Uttar Pradesh Government
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Uttar Pradesh pushes liquor shops off highways
India | Jan 21, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTLucknow: Worried over rising deaths caused by drunken driving, Uttar Pradesh has decided to ban liquor sale from vends and shops along all highways and major roads.Official sources say the first-of-its-kind initiative was taken by
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Akhilesh urges NRIs from UP to help in development of state
National | Dec 21, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Dec 18, 2014, 01:32 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Dec 06, 2014, 11:38 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Nov 23, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTAgra: 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 | Nov 14, 2014, 09:53 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Oct 26, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Oct 11, 2014, 08:38 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 20, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 19, 2014, 10:04 AM ISTNew 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 | Aug 12, 2014, 04:29 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 10, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTNew 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 | Aug 07, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 05, 2014, 10:27 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 02, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTLucknow: 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 | Jul 31, 2014, 02:46 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 27, 2013, 09:55 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Sep 13, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Sep 06, 2013, 05:02 PM ISTLucknow: 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 | Aug 30, 2013, 04:22 PM ISTLucknow: 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