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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


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


Online system underutilised,queues grow longer at KGMU

LUCKNOW, May 22 -- Despite the introduction of online appointment facilities, King George's Medical University (KGMU) continues to witness overwhelming crowds at its outpatient department (OPD), with ... Read More


Nurses recount emotional moments from hosp life

LUCKNOW, May 13 -- Every day in hospital wards across Lucknow, nurses handle responsibilities that extend far beyond medical care - monitoring critically ill patients, comforting anxious families, ass... Read More


Malaria screening camps for labourersat 25 sites today

LUCKNOW, May 1 -- The district health administration will organise a citywide malaria screening drive for labourers at 25 locations on Friday (May 1) to mark International Labour Day, focusing on earl... Read More


Patients struggle outside CHCs, PHCs

LUCKNOW, April 29 -- Routine medical visits to community and primary health centres (CHCs and PHCs) in Lucknow have become an exhausting ordeal, especially for the most vulnerable as the summer sun bl... Read More


Lack of amenities hits patients,attendants at most govt hosps

LUCKNOW, April 26 -- Lack of basic amenities at major government hospitals in Lucknow amid the enervating heat conditions has compounded the miseries of patients and their attendants visiting there. I... Read More


Amid shortage of trained staff,ventilators lie underutilised

LUCKNOW, April 25 -- A significant number of life-saving ventilators in major government hospitals in the state capital remain underutilised due to a persistent shortage of trained doctors and technic... Read More


Weeks for scans, months for relief as patients bear the brunt at hosps

LUCKNOW, April 14 -- Long waiting periods for critical diagnostic tests are pushing seriously ill patients at Lucknow's premier government hospitals toward expensive private facilities. Diagnostic del... Read More


RMLIMS mortuary to double Lucknow's postmortem capacity

LUCKNOW, April 13 -- Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), Lucknow, is set to start a new mortuary by late April, ending decades of reliance on King George's Medical University ... Read More