Power Failures
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Kolkata Metro Train Stranded At Tollygunge Station After Power Failure
A Dakshineswar-bound Kolkata Metro train was stranded at Tollygunge Station in the older North-South corridor due to power disruption on Tuesday morning.
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40% Karachi Left Without Electricity As Transmission Line Trips: Report
It resulted in the failure of many grid stations and left nearly 40 per cent of Karachi in the dark.
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A Week On, Shimla Struggles To Cope With Record Snowfall
As heavy snowfall has eluded this erstwhile summer capital of British India in recent times, the "snow manual" of the administration, followed since the Raj, has virtually been lying in cold storage.
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Delhi: Several Areas Without Electricity After Deadly Dust Storm
People in several areas of Delhi had a harrowing time as power supply was snapped for over 17 hours after a powerful dust storm damaged the electricity network last evening.
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Power failure at Indira Gandhi International airport affects flights
Flight operations at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi were partially affected on Friday after the air traffic control tower witnessed power failure.
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PM asks Moily for report on power failure: Sources
After the two massive power grid failures that left over 600 million people without electricity in 19 states last week, sources say Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has summoned the newly-appointed Power Minister Veerappa Moily to brief him.
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Power outages have negative impact on Indian economy: Moody's
The widespread power outages this week reflects the inadequacy of India's infrastructure and have a negative impact on economic activity, rating agency Moody's said on Thursday. Triggering one of the world's worst power crisis ever, three grids collapsed this week affecting more than half of the country's 1.2 billion population.
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Power grid failure: Don't blame us, says Akhilesh Yadav
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that there is no proof that his state, Uttar Pradesh, contributed to India's largest power outage by exceeding its quota, and putting the Northern supply grid under massive strain.
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Power grid failure: Blame game begins; Veerappa Moily takes charge of ministry
After the massive power failure, the big blame game. The Centre has come down sharply on Punjab, Haryana and UP saying they overdrew 4000 MW of electricity and that caused the tripping of three grids in a cascade effect yesterday, leaving 600 million people without power. The states deny that their actions triggered the huge power collapse. Till th...
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Power blackout: Regulator summons officials from 5 states; blame game begins
A blame game has erupted among states over the unprecedented power outage on Tuesday that affected 600 million people - over half of the country's population. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reportedly summoned officials of five states, which drew more power than what had been allocated, leaving 19 states in the dark. The r...
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Blackout in 19 states, more than 600 million Indians affected
19 states and more than 600 million Indians found themselves without power on Tuesday afternoon, after three major grids that supply electricity tripped in quick succession. By 11 pm, power had been restored to 80% of Northern India, and all of Delhi. The country's southern and western grids were supplying power to help restore services in the aff...
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Power blackout aftermath: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation chief transferred
Action has been taken against power officials in Uttar Pradesh for the massive blackout on Monday. Huge parts of North India spent Sunday night and much of Monday morning without any electricity. A fault near Agra, coupled with overdrawing of power by Uttar Pradesh, led to the blackout, which was the worst failure of the Northern Grid since 2001.
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Massive power failure: How it happened
In the small hours of last night, huge parts of North India were plunged in darkness as the Northern Grid collapsed. Many people in eight states have spent the night and much of the morning without electricity. It has affected trains, metro services in Delhi and water supply across the states.
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No power, no water, no metro: Delhi's manic Monday
Grid failure left more than 300 million people without power in New Delhi and much of northern India on Monday in the worst blackout for more than a decade, highlighting chronic infrastructure woes holding back Asia's third-largest economy.
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List of trains affected by power failure in north India
Train services were disrupted in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh due to collapse of the northern grid this morning, leaving a large number of passengers stranded. According to reports, 200 passenger train services have been hit by the power failure. While trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani are running late by four to five hours, 45 local trains have ...
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Kolkata Metro Train Stranded At Tollygunge Station After Power Failure
A Dakshineswar-bound Kolkata Metro train was stranded at Tollygunge Station in the older North-South corridor due to power disruption on Tuesday morning.
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40% Karachi Left Without Electricity As Transmission Line Trips: Report
It resulted in the failure of many grid stations and left nearly 40 per cent of Karachi in the dark.
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A Week On, Shimla Struggles To Cope With Record Snowfall
As heavy snowfall has eluded this erstwhile summer capital of British India in recent times, the "snow manual" of the administration, followed since the Raj, has virtually been lying in cold storage.
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Delhi: Several Areas Without Electricity After Deadly Dust Storm
People in several areas of Delhi had a harrowing time as power supply was snapped for over 17 hours after a powerful dust storm damaged the electricity network last evening.
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Power failure at Indira Gandhi International airport affects flights
Flight operations at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi were partially affected on Friday after the air traffic control tower witnessed power failure.
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PM asks Moily for report on power failure: Sources
After the two massive power grid failures that left over 600 million people without electricity in 19 states last week, sources say Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has summoned the newly-appointed Power Minister Veerappa Moily to brief him.
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Power outages have negative impact on Indian economy: Moody's
The widespread power outages this week reflects the inadequacy of India's infrastructure and have a negative impact on economic activity, rating agency Moody's said on Thursday. Triggering one of the world's worst power crisis ever, three grids collapsed this week affecting more than half of the country's 1.2 billion population.
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Power grid failure: Don't blame us, says Akhilesh Yadav
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that there is no proof that his state, Uttar Pradesh, contributed to India's largest power outage by exceeding its quota, and putting the Northern supply grid under massive strain.
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Power grid failure: Blame game begins; Veerappa Moily takes charge of ministry
After the massive power failure, the big blame game. The Centre has come down sharply on Punjab, Haryana and UP saying they overdrew 4000 MW of electricity and that caused the tripping of three grids in a cascade effect yesterday, leaving 600 million people without power. The states deny that their actions triggered the huge power collapse. Till th...
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Power blackout: Regulator summons officials from 5 states; blame game begins
A blame game has erupted among states over the unprecedented power outage on Tuesday that affected 600 million people - over half of the country's population. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reportedly summoned officials of five states, which drew more power than what had been allocated, leaving 19 states in the dark. The r...
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Blackout in 19 states, more than 600 million Indians affected
19 states and more than 600 million Indians found themselves without power on Tuesday afternoon, after three major grids that supply electricity tripped in quick succession. By 11 pm, power had been restored to 80% of Northern India, and all of Delhi. The country's southern and western grids were supplying power to help restore services in the aff...
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Power blackout aftermath: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation chief transferred
Action has been taken against power officials in Uttar Pradesh for the massive blackout on Monday. Huge parts of North India spent Sunday night and much of Monday morning without any electricity. A fault near Agra, coupled with overdrawing of power by Uttar Pradesh, led to the blackout, which was the worst failure of the Northern Grid since 2001.
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Massive power failure: How it happened
In the small hours of last night, huge parts of North India were plunged in darkness as the Northern Grid collapsed. Many people in eight states have spent the night and much of the morning without electricity. It has affected trains, metro services in Delhi and water supply across the states.
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No power, no water, no metro: Delhi's manic Monday
Grid failure left more than 300 million people without power in New Delhi and much of northern India on Monday in the worst blackout for more than a decade, highlighting chronic infrastructure woes holding back Asia's third-largest economy.
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List of trains affected by power failure in north India
Train services were disrupted in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh due to collapse of the northern grid this morning, leaving a large number of passengers stranded. According to reports, 200 passenger train services have been hit by the power failure. While trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani are running late by four to five hours, 45 local trains have ...
