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Virginia power outage map: Over 100,000 Dominion customers without electricity

Representational image.
Updated on Mar 17, 2026 07:46 am IST

Who was Roland Steadham? CBS meteorologist killed in tragic Idaho plane crash

Roland Steadham, chief meteorologist at CBS2, tragically lost his life in a plane accident shortly after takeoff near Emmett, Idaho.
Updated on Jan 28, 2026 10:46 pm IST

High-tension wire snaps, falls on Hamirpur school; students evacuated

. The live wire sparked and emitted loud bursts, causing panic and a stampede-like situation among the students. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Oct 15, 2025 06:22 am IST

Two kanwariyas electrocuted to death in U.P.’s Saharanpur

A 23-ft high kanwar touched high tension electric line at Baghpat flyover in Meerut injuring five devotees. (Sourced)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:20 am IST

Temporary power outage in Talegaon

Because the electricity demand was low due to the rainy weather, we were able to shift the power load from the broken line to other working lines, said officials. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 10:41 pm IST

Meet the dedicated conservationists, who have been awarded The H Trust G 2020

Through various initiatives, The Habitats Trust works to empower on-ground conservationists and organisations in India.
Published on Feb 09, 2021 10:57 pm IST

Gian Chand Gupta wants action against contractors for delaying Panchkula projects

Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker and Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta.
Published on Sept 29, 2020 11:29 pm IST

Cars, electricity poles damaged as tree falls in Sector 21-B

A tree toppled over cars in Chandigarh’s Sector 21-B on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 11:05 pm IST

Reader’s take: Is Chandigarh ready for monsoon?

Waterlogging in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on June 19.
Updated on Jun 27, 2020 11:14 pm IST

After SC rap, Kerala govt to snap water, power lines to 357 Kochi flats

The state government has appointed a young IAS officer Snehil Kumar to oversee the eviction and demolition process.
Updated on Sept 25, 2019 12:14 pm IST

Work on Gurugram’s Shanker Chowk flyover stuck due to delay in shifting power lines

The Shanker Chowk flyover will help traffic coming from Cyber City to move towards Delhi without hindrance. The project is part of the 163-crore project and includes the construction of an underpass at Sirhaul toll plaza.
Updated on Sept 02, 2019 07:18 am IST

To curb deaths due to damaged power lines, Kerala power board turns to innovator

An idea mooted by innovator Rishikesh CS has caught the imagination of the Kerala power board to prevent deaths due to snapping of power lines.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 08:38 pm IST

Opinion: Plan required to tackle monsoon problems

Delhi monsoon problems.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 05:31 am IST

Guest houses not adhering to norms will be shut: Officials

KM Pandurang, director, DTCP, said that the new norms are flexible and have done away with the restrictions on the number of guest houses in a sector, but these need to be followed in letter and spirit.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 05:00 am IST

School tragedy brings back sad memories to this Lucknow lad

In Balrampur 51 students of a primary school were hospitalized due to electric shock from a high-tension wire.
Published on Jul 17, 2019 02:22 am IST

Thanks to green technology, railways to offer additional 4 lakh berths per day

Addition of four lakh berths by October.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 06:05 pm IST

38-year-old found dead on Sion-Panvel highway; cops suspect electrocutiond

The body of a 38-year-old man was found near an electric pole on Sion-Panvel highway on Sunday. Sanpada police suspect the man died of electrocution.
Published on Jul 08, 2019 02:46 am IST

UPPCL rewires strategy to cut down katiya connection losses

Having realised that conducting surprise raids and dismantling ‘katiya’ cables is not an effective solution to the problem, UPPCL has now come up with a new scheme that seeks to regularise such illegal connections.
Published on Jun 27, 2019 02:52 pm IST

2-year-old leopard, stuck in power cables in Gurugram, electrocuted to death

The leopard was first discovered by Satvir Singh, a resident of Lala Kherli, around 6.15am on Thursday, while he was walking to a nearby temple (where he is a caretaker), about a kilometre outside the settlement.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 07:48 am IST

Electric poles on forest land draw ire of green activists

The power line crosses the Gurgaon-Faridabad highway.
Updated on May 31, 2019 08:09 am IST

Dozen dead and millions affected by cyclone Fani; PM Modi to visit Odisha on Monday

An Indian woman walks next to a damaged building with a fishing boat lodged on its roof along the seafront in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on May 4, 2019, after Cyclone Fani swept through the area.
Updated on May 04, 2019 04:27 pm IST

Floods in north Australia as Daintree river breaks 118-year-old record

Communities were cut off, farmers stranded and cows washed offshore as heavy rain pelted northeast Australia Sunday, with one major river breaking 118-year-old floodwater records.
Published on Jan 27, 2019 04:49 pm IST

Winter storm blasts Europe, 13 dead amid heavy snow

At least 13 people have been killed in weather-related accidents in Europe over the last week. (Representational Image)
Published on Jan 09, 2019 09:56 am IST

13 killed in Kerala in rain-related incidents

The MeT department has said strong winds with a speed of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, are likely along and off Kerala coasts and over Lakshadweep areas in the next 24 hours.
Updated on Jun 10, 2018 10:25 pm IST

Storm and rains kill two; leave behind trail of destruction

Swept away vehicles after heavy rains at Narayanbagar in Chamoli district on Thursday.
Updated on May 03, 2018 10:01 pm IST

5 children among 12 dead in heavy rain, dust storm in Rajasthan

Water logging after heavy rain in Rajasthan’s Dholpur Wednesday evening.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 03:34 pm IST