Power woes: Sonia’s whisper stronger than SC order
September 2nd, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) All it took for Amethi and Rae Bareli to get uninterrupted power supply was a whisper from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Samajwadi Party chief ... Read more...
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Northern power grid was again on verge of tripping
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 2 (IANS) Power woes could be far from over as the Northern Grid was on the verge of tripping yet again, officials here said Thursday.According to sources in ... Read more...
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Haryana residents take to the streets over power woes
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The residents of various towns in Haryana took to the streets Wednesday to protest against erratic and virtually no power supply in the past 24 hours.Protestors ... Read more...
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Pay market price of power, Omar tells grumbling people
June 21st, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Facing fire over power woes in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday came down heavily on those who indulge in power theft and asked ... Read more...
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Pay more for more power in Noida and Ghaziabad
June 19th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) For residents of Noida, Ghaziabad and Uttar Pradesh towns neighbouring the national capital, crippling power woes might soon be a thing of past. Added to it, ... Read more...
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Power woes in UP set to disturb Akhilesh honeymoon (Uttar Pradesh Newsletter)
May 25th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) With mercury climbing up and little relief in sight from the scorching sun, incessant power cuts and outages in Uttar Pradesh have added to the ... Read more...
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Assam ready for more power reforms
May 16th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) Assam is gearing up for the second phase of power reforms to increase electricity generation, Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi said here Wednesday.He said the state was ... Read more...
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Assam harried by power woes, CM defends state board
May 11th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) As Assam has been facing electricity outages of over 16 hours a day, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday came to the rescue of the state ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu power unit’s early start hinges on port decision
April 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) The early commissioning of one of the two 600 MW thermal power units at North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) and the easing of Tamil Nadu's ... Read more...
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Delhi’s rooftop solar power policy a non-starter
December 30th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) It seemed to be the panacea for the capital's power woes, but seven months down the line the Delhi government's ambitious plan to generate electricity ... Read more...
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Cold comfort: Kashmir battles chill sans power (Lead, with images)
December 28th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Perhaps the only thing more numbing than Kashmir's winter is the state government's apathy. Despite official assurances of uninterrupted power supply and of meeting any shortfall ... Read more...
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Cold comfort: Kashmir battles chill sans power
December 28th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Perhaps the only thing more numbing than Kashmir's winter is the state government's apathy. Despite official assurances of uninterrupted power supply and of meeting any shortfall ... 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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Cheap, flexible plastic solar panels to end developing countries’ power woes
January 27th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): A new technology that uses plastic solar panels that are cheap as well as flexible is set to light up everything, from buildings to bus shelters.Plastic photovoltaics (PV) ... Read more...
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‘Renewable energy is answer to Bihar’s power woes’
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 22 (IANS) As electricity remains a major issue in Bihar polls, Greenpeace activists here Friday called for decentralisation of power generation and use of renewable sources to solve the state's ... Read more...
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Power woes hit Agra
May 9th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 9 (IANS) Sweating in a power cut that stretched to more than 12 hours in almost half of Agra, and 24 hours at certain places, led to angry demonstrations at ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh dumps NTPC for Bundelkhand power project
April 23rd, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has dumped the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and opted for Hindustan Bajaj for setting up a 1,900 MW thermal power project in the ... Read more...
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Curious case of missing ministers (Capital Buzz)
October 18th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) It is no secret that union ministers Mamata Banerjee and M.K. Alagiri are habitual absentees from union cabinet meetings, with concerns in their respective states keeping ... Read more...
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Power outages cost Indians Rs.30,000 crore a year
August 25th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Indians are spending around Rs.30,000 crore every year to run their power back-up systems to escape frequent outages, according to a study by power genset maker Wartsila India.
The ... Read more...
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Metro accident snaps water supply in south Delhi
July 13th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi Metro accident that killed six people in south Delhi Sunday has brought life to a standstill in the neighbourhood. Areas near the accident site ... Read more...
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Dikshit demands action plan as power, water woes continue (Roundup)
June 30th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit demanded a detailed action plan to overcome the city's power woes Tuesday, the day that the capital's power demand peaked to a ... Read more...
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Monsoon reaches Delhi, at last (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The national capital's wait for the rains finally came to an end Tuesday as the monsoon reached the city, bringing with it showers and the much-needed respite ... Read more...
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Anger spills over on Delhi streets at water, power woes
June 30th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Protests in the national capital over acute water and power scarcity continued Tuesday with angry residents hitting the streets in several parts of the city, despite the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh hopeful of surplus power next year
June 10th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is all set not only to achieve self-reliance in power, but if top officials are to be believed, it would also generate surplus energy."The ... Read more...
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Agra region battles water, power woes
June 1st, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 1 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is witnessing mass gatherings - not to view the 17th century marble wonder but to protest against the acute shortage ... Read more...
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This ‘BSP’ could haunt BJP in Madhya Pradesh
November 25th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) "BSP" is proving to be quite a headache for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh. But it isn't a rival party. It is simply short ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh’s power woes spill onto streets
May 2nd, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) Acute power shortage and long periods of blackouts in Uttar Pradesh have led the harried people to take their protests to the streets. At places, the ... Read more...
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SRK’s quiz show makes presence felt at Green Park
April 12th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
(Cricket Diary)
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Kanpur, April 12 (IANS) "Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hain", the TV quiz show to be hosted by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, is making its presence ... Read more...
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Delhi will have surplus power by 2010
March 21st, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Some breezy news amid talk of a sweaty and powerless summer in the national capital! Energy hungry Delhi will see the availability of power ... Read more...
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Gujarat blames centre for power woes
March 8th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) The Gujarat government blamed the central government Saturday for adopting a fuel price mechanism which has led to a steep rise in power rates and a crippling effect ... Read more...
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Kerala blames central government for its power woes
February 19th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Facing an acute power shortage, Kerala Monday alleged that the central government had been "neglecting" the state's demands for more allocation and has even cut down its ... Read more...
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