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Blackout Warning For Delhi If Coal Supply Not Restored In 2 Days
There could be a blackout in the national capital in the next two days if coal supplies to power plants do not improve, a Delhi minister said today.
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In Chennai, Sasikala Is Viscerally Unpopular
There is a deep anger about the degrading of Tamil political life, where personality trumps policy and the pursuit of power (and personal wealth) blots out serious discussion of how to govern better. And this is more than simply the standard middle-class disdain for "vulgar" politics.
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In Imposing 30-SUV Convoy, Sasikala Drives In To Resort To Meet Lawmakers
In scenes perfected by many a Hollywood drama, a cavalcade of around 30 SUVs snaked its way this afternoon from Poes Garden, the residence of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, to the beachfront luxury resort 80 km away, that has been at the heart of the political crisis gripping the state for the last week. The occasion was for VK Sa...
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VK Sasikala Establishes Control, Says 'Those Who Loved Amma Will Stay'
It was near-perfect attendance for the meeting called today by VK Sasikala to establish that her right to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister remains undented by the sudden revolt of O Panneerselvam, who she is to replace. 131 of the ruling AIADMK's 134 legislators gathered at the party office in Chennai today, allowing Ms Sasikala to flaunt her unpar...
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Power Cut Era Over in Tamil Nadu, Says State Electricity Minister
Assuring potential investors about comfortable power supply, Tamil Nadu's Electricity Minister Natham R. Viswanathan today said the era of power cut is over in the state.
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With Polls Over, Dark Days are Back For Karnataka
With the polls over, the power crisis has returned to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Power cuts in the Bangalore and Hyderabad were almost nil ahead of voting day.
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Jayalalithaa blames central PSUs for power crisis in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa blamed central PSUs for the "deteriorating" power situation in the state and sought the Prime Minister's intervention to ensure maximum electricity supply.
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Blackouts dim prospects for south India's 'next Bangalore'
Crippling power cuts in Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become India's next business Mecca.
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Power crisis: M Karunanidhi to lead protests against AIADMK govt
DMK president M Karunanidhi will today lead his partymen in a state-wide protest against the ruling AIADMK over the prevailing power crisis in Tamil Nadu.
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Power crisis: M Karunanidhi to lead protests against AIADMK govt
DMK president M Karunanidhi will lead his partymen in a state-wide protest against the ruling AIADMK against the prevailing power crisis in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister grants subsidy to procure power
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday granted the state-run TANGEDCO (formerly TNEB) Rs 375 crore subsidy to procure electricity in the face of a dip in hydel power generation.
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DMK's executive to meet on Thursday to discuss power crisis in Tamil Nadu
With acute power shortage continuing to affect many parts of Tamil Nadu, the DMK's executive would meet on December 13 to discuss the situation. DMK president M Karunanidhi will chair the meeting.
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Acute power crisis in Tamil Nadu to end completely in 2013: Jayalalithaa
Placing her bets on ongoing power projects, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said the acute power crisis in Tamil Nadu would end completely in 2013 with an addition power of over 4,000 MW.
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The 16-hour power cuts in Tamil Nadu
Cooking has become a daily challenge for Jasline Jonathan, a young housewife in Coimbatore. For upto 16 hours a day, there's no power, leaving her mixer-grinder out of action - a freebie given to voters by the AIADMK in last year's elections. So she uses a traditional mortar-pestle to grind her spices and other ingredients.
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Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court for more power; Kudankulam protesters arrested near Assembly
Around 2000 anti-Nuclear activists were arrested close to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai as they protested against the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in the south-east of the state. The planned protests coincided with the Tamil Nadu government moving Supreme Court against the Centre, to find a solution to a crippling power shortage in the st...
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Blackout Warning For Delhi If Coal Supply Not Restored In 2 Days
There could be a blackout in the national capital in the next two days if coal supplies to power plants do not improve, a Delhi minister said today.
-
In Chennai, Sasikala Is Viscerally Unpopular
There is a deep anger about the degrading of Tamil political life, where personality trumps policy and the pursuit of power (and personal wealth) blots out serious discussion of how to govern better. And this is more than simply the standard middle-class disdain for "vulgar" politics.
-
In Imposing 30-SUV Convoy, Sasikala Drives In To Resort To Meet Lawmakers
In scenes perfected by many a Hollywood drama, a cavalcade of around 30 SUVs snaked its way this afternoon from Poes Garden, the residence of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, to the beachfront luxury resort 80 km away, that has been at the heart of the political crisis gripping the state for the last week. The occasion was for VK Sa...
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VK Sasikala Establishes Control, Says 'Those Who Loved Amma Will Stay'
It was near-perfect attendance for the meeting called today by VK Sasikala to establish that her right to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister remains undented by the sudden revolt of O Panneerselvam, who she is to replace. 131 of the ruling AIADMK's 134 legislators gathered at the party office in Chennai today, allowing Ms Sasikala to flaunt her unpar...
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Power Cut Era Over in Tamil Nadu, Says State Electricity Minister
Assuring potential investors about comfortable power supply, Tamil Nadu's Electricity Minister Natham R. Viswanathan today said the era of power cut is over in the state.
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With Polls Over, Dark Days are Back For Karnataka
With the polls over, the power crisis has returned to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Power cuts in the Bangalore and Hyderabad were almost nil ahead of voting day.
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Jayalalithaa blames central PSUs for power crisis in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa blamed central PSUs for the "deteriorating" power situation in the state and sought the Prime Minister's intervention to ensure maximum electricity supply.
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Blackouts dim prospects for south India's 'next Bangalore'
Crippling power cuts in Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become India's next business Mecca.
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Power crisis: M Karunanidhi to lead protests against AIADMK govt
DMK president M Karunanidhi will today lead his partymen in a state-wide protest against the ruling AIADMK over the prevailing power crisis in Tamil Nadu.
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Power crisis: M Karunanidhi to lead protests against AIADMK govt
DMK president M Karunanidhi will lead his partymen in a state-wide protest against the ruling AIADMK against the prevailing power crisis in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister grants subsidy to procure power
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday granted the state-run TANGEDCO (formerly TNEB) Rs 375 crore subsidy to procure electricity in the face of a dip in hydel power generation.
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DMK's executive to meet on Thursday to discuss power crisis in Tamil Nadu
With acute power shortage continuing to affect many parts of Tamil Nadu, the DMK's executive would meet on December 13 to discuss the situation. DMK president M Karunanidhi will chair the meeting.
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Acute power crisis in Tamil Nadu to end completely in 2013: Jayalalithaa
Placing her bets on ongoing power projects, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said the acute power crisis in Tamil Nadu would end completely in 2013 with an addition power of over 4,000 MW.
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The 16-hour power cuts in Tamil Nadu
Cooking has become a daily challenge for Jasline Jonathan, a young housewife in Coimbatore. For upto 16 hours a day, there's no power, leaving her mixer-grinder out of action - a freebie given to voters by the AIADMK in last year's elections. So she uses a traditional mortar-pestle to grind her spices and other ingredients.
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Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court for more power; Kudankulam protesters arrested near Assembly
Around 2000 anti-Nuclear activists were arrested close to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai as they protested against the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in the south-east of the state. The planned protests coincided with the Tamil Nadu government moving Supreme Court against the Centre, to find a solution to a crippling power shortage in the st...
