21.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   FM radio station to be set up in haldwani soon   Said to be the first of its kind in the Kumaon region, an FM radio station will soon be set up in Haldwani city which will be accessible for those living within a 70 kilometre range.   For the purpose of … Read more 21.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

04.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Allahabad to get India’s first black buck conservation reserve   Uttar Pradesh cabinet has decided to make India’s first conservation reserve for black buck in Allahabad’s Meja.   Among the five major decisions taken in the cabinet meeting, the black buck conservation reserve in Meja Forest Division of Allahabad is seen as … Read more 04.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

02.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

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

20.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Tata Power to contain line losses in UP   The state government has engaged a private firm, Tata Power, to help contain line losses. This is the first such move to control state’s line losses through Public Private Partnership (PPP).The firm, sources said, has been paid Rs31cr for two years to help UPPCL scan consumers’ … Read more 20.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

17.10.17 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

09.10.17 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

06.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh government launches ‘Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana’   Uttar Pradesh State Government launched a mass marriage scheme called ‘Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana’. Under the scheme, Uttar Pradesh social welfare department will conduct mass marriages. The District magistrates of respective districts will authorize Urban local bodies like Nagar panchayat, Nagar Palika and Nagar … Read more 06.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

28.09.17 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

27.09.17 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

26.09.17 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