The term of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh will expire on 20.05.2012. Election commission has announced the date for UP as following. Total number of seats is 403, of which 85 are reserved for SC. Schedule is as below.

Election in Pratapgarh is scheduled in Phase V.

Not many people know that Bollywood's evergreen actor Dev Anand had spent some six years of his adolescence with his uncles in Madhoganj area of this town in the 1930s.

Happy Independence Day to every one.

Pratapgarh also has its share of Indian history and mostly unknown. The name of city is derived from Pratap Singh (1628-1682), a ruler of Rampur, who built a fortress (garh). But history before or after him is not known much. 

Pratapgarh administration is finally in action to make Sai river pollution free. See news from jagran website below.

According to a Indian Express, the state government is planning to open a Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre to cater to severely malnourished children of the state.

The project, which will be funded by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), will soon be set up in Pratapgarh, the district with the worst health indicators of children in the state.

Last week, India unveiled a symbol for its rupee currency that it hopes will become as globally recognised as signs for the dollar, the yen, the pound and the euro.

Ministers made their final decision at a cabinet meeting after examining a shortlist of five designs inspired by the letter "R" in the Roman alphabet and "Ra" from the ancient Devanagari script used in Hindi.

Pratapgarh is in limelight due to recent visit by Rahul Gandhi with Gates.

Gates was visiting Amethi, Rae Bareli and Pratapgarh with the aim of striking a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the private Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust that runs welfare projects in the Rae Bareli, Sultanpur and Pratapgarh districts.

Gates, co-chair of one of the biggest charitable organisations in the world, spoke to villagers, with Rahul Gandhi playing the role of guide and interpreter.

Women police station would be setup soon in Pratapgarh. Districts where women police stations would be set up also include Pilibhit, Haathras, Kannauj, Auraiya, Lalitpur, Sitapur, Unnao, Barabanki, Chitrakoot, Mahoba and Jaunpur as well.

"As announced by Chief Minister Mayawati earlier the state government has issued orders for setting up of women police stations in 29 districts and has also given approval for required posts and staff," an official spokesman said today in Lucknow.

Another interesting blog by Sunita Aron about gun culture prevalent in UP. She blogs about her experience while in Pratapgarh. See some excerpts from original article below.