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  Egyptians urged to show patience over power cuts

  World | September 07, 2014 6:25 IST

  Cairo: Two days after a major power cut hit Cairo and other provinces during the morning rush hour, Egyptian president Saturday urged people to be patient on recurrent power outages and promised to address the

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  Power cuts in parts of north Delhi due to snag in grid station

  India | August 01, 2014 7:56 IST

  New Delhi: Several parts of north Delhi yesterday faced power cuts due to technical snags in the 400-KV transmission network in Mandaula Grid station.  The areas that were affected were Azadpur, Model Town, Indira Vihar,

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  Kejriwal threatens to cancel licences of power discoms if they resorted to power cuts

  India | January 31, 2014 17:37 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared to be in a combative mood today.Speaking to reporters at the AAP national council meet, Kejriwal said, private power distribution companies are resorting to "blackmailing" by threatening

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  Congress warns Kejriwal of agitation over power cuts

  National | January 09, 2014 10:17 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely Wednesday warned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of an agitation if the scenario of long electricity cuts does not improve."I have written a letter to the chief minister,

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  Delhi faces power blackout from Aug 15 morning

  India | August 04, 2013 8:37 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 4: People in Delhi may face power blackout from Independence Day morning, if two power generation companies - Pragati Power Corporation Ltd (PPCL) and Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd (IPGCL) carry out

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  Power bills to go up as firms allowed to pass on coal-cost

  India | June 21, 2013 23:09 IST

  New Delhi, June 21:  Electricity bills are likely to go up soon as the government Friday approved a mechanism under which power companies can hike the tariffs if the cost of imported coal rises.The Cabinet

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  J&K residents take to Twitter to complain about power cuts

  India | April 14, 2013 12:39 IST

  Srinagar, Apr 14: Residents of Kashmir Valley, which is reeling under a major power crisis, have taken to social networking sites to vent their anger with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the power portfolio,

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  Parts of south Delhi may go without power on Sunday morning

  India | July 06, 2012 20:20 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 6: Some areas in South Delhi may go without power on Sunday morning when the power department will take up maintenance work at a sub station.  Delhi Transco Limited will carry out

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  Sheila justifies tariff hike,asks people to control power consumption

  India | July 02, 2012 19:07 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 2: Unfazed by criticism for the steep increase in power tariff, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today justified the hike saying it was done to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the city.  She