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Telangana CM congratulates state electricity dept for smoothly handling 9
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated the state electricity department for smoothly handling the switching off lights in the state on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to the nation to mark the fight against the corona
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BJP MLA Raja Singh lights torch in Hyderabad to mark fight against COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): BJP MLA T Raja Singh lit a torch in Hyderabad following the call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off lights of houses at 9 PM for 9 minutes to mark the fight against the coronavirus.
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Electricity demand went down but frequecy was maintained during PM's 'swit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh has informed that demand for electricity supply went down during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'switch off the light' campaign at 9 pm on Sunday for few a minutes but the frequency was maintained and the voltage was kept stable
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Power Ministry issues 11 FAQs on PM Modi's call to switch off lights at 9
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Union Power Ministry on Sunday issued a list of 11 frequently asked questions (FAQs) and their answers in order to allay apprehensions about switching off lights at 9 pm for nine minutes on Sunday as requested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges people to light diyas at 9 pm on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday appealed to people to switch off the lights in their homes and light a 'diya' to mitigate the darkness of coronavirus.
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BJP MP dismisses apprehensions concerning power grid over PM's appeal to c
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off the lights in their homes on April 5 for nine minutes and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches and mobile flashlights to stre
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Jamia V-C urges varsity fraternity to show solidarity with PM Modi in figh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar on Saturday urged students, teaching and non-teaching staff to comply with the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off lights at 9 pm to 9.09 pm on Sunday.
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Ludicrous to ask people to switch off lights to fight coronavirus: Maharas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on Sunday to represent country's spirit in fight against COVID-19 as "ludicrous", adding that Modi's ideas are borrowed
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Hope Centre takes care of concerns of engineers, power grids: Priyanka Gan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the concerns of power grids and engineers too are being taken care of by the Central government in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes from 9 pm on April 5
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CPI-M says PM's call to switch off lights on Sunday poses threat to nation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday night and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches or flashlights to strengthen a collective resolve t
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No instability to be caused to grid during voluntary lights out on April 5
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Power Ministry on Saturday clarified that no instability would be caused to the grid and there would also be no fluctuation in the voltage which harm the electrical appliances when the people voluntarily switch off their lights between 9 pm and 9:09 pm
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Tharoor points out electricity boards concerns for Apr 5, alleges PM didn'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over the Prime Minister's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on April 5, saying that it is not a contemplated move and might cause electric grid to crash.
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