HYDERABAD: City’s outer ring road (ORR) is getting set to welcome commuters brighter than ever. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) decided to illuminate the ORR by setting up over 13,000 LED lights on the main carriageway, up and down ramps and approach roads. As a measure to address commuter related problems, the municipal authority […]
Day: June 24, 2021
Telangana power department to send SMS alerts on planned power outages
Hyderabad: Electricity consumers can expect to receive SMS alerts on their registered mobile phone numbers of scheduled power outages as the TS Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) gears up for monsoon maintenance of the power supply network. All power connections have been mapped with mobile numbers registered for the connection, a TSSPDCL official said.
Cochin Intl Airport wins Airport Council International Roll of Excellence honour
Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday won the Airport Council International’s (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour for Airport Service Quality. The ACI, a global body of airport operators established the Roll of Excellence recognition to those airports which, in the opinion of the passengers, have consistently delivered excellent services in […]
Middle East’s share of India’s oil imports hits 25-month low
New Delhi: The share of Middle Eastern crude in India’s oil imports fell to a 25-month low in May, tanker data provided by trade sources showed, as refiners tapped alternatives in response to the government’s call to diversify supplies. India, the world’s third biggest oil importer, in March directed refiners to diversify crude sources after […]
Where is promised 8-hour power supply, ask farmers
Quite against the tall claims of the government of providing an eight-hour promised power supply, farmers in many parts of the district claimed to be getting the electricity for only five-six hours a day. The unscheduled power cuts amid kharif season have been subsequently delaying the sowing of paddy. Apart from this, the farmers also […]
‘Govt claims of uninterrupted electricity supply fell flat’
A delegation of farmers under the Kirti Kisan Union and the Doaba Kisan Sangharsh Committee met the Powercom officials of Kartarpur division against the erratic supply of the electricity. Farmers demanded adequate power supply to be ensured for the motors at farms and the current cuts being imposed to be stopped. XEN Powercom assured farmers […]
Ludhiana: 170 LPG cylinders seized from Indane gas agency
The Ludhiana police, along with officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, today conducted a raid at Aman Gas Enterprises and seized 170 LPG cylinders from the agency. The owner of the agency had been stealing gas from LPG cylinders which were to be supplied to residents.
PSPCL’s expanded call centre inaugurated
The expanded customer call centre of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at the Janta Nagar Division here was dedicated to consumers by DPS Grewal, Director of Distribution, PSPCL, on Tuesday. He said several customer-centric initiatives such as expanding customer care facilities and various strengthening works of 11 kV and 66 kV transmission systems […]
Delay mass sapling plantation along Cooum till completion of elevated Expressway, says NHAI
CHENNAI: The National Highways Authority of India’s project implementation unit in Chennai has written to the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) to delay the remainder of the mass sapling project until the construction of the elevated highway from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal. In a letter, addressed to the CRRT dated June 22, the Project Director […]
Tamil Nadu govt nod awaited to collect fee in four toll gates in Chennai’s outer ring road
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC) is awaiting for the State government’s approval to commence fee collection from four toll booths set up at Vandalur – Minjur outer ring road (ORR). With the completion of phase II of road works between Nemilichery and Minjur, the ORR was thrown open for public transportation in February […]
E-boarding, staggered seating at Hyderabad airport
HYDERABAD: With Telangana and several other States relaxing lockdown restrictions, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has come up a slew of measures to ensure passenger safety. RGIA aims to offer a contact-less boarding to its passengers and is the only airport in the country that has a paperless e-boarding facility for all domestic flyers. […]
Kochi airport gets Airport Council International’s award for excellence in service quality
KOCHI: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has won Airport Council International’s (ACI) director general’s ‘Roll of Excellence’ honour in airport service quality. The ACI, a global body of airport operators, established the Roll of Excellence recognition to those airports which, in the opinion of the passengers, have consistently delivered excellent services in the Airport […]