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School Where APJ Abdul Kalam Studied Has 5 Days To Pay Power Bill
A small school in Tamil Nadu that gave India one of its brightest minds will be plunged into darkness in five days. It was in the corridors and classrooms of this school that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam received education in his formative years. Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School in Rameswaram, 560 kilometres from state capital Chennai,...
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Engineer Gets 1 Year Jail For Taking Rs 1000 Bribe 13 Years Ago
An assistant executive engineer of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in Coonoor near Udhagamandalam was sentenced to one year imprisonment on Wednesday by a court for taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 in 2003.
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Amid Power Cuts In Chennai, Post Offices To Use Solar Energy
The Department of Posts has decided to tap solar energy to manage disruption in power as supply was hit during the rains in Chennai and suburbs last week.
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Couple in Ramanathapuram Pay for Power Without Getting Connection
It is unheard of to pay electricity bills without getting a connection, but an illiterate couple in Ramanathapuram paid the amount for three months from April this year to the electricity board without getting a power connection.
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Dues to Government Should be Mentioned in Encumbrance Certificate: High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to ensure that electricity bill dues of premises were reflected in encumbrance certificate issued by the Registration Department as and when a purchaser approached the property.
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Gnanadesikan Appointed As New Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary
Tamil Nadu government today appointed State Electricity Board Chairman and Additional Chief Secretary, K Gnanadesikan as the Chief Secretary replacing Mohan Varghese Chunkath.
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Power Tariff Hike on Cards, Jayalalithaa Assures Subsidy
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission suo moto notified a proposal today to hike tariff across the board to bridge a revenue deficit of Rs 6,854 Crore of State run power corporation TANGEDCO.
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Tamil Nadu will have surplus power by 2013-end, says Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu will be power surplus by the end of this year, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said today.
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Kudankulam nuclear plant moves a step closer towards generating power
The controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant, which has witnessed widespread protests and several delays, is now a step closer towards generating power. On Saturday night, the nuclear reactor at the first unit of the plant attained criticality, and began the much-awaited nuclear fission process, in its journey towards making electricity.
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Kudankulam nuclear plant to start soon after it gets all mandated approvals
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant or KNPP may become operational in less than two days, when a sustained nuclear chain reaction could begin as India's atomic regulator, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board or AERB, today gave its approval to the project for commencement of controlled nuclear fission process, a step towards power generation from a nu...
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School Where APJ Abdul Kalam Studied Has 5 Days To Pay Power Bill
A small school in Tamil Nadu that gave India one of its brightest minds will be plunged into darkness in five days. It was in the corridors and classrooms of this school that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam received education in his formative years. Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School in Rameswaram, 560 kilometres from state capital Chennai,...
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Engineer Gets 1 Year Jail For Taking Rs 1000 Bribe 13 Years Ago
An assistant executive engineer of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in Coonoor near Udhagamandalam was sentenced to one year imprisonment on Wednesday by a court for taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 in 2003.
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Amid Power Cuts In Chennai, Post Offices To Use Solar Energy
The Department of Posts has decided to tap solar energy to manage disruption in power as supply was hit during the rains in Chennai and suburbs last week.
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Couple in Ramanathapuram Pay for Power Without Getting Connection
It is unheard of to pay electricity bills without getting a connection, but an illiterate couple in Ramanathapuram paid the amount for three months from April this year to the electricity board without getting a power connection.
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Dues to Government Should be Mentioned in Encumbrance Certificate: High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to ensure that electricity bill dues of premises were reflected in encumbrance certificate issued by the Registration Department as and when a purchaser approached the property.
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Gnanadesikan Appointed As New Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary
Tamil Nadu government today appointed State Electricity Board Chairman and Additional Chief Secretary, K Gnanadesikan as the Chief Secretary replacing Mohan Varghese Chunkath.
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Power Tariff Hike on Cards, Jayalalithaa Assures Subsidy
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission suo moto notified a proposal today to hike tariff across the board to bridge a revenue deficit of Rs 6,854 Crore of State run power corporation TANGEDCO.
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Tamil Nadu will have surplus power by 2013-end, says Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu will be power surplus by the end of this year, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said today.
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Kudankulam nuclear plant moves a step closer towards generating power
The controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant, which has witnessed widespread protests and several delays, is now a step closer towards generating power. On Saturday night, the nuclear reactor at the first unit of the plant attained criticality, and began the much-awaited nuclear fission process, in its journey towards making electricity.
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Kudankulam nuclear plant to start soon after it gets all mandated approvals
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant or KNPP may become operational in less than two days, when a sustained nuclear chain reaction could begin as India's atomic regulator, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board or AERB, today gave its approval to the project for commencement of controlled nuclear fission process, a step towards power generation from a nu...
