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Fatehpur district ( , ) is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district covers an area of 4,152 km2. The district has a population of 2,308,384 (2001 Census). Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna, Fatehpur was mentioned in the puranic literature. The ghats of Bhitora and Asni were described as sacred in the puranas. Bhitaura, the site of the sage Bhrigu, was an important source of learning. Fatehpur district is a part of Allahabad Division.

This district is situated between two important cities Allahabad, which is also known as "Prayag", and Kanpur of state Uttar Pradesh. This is well connected with those cities by train route and road. The distance from Allahabad is 117 km and from Kanpur is 76 km by railway. The north boundary of the district is limited by river Ganges and southern is ended with river Yamuna.

In the Vedic era the region of this district was known as "Antardesh", which means the fertile area between two big rivers. Later, it was known as "Madhyadesh" which means central region. The northern region of the district is influenced with "Avadhi" culture while southern part shows effect of the "Bundelkhand". The territory covered by the present day Fatehpur district was part of Vatsa, which was one among sixteen mahajanapadas described in the Buddhist literature.

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About 35 people were killed dead and at least 150 injured on Sunday noon as 14 coaches of a speeding Kalka-bound train derailed in Uttar Pradesh, trapping hundreds of passengers for hours in the mangled mess. The army was hurriedly deployed in the rescue operations. The accident, which related stories PM condoles train accident victims Passengers' kin unhappy with helpline Railways order high-level inquiry into UP mishap Train accident: Anxious relatives throng Chandigarh railway station Trapped passengers smash windows to wriggle to safety took place as the Kalka Mail was nearing the Malwan railway station in Fatehpur district, toppled some of the coaches over two adjoining rail tracks, sealing off the busy route to Howrah from where the train was coming. The overturned coaches included the air-conditioned ones and the pantry car. At least one coach was crushed by another. The accident site is about 140 km from Lucknow. Even as dazed and slightly wounded passengers made it out of the train coaches, with or without help from villagers who were the first to rush to the site, the death toll began to steadily climb. Uttar Pradesh special director general of police Brij Lal told IANS that while 31 bodies had been taken out, he believed at least 35 passengers had been killed. The reason for the accident was not clear. But some officials said the train was going at over 100 km per hour when the driver applied emergency brakes just before the Malwan station. Prime Minister <b>...</b>
4.00 min. | 0 user rating		 Preview of Coryandlaura's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Fatehpur Sikri, India Entry Title: "Fascinating Fatehpur Sikri" Entry: "After breakfast we were all loaded onto the bus to head to Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फतà¥à¤¹à¤ªà¥à¤° सà¥à¤à¤°à¥, Urdu: ÙتحپÙر سÛکرÛ) is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The historical city was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570 and served as the empire's capital from 1571 until 1585. Though the court took 15 years to build, it was abandoned after only 14 years because the water supply was unable to sustain the growing population. The surviving palace and mosque are a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural style, includes one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid. We disembarked the bus and we were immediately approached by men carrying bangles and necklaces. The aggression wasn't like it was yesterday and was easier to deal with though I was still fighting the flee response. We walked into the sight and as Amit told us a little about the buildings I looked down and gazed into <b>...</b>
2.50 min. | 0 user rating		 The death toll reached 35 in the Howrah-Delhi Kalka express accident. Sources informed that the two relief trains reached the accident site. Government has announced Rs 1 lakh for all critically injured passengers. Many travellers are still trapped. Rescue team continues their rescue operation. 5:30 PM Howrah-Delhi train: Kalka mail derails, 11 dead,many injured: Atleast 11 people were feared dead and many were injured in the massive train accident as 13 bogies of the Kalka express mail, which was going from Howrah to Delhi, derailed on Sunday, Jul 10. The mishap occurred 65 km away from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The train was travelling at a speed of 110 km/hr speed at the time of the accident. Sources claimed that the train derailed following the sudden use of the emergency breaks. The experts however rejected the claims citing that it was not possible for 13 bogies to be derailed after applying emergency breaks. Fire and sparks were seen in the AC compartments of the train, as sources revealed. 2 medical trains have been rushed to the spot of the accident site. The accident took place at around 12:30 pm on Sunday when it was passing by Fatehpur Malwa railway station. The place near Fatehpur Malwa in UP reportedly lack enough medical facilities. Latest reports reveal that almost 100 people have been injured due to the accident, as per inputs available at the moment. Injured people have been shifted to local hospitals. Some emergency help-number have been mentioned below <b>...</b>
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At least 31 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a train derailment in northern India. Thirteen coaches of the Kalka Mail passenger train left the rails near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh. Rescue workers and locals arrived to try to free trapped passengers from the badly damaged carriages. The train was travelling from Howrah near Calcutta to the capital Delhi. There are fears that the death toll could rise. 'Upside down' The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his deep concern over the accident, the second in a week in Uttar Pradesh, and has directed the railway authorities to use all available resources for the relief operation. Soldiers have been deployed to help in the rescue effort. The cause of the derailment, about 120km (75 miles) south-east of Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow, was not immediately clear. Television footage showed carriages at skewed angles, with one on the roof of another and a third thrown clear of the train. One passenger told CNN-IBN television: "We were sitting in our seats when suddenly everything turned upside down. When the train stopped we broke the glass windows to jump out on the track." State police official Brij Lal told the Associated Press news agency: "We're trying to cut into the coaches and rescue those still trapped." The driver was among those injured. The number of people on board was not immediately clear but reports said there may have been up to 1000 <b>...</b>
5.90 min. | 0 user rating		 CVB NEWS- AT LEAST 35 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND OVER 200 INJURED WHEN 12 BOGIES OF DELHI BOUD KALKA MAIL DERAILED NEAR MALWA STATION IN FATEHPUR ON SUNDAY.
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Times of India--Barachatti, her constituency, and -Fatehpur-, where she lives, are extremely poor and a breeding ground for Maoists. Not surprisingly, she was a target to be ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:11:33 GMT+00:00
Woman commits suicide in Sarojininagar - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--Savitri's father Dharmnarayan Singh, a resident of -Fatehpur district-, who arrived late in the day, lodged a case under Dowry Act and abetment of suicide ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:28:30 GMT+00:00
Kidnapped porter found murdered - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--His body was recovered from Gidhani Pahari under -Fatehpur- police station, about four kms from the halt, today, they said.--- - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:03:49 GMT+00:00
Ratodero under threat after new breaches - DAWN.com Tweet this news
DAWN.com---...- the -district- administration on Wednesday asked the residents of five areas near Ratodero town � Bossan, -Fatehpur-, Wasayo Bhutto, Pawaro and Ghulam ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:54:39 GMT+00:00
Senior citizen fails in Class X for 45th time - NDTV.com Tweet this news
NDTV.com--Husen, who owns a grocery store in -Fatehpur district's- Bindki village, about 200 km from Lucknow, could not clear three of the six papers in Class 10. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:03:28 GMT+00:00
Court dismisses complaint against megastar Amitabh Bachchan - Economic Times Tweet this news
Economic Times--Bachchan had purchased 16 bighas of land in Daulatpur village in -Fatehpur- tehsil of the -district- in two phases--in 2006 and 2007--and had announced setting ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:07:31 GMT+00:00
UP board 12th topper is Navdeep - samay live Tweet this news
samay live--Navdeep Kumar, a Hindi medium student from the Saraswati Vidya Mandir in -Fatehpur district- topped the exam with 93.40 percent marks. ... - Date : Thu, 27 May 2010 10:03:07 GMT+00:00

Cities and towns in Fatehpur district

FatehpurBahuwa * Bindki * Fatehpur * Khaga * Kishunpur * Kora Jahanabad
Cities and towns
in other districts		Agra * Aligarh * Allahabad * Ambedkar Nagar * Auraiya * Azamgarh * Badaun * Bagpat * Bahraich * Ballia * Balrampur * Banda * Barabanki * Bareilly * Basti * Bijnor * Bulandshahr * Chandauli * Chitrakoot * Deoria * Etah * Etawah * Faizabad * Farrukhabad * Firozabad * Gautam Buddha Nagar * Ghaziabad * Ghazipur * Gonda * Gorakhpur * Hamirpur * Hardoi * Jalaun * Jaunpur * Jhansi * Jyotiba Phule Nagar * Kannauj * Kanpur Dehat * Kanpur Nagar * Kanshi Ram Nagar * Kaushambi * Kushinagar * Lakhimpur Kheri * Lalitpur * Lucknow * Mahamaya Nagar * Maharajganj * Mahoba * Mainpuri * Mathura * Mau * Meerut * Mirzapur * Moradabad * Muzaffarnagar * Pilibhit * Pratapgarh * Raebareli * Rampur * Saharanpur * Sant Kabir Nagar * Sant Ravidas Nagar * Shahjahanpur * Shravasti * Siddharthnagar * Sitapur * Sonbhadra * Sultanpur * Unnao * Varanasi |

Divisions and Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India

Agra divisionAgra * Firozabad * Mainpuri * Mathura |
Aligarh divisionAligarh * Etah * Mahamaya Nagar * Kanshi Ram Nagar |
Allahabad divisionAllahabad * Fatehpur * Kaushambi * Pratapgarh |
Azamgarh divisionAzamgarh * Ballia * Mau |
Bareilly divisionBadaun * Bareilly * Pilibhit * Shahjahanpur |
Basti divisionBasti * Sant Kabir Nagar * Siddharthnagar |
Chitrakoot divisionBanda * Chitrakoot * Hamirpur * Mahoba |
Devipatan divisionBahraich * Balrampur * Gonda * Shravasti |
Faizabad divisionAmbedkar Nagar * Barabanki * Faizabad * Sultanpur |
Gorakhpur divisionDeoria * Gorakhpur * Kushinagar * Maharajganj |
Jhansi divisionJalaun * Jhansi * Lalitpur |
Kanpur divisionAuraiya * Etawah * Farrukhabad * Kannauj * Kanpur Dehat * Kanpur Nagar |
Lucknow divisionHardoi * Lakhimpur Kheri * Lucknow * Raebareli * Sitapur * Unnao |
Meerut divisionBagpat * Bulandshahr * Gautam Buddha Nagar * Ghaziabad * Meerut |
Mirzapur divisionMirzapur * Sant Ravidas Nagar * Sonbhadra |
Moradabad divisionBijnor * Jyotiba Phule Nagar * Moradabad * Rampur |
Saharanpur divisionMuzaffarnagar * Saharanpur |
Varanasi divisionChandauli * Ghazipur * Jaunpur * Varanasi |



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