Mercury to rise by 2deg, rain relief in isolated west UP areas today

Lucknow, May 24 -- The temperature is set to rise by about 2degC in the coming four days and thereafter, it may drop a little after May 28. However, there is good news for West Uttar Pradesh, which ma... Read More

Cool only in name: Coolers blow hot air, basic facilities missing

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- Cooling centres set up by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) to provide relief from the severe heatwave are failing to deliver, with several facilities at major locations opera... Read More

Healing the city of nawabs: Tracing Lucknow's colonial medical heritage

India, May 24 -- While every citizen of Lucknow is familiar with the famed 'King George's Medical University', not many would be aware of other lesser known colonial-era medical institutions of Luckno... Read More

LLB students protest at Lucknow Univ

Lucknow, May 24 -- Several LLB second-semester students from colleges affiliated with Lucknow University staged a protest outside the university's administrative building on Saturday over alleged disc... Read More

Substation locked after wife's taunts over power cuts

VARANASI, May 24 -- A man leading a group of villagers, upset over power cuts, locked a substation in the Baburi area of Chandauli district. He claimed his wife's taunts about his inability to ensure ... Read More

In summer of discontent, PAC toguard city's 31 sensitive substations

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- In what appears to be an unprecedented move amid growing public anger over prolonged power cuts and incidents of unrest at substations, the Lucknow administration has ordered deploy... Read More

Afternoon peaks replace surge in late evenings

Lucknow, May 24 -- Uttar Pradesh's power demand is witnessing an unusual trend this summer, with the state's electricity consumption pattern showing signs of a shift amid the ongoing heatwave. Departi... Read More

Battle to keep lights on becomes a test of endurance

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- As the state capital grapples with prolonged power cuts, overloaded feeders and repeated instances of 'tripping' amid an unforgiving heatwave, the crisis is testing not only the cit... Read More

Energy minister cracks down on power officials for negligence

Lucknow, May 24 -- Acting on energy minister AK Sharma's directions, the power department has initiated strict action against officials found negligent in discharging their duties, stressing that any ... Read More

Power infra glitches lead to over 50% fire incidents this month

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- Continuing intense heat and rising electricity demand appear to be pushing the city's ageing power infrastructure to its limits, with exclusive fire department data revealing that m... Read More

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