December 13, 2020 10:42 am
The Chief Minister was virtually addressing the concluding session of the three-day webinar on “Sustainable development: issues, strategies and future direction of Purvanchal” held at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.
December 12, 2020 10:25 am
“The agriculture-rich Purvanchal region is known for its cheap labour. If we now concentrate on skill development of the labour force, then instead of choosing Vietnam or Thailand, the foreign companies will select Purvanchal as their investment destination,” said Additional Chief Secretary of MSME and Export Promotion Navneet Sehgal.
July 16, 2019 1:30 am
Maithili and Bhojpuri are traditionally spoken in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Western Bihar — a portion referred to as Purvanchal — from where it is estimated 30% of Delhi’s population hails.
July 14, 2018 5:13 pm
The expressway will run through Azamgarh, the constituency of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, among nine districts. There is also a proposal to link the expressway to Varanasi, the constituency of PM Modi.
July 11, 2018 4:56 am
The Cabinet also approved the proposal to provide free land to construction agencies for construction of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) for economically weaker sections.
January 26, 2015 1:53 am
Five of the AAP’s 28 MLAs in the last Assembly were Purvanchalis.
August 01, 2013 1:28 am
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Wednesday raised the demand for creation of Harit Pradesh by carving out western region from UP.
July 02, 2013 4:16 am
Azamgarh is likely to become the fourth city in Purvanchal region of the state to find a place on the air map.
December 14, 2009 2:39 am
Two days after writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,seeking statehood for Bundelkhand and western Uttar Pradesh,Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday shot off another letter to the Prime Minister,this time demanding statehood for a Purvanchal state in eastern UP.