No electricity, no vote: Nitish Kumar
August 15th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) In a piece of good news for the millions of power-starved in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday announced that he will not ask for votes ... Read more...
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Summer multiplies woes of power-starved Bihar
May 11th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarpur/Gaya (Bihar), May 11 (IANS) Meena Srivastav of Muzaffarpur and Shoib Akhtar of Gaya have a common woe: frequent power outages that have left them sleepless."I have to spend sleepless ... Read more...
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Consumers to pay more for power in Bihar
June 1st, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved the proposed hike in power tariff in the state, officials Wednesday said."The commission has reportedly approved to hike ... Read more...
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Bihar town erupts into protests over power shortage
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Hundreds of people took to the streets, blockaded roads and attacked government offices in Bihar's Saharsa town Saturday, the fifth day of a shutdown to ... Read more...
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Violent protests against Bihar power cuts
April 22nd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Coupled with the rising mercury and water scarcity, the people's anger against long power cuts in Bihar turned volatile in many parts of the state ... Read more...
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Hundreds protest power cuts in Bihar
April 15th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 15 (IANS) Long power cuts due an an acute power shortage, coupled with the soaring mercury, have sparked protests in many parts of Bihar with angry people ... Read more...
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Provide Bihar coal linkage for new power plants: Sushil Modi
December 18th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Saturday demanded coal linkages for thermal power plants upcoming in the state."We demand that the central government provide us coal ... Read more...
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After roads, Bihar’s power sector a Nitish priority
December 17th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 17 (IANS) After fulfilling the dreams of good roads in Bihar in his first term as chief minister, Nitish Kumar wants to make a difference in the power sector during ... Read more...
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Tax-free budget in Assam, sops for rural poor
March 15th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday presented a populist tax-free budget with lots of sops for the rural poor, besides incentives for the education sector, jobs for the ... Read more...
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