Hemendra Chaturvedi is based in Agra serving as an Assistant Editor, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western Uttar Pradesh. He has been with HT since 1992 and has completed three decades of association with HT.
Articles by Hemendra Chaturvedi
‘In UP, farmers are being robbed’
By the time Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached his penultimate stop in the four-day padyatra, which started from Bhatta-Parsaul on Tuesday, the skies had opened.
Updated on Jul 08, 2011 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi and S.Raju, Bajna
Where the mind is without any fear
Like any other newly married couple of their age, Ekant and Lata Ladhani agree on most of the issues despite coming from two very different parts of the country. While Ekant is a true blue UP wallah, his better half is from Gujarat. Hemendra Chaturvedi reports.
Updated on Jun 28, 2011 07:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Temple priest killed in Vrindavan
Sensation gripped the religious city of Vrindavan after the dead body of Satish Goswami ,a ‘Sevayat’ (pujari) at the world renowned Bankey Behari Temple, was found in a house on Sunday morning.
Updated on Jun 12, 2011 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
AMU shuts down after students’ clash
An uneasy calm prevailed on the Aligarh Muslim Univeristy (AMU) premises on Saturday after violent clashes between two rival student groups around 11pm on Friday.
Updated on Apr 30, 2011 11:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi and Pradeep Saxena, Aligarh
When the US prez came in an open car
As Obama was talking to residents of Kanpura in Ajmer through video conferencing, Laramada in Agra went down memory lane to 1959 when the then US president visited their village. Hemendra Chaturvedi reports.
Updated on Nov 08, 2010 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Lord Krishna's favourite tree in Taj Mahal nursery
Besides being a world-famous monument, the Taj Mahal has another aspect to it, which connects it to ‘Dwapar Yug’. Behind the Taj, there is a nursery, which houses a tree, a favourite to Lord Krishna himself; it is even named after him.
Updated on Sep 03, 2010 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Student accuses prof of rape
A case was registered on Friday against a professor of the BSA College of Mathura for allegedly raping a girl student of the same college. Hemendra Chaturvedi reports.
Updated on Aug 21, 2010 01:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
West UP farmers spurn govt carrot, stir spreads
The violent agitation by farmers in western Uttar Pradesh spread further on Tuesday, despite the state government's offer of more money as compensation for land acquired for the 165 km long Noida-Agra Expressway. Rajesh Kumar Singh and Hemendra Chaturvedi report.
Updated on Aug 18, 2010 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajesh Kumar Singh and Hemendra Chaturvedi, Aligarh / Agra
Four killed, seven injured in truck collision in Mathura
Four were killed on spot after a truck moving towards Agra rammed into a standing truck on National Highway - 2 at 5.30 am on Sunday morning, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Jun 20, 2010 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra (mathura)
Nine killed in road accident
Death toll rose to nine in a road accident that took place early morning near Meethepur village under Karhal police station of Mainpuri, after two injured died at Agra hospital.
Updated on Jun 19, 2010 12:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
SSP Mathura injured
Senior Superintendent of Police for Mathura, B D Paulson was injured in encounter with criminals running after snatching a car in Farah near Agra Mathura Border.
Updated on Mar 18, 2010 02:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
SSP Mathura injured
Senior Superintendent of Police for Mathura, B.D. Paulson was injured in encounter with criminals running after snatching a car in Farah near Agra Mathura Border, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Mar 17, 2010 09:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Station House Officer for New Agra Police Station transferred after violence
Station House Officer for New Agra Police Station has been transferred after violence that broke out in Sikandarpur village in Dayalbagh area of Agra city.
Updated on Dec 22, 2009 09:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi Hemendra Chaturvedi Hemendra Chaturvedi Hemendra Chaturvedi Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Reason behind train mishap
The Prima facie reason behind the train mishap is believed to be the mistake on part of driver of Goa Express, who might have overlooked the signal and moved on track where Mewar Express was already stationed due to probable chain pulling.
Updated on Oct 21, 2009 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
22 killed in pre-dawn train accident
At least 22 people were killed and 17 injured as Goa Express moving towards Delhi rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura this morning. The accident occurred at around 5.30 am, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi. Helpline numbers:0565 - 1072 (Mathura), 011- 23740020, 23967332, 23962389 (New Delhi), 24359748, 24355964 (Nizamuddin) | Listen to podcast
Updated on Oct 21, 2009 07:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Derails goods trains hampers train traffic
A goods train was derailed at about 5am on early morning hours of Wednesday in Jhansi Division of Railways affecting Delhi Mumbai and southward track, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Oct 14, 2009 01:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Mathura students resort to violence
The Agra-Delhi highway was jammed due to student unrest on Monday morning. Police used force to disperse the agitating mob and took sixteen students in custody, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Oct 12, 2009 02:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Odds stacked against them, shoemakers feel the pinch
It’s biting Agra artisans began by making boots for Emperor Akbar’s infantry and graduated to fancy shoes before getting hit by rising costs and shrinking markets, report Gaurav Tripathi & Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Sep 04, 2009 01:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Gaurav Tripathi & Hemendra Chaturvedi, Kanpur/agra
In well for 30 hrs, Sonu shows no activity
Thirty hours after Sonu fell into a 150-foot deep pit, a sense of futility was setting in among those involved in the rescue. The child, who is caught at 70 feet, has shown no sign of activity since Thursday afternoon. Rescue operation
Updated on Oct 11, 2008 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi & Darpan Singh, Agra
Hurriyat lays down terms for talks
Local officials and army men were at work to rescue a two-year-old child who fell into a deep pit in Lahra Ka Pura village, 50 km east of Agra, on Thursday morning.
Updated on Oct 10, 2008 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Another child stuck in borewell
Local officials and army men were at work to rescue a two-year-old child who fell into a deep pit in Lahra Ka Pura village, 50 km east of Agra, on Thursday morning.
Updated on Oct 10, 2008 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Raj Babbar joins Congress
Agra MP and film star Raj Babbar formally joined the Congress on Sunday along with a number of his supporters.
Updated on Oct 05, 2008 09:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi & Darpan Singh, Agra
Criminal cases in UP against Atal relatives
Relatives of AB Vajpayee have been named in a criminal case in Agra for allegedly beating up two persons in their neighbourhood, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Mar 27, 2008 03:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Kid rescued after 27 hours in borewell
Efforts to rescue a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, trapped in a 45-foot deep borewell in Agra, bear fruit, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Mar 27, 2008 03:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
No dollar entry at Taj Mahal
America’s pride, the dollar, that was all-powerful till recently is losing its sheen. The dollar will no longer buy visitors an entry into the monument of love – the Taj Mahal. Visitors can purchase entry tickets with Indian rupees only, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Mar 19, 2008 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Unforgettable, sighs Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s one-hour visit to Taj Mahal on Saturday afternoon was “unforgettable”, he wrote in the visitors’ book, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Jan 27, 2008 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Multani mitti facelift for Taj Mahal
Until now used to improve the facial complexion, multani mitti is now all set to give the Taj Mahal a facelift. The ASI will soon begin a Rs 28-lakh project from minarets and shadow area of the main dome of the Taj, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Jan 17, 2008 04:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Seniors throw student off 3rd floor
A second year student of an engineering college was seriously injured when seniors pushed him from the third floor of the institute building, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Oct 04, 2007 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Passage to India
Destination India is the toast of the world. The last thing this incredible country needs is its foreign tourists being raped and harassed.
Updated on Sep 30, 2007 03:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Alex Holland and Hemendra Chaturvedi, New Delhi/agra
10 ‘Munnabhais’ arrested
Ten student impersonators were rounded up at the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, reports Hemendra Chaturvedi.
Updated on Aug 21, 2007 03:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
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