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UTTAR PRADESH Controversy erupts over absence of Taj Mahal from UP tourism booklet A war of words broke out over the absence of Taj Mahal from an Uttar Pradesh government booklet about ongoing and future tourism projects. The government, with the help of the World Bank, has proposed projects worth Rs 370 crore, of … Read more 01 & 02.10.17 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 UP education dept, UNICEF to gauge success of ‘Aao Angrezi Seekhein’ radio programme Over two months after the launch of the radio programme ‘Aao Angrezi Sikhen’ (let us learn English), the UP government in partnership with UNICEF will now test the students of upper primary schools to gauge the success of … Read more 25.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP expands ‘Dial 100’ facility, to get 1,600 bikes. A year after the launch of much awaited Dial 100 facility that facilitated additional vehicles to spruce up policing, UP government has released funds to buy 1,600 bikes also to further strengthen its rapid response system. Against the demand of Rs 20.99 crores, … Read more 21 &22.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
Uttar Pradesh 200 housing projects face audit by Uttar Pradesh government The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the three authorities—Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway—to draw up an audit plan for nearly 200 group housing projects in these areas. Financial statements of all projects whose construction is incomplete, in the past five years between 2010-11 and 2016-17, will … Read more 19 & 20.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
Uttar Pradesh No-frills airports’ in 10 UP cities to boost infrastructure, air connectivity To promote air connectivity across regions and in remote areas, airstrips in 10 cities of Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Aligarh, are to be converted into ‘no-frills airports’. The locations were identified based on the … Read more 17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt prepares to re-inaugurate Agra expressway After Lucknow Metro, the Aditya Nath Yogi government is all set to re-inaugurate another flagship project of the previous Samajwadi Party regime—the Lucknow-Agra Expressway. The minister said a host of facilities, including toll plazas and service areas for commuters have yet to be put in place. … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs