In a review meeting, chaired by Union Minister for Power R K Singh, a detailed discussion took place on various aspects to meet the high electricity demand in the upcoming months especially during April and May, according to a statement by the ministry of power on Thursday.
The move is significant and is likely to have political implications in Maharashtra where NCP is in alliance with Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena.
"In Kavitha's issue, I have been maintaining that this case is nothing but political vendetta and the case was registered after a BJP MP made allegations," he said.
Lashing out at the West Bengal government over the Adenovirus, spreading among children in the State, Dr Manas Gumta, general secretary of the Association of Health Service Doctors alleged that the State government "underreported" the number of deaths, caused by infection of the virus.
In a major political development, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has decided that his party will not play the role of Opposition in Nagaland and it accepts the leadership of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in the state where BJP is NDPP's ally.
Meanwhile, domestic debt rose to PKR 34.3 trillion by January end, 3.4 per cent higher than a month ago and around 25 per cent higher than the year-ago figure.
The Janata Dal Secular on Wednesday targeted the BJP's 'double-engine government' in Karnataka and at Centre over forest fires in the state owing to dry spells, saying that the failure of the Basavaraj Bommai government inflicted huge losses on the state.
Kerala opposition leader V D Satheeshan demanded to declare a health emergency by the government on the backdrops of the Brahmapuram fire in the state on Wednesday. The smoke surrounding the region and the district nearby can cause hazardous health issues.