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In UP Crackdown, Illegal Religious Structures Razed, Power Theft Plugged
Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal has seen a major administrative crackdown combining late-night action against power theft and decisive steps against illegal encroachments on government land.
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Haryana Withdraws Circular Raising Power Theft Penalty On Farmers
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the circular that proposed a multifold increase in penalty on farmers for power theft has been withdrawn.
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Watch: He Was Caught Trying To Snip Illegal Power Line. Reaction Is Viral
A Ghaziabad resident's last-ditch attempt to escape action for illegally tapping an electricity line came a cropper, thanks to a smart move by electricity department officials.
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Case Filed Against Man, Who Own Rolls Royce, For Rs 35,000 Power Theft
A realty developer, who recently bought a Rolls Royce car worth Rs 8 crore, was booked by the Thane police in a case of alleged electricity theft of around Rs 35,000, which prompted him to pay the entire amount.
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70-Year-Old Maharashtra Man Jailed, Fined Rs 19 Lakh In 2008 Power Theft Case
The district court in Maharashtra's Thane has sentenced a 70-year-old man to two years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 19 lakh in a case of power theft dating back to 2008.
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Delhi Man To Plant 50 Trees As Punishment By Court For Power Theft
The Delhi High Court has directed a man to plant 50 trees as community service while agreeing to close criminal proceedings against him in a power theft case.
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3 Delhi Businessmen Sentenced To Jail, Fined Over Power Theft
An East Delhi businessman was slapped with a penalty of Rs 1.15 crore and sentenced to two years imprisonment by a special electricity court for power theft, a BSES spokesperson said.
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A Woman IAS Officer's Battle Against Power Thieves In Uttar Pradesh
As a new official at the Kanpur Electricity Supply Co. in 2011, Ritu Maheshwari installed new meters across almost a third of the company's customer base.
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Power Thefts Worth Rs 134 Crore Detected In Haryana
Power utility companies in Haryana have detected electricity thefts worth nearly Rs 134 crore in the state in the past three months, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Brihanmumbai Electric Supply And Transport Claims Rs 4.85 Crore From Restaurant For Power Theft
The city civic body-run power utility BEST has slapped a claim of Rs 4.85 crore on the owner of a restaurant in suburban Mahim for alleged power theft, an official said today.
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Power Trip For Mulayam Singh Yadav: Raided House Has Heated Pool, Elevators
A heated swimming pool, several elevators, a mini-AC plant that helped keep the sprawling home temperature-controlled - these are contributing factors for Mulayam Singh's home over-drawing its share of power in his constituency of Etawah in Western Uttar Pradesh.
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No VIP: In Electricity 'Raid', Mulayam Singh's Home Is Busted
The 'No VIP' emphasis of Yogi Adityanath's new government in Uttar Pradesh extended on Thursday to former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav - one of his homes failed a surprise inspection and was found to be guilty of using way more electricity than allowed.
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Lok Adalat Settles Over 1,300 BSES Power Theft Cases
Seeking to shield people from long judicial ordeal, a day-long Lok Adalat has settled over 1,300 cases of power theft, pertaining to direct theft and meter tampering, by consumers of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL).
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India to Invest $4 Billion to Tackle Power Theft
Poor policing and anitiquated transmission lines result in as much as 40 percent of electricity going unpaid for in some Indian states.
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How India's power sector is losing Rs 55,000 crore per year
India suffered the worst blackouts in history this week. The lights are back on, for now, but the crisis is evidence of deep problems in a sector teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for the second time in a decade. State utilities are losing because tariffs set by regulators have not kept pace with rising costs. Moreover, as much as 40 per cent of ...
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In UP Crackdown, Illegal Religious Structures Razed, Power Theft Plugged
Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal has seen a major administrative crackdown combining late-night action against power theft and decisive steps against illegal encroachments on government land.
-
Haryana Withdraws Circular Raising Power Theft Penalty On Farmers
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the circular that proposed a multifold increase in penalty on farmers for power theft has been withdrawn.
-
Watch: He Was Caught Trying To Snip Illegal Power Line. Reaction Is Viral
A Ghaziabad resident's last-ditch attempt to escape action for illegally tapping an electricity line came a cropper, thanks to a smart move by electricity department officials.
-
Case Filed Against Man, Who Own Rolls Royce, For Rs 35,000 Power Theft
A realty developer, who recently bought a Rolls Royce car worth Rs 8 crore, was booked by the Thane police in a case of alleged electricity theft of around Rs 35,000, which prompted him to pay the entire amount.
-
70-Year-Old Maharashtra Man Jailed, Fined Rs 19 Lakh In 2008 Power Theft Case
The district court in Maharashtra's Thane has sentenced a 70-year-old man to two years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 19 lakh in a case of power theft dating back to 2008.
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Delhi Man To Plant 50 Trees As Punishment By Court For Power Theft
The Delhi High Court has directed a man to plant 50 trees as community service while agreeing to close criminal proceedings against him in a power theft case.
-
3 Delhi Businessmen Sentenced To Jail, Fined Over Power Theft
An East Delhi businessman was slapped with a penalty of Rs 1.15 crore and sentenced to two years imprisonment by a special electricity court for power theft, a BSES spokesperson said.
-
A Woman IAS Officer's Battle Against Power Thieves In Uttar Pradesh
As a new official at the Kanpur Electricity Supply Co. in 2011, Ritu Maheshwari installed new meters across almost a third of the company's customer base.
-
Power Thefts Worth Rs 134 Crore Detected In Haryana
Power utility companies in Haryana have detected electricity thefts worth nearly Rs 134 crore in the state in the past three months, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Brihanmumbai Electric Supply And Transport Claims Rs 4.85 Crore From Restaurant For Power Theft
The city civic body-run power utility BEST has slapped a claim of Rs 4.85 crore on the owner of a restaurant in suburban Mahim for alleged power theft, an official said today.
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Power Trip For Mulayam Singh Yadav: Raided House Has Heated Pool, Elevators
A heated swimming pool, several elevators, a mini-AC plant that helped keep the sprawling home temperature-controlled - these are contributing factors for Mulayam Singh's home over-drawing its share of power in his constituency of Etawah in Western Uttar Pradesh.
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No VIP: In Electricity 'Raid', Mulayam Singh's Home Is Busted
The 'No VIP' emphasis of Yogi Adityanath's new government in Uttar Pradesh extended on Thursday to former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav - one of his homes failed a surprise inspection and was found to be guilty of using way more electricity than allowed.
-
Lok Adalat Settles Over 1,300 BSES Power Theft Cases
Seeking to shield people from long judicial ordeal, a day-long Lok Adalat has settled over 1,300 cases of power theft, pertaining to direct theft and meter tampering, by consumers of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL).
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India to Invest $4 Billion to Tackle Power Theft
Poor policing and anitiquated transmission lines result in as much as 40 percent of electricity going unpaid for in some Indian states.
-
How India's power sector is losing Rs 55,000 crore per year
India suffered the worst blackouts in history this week. The lights are back on, for now, but the crisis is evidence of deep problems in a sector teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for the second time in a decade. State utilities are losing because tariffs set by regulators have not kept pace with rising costs. Moreover, as much as 40 per cent of ...
