LUCKNOW: UP Power Corporation Nivida Samvida Karamchari Sangh has alleged that 36 workplace accidents in the past 37 days have claimed 22 lives and left 14 workers seriously injured across Uttar Pradesh, blaming staff shortages and unsafe working conditions for the rising toll.According to the union, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) and its…
LUCKNOW: Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has unveiled an ambitious plan to install three lakh rooftop solar systems across Uttar Pradesh in next three years, banking on strong govt incentives, innovative financing models and growing consumer demand to transform the state into India’s leading rooftop solar market.The company launched its flagship “Ghar Ghar Solar”…
Regional Food Officer Jogendra Singh (L), Senographer posted in the office of the Assistant Commissioner Jaideep (C), and District Supply Officer Anup Tiwari (R) LUCKNOW: In one of the biggest anti-corruption drives conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment in recent months, five persons, including four government officials, were arrested on Thursday after being allegedly…
LUCKNOW: A violent assault on a local Samajwadi Party (SP) woman leader in Chandauli has triggered political reactions after the victim alleged that she was brutally attacked inside her home by the family members of her long-time business associate and claimed that a larger political conspiracy may have been behind the incident.The victim, Gargi Singh…
Onion-laden truck lost control and overturned onto two motorcycles on the Tanda-Banda Highway LUCKNOW: Three young men were killed and another sustained serious injuries after a speeding onion-laden truck lost control and overturned onto two motorcycles on the Tanda-Banda Highway under Munshiganj police station limits in Amethi district late on early Friday. The truck driver…
LUCKNOW: A 16-year-old female student was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a hostel in Gomtinagar on Friday morning, triggering a police investigation after her family allegedly attempted to take the body to Haridwar for cremation without informing authorities. Police said a handwritten note carrying the words “I quit” was recovered from the room…
LUCKNOW: Sitapur police claimed to have solved the sensational murder of a self-styled occultist, popularly known as “Pardesi Baba”, with the arrest of the main accused who allegedly killed the occult practitioner believing that the latter had kept his mother under his influence for nearly two decades.The accused, identified as Nagendra (25) resident of Navinagar…
Flights diverted to Lucknow amid Patna weather disruptions (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Bad weather on Friday morning in Patna caused significant disruption to flight operations, leading to multiple diversions to Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA).Air India Express flight IX1346, operating from Delhi to Patna, was among the first to be diverted, landing in Lucknow…
Portion of shed collapses at Lucknow’s Charbagh station, 3 injured LUCKNOW: A portion of the shed at platform 5 of Lucknow’s Charbagh railway station collapsed on Friday morning around 8 am, injuring at least two passengers and a train ticket examiner (TTE). The incident occurred even as the station is undergoing redevelopment by the Rail…
Severe weather has claimed at least 12 lives across Uttar Pradesh overnight LUCKNOW: At least 12 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh last night due to severe weather, the Relief Commissioner said. Fatalities were reported from Pratapgarh (1), Kaushambi (3), Shahjahanpur (1), Fatehpur (1) and Hamirpur (6), where a bridge collapsed amid the storm. Authorities…
