Uttar Pradesh

A mobile app called Rakshak has been launched by Lucknow University to enable students in distress to call for immediate assistance. The app also works outside the campus, and will help the authorities in keeping a check on ragging.

Uttar Pradesh police has launched a very interesting initiative. They will now enable one common man to head a police station for a day every month. The initiative will not only help citizens understand what goes on in the lives of policemen, but it will also help the police department in understanding their own flaws.

Vadmitra Chowdhary, a 31-year-old soldier from Meerut stepped up to save a girl from harassment but could not save his own life in the process. He stood true to his duties and will be recognized as a martyr.

BPL youth who are educated and yet unemployed will get an opportunity to learn necessary computer skills in order to improve their chances of acquiring a decent job. Anyone who is below the age of 35, belongs to the backward classes, and is unemployed in spite of being educated, is eligible to apply.

10 lakh people all over the country have given up their LPG subsidy.

The Railway station of Etah has negligible crime rate.

Now commuters can get real time traffic updates, post complaints, share photos and much more using social media. The initiative will kickstart by June end followed by a dedicated app and website.

The ex-dacoits have been roped in by Shree Kalpataru Sansthan to appeal to masses regarding environmental protection.

The state government of Uttar Pradesh is gifting four saplings to newly weds in addition to a sum of Rs. 12,000 for toilet construction under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

In a time, when non-cooperation and corruption is all that is attributed to government agencies, the incident of two Samaritans from the UP roadways is an eye opener that warns us against generalizations.