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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.

18 police personnel suspended over UP courtroom firing that killed murder accused

PTI -
Assailants opened fire in a courtroom in Bijnor Tuesday, killing a murder accused and injuring two policemen, while another murder accused escaped.

Verdict on Unnao MLA Kuldeep Sengar tomorrow — all you want to know about 2017 rape case

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who has been a MLA in Unnao for 17 years, was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in June 2017.

They said no one should cry, but then broke down — how Unnao village mourned ‘rape’ victim

Fatima Khan -
Family of 23-yr-old, who fought for over a year to get FIR registered against her alleged rapists before being burnt alive, says will build a memorial for her.

UP to set up 218 fast-track courts to speed up trials of rapes, crimes against children cases

PTI -
The UP cabinet approved the proposal, and said the cost of setting up these courts will be split with the Centre.

2 people arrested in UP for shooting tired dancer in the face after she stopped dancing

ANI -
The dancer, Hina, was shot after she stopped performing at a wedding on 1 December. She is recuperating in hospital, police said.

Indian women can’t go out and socialise because of their mothers-in-law: Study

S. Anukriti -
Researchers from Boston and Delhi universities surveyed young married Indian women aged between 18-30 in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district. This is what they found.

Unnao woman set on fire knew accused, he had raped her on pretext of marriage, says family

Prashant Srivastava -
23-year-old rape survivor has told police she was set ablaze by two men she had accused of raping her. She is under treatment in a Delhi hospital.

CBI’s latest catch — 2 UP govt officials who ‘demanded Rs 100 bribe’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Two postal department officials were arrested last week by CBI for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs 100 from a commissioning agent.

Booze will hurt India’s bid to increase ethanol content in petrol

Pratik Parija -
UP govt order to sugar mills to provide molasses to alcoholic drinks manufacturers at rates well below market levels means less is available to turn into ethanol.

Why farmers in Punjab, Haryana, UP are not excited about Modi govt’s stubble management app

Samyak Pandey -
Poor response to mobile app facility launched 2 months ago to connect farmers to centres renting out agriculture machinery to manage stubble.
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