The Uttar Pradesh Portal edit Uttar Pradesh(Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش, IPA:  [ʊt̪ːər prəd̪eːʃ] (help·info), translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. With a population exceeding that of France, Germany, and the Netherlands combined, it is the most populous sub-national division in the world. U.P. is also possibly the state with the largest number of million-plus cities. Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow, and the financial and industrial capital is Kanpur. The state's high court is based at Allahabad. Other notable cities in Uttar Pradesh include Bijnor, Jhansi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Agra, Varanasi (Banaras), Allahabad, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Bareilly, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur, Mathura and NOIDA. The area now known collquially and officially as UP has undergone several different definitions and demarcations since the early 19th century. In 1833 the then Bengal Presidency was divided into two parts, one of wihich became Presidency of Agra. In 1836 the Agra area was named North-Western Provinces and placed under a Lieutenant Governor. In 1877 the two provinces of Agra and Oudh were placed under one administrator, who was called Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh. In 1902 the name was changed to United Provinces of Agra and Oudh with Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh as administrator, in 1921 Lieutenant Governorship was elivated to Governorship when once again province was renamed as United Provinces of British India. In 1937 the name was shortened to United Province. On independence in 1947, the states of Rampur, Banares and Tehri-Garwal were merged into the United Provinces. In 1950 the name of United Provinces was changed to Uttar Pradesh. In 1999 sperate state of Uttaranchal(now Uttarakhand) was carved out of Uttar Pradesh. Anniversaries for December 8 Selected picture edit Burning of a Widow
"Ceremony of Burning a Hindu Widow with the Body of her Late Husband". Pictorial History of China and India, Published by Robert Sears, 1851
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Selected article edit Babri Masjid
 A view of the Babri Mosque, pre-1992. The Babri Mosque (Hindi: बाबरी मस्जिद, Urdu: بابری مسجد), Babri Masjid or Mosque of Babur was a mosque in Ayodhya, on Ramkot Hill ("Rama's fort"). It was destroyed in 1992 when a political rally developed into a riot involving 150,000 people, despite a commitment to the Indian Supreme Court by the rally organisers that the mosque would not be harmed. The mosque was constructed in 1527 by order of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India. Before the 1940s, the mosque was called Masjid-i Janmasthan ("mosque of the birthplace"). It is alleged Babur's commander-in-chief, Mir Baqi, destroyed an existing temple at the site which commemorated the birthplace of Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and ruler of Ayodhya. The Babri Mosque was one of the largest mosques in Uttar Pradesh, a state in India with some 31 million Muslims. Although there were several older mosques in the city of Ayodhya, an area with a substantial Muslim population, including the Hazrat Bal Mosque constructed by the Shariqi kings, the Babri Mosque became the largest, due to the importance of the disputed site. The political, historical and socio-religious debate over the history and location of the Babri Mosque and whether a previous temple was demolished or modified to create it, is known as the Ayodhya Debate. More... Selected biography edit Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi (Urdu: جوش ملیح آبادی) (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; شبیر حسن خان) (December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982) was a noted Urdu poet born in British India, who was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen. He wrote ghazals and nazm under the takhallus (Urdu for nom de plume) Josh (جوش) (literally, "Passion" or "Intensity"). Josh was born in Malihabad, United Provinces, British India. He studied at St Peter's College, Agra and passed his Senior Cambridge examination in 1914. Although Josh subsequently studied Arabic and Persian and, in 1918, spent six months at Tagore's university, Shantiniketan, the death of his father, Bashir Ahmed Khan, in 1916, prevented him from undertaking a college education. Josh is reputed to have had a masterful command over Urdu and was quite strict about respecting the grammar and rules of the language. The first collection of his poetry was published in 1921. The collection of his poetry include Shola-o-Shabnam, Junoon-o-Hikmat, Fikr-o-Nishaat, Sunbal-o-Salaasal, Harf-o-Hikaayat, Sarod-o-Kharosh & "Irfaniyat E Josh" (all Urdu titles). On the advice of film director W.Z.Ahmed, he also wrote songs for Shalimar Pictures. During this time, he was staying in Pune. His autobiography is titled Yaadon ki Baarat. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 1954. He remained in Pakistan until he died on February 22, 1982 in Islamabad. More... Categories edit Uttar Pradesh - Geography
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 - UP government to aid beleaguered SME sector; The current economic slowdown, which has seen businesses take a slew of measures to survive, has hit the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) most because of their low resource base and bargaining power. The SME sector accounts for almost 60 per cent of the total industrial output in Uttar Pradesh. The current financial crisis has adversely affected SME units, especially engaged in export to the US and European markets. Exports from UP mainly comprise leather goods, carpets, textiles, agriculture products, brassware and auto parts. (BS)- 2009-01-06
- Straying for a cause; The incident of a young tiger venturing out of Pilibhit forest has been a blessing in disguise for the wildlife of Uttar Pradesh. The tiger, it seems, has walked 300 kms away from its natural habitat for a cause — to bring to the fore the plight of wildlife in UP at the national level. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has designed a three-year programme for developing Dudhwa as a viable forest. The programme will be funded by the central government. (ToI)- 2009-01-06
- Uttar Pradesh suffers a loss of Rs 50 cr on Day 1; An estimated 40,000 trucks stopped plying in Uttar Pradesh as part of the nationwide strike on Monday. According to an estimate, industry in the state suffered a loss of about Rs 50 crore on the first day. (BS)- 2009-01-06
- UP govt reschedules financial bids for Bara power project; The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the date, for submitting financial bids for the 1,980 MW super critical power project at Bara, Allahabad, tentatively to 19 January from 5 January. "The date has been deferred. Though final decision is yet to be taken, 19 January is the tentative date", said a senior UP Power Corp (UPPCL) official. The actual date for submission of financial bids was 30 November, which was rescheduled twice - first up to 15 December and then again till 5 January. (Livemint)- 2009-01-05
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