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electricity meter news

UHBVN directed to pay 5,000 relief to consumer

The Haryana Right to Service Commission has directed the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) in Sonepat to pay 5,000 compensation to Radhey Sham for causing unnecessary trouble to the consumer and making him visit the SDO office multiple times (Shutterstock/ Representational image)
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 06:16 AM IST

Narrow escape for 4 in Chandigarh’s Sector 21 as power meter catches fire

The fire brigade received a call at 10.17 am about smoke emanating from an electricity meter. (Getty Images/Hemera)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 05:57 AM IST

MSEDCL initiates cross-verification of meter readings in Pune circle after two cheating incidents

Pune circle comprises Pune city, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune rural. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Sep 27, 2023 10:19 PM IST

IPS officer helps elderly woman in UP get electricity connection

IPS Anukriti Sharma and her team at Noorjahan's house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr.
Published on Jun 27, 2023 03:13 PM IST

Homes in Delhi to get ‘smart’ power meters

Electricity bills in the Capital will see an increase of 2 percentage points from October 1, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) announced on Thursday. (HT PHOTO.)
Published on Jun 21, 2022 08:38 AM IST

UP: BEWARE! Fraud group targeting electricity consumers via fake messages

The gang sends messages to electricity consumers on their mobile phones through different numbers between 9:30 and 10:30 pm.
Published on May 09, 2022 08:53 PM IST

Smart pre-paid electric meter in every house in Bihar by 2025: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 16, 2021 03:55 PM IST

Delhi: Now, electric vehicle users can install home charging station at 2.5k

A Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt. electric scooter charging station in New Delhi, India. 
Published on Nov 14, 2021 01:45 PM IST

Varanasi weavers go on indefinite strike over new power tariff

The strike call was given by Uttar Pradesh Bunkar Mahasabha and Varanasi-based organisation Biradarana Tanzim. (HT File photo: Raj K Raj)
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 08:35 AM IST

Consumers fined 40 lakh, 20 power theft cases detected in PSPCL raids in Ludhiana

About 1,227 connections were checked in Ludhiana on Tuesday and consumers fined 40 lakh for power theft and misuse of electricity meters.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 10:57 PM IST

Chandrashekar Rao’s Attic Space has an answer to all your office space needs

This Bengaluru-based co-working startup uses clients’ ideas, prime locations and affordable costs to ensure that an ideal office space is created, which meets all requirements.
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 06:05 PM IST

Tenants in Delhi too can now claim power subsidy

Tenants in Delhi can now avail the government’s power bill waivers and subsidies by applying for prepaid electricity meters. (Representative Image)
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 11:36 PM IST

Elderly gets 79L power bill, DHBVN corrects ‘mistake’

SS Hans, who received the inflated bill, said he was shocked to see the bill amount and that it took his wife two months of standing in queues and doggedly meeting DHBVN officials to get the bill revised.
Updated on Sep 18, 2019 06:33 AM IST

Two directors of builder group booked for selling same flat to two persons

Police said the suspects are on the run and that is why they have not been questioned yet.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 11:00 PM IST

More shops sealed by SDMC at Janakpuri

The sealing drive against garment shops, stitching units and godowns at Chanakya Place market in Janakpuri, continued on Saturday.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 09:29 PM IST

Gang posing as electricity dept officials busted, two held

The arrest of the two men led to the recovery of fake BSES identity cards, broken seals of 42 electricity meters and tools used for breaking or uprooting metres.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 12:02 PM IST

Residents of Naushachapada in Aarey Colony get electricity connection for the first time

Residents at the inauguration of the first electricity meters at Naushacha Pada, Aarey Colony.
Published on Jul 01, 2019 12:40 AM IST

Police book owner of PG after 26-year-old employee electrocuted

A 26-year-old man, who worked as a helper at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Sector 55, was allegedly electrocuted while he was mopping the floor in the balcony of the PG basement on Monday afternoon, the police said.
Published on Jun 20, 2019 12:48 AM IST

UP: 1/3 prepaid power consumers have not recharged meter for months

The shocking revelation comes at a time when the Centre has asked all states government to replace all postpaid power connections with prepaid ones by 2021.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 03:46 PM IST

Their Saubhagya? No power connection but they’re getting bills

An electricity pole without cables in the village.
Published on May 06, 2019 12:15 AM IST

Residents protest against builder after caps on power recharge

Residents claimed that this was the builder’s way of pressurising the AOA into taking over the handover of the society.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 08:17 AM IST

Soon, high-rise residents to get individual power connections

Official figures say there are over one lakh people living in nearly 200 high-rises in Gautam Budh Nagar district.
Published on Aug 29, 2018 02:47 AM IST

16-cr scam in PSPCL’s purchase of meters comes to light; probes on

PSPCL directors approved purchase of 131 meters at 800 each for installing on transformers and 2.54 lakh meters at 468 each for consumers premises, with 35% premium over these rates, said the complaint.
Updated on May 03, 2018 09:24 AM IST