Hindalco, Jindal Steel & Power and Vedanta terminate supply contracts with Coal IndiaThe state-owned company already faces an estimated 21% fall in sales this year and record pithead stocks. A company executive said the cont...
17 Jul, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
UP to replicate 'Gujarat Model' to curb power theft: Shrikant SharmaCEA has set a limit of 15 per cent Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, but UP accounts for almost 32 per cent, he said.
12 Apr, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
Only one out of 5 consumers pays power bill on Mulayam Singh's turfThe parliamentary constituency and home district of UP chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath, Gorakhpur reports very high rate of power theft.
31 Mar, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Coal India using technology to curb coal theft"Control rooms have been established in in order to take prompt action whenever any alert or exception report is generated from the vehicle...
11 Aug, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
Companies, big people behind power pilferage: Piyush GoyalGoyal hailed PM Narendra Modi during his stint as Gujarat Chief Minister in converting the loss making power sector into a profit yielding ...
17 Jun, 2016, 01.43 AM IST
J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed asks state department to ensure power as per scheduleMufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed the PDD to work out an institutional mechanism that will ensure availability of power as per the notifie...
30 Oct, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
BJP seeks clarity on installation of pre-paid power metersParty was not against the new technology but wondered on the manner the state govt hurriedly took the decision which was too early for a yo...
10 Jan, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
New metering system in Arunachal to curb power pilferageThe new initiative was taken up in view of a large number of unauthorised power consumers in Itanagar, Naharlagun and Nirjuli areas.
05 Jan, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
BJP Jharkhand leader Raghuvar Das writes to Narendra Modi on illegal coal miningIn a letter to Modi, Das, the two-time state unit president of BJP, demanded a high-level enquiry into the illegal mining and pilferage of ...
18 Jun, 2014, 08.26 PM IST
PDP activists protest over Farooq Abdullah's comment on power theftOpposition PDP took out a rally in protest against Farooq Abdullah for his purported remarks on power theft in Jammu and Kashmir.
04 Mar, 2014, 03.54 PM IST
Farooq Abdullah denies reports about his 'maha chor' commentHe alleged that since the elections were near, "a newspaper tried to create misunderstanding in the minds of the people by publishing this".
03 Mar, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Goa's power scenario gets a boost after decrease in lossesThe measures have helped the Goa government to drastically reduce its power losses since last year.
03 Jan, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
- Coal pilferage, recoveries on rise: Govt
Coal pilferage, cited as one of the major reasons for the supply shortage to consumers, is increasing in the country with authorities retri...
26 Oct, 2008, 03.41 PM IST
- Mahavitaran cracks down on pilferers
Mahavitaran has uncovered cases of power pilferage involving companies such as L&T Infotech, GTL, Pfizer India, Kores and so on, based in a...
17 Jul, 2008, 02.18 AM IST
- Steel factory fined for power theft
Uttar Pradesh electricity department has slapped a fine of Rs 11 crore on a steel factory here for alleged power theft.
03 Aug, 2007, 03.00 PM IST
- CESC to expand call-centre network by Dec
CESC Ltd on Monday said it will cover its entire service area with new improvised call centres for speedy and effective redressal of compla...
23 Oct, 2006, 03.50 PM IST
- J&K Power corp constitutes surveillance team
Jammu and Kashmir Power Development (PDD) Department has constituted a surveillance team comprising officers of all the wings of the depart...
04 Jul, 2006, 10.20 PM IST