Power Cuts
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With 40,000 MT fuel from India, Sri Lanka looks to reduce power cut from 13 hours to 2 hours
World | Apr 03, 2022, 09:39 AM ISTAs the shipment arrived, the Ceylon Electricity Board announced that 13-hour power cuts would now be reduced to nearly 2 hours from Sunday.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: 13-hour long power cuts, fuel shortage force thousands to protest
World | Dec 27, 2022, 03:30 AM ISTImmediate neighbour to the island nation, India has come to rescue with nearly $2.5 billion financial assistance from January to purchase essential such as fuel, food, and medicines.
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Coal crisis: There will be no power cuts in Maharashtra, says Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
India | Oct 15, 2021, 10:02 AM ISTEarlier, Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said that four out of 27 power generation units are currently shut in the state.
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Coal shortage in most of power plants in Delhi, stock left for only 2-3 days: Satyendar Jain
India | Oct 11, 2021, 11:48 AM ISTDelhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said that the NTPC has capped production capacity of its plants to 55 per cent.
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Punjab power crisis 'man-made', part of 'utter neglect' of Congress govt: Sukhbir Singh Badal
India | Oct 10, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTSukhbir Singh Badal's remarks come amid state-owned utility PSPCL saying that up to three-hour daily power cut will remain in the state till October 13. Severe coal shortage has forced the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to cut down power generation and impose load shedding.
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After Delhi, Punjab, now Kerala mulls power cut in wake of coal crisis
India | Oct 10, 2021, 01:13 PM ISTWith reports that the situation of coal shortage in north India is likely to continue for a few more months, the state would have to study how long the powercuts would be continued.
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Unscheduled power cuts in Rajasthan result of state govt's mismanagement: Vasundhara Raje
India | Aug 29, 2021, 06:32 AM ISTVasundhara Raje on Saturday targeted the Rajasthan government over the power crisis in the state
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Navjot Sidhu bats for 300 units of free electricity, 24-hour power supply in Punjab
India | Jul 04, 2021, 01:25 PM ISTCongress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday pitched for providing up to 300 units of free electricity and round-the-clock power supply to consumers in Punjab.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly owes Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bill to Punjab power utility
India | Jul 03, 2021, 09:47 AM ISTAccording to the website of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd, the electricity charges to the tune of Rs 8,67,540 of his Amritsar home are yet to be paid, with July 2 as the last date for making payment.
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UP: Villagers face power cut after refusing COVID jab, officials deny allegation
India | Jun 04, 2021, 08:20 AM ISTVillagers from Uttar Pradesh's Saurikh area have claimed that they faced power cut on account of refusing to get vaccinated for COVID 19.
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Technical snag disrupts power supply in 3 Arunachal districts
India | Jul 09, 2020, 01:00 PM ISTThe Khatalguri-Deomali 220-kilovolt line tripped due to a technical snag at 4.32 pm on Sunday, disrupting power supply in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply Minister Wangki Lowang said.
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Millions in California facing fire danger, more blackouts
World | Oct 26, 2019, 05:41 PM ISTMillions of Californians prepared Saturday to live in the dark again as the state’s largest utility warned it might cut power for the third time in as many weeks because of looming strong winds and high fire danger.
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Dhoni's wife Sakshi questions daily Ranchi power cuts
India | Sep 20, 2019, 07:33 PM ISTFormer Indian captain and Ranchi boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife on Friday questioned the 4-7 hours of power cuts in the state capital every day.
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Rajya Sabha BJP member suggests one nation, one electricity tariff
India | Jul 15, 2019, 02:13 PM ISTRaising the issue during the Zero Hour in the House, Swait Malik of the BJP highlighted that power tariffs vary across states. He said while one has to pay Rs 8 per unit of electricity in Punjab, consumers in neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were paying much less.
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As Madhya Pradesh reels under power cuts, officials blame bats for woes
India | Jun 22, 2019, 01:23 PM ISTThey say bats hanging on the power supply lines sometimes cause short circuits, which ultimately lead to outages.
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Power cut leaves five dead at Madurai hospital: Police
India | May 08, 2019, 06:49 PM ISTDisruption in power supply allegedly left five patients on life support dead at Government Rajaji Hospital here, police said on Wednesday.
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Odisha: Power crisis forces doctors to treat patients in torch light
India | Sep 25, 2018, 07:26 AM ISTEvery day, as many as 200 patients visit the hospital, some even in critical conditions, for treatment, even after running the risk of medical negligence due to unavailability of proper light.
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Parts of Chennai to face 7-hour-long power cut on Monday: Here's complete list of affected areas
India | Aug 26, 2018, 05:56 PM ISTPower will be shut down from 9 am to 4 pm for maintenance work.
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Gurgaon: Angry over power cuts, ex-judge opens fire at electricity board workers
India | Jun 08, 2017, 04:41 PM ISTIrked over frequent power cuts, a former judge allegedly opened fire at Haryana electricity board workers while they were fixing the transmission line outside his house here, police said today
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Cash relief for consumers suffering power cuts over two hours: Kejriwal
India | May 22, 2016, 08:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Under fire over a spate of power outages across the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that consumers who suffer power outages over two hours will be compensated with a