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Electricity theft racket busted in Sambhal, FIRs registered: DM
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An extensive operation against electricity theft was carried out in the Raisatti police station area of Sambhal district, during which authorities uncovered large-scale illegal power connections.
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Polaris Smart Metering executing 10 million smart meters across India, aim
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Polaris Smart Metering, one of India's largest advanced metering infrastructure service providers (AMISPs), is executing contracts for 10 million smart electricity meters across India as part of the government's massive nationwide rollout to modernize power distribution and curb losses.
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Bareilly: Power theft case registered against IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Ra
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Engineer of the Electricity Transmission Division, Gyan Prakash, confirmed that several individuals in Bareilly were booked under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for directly stealing power through illegal connections.
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SP MP Zia ur Rehman Barq's residence inspected for alleged power theft
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A team from the State Electricity Department, along with security personnel, inspected SP MP Zia ur Rehman Barq's residence in Sambhal for possible electricity theft on December 19. Authorities are investigating irregularities in electricity usage.
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UP: District Administration carries out anti-encroachment drive in Sambhal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The district administration team visited Sambhal to check on the noise pollution through loudspeakers, the Sambhal District Magistrate (DM) said, adding that they found that there was electricity (power) theft in the area.
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Pakistan: 61,540 arrested for power theft in Punjab
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Punjab Police have initiated a significant crackdown on power theft, resulting in the arrest of 61,540 individuals across the province, including Lahore, as reported by ARY News on Sunday.
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Pakistan suffers PKR 600 billion loss annually due to power theft: Energy
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan Federal Energy Minister Awais Leghari said that the country was suffering a loss worth a whopping Rs 600 billion a year due to electricity theft, reported Geo News.
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Pakistan: Electric Supply Company imposes PKR 516.8 million fine on electr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As part of an anti-power theft campaign, the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) imposed a fine of Pakistan rupees (PKR) 516.8 million (approximately 1.8 million USD) on electricity thieves caught during 86 days of crackdown in the region, ARY News reported on Monday.
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Pakistan electric supply company recover over USD 1.7 mn from pilferers
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Chief Executive Iesco Dr Mohammad Amjad Khan stated that the recovery of electricity dues from the defaulters was being ensured in every case and no one had the right to use electricity without paying the bill. He said this during a review meeting on the performance of the ongoing campaign r
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Pakistan: Power theft causes PKR 100 billion annual loss in Punjab
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore's secretary of power division has said power theft in Punjab has caused the loss of more than Pakistani rupee (PKR) 100 billion in one year, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Over PKR 6 billion recovered from defaulters in power theft crac
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing outrage over inflated electricity bills, the Power Division of Pakistan has recovered over Pakistan Rupee (PKR) 6 billion during a countrywide power theft crackdown, reported ARY News.
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Pakistan: Residents of Battagram, KP block Karakoram Highway amid crackdow
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid protests raging across the country over inflated electricity bills, the residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Battagram on Saturday blocked a stretch of the Karakoram Highway near the Khatm-i-Nabuwat Chowk even as authorities cracked down on power theft, Dawn reported.
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