Rajouri, Mar 21: The residents of Palma area in Rajouri held a strong protest demonstration against electricity and drinking water shortage in their area. Local from this area including the women sat on dharna on Rajouri Kotranka road at Palma and blocked it for movement of vehicles.
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Greater Kashmir
Commuters decry lack of safety measures during road repairs in Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 21: Commuters have expressed concern over lack of safety measures during ongoing construction works especially road repairs in the summer capital. Commuters said that navigating through dumped construction material and dug-up roads and drains poses a risk of accidents.
KPDCL files FIRs against smart meter tampering in Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 22: Coming down heavily on menace of power theft, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has directed all SDOs of Electric Subdivisions to lodge FIRs against reported cases of smart meter tampering by breaking of the seal and fiddling with the internal circuitry to slow down recording of energy. Emphasising upon the Government’s […]
Power plants cut coal imports for blending by 37%
New Delhi, Mar 22: There has been a reduction of 36.69 per cent in the volume of coal imported for blending by thermal power plants, amounting to 19.36 million tons (MT) during April 2023 to January 2024, compared to the same period of the previous year, the Coal Ministry said on Friday. This reduction in […]
JKEEGA urges Govt to revoke suspension of PDD engineers
Srinagar, Mar 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Electrical Engineering Graduates Association (JKEEGA) has unanimously passed the decision that suspension orders of engineers shall be revoked within 7 days failing which all the power engineers across J&K shall go on one day protest leave. JKEEGA held an emergency Guidance Council meeting on 21 March under the […]
Years on, Chadoora villages crave for better roads
Budgam, Jan 21: The roads in various villages of Chadoora tehsil in Budgam have been in dilapidated condition for years now. The residents in these areas said that despite multiple departments looking after the roads, there is no improvement seen on the ground. This newspaper received many complaints from the locals in villages of Surasyar, […]
EV makers pitch for comprehensive, consistent policy to enable transition
Chennai, Jan 21: A comprehensive policy on the components for Electric Vehicles (EV), inclusion of commercial vehicles for incentives, clarity on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on spare parts and consistency on the policy front, are the expectations of industry players from the forthcoming Interim Budget for transition from petrol/diesel vehicles to EVs. “The […]
AI launches maiden flight with Airbus A350-900 from Mumbai to Chennai
Mumbai, Jan 22: Air India operated its maiden flight with the most advanced and the country’s first Airbus A350-900 with the carriers’ new livery on the Mumbai-Chennai sector, here on Monday, said an official. The flight AI-589 took off with a full-capacity load of passengers who experienced the state-of-the-art technology and comforts of the new […]
Coal import by power plants declines 40.66% in April-Dec as local production rises
New Delhi, Jan 22: The country’s power generation based on domestic coal increased by 7.14 per cent to 872 billion units during April-December of the current financial year, compared to 813.9 billion units generated in the same period of the previous fiscal. This reflects a robust increase in domestic production of coal to meet the […]
Jairam Ramesh claims victory as BJP adopts Congress’ LPG subsidy promise in Rajasthan
New Delhi, Dec 28:A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s announcement of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders, veteran leader Jairam Ramesh claimed the credit for the BJP’s adoption of the Congress’ manifesto promise. Chief Minister Sharma had declared that the state government would provide LPG cylinders at a subsidised rate of Rs 450 starting […]
Govt likely to cut petrol, diesel prices ahead of LS polls
New Delhi, Dec 29: The government is likely to reduce the petrol and diesel prices ahead of the Lok Sabha polls as crude oil prices have also come down in the international market which will enable the oil marketing companies to bear the burden. As per sources, the Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas has […]
Pilots found responsible for January 15 Nepal plane crash that killed 72 persons
New Delhi, Dec 29: On 15 January 2023, 72 passengers including two infants were killed in a Nepal plane crash that has been attributed to a critical error made by the pilots who mistakenly cut the power, according to findings from government-appointed investigators. The ill-fated Yeti Airlines flight, en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara on […]