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'Maintenance' and 'upgrade': Gujarat discoms to suspend online services for consumers for 4 days from today

June 05, 2025 11:08 pm

Consumers failing to pay bills by 6pm today will have to queue up at nearest utility offices during this period

Why people in Gujarat are unhappy with new smart meters

May 25, 2024 8:58 am

Smart meters send half-hourly updates on electricity consumption to the consumer’s smartphone, and boast of a number of other features. Why then are people in Gujarat protesting against them?

Electricity connection not proof of authorised structure or ownership, MSEDCL clarifies before HC

December 01, 2023 1:35 am

The discom made the clarification during the hearing of a plea raising concerns over illegal constructions on government lands

Delhi DISCOM BSES to now give out electricity bills in Braille

January 05, 2023 8:10 am

People can register for doorstep services and the electricity bill in Braille through the BSES mobile app, the call centre or email.

Why the central government should stop funding the power distribution sector

December 13, 2022 9:12 am

Somit Dasgupta writes: Grants and loans to the power distribution sector haven't worked. States should step up to clear the mess.

Power, a reality check

August 18, 2022 6:33 am

Failing to fully integrate discom operations in the analysis of state government finances obscures the true picture of loss.

Why India needs a Ministry of Energy

November 02, 2021 8:37 am

Vikram S Mehta writes: It would not alter the existing roles and responsibilities of the various ministries that oversee petroleum, coal, renewables and power, but would identify and handle all of the issues that currently fall between the cracks created by the existing structure.

Cross subsidies, states’ opposition roadblocks in govt road map for delicensing power distribution

August 23, 2021 1:15 am

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which proposes delicensing power distribution to bring in competition and reduce losses in the sector is currently being reviewed by the Union Cabinet.

Easing the electricity distributor’s burden

July 15, 2021 7:00 pm

Allowing discoms to leave end-of-tenure PPAs will accelerate retirement of ageing coal plants

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DISCOM as data custodian

January 21, 2021 6:22 pm

Smart meter data is personal data. DISCOMs should ensure its privacy and security and be ready to comply with the upcoming data protection law

The police said the trio from Chandigarh — Rohan (21), Sumit (22), and Mohit (19) — were dhol players by profession and had procured the weapons due to an old rivalry with local residents.

Suspecting affair, Odisha lecturer assaults wife and her friend, parades them on street

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A lecturer of Commerce and his associate were arrested for assaulting his wife, garlanding her with slippers and parading her on the road with her male friend. The woman, who has been living separately from her husband, was assaulted and humiliated in public. The incident was recorded and shared on social media. Police have seized evidence and are investigating the matter.

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