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Mumbai: 2,000 private buses deployed as BEST strike enters day 5
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing strike called by employees of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST), School Bus Owners' Association has announced that a total of 2000 private buses will provide service to passengers in Mumbai.
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Mumbai: BEST employees refuse to end strike until their demands are met
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): There seems to be no end to woes of scores of commuters in Mumbai as an indefinite strike called by employees of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) continued for the fourth consecutive day on Friday.
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BEST indefinite strike enters third day, Central Railway runs extra trains
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): As the indefinite strike by Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) employees entered its third day on Thursday, the Central Railway has decided to run extra sub-services to cater to the demands of commuters who struggle to reach their
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Odisha: Man tied to electricity pole, thrashed on theft suspicion
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): A man was tied to an electricity pole and thrashed by people here on Wednesday.
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BEST workers' union strike: Mumbai Central Railway to run extra trains tod
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Mumbai Central Railway will run extra trains on Wednesday to ensure commuters don't face inconvenience amid the indefinite Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply Transport (BEST) workers' union strike.
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Normalcy affected in Mumbai after BEST employees go on indefinite strike
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra] Jan 8 (ANI): Commuters plying in buses in Mumbai are facing trouble after the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply Transport (BEST) employees decided to go on an indefinite strike from Monday night against the inaction of the authorities towards fulfilling their demands. Read More
Gujarat government writes off Rs 650 cr rural electricity bills
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Gujarat government has announced to write off electricity bills of connection holders in rural areas to the tune of Rs 650 crore.
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SHAKTI impact: Power plants reduce dependence on costlier sources of coal,
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Coal Ministry's new Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI) has started showing results as a study conducted by global analytics company CRISIL said that coal linkage under the scheme has lifted utilisation and sla
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PM Modi attacks Rahul for questioning his Hindu credentials
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked Rahul Gandhi for challenging his Hindu credentials and questioned whether the Congress President wanted to seek votes in Rajasthan over this issue rather than the basic issues like electricity, water a
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Japan generates electricity by recycling waste food
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 21 (ANI): Japan has introduced a new technology to generate electricity by recycling waste food. JFE Engineering Corporation has established a new company called "J Bio Food Recycle" with the cooperation of wholly-owned subsidiary, JFE Kankyo Corporation, also in joint pro
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$310 million loan pact signed for 24x7 power supply for Jharkhand
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The Government of India and the World Bank have signed $310 million loan agreement for Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project to provide reliable, quality, and affordable 24x7 electricity to the state's people.
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Rs 1cr fine on Odisha electricity board over elephant electrocution
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhenkanal (Odisha) [India], Oct 30 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday took suo-motu cognisance of media reports on the death of seven elephants from electrocution in Dhenkanal and imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Odisha electricity board for negligence.
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