The state government has allocated fixed places and booths under the shed to vendors selling fruits and vegetables in the New Subzi Mandi. Despite that they have been encroaching upon pavements and roads making it difficult for the common man to move around in the city. The street vendors have taken permanent possession of all […]
Day: June 1, 2021
Storm bares Punjab’s fragile power infra; blackout in several districts
Heavy rain accompanied by high-velocity winds late Saturday night uprooted electricity poles and snapped transmission wires in several parts of Punjab, resulting in a major power blackout in districts like Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur, Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib. Till the filing of the report, the supply was yet to be restored in Chamkaur Sahib, Morinda and […]
Barring village near Morinda, power supply back in Ropar district
Forty-eight hours after a storm uprooted many trees and electricity poles and damaged several transformers in the region, the authorities said power had been restored in a majority of affected areas. Punjab State Power Corporation superintending engineer Satwinder Singh Sehmbi said the power supply would be restored in the remaining residential areas by tomorrow. “However, […]
Four-laning of Pinjore-Baddi Highway to see light of day
Four-laning of the 36-km-long Pinjore-Baddi Highway announced by the Central Government in 2014 is likely to see the light of the day as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will float tenders for the project soon. The cost of the project has now increased from Rs510 crore to Rs731.67 crore and it will be […]
Thunderstorm hits region, snaps power in several parts of Punjab
A thunderstorm hit the region for the second time in as many days on Monday, snapping power lines in several parts of Punjab. Thundershowers and gusty winds snapped off power lines in parts of Fazilka, Muktsar Sahib, Bathina, Barnala, Moga, Sangrur, Patiala, Mansa, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, and the adjoining areas, officials said. Electricity poles were […]
Powergrid restores power to Diu after Tauktae cyclone
PowerGrid has restored 220 kV Timbdi-Dhokadva and Sa-varkundla-Dhokadva transmission lines feeding power to Diu after extensive damage due to Tauktae cyclone. Its personnel worked round-the-clock for early restoration of the lines in which around 33 towers were collapsed. M&M launches ‘Krish-e’ to improve farm mechanisation Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector has launched Krish-e […]
Close shave for Mumbai ONGC techie
Forty-year-old Srikant Kar of Jajpur district, a technician of the Oil Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in Mumbai, has recently escaped from jaws of death by swimming around 16 hours in the cyclone Tauktae- hit turbulent Arabian sea before he was rescued by the Indian Navy. Srikant Kar of Sankarpur village under Bari block fought […]
Gehlot targets Centre over frequent rise in fuel prices
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday lashed out at the central government over frequent rise in fuel prices and inflation, and said the common people have been badly affected by it. He said that the price of petrol has crossed Rs 100 per litre in several states. “On the one hand, the common man […]
New bridges on Musi river to reduce jams
HYDERABAD: As many as 12 new high-level bridges across Musi River are going to come up in the high traffic areas with a major objective to ease congestion in the areas around Musi. The proposed bridges would provide major relief to the people, help in developing the surrounding areas, as well as cut down the […]
Legal hurdles hit six-lane work on NH66 stretch
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The much-touted six-laning work of 29-km NH-66 stretch from Kazhakootam to Kadampattukonam, on the Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram border, will be delayed due to legal hurdles in acquiring land for constructing a bypass at Attingal and the inordinate delay in receiving the estimate from KSEB for shifting its utilities. As a result, the tender for selecting the […]
PSPCL prepared to meet expected power demand of 14,000 MW
Punjab power utility — Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) — on Sunday claimed that it has made all arrangements to ensure eight hours of quality power supply to the agricultural tubewell connections daily in the ensuing paddy season. “PSPCL is committed to ensure eight-hour power supply to the farmers and we are fully prepared […]
At least five miners feared trapped inside Meghalaya coal mine after mishap
GUWAHATI: Five miners were trapped in a coal mine on Monday in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district after a dynamite exploded, causing water to gush in and flood the mine. A search and rescue operation was underway as of Monday night. The police have identified three of the trapped miners as Abdul Karim, Abdul Kalam […]