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UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh declares Vrindavan, Barsana as sacred sites Uttar Pradesh State Government issued an order notifying Vrindavan and Barsana towns in Mathura district as “pavitra teerth sthals” (sacred pilgrimage sites). Due to this notification, no meat and liquor shops will be allowed in these towns anymore. Departments of urban development, excise, food … Read more 02.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Commercial Courts’ For Quick Redressal To Commercial Disputes With an aim to providing quick redressal to commercial disputes, the Yogi Government has decided to set up ‘Commercial Courts’ which would come up in 13 divisions besides it was also decided to set up social media communication hub to propagate government’s policies. … Read more 01.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH DoT allocates 1076 for UP Chief Minister helpline The Department of Telecom has allocated ‘1076’ as the number for UP Chief Minister’s helpline to which the public can call and register complaints once it is operational. The undersigned is directed to convey the the approval for short code ‘1076’ to government of Uttar … Read more 28.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Govt to set up 7.5 lakh public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2018-end The government has decided to give a major push to Wi-Fi deployment across the length and breadth of the country and will facilitate the setting up of as many as 7.5 lakh public-internet hotpots by the end of next year. … Read more 24.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
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 UP health minister feels the need to ban tobacco Though officials in the health department revealed that no such proposal was pending before the state government. Patel, who also addressed at the programme aimed at making UP Tobacco Free, shared that tobacco diseased an individual but injured an entire family. “India … Read more 30.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 17 infrastructure projects and Mahamana Express, Utkarsh Bank in Varanasi Prime Minister Narendra Modi during two-day visit to his Parliamentary Constituency of Varanasi, will inaugurate 17infrastructure projects including the Ramnagar-Samne Ghat bridge and the Balua Ghat bridge, and lay the foundation of nearly six projects including Ramna … Read more 29.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government teachers to be hired through written test To have more competent teachers in government schools and colleges, the UP cabinet decided that assistant teachers in government schools and colleges will be appointed through a written examination, apart from the mandatory Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET). 60% of the total marks obtained … Read more 28.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Government to release 100 prisoners on birth centenary of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Uttar Pradesh government will release 100 inmates from various jails of the state to mark the birth centenary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya. The prisoners will be released from Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Naini, Aligarh, Banda, Mirzapur, … Read more 27.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH PM Narendra Modi releases Postage Stamp on Lord Ram in Varansi Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a postage stamp on different aspects of Lord Ram’s life at the historic Tulsi Manas Mandir Varanasi. The Tulsi Manas temple holds great historical and cultural importance in Hinduism as it is believed that Hindu epic … Read more 26.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs