The power and irrigation police cell of the power department has set a target of recovering a penalty of at least Rs 3 crore from those booked for power theft in the past four years. The penalty of Rs 34.97 crore is yet to be recovered from a total of 6,175 cases, which were under […]
Day: October 26, 2020
Vedanta pays $476 million dividend before potential downgrade
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Indian commodities major will pay about $476 million in dividends to investors as a potential credit ratings downgrade looms at its parent Vedanta Resources Ltd. Vedanta Ltd. approved a dividend of 9.50 rupees a share amounting to 35 billion rupees ($476 million), according to an exchange filing Saturday. The outflow follows $1.2 […]
Donald Trump thwarted in Latest bid to kill solar-tariff loophole
A US trade court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s latest bid to end a loophole it had granted on two-sided solar panels. The order comes weeks after President Donald Trump moved to eliminate a tariff exemption for the two-sided, or bifacial, panels. Prior to that proclamation, the government tried for more than a […]
Sahnewal-Dehlon road in bad state
Despite many protests by residents, the government authorities have failed to get the Sahnewal-Dehlon road re-carpeted till date. Daily, thousands of heavy vehicles and commuters pass through this badly damaged stretch that is an open invitation to mishaps.
Noida: PVVNL lodges over 800 power theft cases in six months
Since April this year, the power discom Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) has lodged 814 electricity theft cases in Gautam Budh Nagar at its exclusive anti-theft police station in Sector 63. PVVNL (Noida division) chief engineer Virendra Nath Singh said the FIRs in these cases were lodged under sections 135 and 158B of the […]
Araichan road needs attention
The Araichan road of Doraha, leading towards the Grand Trunk road, is ever in a pitiable condition. With the passage of time, the road has degenerated to the extent that it has resulted in slip discs and even fractures among commuters.
Passengers at Pune airport grow 10 times since unlock
Pune’s Lohegaon airport has seen tremendous growth since the restrictions on domestic flights were lifted in the month of May this year following the pandemic. Although the airports have been asked to ensure social distancing norms and thorough sanitization of the flights limiting flights operations timings, passenger footfall has been increasing every month. The airport […]
Jalandhar administration’s nod to acquire land for Delhi-Katra Expressway
Moving a step closer to the execution of the much-awaited Delhi-Katra Expressway, the district administration has issued a 3(D) notification to acquire 1,485 acre in Phillaur, Nakodar and Jalandhar-II subdivisions of the district.
It’s tough ride for commuters on Sethi marg in Hoshiarpur
There are a few stretches in the Fatehgarh area that never change, say residents. Craters and potholes are a permanent feature of Rambha Sethi Marg in Ward No. 13, the lifeline of the Fatehgarh area. It connects Fatehgarh Chowk to TB Hospital and several residential colonies with each other. For road users, especially motorists, it […]
Passengers board parked jet for dining experience
Hundreds of travel-starved diners ate lunch and watched seat-back films aboard two parked Singapore Airlines jets turned into pop-up restaurants on Saturday. With the aviation industry in deep crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, airlines have turned to alternative ways to raise cash, from offering “flights to nowhere” to tours of aircraft. Singapore’s flag carrier, […]
Cracks appear within four months of repair
Shopkeepers as well as commuters are a harried lot as the recently repaired road near Darshan Singh Kaypee Chowk, Model Town, has developed cracks at several places. Local residents said the road was repaired nearly four months ago, but it started peeling off within a few days due to “substandard material” used in re-carpeting.
Special drive to repair potholes in Greater Noida till November 7
GREATER NOIDA: As part of its special drive to repair the city’s roads, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has repaired at least 290 patches which had developed potholes, officials said. The authority had started the drive on October 7 with an aim to repair potholes. The target was to repair all potholes across […]