Discom legacy dues drop to Rs 3,300 crore from Rs 1.39 lakh crorePower distribution companies have drastically cut their old dues. Legacy arrears have fallen from over Rs 1.39 lakh crore to just Rs 3,300 ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
First batch of e-buses rolled out in KargilThe first batch of four electric buses has been rolled out in Kargil as part of an initiative to transform Ladakh into a carbon-neutral Uni...
03 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
H3N2 flu: Puducherry govt declares holiday for schools from March 16 to 26he order will be in force for schools in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in the Union Territory in view of pre...
15 Mar, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
Maharashtra, UP lead India’s drive towards electric future“Twenty-seven states have moved forward in formulating their EV policies, and 18 states/ UTs have already notified their EV policy,” said K...
14 Feb, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Power sector workers to hold nationwide protest on Tuesday"On the call of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees & Engineers (NCCOEEE) Power Employees & Engineers across the count...
31 Jan, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
Power sector employees to go on 2-day strike in Feb to protest privatisation: AIPEFAccording to the statement, the NCCOEEE has also decided that core committee leaders of NCCOEEE will meet Governor Punjab on February 1 and...
20 Jan, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Scrap move to privatise electricity distribution in Chandigarh: AIPEF"The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday urged the government to withdraw Cabinet decision on privatisation of electrici...
09 Jan, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Put on hold privatisation of electricity distribution: AIPEF"Government must put on hold the privatisation of electricity distribution and stop entrusting the electricity departments of union territo...
15 Apr, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Government to move Supreme Court against HC stay on Chandigarh discom privatisationA senior government official said the Centre will build its case citing the private power distribution companies of Delhi and Mumbai, as it...
29 Dec, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
Punjab and Haryana High Court stays Chandigarh electricity distribution company privatisation bidChandigarh was the first Union Territory to issue tender inviting bids to sell off its power distribution company. The Central government h...
02 Dec, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
Barbed wire in Kashmir: Security cordon to powering rural homesBarbed wire has become synonymous with images of security cordons, especially in the context of Kashmir. But for years the Valley has been ...
29 Aug, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
Move fast on Chandigarh's smart grid project: House panel to ministryThe UT administration had submitted before the committee that the empowered committee of National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) in its meeting ...
09 Mar, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
Chandigarh taps private sector for 69MW solar energy target by 2022Under the model, the UT will rope in private companies to install solar plants atop houses. In return, the building owner will be charged l...
26 Feb, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Process of division of assets, staff, reorganisation of corps begins in J&KWhole exercise to be done as per Article 85 of the J&K Reorganisation Act.
27 Aug, 2019, 08.33 AM IST
Government approves sanction of 5,595 electric buses under FAME schemeDuring the process, the Department of Heavy Industry received 86 proposals from 26 states or UTs for the deployment of 14,988 e-buses.
08 Aug, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
Power demand in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh jumps by up to 23 per centWith northern region reeling under sweltering heat, demand for power in Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh has jumped by up to 23 per cent.
22 May, 2013, 06.49 PM IST
- Union Territory of Chandigarh to procure power to meet 110 MW gap
Chandigarh's electricity department today said it would procure power from other sources to meet the demand and supply gap of 110 MW in com...
13 Mar, 2012, 10.21 PM IST