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Uttar Pradesh becomes first state in the country to take E-governance route to provide pensions and scholarships

Uttar Pradesh has become the first State in the country to take the route of e-governance to provide pension and scholarships to 15 million beneficiaries. Besides, UP has...

November 29, 2014

Chhatpuja Celebrated

Chhatpuja is an ancient festival celebrated by Hindus and Jains alike. It is believed to be the only Vedic Festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, and Chhathi Maiya, a Vedic Goddess. The Chhat...

October 29, 2014

Government to create a SPV for Ken-Betwa River Linking Project

The Centre is planning to create a SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) to implement the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project. Interlinking the rivers of India has been one of the...

October 28, 2014

98th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Observed

The 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was celebrated on the 25th of September, with the Madhya Pradesh Government establishing a Chair in his honour at Makhanlal...

September 25, 2014

Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for 2012 declared

Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2012 were declared by Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan. The awards are awarded...

August 26, 2014

Crown discovered off Harappan site in UP

Workers at a brick kiln at Chandayan village, 38 km from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, accidentally found a human skeleton, a few pieces of terracotta pottery and...

August 9, 2014

Tiger population improves in Uttar Pradesh

The number of tigers Uttar Pradesh has improved in the core area of Dudhwa tiger reserve. The initial figures for two years, 2011 to 2013, have shown 72...

July 27, 2014

President appoints new Governors to five states

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee appointed Governors of five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland. Given below is the list of Governors and their...

July 15, 2014

UP Govt increased retirement age of State Election Commissioner to 68 years

The Uttar Pradesh Government enhanced the retirement age of State Election Commissioner (SEC) from 65 to 68 years. The UP government amended the UP State Election Commission (Panchayat...

June 25, 2014

India extends ban on import of milk items from China till June 2015

The Indian government extended the ban on imports of milk and its products from China till June 2015. With this the ban on import of milk and milk...

June 24, 2014

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