Power Outage
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Chandigarh faces major power outages; officials say situation likely to continue for two more days
India | Feb 22, 2022, 02:09 PM ISTResidents claimed that three helpline numbers set up for registering the complaints have not been responding to the calls.
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Power outage in Pune due to technical fault; citizens inconvenienced
India | Feb 09, 2022, 10:27 AM ISTThe technical fault took place in the 400 KV lines which provide high-pressure power supply to key substations in Chakan and Lonikand areas, according to the power utility.
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All you need to know about 'power crisis' in India
India | Oct 17, 2021, 02:48 PM ISTOn October 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in a meeting conducted with senior officials of the coal and power ministries.
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Make judicious use of 'electricity': Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot appeals to people
India | Oct 14, 2021, 02:49 PM ISTGehlot also shared a govt ad on his Twitter handle which said that China, UK and European countries, India and the state are simultaneously facing the coal crisis.
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Over 10 hours of power outage in many districts of Bihar
India | Oct 13, 2021, 01:04 PM ISTBihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries claims that lower supply has not affected industries in the state. The officials believe that the majority of units are closed due to Durga Puja.
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Don't sell power in exchange and starve public: Govt asks states to use unallocated electricity
India | Oct 12, 2021, 01:07 PM ISTAs per the guidelines for allocation of power, 15 per cent power from CGS is kept as “unallocated power” which is allocated by the central government to needy states.
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Breaking News October 12 | Highlights
India | Oct 13, 2021, 06:16 AM ISTHere is the LIVE coverage of all the news updates as they happen.
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'Foreign media report linking Mumbai power outage to Chinese cyber attack true'
India | Mar 01, 2021, 08:29 PM ISTThe NYT report stated that China targeted India's powergrid system at a time when the two nations were engaged in an intense face-off in Ladakh.
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Power supply restored across several Pak cities after massive blackout
World | Jan 10, 2021, 12:32 PM ISTThe power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and others faced the blackout.
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Massive blackout across Pakistan following power grid breakdown
World | Jan 10, 2021, 09:55 AM ISTThe fault tripped the high transmission lines and this resulted in the system frequency to drop from 50 to zero in less than a second, causing power plants to shut down, according to the ministry.
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Power outage leaves over 1,00,000 New Yorkers in dark on Christmas
World | Dec 26, 2020, 08:10 AM ISTNew York City fared much better with less than 17,000 outages reported across the five boroughs. Staten Island made up the bulk of the Big Apple's outages, with some 3,500 reported disruptions, according to ConEd.
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Power outage in California as 'strongest wind event' raises danger for fire spread
World | Oct 26, 2020, 08:52 AM ISTCalifornia wildfires have led to a major power outage in the fire-weary state as the authorities shut power to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires amid dry and windy weather. More than 1 million people are expected to be in the dark today, the officials said, adding this could be the strongest wind event in California this year.
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Power outage: 'Technical committee will audit,' assures Maha Energy Minister
News | Oct 14, 2020, 02:15 PM ISTElectricity supply was interrupted in Mumbai on October 12 due to electric supply failure causing power loss all over Mumbai and suburbs.
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Utility hints at possible power outage in California
World | Nov 18, 2019, 03:33 PM ISTThe utility said the lack of rain, dry vegetation, recent extreme winds, as well as above-average temperatures for this time of year were likely to ignite wildfires.
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Massive power outage strikes New York City, subway services affected
World | Jul 14, 2019, 11:59 AM ISTThousands of people have been left without power outage across New York City on Saturday. The massive power outage has also affected the subway services in the city.
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Pop went the weasel and down went the Large Hadron Collider
World | Apr 30, 2016, 08:26 AM ISTGeneva:It’s one of the physics world’s most complex machines, and it has been immobilized - temporarily - by a weasel. Spokesperson Arnaud Marsollier says the world’s largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
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Mumbai faces massive power outage as Tata Power unit trips
India | Sep 02, 2014, 05:23 PM ISTMumbai: Several parts of south and central Mumbai faced massive power outages today after a unit of Tata Power's Trombay plant, which primarily supplies to the city, tripped.The power outage, which started at about 9.45