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  Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uttar Pradesh plays an extremely important role in the history and growth of Hinduism, and in the history of ancient India.
Uttar Pradesh covers the area of the former princely state of Awadh (Oudh) and the British Province of Agra.
Uttar Pradesh state consists of 70 districts, which are grouped into 17 divisions: Agra, Azamgarh, Allahabad, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Devipatan, Faizabad, Bahraich, Bareilly, Basti, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Varanasi, and Saharanpur.
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 Info and facts on 'Uttar Pradesh'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is the fifth largest and the most populous state (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) in India (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947).
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the densely populated plains around the Ganges (An Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus) and Yamuna (additional info and facts about Yamuna) rivers.
Uttar Pradesh covers the area of the former princely state (additional info and facts about princely state) of Awadh (additional info and facts about Awadh) (Oudh) and the British Province of Agra.
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 Encyclopedia: Uttar Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of fairs and festivals in India, to its credit.
Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest producer of foodgrains, sugarcane and potatoes in the country.
Uttar Pradesh offers an endless array of attractions to the tourist, by way of monuments, health resorts, mountain peaks, a wealth of ancient temples and viharas, rich flora and fauna, fascinating rivers and captivating valleys.
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 EPAA Vol. 12 No. 25 Geetha Rani: Growth and financing of elementary education in Uttar Pradesh: A province in India
Uttar Pradesh is one of the most populous states in the country, and there are no signs of reducing the rate of growth of population in the state.
Uttar Pradesh is one of the most educationally backward states in India with 43 per cent of the population as non-literate according to the 2001 census.
Percentages of out-of-school children estimated based on the 1991 Census in Uttar Pradesh in the age group 6-11 is 63 per cent and in the age group 11 –14 is 47 percent as against 48 and 36 percent for the country (Note 9).
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 India: The battle against fear and discrimination: The impact of violence against women in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In Uttar Pradesh an average of 10.96% of scheduled caste women are literate as opposed to 40.79% of the scheduled caste male population.
A lawyer in Uttar Pradesh estimated that a maximum of 20% of cases of rape are registered and reach the courts.
A lawyer in Uttar Pradesh estimated that around 25% of witnesses withdraw their testimony because of pressure placed on them by the accused or members of their community and noted that in cases regarding women this percentage would only increase because of the patriarchal pressures which exist in these contexts.
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 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Power change in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is heavily represented in the federal parliament and political parties have often formed uneasy alliances to try to gain power in the state.
Mr Yadav, 63, met the governor of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday where he was asked to show the governor that he had acquired enough support to form a new administration.
Mulayam Singh Yadav is a veteran of Uttar Pradesh politics, having been its chief minister twice before.
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 Uttarakhand News Archive: 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
An all-party parliamentary delegation that visited Muzaffarnagar soon after the tragic incidents arrived at a consensus that the Uttar Pradesh police and the civil administration were definitely guilty of committing excesses on the Uttarkhand agitationists, especially on women, on the fateful day of October 2, 1994.
With elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in the offing there is a spurt of activity on this issue although before New Delhi takes a decision the proposal has to be studied in the national context.
Evoking public participation should not be difficult as the Uttarakhand movement itself is a classic example where the entire agitation was spearheaded by local action groups and politicians who earlier spoke of regional or national issues had to resign from their parties and join hands with the crusaders in a bid to survive politically.
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 Uttar Pradesh - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India.
Allahabad was also home to a record five Prime Minister of India: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Virendra Pratap Singh and Rajiv Gandhi.
Uttar Pradesh, Creation, Population, History, Constituent regions, Divisions and districts, Languages, Politics, Education, Tourism, Arts and crafts, References, External links, States and territories of India and Uttar Pradesh.
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 Tour Operator in India, Tour Operators India, Travel Agents in India, Indian Travel Agents, India Tour, Tours in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Ayodhya is located on the latitude 26.48 North and longitude 82.14 East at almost the centre of the state of Uttar Pradesh, in the northern region of India.
Situated on the right banks of the river Alakananda in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Badrinath is cradled between the two mountain ranges of Nar and Narayan, with the breathtaking sight of the Neelkanth peak forming its background.
Uttar Pradesh is a land of cultural and geographical diversity, blessed by a innumerable tranquil expanses of meadows, perennial rivers, dense forests, fertile soil, plays a very important role in the politics, education, culture, industry, agriculture and Tourism of India.
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 Uttarakhand News Archive: March-April 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The commission has directed the Government of Uttar Pradesh to appoint a retired district judge to undertake the task of independently ascertaining the willingness of Gujjar families to move out to the rehabilitation camp at Pathri near Hardwar.
More than thirty organizations in the Uttar Pradesh hills have come together to re-launch the agitation from March 24 and carry it on till the separate state is created.
It may be recalled that in the last Lok Sabha polls the BJP had sought votes in the Uttar Pradesh hills with the promise of a separate hill state.
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 Knowledge :: States of India :: Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, or UP is India’s most populous state.
The state has three distinct physical divisions: the Himalayas in the north; the Gangetic plain in the middle and the Vindhya hills and plateau in the south.
Often referred to as the ‘cow belt’ or ‘Hindi belt’, Uttar Pradesh has been the most dominant state in Indian politics and culture since independence, producing eight of India’s prime ministers.
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 bulletin July 1999
Division I includes the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north-western Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), and part of north-western Rajasthan.
Division III includes districts of eastern U.P., southern U.P. and the State of Bihar except for a few southern districts.
Both in Divisions II and VII, mapping sibling species and determining their proportions upto the block level is strongly recommended to identify areas having exclusively or predominance of species B. Divisions under the influence of An.
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 Taj Mahal - Mumtaz Mahal - Shah Jahan - Mughal - Monument - Uttar Pradesh - India
Taj Mahal is a world famous monument located in Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
A derivative of a square in plan with edges chamfered, it is a multi-chambered structure with a central main chamber surrounded by eight divisions (of which four are important bays) with openings in the form of arched alcoves.
The central chamber is surmounted by a bulbous double dome (having inner and outer layers) generally referred to as the onion or Tartar or Persian dome because of its form.
www.haryana-online.com /taj_mahal.htm   (885 words)

  
 Sal Borer Information Page of IIFm Bhopal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Madhya Pradesh is the state with second largest area under Sal forests, distributed mainly in eastern part of the state forming 25 percent of the total Sal forest of the country.
In Madhya Pradesh, the first report of green Sal trees apparently dying under the attacks of an insect borer was recorded in 1905 from the Balaghat forests.
The emergence period in Deharadun and Madhya Pradesh is from June to September, the greatest number emerging by the end of July.
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 Uttaranchal Travel, Uttaranchal Tour, Trekking in Uttaranchal, Indian Himalayas, Tour Packages for Himalaya
In the northwestern corner of the state is Himachal Pradesh, while Haryana celebrates its union with the newly formed state with a gentle kiss.
The state is surrounded by Uttar Pradesh for most of its western and southern boundary.
Both the divisions, though they are spelled in the same breath, show sufficient diversity in their history, culture and ethnicity so much so that they are often considered separately.
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 Untouchable politics and politicians since 1956
The overall result of the 1996 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election was strikingly similar to the previous Assembly election: the BJP won 174 seats in the Assembly of 425 seats; Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party won 110 seats; and the Bahujana Samaj (67) and Congress (33) jointly won ioo.
To what extent their approach is more than opportunistic exploitation of the multiple divisions of contemporary Uttar Pradesh society remains a question.
Perhaps this question will partly be answered by the impact Mayawati can make on the apparatus of government in Uttar Pradesh, such that a culture of governance less hostile to those at the bottom of the social hierarchy begins to emerge.
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 Sumbiotic Relationships Between Man, Animal and Nature
Garhwal, one of the administrative divisions of the Uttar Pradesh hills, comprises five districts, Chamoli, Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Dehradun.
The Bakkarwal have their nomadic area in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir whereas the buffalo-raising Gujar are in Jammu, and sections of them have also moved in a south-easterly direction from Jammu and western Punjab to Himachal Pradesh and the hills of Uttar Pradesh.
Sanctuaries, Division/Rangewise areas of the Siwalik Forest Division and the Rajaji National Park as well as the distribution of Gujar families are given in Tables 2.2 to 2.6.
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 U.P. Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lucknow: December 19, 2005 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr.
Lucknow: December 15, 2005 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr.
Mulayam Singh Yadav and the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minist..............
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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (from Uttar Pradesh) --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia ...
Milling sugarcane in a small village near Saharanpur, northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
Livestock and dairy farming often provide a supplementary source of income, although the yield of milk is low.
Forests in Uttar Pradesh provide timber for construction, firewood, and raw materials for a number of industrial products, including plywood, paper, and matches.
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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (from Uttar Pradesh) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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As its name implies—madhya means “central” and pradesh means “region” or “state”—it is situated in the heart of India.
Also discusses the work carried by its divisions in water resources and land surveys.
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 UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATURE
It is called the heart in the body politic of the country and there have taken place in this State events so momentous as have changed and revolutionized the course of the political history of the whole country.
Uttar Pradesh has also had the privilege of providing consecutively to the nation eight Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Chandra Shekhar and Atal Behari Vajapayee
Under the Act, the Governor General was empowered to create provincial councils for North Western Province (now Uttar Pradesh) and Punjab, to create new provinces and to appoint Lt. Governors for them.
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 Study on Van Panchayat system vis-a-vis forest conservation in Uttar Pradesh hills   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Among the oldest rural institutions are the VPs (Van Panchayats) operating in Kumaon, Uttar Pradesh, engaged in the protection and management of forests.
The Kumaon region of Uttar Pradesh consists of three districts –; Nainital, Almora, and Pithoragarh.
In 1921, the Uttar Pradesh Government constituted a committee known as Kumaon Forests Grievances Committee, that recommended reclassification of forests, under the chairmanship of Mr P Wyndham.
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 BBC News | S/W Asia | BJP win back Uttar Pradesh
Legislators in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, have voted on the fate of the state's government after nearly a week of political and constitutional paralysis.
The BJP candidate for chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh, defeated his rival by 225 votes to 196.
The Supreme Court in Delhi on Tuesday ordered the two rival claimants to the office of chief minister of Uttar Pradesh to test their claims in a specially arranged secret ballot on the floor of the Assembly.
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 Regional HDR 1999 workshop in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In other divisions (those which are generally perceived to be `hard' professional areas), this strategy would involve first working towards a consensus in favour of wider consultation as well as actually initiating consultative processes.
The ultimate outcomes of a sub-programme depends not only on the extent to which gender concerns have been integrated in the planning process and the programme content, but also on the manner in which these interventions are played out in the process of implementation.
The outcomes of women's empowerment programmes are dependent as much on the perspectives and approaches of the implementing organisations, as on the analysis of gender and empowerment articulated in the programme document.
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