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Agra
Agra City in Uttar Pradesh, site of the
Taj Mahal,
n central India. It was founded (1566) by
Akbar I (the Great). Agra's importance declined after 1658 when the Mogul capital moved to
Delhi. It was annexed to the British Empire in 1803, and later became the capital of North-West Province (1835–62). Agra's fine Mogul architecture make it a major tourist destination. It is an important rail junction and a commercial and administrative centre. Industries: glass, shoes, textiles. Pop. (2001) 1,321,410.
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AGRA And Partner Awarded $189 Million (CDN) In Contracts For $3.5 billion Athabasca Oil Sands Project In Alberta.
PR Newswire; 12/8/1999; 700+ words
; ...OAKVILLE, ON, Dec. 8 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. President and CEO Peter Janson today...Athabaska Oil Sands Project and announced that AGRA and its partner have been awarded $189...Athabaska project's Muskeg River Mine. AGRA's engineering and construction subsidiary...
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AGRA Inc. Reports Fiscal 1999 Results.
PR Newswire; 10/7/1999; 700+ words
; ...OAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 7 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. today announced that earnings from...a previously announced charge taken in AGRA's fourth quarter of $7,000,000...or $0.51 per share in fiscal 1998. AGRA's revenues for fiscal 1999 increased...
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AGRA Inc. Receives Regulatory Approvals in Connection with AGRA-AMEC Merger.
PR Newswire; 4/11/2000; 700+ words
; TORONTO, April 11 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. (AGR:TSE) announces that it has...April 13, 2000, (ii) the approval of AGRA securityholders at a special meeting to...which will be sought on April 19, 2000. AGRA securityholders should submit a properly...
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AGRA Inc. Advised of AMEC Shareholder Approval of AGRA - AMEC Merger.
PR Newswire; 4/13/2000; 700+ words
; TORONTO, April 13 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. (AGR.TSE) announces that it has...previously announced Plan of Arrangement between AGRA Inc. and AMEC p.l.c. The Plan of...remains subject to (i) the approval of AGRA securityholders at a special meeting to...
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AGRA Inc. Reports 73% Increase in First Quarter Earnings.
PR Newswire; 12/9/1999; 700+ words
; ...OAKVILLE, ON, Dec. 9 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. today reported financial results...fiscal 1999. During the quarter, 45% of AGRA's sales were to clients in Canada, 38...17% to clients elsewhere. "This marks AGRA's ninth successive quarter of year over...
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Agra Gharana tradition on verge of extinction
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/27/2007; 700+ words
; Agra, June 27 -- The Agra Gharana, one of the major streams of Hindustani classical music...last of the illustrious representatives of the four-century-old Agra Gharana, Ustad Aqeel Ahmad Sahab, is leading a life of penury with...
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AGRA Inc. Receives Securityholder Approval in Connection with AGRA - AMEC Merger.
PR Newswire; 4/18/2000; 700+ words
; TORONTO, April 18 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. (AGR.TSE) announces that it has...expected to close on April 20, 2000. Each AGRA securityholder had the choice of receiving...Shares or (Can.) $16.00 cash for each AGRA share held. An AGRA securityholder may...
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AGRA Third Quarter Earnings Increase by 68 Percent.
PR Newswire; 6/14/1999; 700+ words
; ...OAKVILLE, ON, June 14 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. today announced that earnings from...operations for the first nine months of AGRA's fiscal 1999 year increased to $20...across North America and beyond,'' said AGRA's President and CEO Peter Janson...
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AGRA Completes Merger with AMEC p.l.c.
PR Newswire; 4/20/2000; 700+ words
; TORONTO, April 20 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc is pleased to announce the closing...Peter Janson, President & CEO of AGRA Inc. has been appointed a director of...and South American operations including AGRA and Morse Diesel, a leading U.S. based...
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AGRA Inc. Reports Fiscal 2000 Six Month Results.
PR Newswire; 4/7/2000; 700+ words
; ...diluted. TORONTO, March 2 /CNW-PRN/ - AGRA Inc. today announced that earnings from...profit margins have improved in all four AGRA operating groups reflecting the company...During the first two quarters, 49% of AGRA's sales were to clients in Canada, 32...
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Agra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Agra , former province, N central India. The presidency, or province, of Agra was created in 1833 when the British partitioned the Bengal presidency. In 1836, Agra was renamed the North West Province. In 1877, Agra...
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Shah Jahan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...successful. He was proclaimed emperor at Agra on Feb. 4, 1628. Despite his Hindu mother...to be torn down. Christian churches at Agra and Lahore were also demolished. In the...Mosque of Delhi and the Pearl Mosque of Agra are two other masterpieces. Near the city...
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Garam Hawa
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Chughtai, was completed in the city of Agra. The production of the film was plagued...work (as there is none for Muslims in Agra as the story progresses). When he returns...by the post-partition environment in Agra. As Salim's situation becomes more grave...
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United Provinces
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...18th cent. Great Britain first acquired territory there in 1764. The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was formed in 1877 by merging the presidency of Agra and the kingdom of Oudh . The provincial area was occupied by rebels in the Indian Mutiny...
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Mughal art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...time Akbar was building his fortress-palace in his capital, Agra. Native red sandstone was inlaid with white marble, and all...1628-58) who perfected Mughal architecture and erected at Agra its most noble and famous building, the tomb of his favorite...
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