Lucknow: After Harvard University's invitation to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, his uncle and senior Cabinet Minister Shivpal Yadav has been invited by John Hopkins University, US, to deliver a lecture on flood control, official sources said here.
"Yadav, who besides others holds portfolio of Irrigation Department has been invited by Hopkins University to deliver lecture on flood control and expediting water sector restructuring project in Uttar Pradesh," a senior official said. The minister has, however, not given any confirmation about accepting the invitation.
Akhilesh Yadav was invited to deliver a lecture at Harvard University in Boston in April on the recent Mahakumbh Mela at Allahabad....
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12:41 PM, Aug 15, 2012
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11:06 PM, Aug 10, 2012
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07:51 AM, Jul 22, 2012
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