THIRUVANANTHAPURA: The city roads are full of potholes multiplying since the monsoon rains set in. With the festive season on the anvil, traffic is also at its peak where motorists are moving at a snail’s pace due to potholed roads. Kerala Road Fund Board filled them only about a month ago. The ones that got […]
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Oil gains, led by US crude, as recession worries ease
Tokyo: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with US crude gaining 1 per cent after an industry report showed stockpiles in the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, fell more than expected, easing worries about economic growth due to the China-US trade war. Brent crude futures climbed 42 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to 59.93 […]
Aramco Trading sells first US West Texas Light crude to Hyundai: sources
Singapore: Aramco Trading Company (ATC) sold its first-ever cargo of US West Texas Light (WTL) crude, with a South Korean refiner the buyer, as the Saudi Aramco unit expands its US oil dealings to boost trade volumes, four people familiar with the matter said. ATC is key to Saudi Aramco’s strategy as it expands its […]
Rahul Gandhi seeks Nitin Gadkari help in repairing broken roads
Thiruvananthapuram: Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has shot off a letter to Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari seeking his intervention in reconstructing the roads in his constituency. Mr Gandhi who is in Wayanad on a four-day visit released the letter to the media before he reached his constituency. He has informed the Union minister that […]
Privatise or perish, Centre tells discoms
Hyderabad: In a major reform measure, the Union power ministry has stated that state power distribution companies (discoms) will not get grants or loans unless they privatise their distribution networks. This is meant to offer consumers the option of choosing their power network, just as they choose their cellphone service and gas connections. Unless they […]
Hyderabad: Skyway plan grounded
Hyderabad: The delay in the vital skyway which will ease traffic congestion in IT Corridors has inconvenienced 2.4 lakh daily commuters. The project is in cold storage thanks to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s failure to acquire 21 properties. Though the civic body has offered transferable development rights (TDR), the property owners want compensation in […]
Boeing CEO eyes major aircraft order under any US-China trade deal
Boeing Co said on Tuesday that an aircraft order from China could result from any deal to end a yearlong trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking to Reuters at the plane makers wide body aircraft factory in Everett, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg cautioned that it was “tough to predict” the timing […]
Hyderabad: Trujet flight returns due to fuel leak
Hyderabad: Fuel oozing from the right propeller of Trujet flight 2T 201 from Hyderabad to Chennai forced the plane to return, after alert passengers raised an alarm. All 42 passengers were reported safe. The flight took off at 8 am and 15 minutes after it was airborne, passengers sitting on the right side noticed white […]
Khammam: 4,730 power pilferage cases booked this year
Khammam: The amount to be paid on using power will be much less than the amount to be paid as penalty if the officials find that power was being pilfered. This is the message the power authorities want to drive into the minds of the consumers as they expect it will have an impact on […]
Bengaluru: Power cuts cripple industries, profits hit
Bengaluru: The recent spell of wet weather has led to frequent power cuts, which are not only affecting the residents, but even industrialists are complaining of production losses. Bescom officials claim that this is because they are witnessing frequent feeder faults and transformer failures during the rains.
Ooty: Avalanche road restored, picnics set to pick up
OOTY: As the battered road between Emerald and Avalanche stretch has been repaired, though temporarily, and was made suitable to handle traffic, it paved the way for the picnic trips up to the Avalanche base camp to enjoy the beauty of nature. Though it looked challenging as landslips in about a dozen spots with landslides […]
Telangana bags 1st place in Solar Rooftop Project implementation
Hyderabad: Telangana state has bagged first place in consumer experience and overall second most conducive states for solar Rooftop Project (SRP) implementation. In a statement, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company chairman and MD G. Raghuma Reddy on Wednesday said that Telangana has also secured highest score for consumer experience.