Video grab of acres of land submerge in water causing major crop loss following heavy rainfall at Keshod in Junagadh on Tuesday Gandhinagar: A meeting of the Weather Watch Group was held at the state emergency operations centre (SEOC) in Gandhinagar on Tuesday to review administrative preparedness in case of possible monsoon-related disasters. Director of…
Patna: The energy department on Wednesday issued a comprehensive advisory to ensure safe, uninterrupted power supply during Muharram. It appealed to citizens, organisers and participants in tazia processions to strictly follow electricity safety norms and cooperate with authorities to prevent accidents.According to the advisory, tazias and other tall structures should be carried at a safe…
In an order issued on June 11, Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Ltd (RUVITL) scrapped the tender floated for long-term power procurement from a thermal plant proposed under the Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) model Jaipur: The state govt has cancelled its tender to procure electricity from a proposed 3,200 MW coal-fired…
Kanpur: District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh on Tuesday took cognisance of the absence of several officials from a review meeting related to the CM dashboard, development projects, construction works and revenue matters.The officials against whom action was initiated included tourism officer Neelam Gautam; project manager of the tourism department’s executing agency Sukhveer Singh; and Sandesh…
Varanasi: Urban development and energy minister AK Sharma on Monday directed officials to complete public utility works on priority and ensure comprehensive monsoon preparedness to prevent waterlogging in urban areas.Chairing a review meeting of the Urban Development and Energy departments at the Circuit House, Sharma instructed urban local bodies to complete drain cleaning and strengthen…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday directed officials to eliminate unnecessary compliances and create a more investor and business-friendly environment in the state. Chairing a high-level review meeting on “Compliance reduction and eeregulation” here, he said deregulation and procedural reforms are essential to attract investment, promote entrepreneurship, and speed up employment generation.The CM instructed…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Sunday intensified his criticism of the govt over recurring power outages, accusing energy minister Heeralal Nagar of acknowledging the problem by citing repeated power tripping in his own colony.Jully said he repeatedly raised the issue in the Assembly, but the minister earlier downplayed it, making the latest remarks politically…
Patna: The NDA govt has banned foreign travels on govt’s expenses by the state govt officials for the next six months amid the govt’s focus on strict austerity measures as a result of rising global fuel crisis caused by the conflicts in West Asia. The development comes close on the heels of the PM Narendra…
Kanpur: MBBS students of Kanpur Dehat Medical College protested outside the campus late on Thursday night against prolonged power cuts, alleging they were receiving electricity for only four to five hours a day.Students came out of their hostels around midnight and raised slogans against the administration, claiming that erratic power supply was affecting studies, exam…
