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Press Trust of India, Monday June 29, 2009, Lucknow

In the wake of the ongoing power crisis in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has cancelled leave of all of its staff for the next 15 days, official sources said on Monday.

Power crisis worsens in Delhi

Tanima Biswas, Sunday June 28, 2009, New Delhi

It's the worst power crisis in recent times in the capital with areas remaining without power for eight to 10 hours a day. Residents of Saket in south Delhi and Dilshad Garden in east Delhi took to the street in the middle of night, protesting against power supplier BSES. The power situation is in a bad shape in almost all areas of the capital.

Heat wave sweeps N India

Press Trust of India, Saturday June 27, 2009, Chandigarh

A scorching heat wave continues to sweep the northern plains where power outages at many places added to the misery of people. Meanwhile, the mercury in Ganganagar in Rajasthan touched a high of 46.8 degree Celsius.

Dry weather casts its shadow over Shimla

Vikram Chowdhary, Saturday June 27, 2009, Shimla

The toy train chugged into Shimla station, but the tourists travelling on it were in for a rude shock when they reached Shimla. It wasn't what they expected. Instead of a pleasantly cool weather, it was hot as daytime temperatures are hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.

Nainital facing its hottest summer

Dinesh Mansera, Saturday June 27, 2009, Nainital

The famous Nainital lake in Uttarakhand is drying up as water level has gone down by 30 feet due to heat wave in the hills. Tourists who have come here to beat the heat are sweating it out. The mercury has crossed 32 degrees in Nainital, the highest in 30 years.

Late monsoon a dampener for farmers

Vikram Choudhury, Monday June 22, 2009, Chandigarh

It’s time to sow paddy. Farmers in Punjab are readying their fields but hardly any rainfall is not a healthy sign. So far this year monsoon has been weak in north India; small farmers who are dependent upon monsoon for kharif crop are keeping his fingers crossed. For some already under debt, this could prove to be ruinous.

Respite from heat for N India

Press Trust of India, Monday May 11, 2009, New Delhi

Several places in North India received rains on Monday, which kept the mercury well below 40 degree Celsius even as eastern parts, especially Orissa, continued to reel under scorching heat.

Orissa reels under heat wave; 120 dead

Press Trust of India, Saturday May 9, 2009, New Delhi

Orissa remained under the grip of heat wave on Saturday, which claimed seven more lives taking the death toll in the state to 120. West Bengal's capital Kolkata recorded the highest day temperature in seven years and mercury stayed above 40 degrees in most parts of northern India.

North gets better, Orissa still boils

Press Trust of India, Tuesday May 5, 2009, New Delhi

Mercury continued to dip to below normal levels in most parts of north India even in the absence of summer rains, but searing heat wave claimed five more lives in Orissa taking the state's death toll to near hundred.

Orissa heat: 2734 deaths in 12 years

Press Trust of India, Monday May 4, 2009, Bhubaneswar

As many as 2,734 people have lost their lives due to sunstroke in Orissa over a period of 12 years even as the state government claims to have spent crores of rupees in creating awareness among masses to beat the heat, official sources said.