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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.

Water woes are peaking in Bundelkhand and it’s a ‘bigger crisis than Covid can ever be’

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For nearly two dozen Jhansi villages, water scarcity is a big issue every summer. While hand pumps and wells are giving no support, Covid-19 has only heightened the stress.

Police chargesheets 12 Tablighi Jamaat members from Nepal for violating lockdown norms in UP

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According to the prosecution, the members of the Tablighi Jamaat have been charged under the IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act.

Cannot allow home isolation for mild Covid patients since they are carriers: UP govt to SC

Apoorva Mandhani -
Uttar Pradesh government also said that it has 'sufficient infrastructure' for all Covid-positive patients in the state.

Yogi govt gets HC relief in teacher recruitment case that Congress termed ‘UP’s Vyapam’

Prashant Srivastava -
HC partially lifts interim stay on recruitment process. Adityanath govt has constituted STF to probe allegations of large-scale rigging in exams for 69,000 assistant teacher posts.

45% Covid cases in Noida & Ghaziabad tracked to Delhi, can’t open borders, UP tells SC

Apoorva Mandhani -
During the hearing Friday, Supreme Court was told that 'health parameters' existing in Delhi have forced authorities in Uttar Pradesh to take such a decision.

Modi govt plans to boost Ganga economy with floating flower & fruit markets, ferry services

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Shipping ministry is planning to launch Rs 1,367-crore Arth Ganga project in October to boost India's river economy.

Farmers, districts ready for another wave of locusts coming from Iran and Pakistan in July

Samyak Pandey -
Locust swarms from their spring-breeding habitats in East Africa and Iran-Pakistan may travel to India by early July. Experts also say breeding will take place during monsoon.

UP, Delhi, Telangana ask Railways for isolation coaches 2 months after launch

PTI -
The train coaches are equipped with oxygen cylinders, blankets, medical supplies, sterilized berths for the safety and convenience of Covid-19 patients.

UP CM asks officials to make available Covid-19 testing machines in all districts

PTI -
The chief minister stressed on checking death rate due to Covid-19 in the state and said measures should be taken for timely treatment of patients.

New twist in Rs 1 crore UP teacher scam, ‘real culprit’ Anamika Shukla says she’s jobless

Prashant Srivastava -
The alleged scam came to light last week, three months after the state began a probe into media reports about one teacher drawing salaries from multiple govt schools. 
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