Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Veeraraghav. ...
11:43 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Challakere: The farmers in Karnataka are bearing the brunt of a twin crisis of drought and severe power scarcity this year. The state supplies just six hours of three-phased power to villages, and in a drought year, farmers in central Karnataka are a worried lot. The farmers have no other source of water and they solely depend on pumped-up underground water. No power could mean no water and no crop....
09:00 AM, Apr 21, 2012
Mumbai: Power shortage of 1500 to 2000 MW of electricity in Maharashtra is taking a toll on the industries across the state, especially in the auto hub of Pune. One of Asia's largest auto hubs in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune, a thriving industrial district is let down by one basic problem - power. This plant using high-tension electricity to melt copper and brass to make engine parts for auto majors...
09:21 AM, Apr 19, 2012
Chandigarh: Like other states in the country, Punjab too is on the brink of a blackout. Punjab is suffering from a shortage of about 2500 megawatt of electricity presently. Acute power shortage is making survival of industries difficult. Rajnish Ahuja's carefully built-up auto spare parts company in Ludhiana is suffering, due to an acute power crisis. And he is not alone. The power crunch in the state has affected other...
06:34 AM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: This summer, get ready to face the heat. India is 21,000 MW short of electricity, which means long nights without power. The reason is that 25 power stations have just about four days of coal left to fuel the power plants and a little more than 30 stations have just 7 days of stock left. The Central Electricity Authority has warned that Delhi's Rajghat plant, Haryana's Mahatma Gandhi...
08:46 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Chennai: Faced with acute power shortage in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention for allocating 1000 MW of additional power to tide over the crisis. In a letter to Singh, Jayalalithaa recalled that she had taken up with him the matter during their meeting on June 14, 2011 when she visited Delhi after assuming power. Jayalalithaa said she had requested...
12:53 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Some of India's biggest tycoons are set to make their case to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday on how to resolve the country's worsening electricity crisis, adding pressure on a government blamed for neglecting major policy initiatives. Reliance Power Chairman Anil Ambani, Adani Power chief Gautam Adani and Tata group Deputy Chairman Cyrus Mistry are among the leaders of private power firms in an industry delegation also...
02:59 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Srinagar: Freezing cold prevailed in Kashmir Valley on Monday where Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 14.5 degree Celsius but there was some respite for people of the city and parts of north Kashmir as electricity was restored after three days. Communication woes, however, continued for the people of the Valley with the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Kashmir's only road link with rest of the country, remaining closed for the fourth...
12:25 PM, Jan 09, 2012
The Kashmir Valley on Sunday experienced its coldest night this winter. The Jammu Srinagar highway is shut for the third consecutive day today. But the power crisis could abate. A 400 kilowatt line has been repaired, and Kashmir has started getting power from the Northern Grid. The administration says the Kishenpore-Pampore line will be repaired by Monday evening. Snow and rainfall has affected transmission lines in the Pir Panjal range ...
10:24 AM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: In Jammu, people have come out on the streets protesting the power crisis, the authorities said that it will take another two days to restore power. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday directed disconnection of power supply to the VIP grid including his own residence to divert the scarce electricity for maintaining essential services. Srinagar has been without power for over 24 hours now as...
06:08 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Srinagar: After Saturday's heavy snowfall, things have really frozen in Srinagar, with mercury recording -5.5 in Srinagar but in Gulmarg its -17. Other places are also frozen. But that's not the only worry that Srinagar residents face. Their real worry is that of the power connection. There's been absolutely no connectivity for the last 24 hours, and the prospect of spending another dark night is still hovering around with Power...
04:01 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Srinagar: At least a hundred vehicles were stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Sunday as heavy snowfall forced authorities to close the road down. Extreme weather also triggered a major power supply failure for over 24 hours in the valley as heavy rains affected transmission lines in the Pir Panchal ranges and other grid stations. Life has been thrown out of gear in the valley with even internet access...
12:55 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Srinagar: Separatist leader Yasin Malik and six others were arrested in Srinagar on Friday. They were protesting over the death of a Kashmiri youth in CISF firing on Monday. Kashmir has been reeling under day-long power cuts for the past several weeks. The massive load shedding led to a series of protests in the state. In Uri, a youth was killed when the CISF opened fire at the protesting villagers....
03:40 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Srinagar: Civil society groups, under the banner of the Kashmir Economic Alliance, have called for a bandh in Srinagar on Friday to protest against the ongoing power crisis in the state. Shops remained closed and most vehicles stayed off the roads on Friday due to the bandh. Meanwhile, separatists have backed the bandh. JKLF chief Yasin Malik is expected to stage a sit-in at Maisuma. Kashmir has been undergoing up...
11:23 AM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said that the coal crisis that threatened a power blackout in the country has been averted and things will get to normal in the next four to five days. It was blamed on blockade in Telangana, rains and a two-day strike in Coal India for the crisis. But documents with CNN-IBN show that Telangana and flooding were not the real reasons for the...
07:03 PM, Oct 18, 2011
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Disclaimer: TV18 Broadcast Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
