations where transit passengers hop off to purchase the city's famous sweets. Hundreds of railway passengers passing through Agra or ...

Agra is famous across the world because of Taj Mahal – the symbol of love. But there is one more thing we all love about Agra – ‘Agra ka petha' There is hardly a chance when one visits Agra and ...

Says Closing Such Units Is Damaging Small-Scale Industries In City Mini petha units using coal or disposing waste in the Yamuna had been ordered to shut shop early this year in an initiative to save ...

With the sealing of seven more units, the number of centres manufacturing Agra's famous petha sweet that have been shut down for using coal has risen to 30. The Wednesday night operation was a joint ...

Agra’s popular sweetmeat, petha, is made with ash gourd or white pumpkin, which is also called petha in Hindi(Photo: ANI) Agra's famous petha industry has seen a drastic decline in business due to the ...

Agra: Officials of the central jail here Thursday opened a retail counter in a busy commercial complex in the city to sell a sweetmeat, 'petha', made by the jail inmates. "This certainly is a major ...

Agra's famous petha industry has seen a drastic decline in business due to the second wave of COVID-19 impact, according to the traders. "Traders were affected more after the second wave. We were ...