In what comes as an achievement, the Yogi government's campaign against power theft has received significant public support in Uttar Pradesh, as over 3,000 power theft cases have been reported on the 'Bijli Mitra' link within two weeks of its launch, an official release said.
Selangor [Malaysia], April 20 (ANI): Cops in Malaysia have seized 297 bitcoin mining machines and other electrical equipment worth around Malaysian ringgit (RM) 100,00 after raiding multiple premises allegedly involved in stealing power.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday launched an awareness campaign -- Urjagiri -- which aims at stopping power theft and saving.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): In a bid to control power theft, Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU), Odisha is seeking to reward people for reporting power theft cases while keeping their identity a secret.
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 5 (ANI): The local administration cut off electricity connection of a resort owned by SP leader Azam Khan's kin here following complaints of illegal electricity and tubewell connections.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a crackdown on power theft in a bid to check the huge losses suffered by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), particularly in the areas bordering Pakistan and Haryana
Varanasi (UP) [India], June 9 (ANI): A police officer was allegedly thrashed by locals when he went to inspect an illegal electricity connection in Varanasi's Virat Nagar colony on Sunday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 4 (ANI): In yet another big decision, the Uttar Pradesh Government on Thursday announced that they would soon link electricity bill payments to Aadhar card bank accounts of consumers in a bid to bring down power theft.