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UTTAR PRADESH Official figures out: Uttar Pradesh has over 16,000 madrassas Uttar Pradeshhas 16,461 madrassas, including 560 government-aided and 8,171 attached to the Madrassa Modernisation scheme, as per the data on the madrassa portal of the UP Board of Madrasa Education. Until now, the state government did not have official figures on the madrassas under … Read more 17.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH 24-hr helplines set up to fight dengue fever. The district administration has set up two round-the-clock toll-free numbers – 1077 and 18004257023 – to receive complaints and help people in connection with dengue and other fever cases. Many fever-affected people change their doctors if they feel ill even after consultation. To the new … Read more 16.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP athletes to get jobs in 11 state government departments Uttar Pradesh sports minister Chetan Chauhan announced that state government departments had been directed to make provision for jobs for athletes, so that sporting talent would not be forced to leave the state. Now no sportsman of UP will have to leave … Read more 15.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt plans to digitize land records in 70 districts The Uttar Pradesh government plans to digitise land records in 70 districts of the state. A total of Rs 15.71 crore will be spent on this project. The main objective of the Centre’s National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP) is … Read more 14.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh first state to have Climate Change Authority in country Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country which will have in place a Climate Change Authority. The authority under the chairmanship of the chief minister Yogi Adityanath will work to implement seven conservation missions mentioned in the UP State Action Plan … Read more 13.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government plans 100-metre statue of Lord Rama in Ayodhya The Yogi Aditya Nath government plans to build a grand statue of Lord Rama in temple town Ayodhya. The 100-metre tall grand statue of Lord Rama will be made over river Saryu under state tourism department’s plan called Navya Ayodhya. The statue … Read more 12.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Yogi govt not to go ahead with rechristening of Gorakhpur zoo The Uttar Pradesh government has decided against the proposal of rechristening of the Gorakhpur zoo. The zoo will continue to be known after revolutionary freedom fighter Ashfaqullah Khan. Sources said chief minister Yogi Adityanath has not approved the move to change the name of the … Read more 11.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government releases fund to complete housing scheme launched by SP regime The Uttar Pradeshgovernment has released the second and final instalment for 315 incomplete houses, whose construction was started by the previous SP government under Lohia housing scheme. After coming to power, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government had discontinued the housing scheme. … Read more 10.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to have 5,000 English-medium ‘sarkari’ schools Uttar Pradesh will have 5,000 English-medium ‘sarkari’ schools. The decision, said basic education minister Anupma Jaiswal, comes following high demand of English-medium schools from stakeholders. “English-medium education will be introduced in five primary schools in each education block. The BJP-government, after coming to power in UP, on pilot basis … Read more 09.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government releases fund to complete housing scheme launched by SP regime The Uttar Pradeshgovernment has released the second and final instalment for 315 incomplete houses, whose construction was started by the previous SP government under Lohia housing scheme. After coming to power, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government had discontinued the housing scheme. … Read more 08.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs