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UP feels the heat, power demand surgespast 27,000 mw before peak summer

Lucknow, April 23 -- With the mercury soaring across Uttar Pradesh, the state's peak power demand crossed 27,000 mw (megawatt) on Tuesday night at least a month before the usual summer high, signallin... Read More


Nearly 10 lakh prepaid consumers still in 'dark'

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- More than a month after their connections were snapped over recharge arrears worth Rs.1,366.62 crore, a staggering 9,77,722 electricity consumers across Uttar Pradesh remain disco... Read More


No power tariff hike likely in UP for 7th straight year

Lucknow, April 19 -- Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh are set to be spared an increase in electricity tariffs for yet another year, with the state regulator expected to retain existing rates for 2026-... Read More


Ahead of 2027 polls, no power tariff hike likely in UP for 7th straight year

Lucknow, April 19 -- Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh are set to be spared an increase in electricity tariffs for yet another year, with the state regulator expected to retain existing rates for 2026-... Read More


UP orders time-bound PM-KISAN data cleaning

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an intensive, time-bound verification and data-cleaning drive under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, flagging over... Read More


Overhaul or limited expansion? BJP weighs options for UP cabinet

LUCKNOW, April 14 -- With an eye on the 2027 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership has intensified deliberations over a crucial cabinet rejig in Uttar Pradesh. Following a fl... Read More


Overhaul or limited expansion? BJP weighs options for UP cabinet

India, April 14 -- LUCKNOW With an eye on the 2027 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership has intensified deliberations over a crucial cabinet rejig in Uttar Pradesh. Followin... Read More


UP mandates farmer ID for agrischemes, MSP procurement

LUCKNOW, April 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has made the Kisan Pehchan Patra (Farmer ID) mandatory for availing benefits under agriculture and allied department schemes, as well as for procureme... Read More


'Lal batti' to flags: VIP culture finds new manifestations on roads in UP

LUCKNOW, April 8 -- When the Central government scrapped the use of beacons for VIPs in 2017, it was hailed as the end of an era of entitlement. But the 'VIP culture' hasn't disappeared on the roads o... Read More


'Lal batti' to flags: VIP culture finds new manifestations in UP

India, April 7 -- LUCKNOW When the Central government scrapped the use of beacons for VIPs in 2017, it was hailed as the end of an era of entitlement. But the 'VIP culture' hasn't disappeared on the r... Read More