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Topic: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state, sending 80 Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The state is also known for being home to the largest number of Indian prime ministers. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Charan Singh, and Narendra Modi have all won general elections from this state, shaping the course of Indian politics on both national and international fronts. 


The state came into existence in 1950 after the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh. In the year 2000, another state, Uttarakhand, was carved out of UP to give representation to the Himalayan regions in the state. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, and the Allahabad High Court is the highest judicial body in the state.

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Kamal Rani, who was admitted to hospital on 18 July after testing positive for Covid is the first minister in Uttar Pradesh to die after contracting the virus. She was 62.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to Yogi Adityanath, urges him to ensure law & order in UP

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As both crime and Covid increase uncontrollably in the state, the UP Congress in-charge wrote that there is a sense of fear among the people due to incidents of crime happening in daylight.

The Brahmin-Thakur ‘war’ in UP can end well for Mayawati. BSP’s 2007 playbook can be handy

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The dominance of Thakurs in Uttar Pradesh’s power corridors was already absolute. Yogi’s silence on ‘Brahmin oppression’ has added insult to injury.

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar worst in Covid reporting, Karnataka best, Stanford study finds

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The study stated Bihar and UP did not publish any Covid data on official websites. States like Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya reported only the total count, but not the daily trend.

Gangster Vikas Dubey’s fifth aide arrested by UP Special Task Force

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Of the 21 named accused in the Kanpur ambush case, six have been killed and five arrested so far, said STF, adding a hunt is on for 10 other accused.

Yogi govt says will pay salary dues to ‘women helpline’ staffers soon, service to continue

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Women employees of the helpline had threatened to launch hungerstrike if their demands were not met. '181' will now be merged with ‘112’ police helpline.

Don’t laud UP police commissionerates yet. You can’t be judge, jury, executioner: IAS officer

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The Uttar Pradesh govt implemented the Commissionerate system in Lucknow and Noida earlier this year, but touting its success misses the bigger picture.

The different ‘guns’ in Uttar Pradesh and Sharad Pawar’s balancing act

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