Tag: Uttar Pradesh
BIMARU States: Little Progress In 2 Years, Learning Crisis For Millions Of Children
In 2016, some learning outcomes for 111 million school-age students between ages six and 15 remained mostly unchanged in BIMARU states (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh), when compared to 2014, after declining for four years, according to the 2016 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released in January 2017.....
SP Leader Ambika Chowdhary Joins BSP
Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister in the state government Ambika Chowdhary on Saturday switched allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).....
Republic Day Rehearsal Causes Traffic Jams
The final rehearsal of the Republic Day parade on Monday caused massive traffic jams, with motorists struck for long hours due to diversions and clogged streets.....
Polling Booths In UP Declared No Smoking Zones
In an encouraging initiative aimed at protecting people from the health hazards of passive smoking, the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh has declared all polling stations as no smoking zones in the upcoming UP state assembly polls.....
JD-U Not To Contest In Uttar Pradesh
Ending days of speculation, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday announced it will not contest assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.....
SP Announces 12 More Candidates In 5th List For UP Polls
The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday released its fifth list of 12 candidates for the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to be held between February 11 and March 8.....
Congress Demands Apology From Katiyar
Women Congress workers on Friday staged a protest outside the BJP office here demanding an apology from its leader Vinay Katiyar for his "sexist" remarks against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.....
Rains, Hail Bring Down Mercury In Uttar Pradesh
Heavy rains in the past 24-hours till Saturday morning have intensified the cold wave in Lucknow and nearby areas of Uttar Pradesh.....
BJP To Launch 'aggressive' Campaigning After Shah Releases Manifesto
With barely a fortnight left for the Uttar Pradesh polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to go full throttle with its campaigning after BJP chief Amit Shah releases the party manifesto here on Saturday, party sources said here.....
BJP Releases Manifesto For UP
Batting for all-round development of Uttar Pradesh and wooing various sections of the society, the BJP on Saturday released its manifesto promising to waive off loans of small and marginal farmers and distributing laptops to the youth.....
