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UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh declares Vrindavan, Barsana as sacred sites Subscribe on YouTube 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 … Read more 02.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Join Our Telegram Channel Uttar Pradesh Govt doubles compensation for police officials who die on duty The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government announced to double the exgratia amount from 20 lakh to 40 lakh for Police officials martyred on duty. It is also announced that the number of commendable medals, for all the … Read more 31.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Supreme Court asks UP govt to file comprehensive plan to protect Taj Mahal Blaming Uttar Pradesh government for taking “ad-hoc” approach towards protection of Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court directed the state to file a comprehensive report for preservation of the 17th century structure and the ecology surrounding it. Meanwhile, a bench of … Read more 27.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government mulling merging Shia, Sunni Waqf boards The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a “UP Muslim Waqf board” by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent “wastage of money”. According to the Waqf Act 1995, Shia or Sunni should have at least 15 per cent share in total … Read more 22-23.10.17 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 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 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
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 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 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