Eyeing Assembly polls next year, the Delhi government went into overdrive in 2012 doling out sops and regularising unauthorised colonies but the barbaric gangrape of a young girl brought shame to the city and triggered a blame game between Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the police. After BJP handed a crushing defeat to Congress in the municipal polls in April, a worried Dikshit put her government into fast gear and...
01:03 PM, Dec 28, 2012
New Delhi: An Inter-Ministerial Group will meet on Monday to decide on the appointment of merchant bankers to manage the stake sale of Power Grid Corporation. "The Inter-Ministerial group (IMG) will meet on Monday to chalk out the process to further disinvest government's 5 per cent stake in PGCIL and invite bids from investment bankers," an official said. The five per cent stake sale could fetch over Rs 3,500 crore...
10:28 AM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: Union Power Minister Veerappa Moily on Monday came under fire from Congress colleague and former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh for his suggestion to imprison the chief secretaries of states that overdrew power from the power grids. He said, "I differ with Moily on this issue. I think Moily wants somebody to take the responsibility for all these things. I think it is the government after all... People...
02:36 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: Global conglomerate GE has said that Indian power transmission system is quite robust compared to many developed nations, and a "political will" is needed to reinforce discipline to avoid situations like the recent grid failure. GE Energy, part of the US-based multinational giant, said the "political will" was required to ensure that all the parties sharing the power grids follow certain rules. "It is important that we do...
03:34 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Mumbai: A decade ago, Chandrakant's fishing village in India's financial capital Mumbai lived mostly by candlelight. What people did not have, electricity, they stole. It was easy enough to hook onto the two thin power lines that passed over the village and take a little for themselves. Today, his settlement has moved up the feeding chain of Mumbai neighborhoods and most residents have city electricity meters. But the loose habits...
11:44 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Meerwada: Life in the remote village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their schoolbooks under the faint glow of aged kerosene lamps and adults struggled to carry out the most basic of household chores. The arrival of solar power last year has changed all that. On a humid evening, fans whirr, children sit cross-legged to study their Hindi...
02:56 AM, Aug 03, 2012
The northern regional load dispatch centre data shows Punjab was drawing over 800 MW till 1 pm on Wednesday. ...
07:57 PM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: New Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for giving him the responsibility of such an important portfolio. "I am certainly loyal to the Gandhi family from the time of Indira Gandhi. Such opportunities are very rarely given to the Dalits and minorities," he said. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, he admitted that the Home portfolio...
02:04 PM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: A day after the biggest blackout in the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company on Wednesday said nearly 100 per cent of the demand had been restored in all five regions of the country. According to the Power System Operation Corp, a subsidiary of the state-run Power Grid Corp that carries electricity across the national grid, the entire Delhi's demand of 2,94 MW had...
11:40 AM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: As half of India struggles to deal with collapse of northern and eastern power grid, the UPA leadership was involved in power tussle of a different kind. Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, the man who should be answering questions on why for two days running has there been a power grid collapse, was promoted as the Home Minister. Not just that, Sushil Kumar Shinde is also set to...
09:40 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Kolkata: As many as 105 trains on Eastern Railway and 75 others on South Eastern Railway's network were left stranded in seven divisions on Tuesday after the eastern grid collapsed, completely stalling train services for about four hours. Eastern Railway sources said that arrangements were made for diesel engines to run long-distance trains which were stranded at various places. Railway engineers were successful in hauling Sealdah- bound Rajdhani Express, Patna-Howrah...
07:20 PM, Jul 31, 2012
For the second time in two days, half of India plunged into darkness after the Northern and the Eastern Grids collapsed. ...
05:31 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: The crowds at Jantar Mantar, the venue of the indefinite fast by Anna Hazare and his team, continued to remain impressive on the second day of fast by the anti-corruption crusader on Monday. This after more than 6000 people came to support Anna during the weekend. While the protests by Anna and his team were on, members of India Against Corruption on Monday took to the streets, this...
06:59 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Los Angeles: A solar storm was due to arrive Saturday morning and last through Sunday, slamming into Earth's magnetic field. Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the US Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado. There's a bright side to stormy space...
08:54 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Washington: One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early on Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out. Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were no reports of problems with power grids, GPS, satellites or other technologies that are often disrupted by solar storms. But that still can change as the storm shakes the planet's magnetic field in ways that could disrupt technology but...
10:28 PM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell's thumbs up for the Games has failed to impress sponsors and done has done little to boost their confidence. The Power Grid Corporation has said it will not reconsider pulling out of the sponsorship deal. The Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday said his ministry has asked PSUs to hold back sponsorship money totalling up to Rs 260...
08:57 AM, Aug 20, 2010
Air, rail and road transport severely hit across the region. ...
01:09 AM, Jan 03, 2010
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar's suggestion to change the current ODI format and split it into four innings of 25 overs each, that was rejected by the ICC, has no place even in domestic cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday. "There is no opportunity for this new format in Indian domestic cricket because there is lot of cricket. They play four-day, five-day, one-day, Twenty20, and then get ready for...
09:32 PM, Mar 07, 2008
Bangalore: Skipper Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis shared an unbeaten 48 run partnership for the second wicket, as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat the Warriors by 22 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method, in the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 competition on Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 156, KKR were 83/1 after nine overs when rain brought an early end to the contest. The Gambhir-led side are second in the...
05:40 PM, Mar 05, 2008
The CCEA, which met under the chairmanship of PM, has cleared Power Ministry's proposal for the three IPOs. ...
09:02 PM, Nov 23, 2006
