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Nepal to construct West Seti hydel project itself, scraps Chinese contract
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 29 (ANI): Nepal Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada, said the government of Nepal has decided to construct the 750 MW hydel project on its own scrapping the agreement with the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC).
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Naxal-hit Bastar locals seek govt help for mainstream living
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Notwithstanding their past allies with the Naxalites, the locals of Bhadrimahu, a small village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, are hoping for development in their area to avail basic necessities including electricity, schools, roads and medica
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Amritsar locality facing water, electricity crisis for over 10 years
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): Residents of Indira colony, a locality in Amritsar, despite raising the issue with several ministers over the past 10-15 years, is awaiting proper electricity and water connection in their houses.
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Naidu writes to PM Modi, highlights farmers' issues
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] May 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought his intervention in addressing farmers' issues.
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Locals facing hardship due to power cuts in storm-hit Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India] May 7 (ANI): Days after a high-intensity storm in northwest and northeast regions of the country, the people of Rajasthan's Bharatpur district are still waiting for water supply and electricity to be restored.
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6 Indians abducted in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Pul-e-Khomre (Baghlan) [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Six Indians on Sunday morning were abducted by unknown armed men in Afghanistan's Baghlan province.
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State developing sans Centre's support: Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 01 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday, claimed that despite the alleged lack of support from the Central government, his state is on the path of progress, as proved by the uninterrupted electricity supply in the stat
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Chidambaram dubs Govt's claim of 100% electrification of villages as 'juml
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram hit out at the Centre and dubbed its claim of providing electricity to every single village in India as a 'jumla'.
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Manipur's Leisang becomes last village to get electricity, Centre says nat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Leisang (Manipur) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Last village to be electrified under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is Leisang village located in Senapati district in Manipur.
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Cleaner Cooking Fuel for 300 Million by 2021 - Randeep Agarwal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (NewsVoir): Globally, there are approximately 1.4 billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion people who rely on solid fuel (wood, crop residue, dung and coal) for cooking. The use of these traditional cooking fuels creates several significant pr
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Panasonic unveils its Off-grid Solutions Project
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], April 23 (ANI): Panasonic Corporation on Monday announced the launch of a project for people living in off-grid areas that combine educational activities to promote understanding of electricity and provision of the company's related products.
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Uttar Pradesh village still in dark age
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): A village in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district is yet to be electrified even after the country attained independence 70 years ago.
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