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Over 2-fold increase in NorWesters instances in 2023 impact power distribu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) said that high instances of power outages in Odisha were because the electricity supply networks were damaged due to the Nor'wester.
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Power outage threat looms large over Andhra streets amid non-clearance of
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Streets in Andhra Pradesh may face a blackout if the State Government fails to settle long overdue bills totalling Rs 651.55 crore owed to the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), TDP national spokesman, Kommareddy Pattabhiram said on Thursday.
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Pak: Residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa threaten to besiege grid station over
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The residents said that with each passing day, the duration of power load-shedding was being increased. They also alleged that the supply of electricity to several localities in the district was suspended.
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Wrestlers' protest at Jantar Mantar: Sakshee Malikkh complains about repea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing wrestlers' sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar here in the national capital demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh said as the lights go off again and again at the protest site.
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Pakistan: Load-shedding affecting business of people in Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Load-shedding, spanning 18 hours, has made it impossible for people to carry out their work in Balochistan, as per the news report. With the ongoing power outages in Balochistan, tailors have not been able to stitch clothes, while Ramzan is the most important month for them to earn money.
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At least 1 killed, millions plunge into darkness after ice storm hits Cana
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After an ice storm hit the Quebec province of Canada on Thursday, thousands of people plunged into darkness and 1 person was reportedly killed, Canada-based CTV News reported.
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US: 7 killed, dozens hospitalized as tornadoes tear through Arkansas, Illi
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens more, trapping others in their homes, and damaging businesses and critical infrastructure, reported The New York Times (NYT).
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Amid blasphemy and bankruptcy, religious extremism continues to dominate P
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan is on the verge of bankruptcy and is roiled by several crises such as food shortage, high inflation, shrinking trade, unemployment, power outage, political instability, and growing debt. Yet, the focus has been on making religious punishments more rigorous.
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Demonstrations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against excessive power ou
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the protest, the speakers at the rally said that the government has not been able to control the profiteering and hoarding in Ramazan, making it difficult for the poor to make both ends meet, as per the Dawn report.
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Pakistan: Kohat residents complain of prolonged suspension of gas and elec
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The prolonged suspension of gas and electricity has dashed the consumers' hopes in Kohat that they would get a "smooth" supply in the fasting month as promised by the government.
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Pakistan: South Waziristan protest against prolonged electricity load-shed
Updated : 3 years ago IST
They have been protesting for three days and said that the government was providing two hours of electricity to the residents of the Azam Warsak area in Birmal Tehsil.
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California reports over 120,000 power outages after heavy rain, hurricane
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Utility company Pacific Gas and Electric said the storm system "exceeded all expectations," damaging electric infrastructure and knocking out power to thousands. The company said its crews are working as quickly as possible to assess equipment damaged by the storm.
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