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A battle against 10pm outages and voltage drops

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Around 10pm every night, residents of Vasudev Nagar Colony in Lucknow's Chinhat area begin preparing for what they now call the "daily blackout". Coolers fall silent. Fans slow down... Read More


MVVNL initiates reshuffle, employees allege 'scapegoating'

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Amid mounting public anger and political pressure over power cuts, the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam (MVVNL) has initiated a major administrative reshuffle, transferring many eng... Read More


Power play in UP: Outages ignite political storm months before elections

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Amidst a severe heatwave, prolonged power outages across UP have escalated into a political flashpoint, with both opposition leaders and ruling BJP legislators flagging failing elec... Read More


Heatwave, demand surge pushUP's power infra to the brink

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- The ongoing heatwave across UP has pushed the state's power infrastructure under stress, triggering prolonged outages, transformer failures, low-voltage problems and public protests... Read More


more intense heat, warm nights lie ahead: IMD

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Harsher days of more intense heat lie ahead, with temperatures expected to climb further, if predictions made by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are to be believed. Warnin... Read More


Blackouts become a norm, citizens see red

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Protests intensified across the city with angry residents gheraoing substations through Thursday night and Friday, alleging complete failure of the power distribution system and acc... Read More


No CM nod yet on Uttar Pradesh college uniform plan, says min

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- No broader consultation was held and no approval from chief minister Yogi Adityanath was sought before announcing the proposal to introduce uniforms in universities and degree colle... Read More


Judges pedal to court amid fuel conservation push

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Around 70 judges of the district rode bicycles to court on Friday to spread awareness about rising petrol-diesel consumption and environmental protection. The campaign, led by distr... Read More


30-year-old man arrested for murdering colleague in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly murdering his colleague-with whom he was reportedly involved in an extramarital affair--in Gomti Nagar area of state capital, ... Read More


Man drowns while bathing in Indira canal

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- A 28-year-old man drowned while bathing in Indira canal under the BBD police station area on Friday afternoon, police said. According to police, the incident occurred around 12:30 p... Read More