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Sparks fly over prolonged power cuts as residents stir

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Several parts of the city, including Indira Nagar, Munshipulia and Mahila Polytechnic, remained without electricity for up to six hours over the weekend, leading to widespread incon... Read More


'Consumer is God': Min pulls up staff over outages

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Energy and urban development minister AK Sharma on Sunday conducted a surprise inspection of the 33/1kV1 kV CG City substation near Raj Bhawan, asserting that the power department m... Read More


Streetlights continue to burn in daylight in city

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), which spent around Rs 6 crore annually towards streetlight electricity bills, often forgot to turn these lights off during the day, locals claim... Read More


Teen girl kills mother with beau's help

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- An adolescent girl allegedly killed her mother with the help of a male friend, also a minor, in the woman's house in Chinhat here in the wee hours of Sunday. Not only did the two sl... Read More


Three drown in Gomti in city

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Three young men drowned while bathing in the Gomti in the city's Thakurganj area on Sunday evening, police said. Identified Ejaz (18), Shami (24), and Hamza (18), all three were sai... Read More


Advocate drowns in Indira canal, body found 35 hrs later

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- The body of high court advocate Anupam Tiwari, 37, was recovered on Sunday from Gosainganj, nearly 35 hours after he went missing in the Indira Dam canal around midnight on Friday. ... Read More


'Dwindling demographic dividend India's biggest economic challenge'

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Leading economist professor Santosh Mehrotra has raised a red flag regarding what he termed the "biggest economic challenge" facing India today -- its dwindling demographic dividend... Read More


KGMU ropes in teachers to tackle rising internet addiction in children

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- As part of expanding their work in child psychology and raising awareness on the same, the psychiatry department of King George's Medical University (KGMU) has collaborated with tea... Read More


JEE Advanced 2025: Lko candidates find first shift easier than second

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- Candidates from the state capital who appeared for the JEE (Advanced) 2025 on Sunday said the first shift was relatively easier than the second. Held as a gateway to the prestigious... Read More


Man arrested for fatal assault

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested by the Sarojini Nagar police on Sunday in connection with the recent death of a local resident who sustained fatal head injuries during a violent alte... Read More