TopicUttar Pradesh

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.

How ‘pride of Prayagraj’ became latest flashpoint in tussle between UP netas & officials

Shikha Salaria - 10 January, 2023

While there's a feeling among public representatives that civil servants in UP are 'unrestrained', officials say most decisions are made with CMO's approval.

Small town India is warming up to online dating. Instagram, Facebook new romance gateways

+TFP Vandana Menon - 9 January, 2023

Social media has added both an extra layer of required stealth and a larger pool of partners to pick from.

Allurements given to poor & Dalits? Hospital, NGO, bishop get notices over Fatehpur conversions

Shikha Salaria - 8 January, 2023

Broadwell hospital was earlier served notice as well to join investigation and share documents. Its management claims help extended to beneficiaries comes under charitable work.

‘Sarvajan sukhaye, sarvajan hitaye’ — how Ram Janmabhoomi chief priest praised Bharat Jodo Yatra

Shikha Salaria - 4 January, 2023

Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi since before Babri demolition, mahant Satyendra Das said Congress invited him to meet Gandhi. Added Bharat Jodo Yatra unrelated to Ram temple issue.

Yogi to meet significant industrial organisations in Mumbai to draw investment in Uttar Pradesh

ANI - 28 December, 2022

According to an official statement, CM Yogi Adityanath will personally meet with significant industrial organisations in Mumbai; separate teams have been prepared for other 6 cities.

How a Magsaysay awardee is leading fight against Azamgarh airport expansion in UP

Shikha Salaria - 27 December, 2022

Two days after being held ahead of a padyatra to protest the project, Sandeep Pandey Monday led an agitation in UP's Azamgarh against detention of activists by the police.

Black money traced, say IT officials after raids on meat producers & exporters in 3 UP districts

Shikha Salaria - 25 December, 2022

Raids in Lucknow, Bareilly and Unnao lasted four days. IT officials claim to have traced Rs 1,200 crore in black money. UP GST dept conducted statewide raids earlier this month.

Two police encounters, two states, 28 years apart. And what the courts said

Raju Ramachandran - 23 December, 2022

The encounters in UP and Telangana, which are more than 28 years apart, show the regularity of police confrontation and celebrations of ‘instant justice’.

Worried about ‘law & order’ at home, Punjab industrialists meet Yogi, pledge investment in UP

Chitleen K Sethi - 23 December, 2022

Punjab industrialists have committed investment of at least Rs 5 lakh cr in UP, citing ease of doing business. Opposition parties are now training their guns at Punjab’s AAP govt.

‘This will ensure she’s never short on money’ — father of Hamirpur bride gifts her a bulldozer

Shikha Salaria - 18 December, 2022

The father owns 2 bulldozers himself and says it can earn over Rs 60,000 per month, which will provide financial security to his UPSC aspirant daughter if she doesn't get a job.

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