According to a press release by the Ministry of Coal, the ICI, which monitors the production performance of eight core industries--cement, coal, crude oil, electricity, fertilizers, natural gas, refinery products, and steel--reported a combined index increase of 6.3 per cent for May 2024.
People of the area have expressed dissatisfaction with the budget for Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) that has neglected local demands in the allocations, Skardu TV, a local news source from PoGB, reported.
The six-day-long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations, and wheel-jam strikes began on May 8 against the Government of Pakistan and the PoJK government, demanding subsidised electricity and flour.
The boiling frustration over inflated electricity bills and recent hike in taxes exploded into a countrywide protest with traders leading from the forefront
Fadnavis stressed the importance of regular bill payments stating that if there are significant overdue amounts, the power supply to the consumer is cut off in accordance with Article 56 of the Electricity Act.
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) head Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday announced a protest in Islamabad on July 12 against "high taxes and exorbitant electricity tariff."
"Our Chief Minister of Delhi was forcibly put in jail before the elections. Kejriwal is a CM who has worked in sectors like education, health, electricity, and water. He has provided free bus travel for women. The so-called liquor scam was made an issue. This liquor scam involved BJP memb
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended to the grievances of people at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan located at the Chief Minister's Camp Office on Sunday. He directed the officers of the Chief Minister's Office that for the early resolution of problems, the complaint should be sent
Karachi city in Pakistan witnessed massive protests due to severe electricity crisis amid a soaring temperature, Pakistan's local daily, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
All Pakistan Traders Association President Ajmal Baloch and other traders made this announcement during a joint press conference in Islamabad on Friday.
The BSES spokesperson said that heavy rains led to instances of power disruptions in some areas of the city, primarily due to water logging and trees and their branches falling on electricity cables.