News Topic:Electricity
J&K
J-K plunges into darkness as power supply slashed by 25%
Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a 25 percent sudden cut in the power supply from outside, a move that has triggered a “temporary power deficit in the UT.”
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Kashmir
KPDCL introduces prepaid mode for electricity bills
The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has decided to convert the smart meters installed in the first leg into pre-paid mode.
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Kashmir
Complete 100% installation of smart meters with no further delay: MD KPDCL
Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Yasin Choudhary on Friday took a review meeting of KPDCL.
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Protest erupts against smart meter installation in Pulwama
Local women took to the roads on Tuesday and held a protest against the installation of smart meters in Malikpora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama town.
Kashmir
Supplying record electricity at peak hours in Ramadan, says KPDCL
Kashmir Power Development Corporation Ltd (KPDCL) on Monday said that the department was supplying record electricity during the fasting month.
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J&K
J-K to have consumer forums, ombudsman for electricity-related complaints
The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir would soon have consumer grievance redressal forums and an ombudsman for resolving electricity-related problems of consumers.
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Kashmir
Power supply snapped in Rainawari after locals resist installation of smart meters
Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has snapped the power supply to Rainawari areas of Srinagar city.
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Kashmir
Power curtailment reduced by 30 percent: KPDCL
The government on Monday said that the curtailment has been reduced by three hours and that the new power schedule will be announced by the end of March.
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Latest news
Srinagar MP Ruhullah claims Yusuf Pathan was threatened with ‘bulldozer action’; Mahua Moitra slams BJP
A social media post by Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has triggered a political controversy, with TMC MP citing the incident to question "bulldozer politics".
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11 cold storage units in Pulwama face closure as PCC cracks whip
11 CA cold storage units in Lassipora Industrial Growth Centre have been served closure notices by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee.
Fake pesticides leave Shopian farmers in severe distress
The recovery of suspected sub-standard pesticides and fungicides from multiple locations in south Kashmir's Shopian district has sparked outrage among farmers.
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