Kailash Chandra Purohit to head NPCIL
June 25th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Nuclear scientist and technocrat Kailash Chandra Purohit took over as the new chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) Monday, an ... Read more...
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Indian nuclear scientist to head Tokyo centre
June 21st, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Indian nuclear scientist S.K. Jain has been elected chairman of the Governing Board of World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Tokyo Centre, an official said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Top level changes at two atomic power operators (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Top level changes took place Friday at India's two nuclear power operators - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini)and Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), ... Read more...
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Top level changes at two atomic power operators
June 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Top level changes took place Friday at India's two nuclear power operators - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ... Read more...
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India to launch 16 new nuclear reactors
June 1st, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will launch 16 reactors at an outlay of Rs.2.3 trillion ($40 billion) during the 12th Plan period (2012-17), ... Read more...
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Nuclear power corporation not affected by rupee depreciation
May 30th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) The rupee depreciation will not impact the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) as it has already imported the required quantities of uranium, said a ... Read more...
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NPCIL declines to release nuke safety report
May 26th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NCPIL) has objected to a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for releasing a safety report on the Kudankulam nuclear reactor, ... Read more...
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Van driver kills lover’s brother, held
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A van driver out of jail on bail in a murder case was arrested, along with his two friends, in east Delhi for killing a ... Read more...
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Kudankulam n-plant a step closer to going on stream
May 12th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) The first unit of the protest-hit nuclear power project at Kudankulam is about to be commissioned. Officials have initiated the process to remove its dummy ... Read more...
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Kudankulam plant fuelling may get nod by next week
April 28th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Atomic power reactor operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) hopes to get the regulatory nod to fuel the first unit of Kudankulam nuclear ... Read more...
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Record n-energy production in 2011-12
April 4th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates 19 nuclear power reactors in the country, has notched the highest-ever energy generation of 32,455 MU ... Read more...
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‘India can’t produce 20,000 MW n-energy by 2020
April 4th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) India's ambitious deadline to generate 20,000 MW nuclear energy by 2020 may be delayed by almost a year, a top official said here Wednesday.The Nuclear Power ... Read more...
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Bank official abducted in Meghalaya
February 24th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Suspected tribal rebels Thursday abducted an official of State Bank of India in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district bordering Assam, police said.V.K. Gupta, the assistant ... Read more...
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IAEA team inspects Kudankulam plant, protesters announce fast
February 20th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) A two-member team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out a detailed inspection at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) even as the anti-plant protesters ... Read more...
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Abducted Meghalaya engineers freed: Police
February 5th, 2012 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 5 (IANS) Two engineers kidnapped by terrorist outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were released unharmed Saturday after 10 days in captivity, police said.Assistant executive engineer Apus Pothmi ... Read more...
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Indian nuclear establishment mulls atomic waste sites
January 11th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Indian authorities are considering various locations to store nuclear waste generated by atomic power plants, a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ... Read more...
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Kudankulam: Nuclear Corp eyes February fuel loading, protesters miffed (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) would be commissioned soon, nuclear officials Saturday ... Read more...
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Fuel loading in Kudankulam reactor possible by February: Nuclear Corp
December 17th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) India's atomic power plant operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is confident of loading the real fuel to power the Kudankulam Nuclear Power ... Read more...
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New heads for Central, Western Railways
November 10th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) The Central Railway and Western Railway, both headquartered here, got new heads Thursday, officials said.S.K. Jain took over as the new general manager of the Central ... Read more...
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NPCIL, NALCO ink deal for nuclear plants
November 9th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) State-run firms Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) Wednesday signed an agreement for setting up nuclear power plants in ... Read more...
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Atomic energy officials hold talks on Kudankulam n-plant
November 4th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) The two top officials of the Indian nuclear establishment Friday met Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi and discussed ways to allay the fears of people ... Read more...
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Kudankulam row: Atomic panel head to meet state officials
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Top officials of the Indian nuclear establishment will meet Tamil Nadu officials Friday to discuss ways to allay the fears of villagers in Tirunelveli district who ... Read more...
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Top nuclear officials meet Kudankulam expert panel, protests on
October 29th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Top officials of India's nuclear establishment Saturday met the expert committee set up by the central government to allay fears of people of Tamil Nadu's ... Read more...
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Man held for killing lover
October 18th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A 20-year-old man was arrested in east Delhi for killing his lover after she threatened to implicate him in a rape case, police said Monday. ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protesters to resume struggle Tuesday
October 17th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) The anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) agitators are gearing up to resume from Tuesday their struggle to demand the scrapping of the Rs.13,000 crore project ... Read more...
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Kudankulam nuclear protest called off — for now
October 16th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) The dragging protest against the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu was temporarily called off Sunday evening, and officials made hurried preparations to ... Read more...
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From cut-outs to being cut out, Kudankulam officials baffled
October 14th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) From red carpet to furious protests. Officials of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) remember the arches raised to welcome them to Kudankulam not long ago, ... Read more...
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Nuclear Power Corp hopes Tamil Nadu will provide security
October 14th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) With anti-nuclear power activists stopping employees of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) from going to work Thursday, the Nuclear Power Corp. hoped the ... Read more...
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Rebel shutdown hits life in Meghalaya
September 12th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 12 (IANS) A three-day shutdown called by the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), demanding withdrawal of central forces and suspension of combing operations, hit normal life in ... Read more...
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Meghalaya mulls chopper use to fight rebels
July 31st, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 31 (IANS) The Meghalaya government is mulling use of helicopters to provide aerial support to security forces fighting the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in inaccessible terrain ... Read more...
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Meghalaya confirms rebel leader’s death (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh Monday confirmed reports that outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) leader Derhasar has been killed in a shootout with the ... Read more...
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Teenager held in Chhattisgarh for killing woman
June 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 20 (IANS) A teenager was held in Chhattisgar Monday, a day after he axed a woman to death allegedly for practising witchcraft, police said.The killing was reported Sunday ... Read more...
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Mumbai suburban commuters assured of better facilities (With Image)
June 10th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Suburban commuters in Mumbai will soon get facilities like foot overbridges, drinking water and washrooms at stations, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said Friday.Interacting ... Read more...
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Meghalaya to probe police-rebel nexus
April 15th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R Lyngdoh Friday said the government will investigate the alleged nexus between the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and some police personnel."It ... Read more...
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Don’t believe in radiation rumours: Maharashtra advisory
March 29th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday said that the radiation released from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant would not have any hazardous consequences in the state and ... Read more...
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