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
Lathicharge on Haryana farmers akin to second Jallianwala Bagh; Khattar govt must go: Shiv SenaAn editorial in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the renovated Jallianwala Bagh com...
30 Aug, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
CESC's subsidiary emerges highest bidder for Chandigarh biz at Rs 871 croreThe company pipped six firms including Torrent Power that quoted Rs 606 crore, NTPC’s bid of Rs 563 crore and ReNew Power that quoted Rs 55...
04 Aug, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
Power sector workers begin protest against Electricity Amendment Bill 2021On the call of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees & Engineers (NCCOEEE), hundreds of power sector workers started...
03 Aug, 2021, 04.03 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
All India Kisan Sabha announces support for farm protests"The three laws are aimed at allowing corporates to make profits at the cost of farmers. To oppose them, we will leave from Nashik on Decem...
18 Dec, 2020, 05.06 PM 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
Power sector employees protest against privatization of discomsGupta said protest meetings were held in all the states and union territories, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, M...
26 Nov, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
Power sector engineers to observe 'protest day' on August 18 to oppose Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020Earlier this year, the Ministry of Power had circulated the draft Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020 for feedback. Besides, the government ha...
07 Aug, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
Lakhs of power sector workers protest against Electricity Amendment Bill 2020: AIPEF"Lakhs of electricity employees and engineers across the country today joined hands to observe a protest demonstration maintaining social d...
01 Jun, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
PM Modi has no understanding of economy: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no understanding of the economy and the world is mocki...
18 Oct, 2019, 08.24 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says no to privatisation in water sectorKejriwal said that there should be no privatisation of water, given the experience people have had in power sector in the national capital.
10 Sep, 2015, 09.18 PM IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal rules out privatisation of water distributionHe announced implementation of rain water harvesting techniques on a large scale by next year to deal with the city's water crisis.
11 Aug, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
Prakash Karat attacks Congress, BJP; calls them 'anti-poor'Karat alleged that farmers are not getting remunerative price of their produce. "There is distress sale of paddy and cotton this season," h...
11 Oct, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
Ashok Lavasa to be new Civil Aviation SecretaryAshok Lavasa, Special Secretary in the Power Ministry, has been appointed as the new Civil Aviation Secretary to take over from incumbent K...
27 Dec, 2013, 03.21 AM IST
- No more power cuts in Delhi after 2010: A K Walia
Come 2010, there would be no more power cuts in the national capital as it would be able to add over 2000 MWs of electricity to its power g...
14 Dec, 2007, 08.07 PM IST