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A vivid portrait of the monsoon

India, May 23 -- The Fragrance of Rain is a vivid portrait of India's most distinct season, the monsoon. From the first crack of thunder in the salt-heavy air of Kerala to raging storms over Mussoorie... Read More


Yamraj awaits you: Yogi warns those harassing women

GORAKHPUR, May 23 -- Underscoring the restored sense of security for women in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said they are now working in offices even during night shifts even... Read More


Outrage over outages: Power crisis generates political current

LUCKNOW, May 23 -- A 'nightly crisis' unfolded across Uttar Pradesh as the ongoing heatwave has pushed the state's power infrastructure under severe stress, triggering prolonged outages, transformer f... Read More


In-principle deal with government done: Ladakh organisations

Jammu, May 23 -- The Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance on Friday claimed they reached an in-principle understanding with the Union home ministry on restoring democracy in Ladakh and providi... 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


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