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  Akhilesh urges NRIs from UP to help in development of state

  National | December 21, 2014 14:02 IST

  Lucknow: Noting that contribution from NRIs can change the picture of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today urged them to ensure their maximum participation in the development of the state, especially the health sector.NRIs

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  Chaudhary Charan Singh's birthday declared as a public holiday in UP

  India | December 18, 2014 13:32 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on December 23 as a public holiday.The holiday will not be covered under the negotiable instrument act 1981 and

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  UP government transfers nine IAS officers

  India | December 06, 2014 11:38 IST

  Lucknow: In yet another reshuffle the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred nine IAS officers, including suspended IAS Abhishek Singh, an official spokesman said here.Abhishek Singh, husband of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal, who was suspended in

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  Mulayam to lay foundation of Agra-Lucknow Expressway today

  India | November 23, 2014 7:36 IST

  Agra: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will today lay the foundation stone of his son Akhilesh Yadav-headed Uttar Pradesh government's most ambitious project - the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.The official programme will be held at his

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  Uttar Pradesh drafts export policy

  India | November 14, 2014 9:53 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is drafting an export policy to boost the state industry and its products, an official said Friday.At a meeting of state officials Thursday, Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said that a

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  Akhilesh Yadav govt sacks 72 chairmen, advisors of state ministry rank

  National | October 26, 2014 7:20 IST

  Lucknow: Seventy-two chairmen and advisors of different organisations and institutions enjoying minister of state rank in Uttar Pradesh were on Saturday sacked by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with immediate effect, an official spokesman said in

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  'UP govt to utilise e-governance optimally for better services to people'

  India | October 11, 2014 20:38 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will optimally utilise e-governance to provide better services to people of the state, Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said today. Ranjan said necessary action will be taken on priority to make

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  UP flood toll touches 82; weather mostly dry in north

  India | August 20, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: The death toll from flood-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh touched 82 today though water level in major rivers started receding in the absence of rains as Southwest Monsoon significantly weakened over northern region. 

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  UP flood: Death toll mounts to 49; over 1,500 villages affected

  India | August 19, 2014 10:04 IST

  New Delhi: The death toll in Uttar Pradesh floods triggered by incessant rainfall rose to 49, officials said on Monday. 31 people have lost their lives in Bahraich and Shrawasti districts alone taking the toll

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  UP government aware of problems faced by poor in getting medical aid: Akhilesh Yadav

  India | August 12, 2014 16:29 IST

  Lucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that the UP government was aware of the problems faced by poor people in getting medical aid and arrangements have been made for providing free treatment in government

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  Centre calls meeting to resolve Uttar Pradesh sugar mills issue

  India | August 10, 2014 12:00 IST

  New Delhi: With sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh threatening to suspend operations from the 2014-15 crushing season starting October unless the state government accedes to their demand to link the sugarcane price to the price

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  UP government to identify disputed sites in state

  India | August 07, 2014 21:17 IST

  Lucknow: Close on the heels of Saharanpur incident, where three persons died in a communal clash over a disputed land, the Uttar Pradesh government today announced to identify the disputed sites in the state. “Disputes

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  Urdu reflects love and affection: Akhilesh Yadav

  India | August 05, 2014 10:27 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that Urdu has always connected hearts and when the language is used, it reflects love and affection.Speaking on the occasion of a book prize distribution ceremony of

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  Akhilesh govt announces free transportation for Ghazipur milk producers

  India | August 02, 2014 11:41 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday decided to provide free transportation facility to milk producers of Ghazipur district for supplying their product to Varanasi.During a review of Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad

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  SC appoints one-man commission to probe 2006 Meerut fire tragedy

  India | July 31, 2014 14:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a one-member commission to look into the 2006 Meerut fire tragedy in which around 60 people were killed. The panel will be headed by retired Supreme Court

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  Insensitive: UP Home Secretary says, nobody dies of cold, otherwise no one can survive in Siberia

  India | December 27, 2013 21:55 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government's Principal Home Secretary Anil Gupta has raised a storm by rejecting reports of death of children due to cold in Muzaffarnagar riot relief camps by saying "nobody dies of cold"."No person

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  UP cancels permission for BJP rally in Fatehpur Sikri

  National | September 13, 2013 16:44 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government late on Thursday ordered the cancellation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally scheduled for Sep 15 in Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.Officials said that the district administration cancelled permission for

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  UP sounds alert to CMO's to check spread of dengue

  India | September 06, 2013 17:02 IST

  Lucknow: After a sudden increase in the number of dengue cases in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has today directed all the chief medical officers to ensure measures to check spread of the disease."I have

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  UP orders fresh probe in Durga Nagpal case

  India | August 30, 2013 16:22 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a fresh probe as it was not satisfied with the written reply given by suspended IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal to the charge sheet served on her.Chief Minister

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  IAS Durga suspension: Rules will be followed, says PM, culprits will be punished, says Akhilesh

  India | August 06, 2013 6:34 IST

  New Delhi/Lucknow, Aug 6:  Hardening its stand on the IAS officer's suspension issue, a defiant Samajwadi Party(SP) today said erring officers will be punished and said Centre can withdraw all IAS officers from Uttar Pradesh