Power Hike In Tamil Nadu

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.

Decrying the hike in diesel prices as "unjustified" action, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today demanded its roll back and withdrawal of powers granted to oil companies to regulate fuel prices.

Farmers in Coimbatore region today said they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff.

The otherwise media savvy DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has been maintaining a low profile ever since she was released from the Tihar Jail on bail in the 2G case. However, on Sunday, Ms Kanimozhi, who is party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, addressed her first public meeting since her imprisonment, on the outskirts of Chennai. Ms Kanimozhi's meeti...

Under attack from political parties for the steep hike in power tariff, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced subsidising part of the increase for domestic consumers.

State electricity boards in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa have raised power tariffs by 12%-37%.

The Tamil Nadu government today announced a steep hike in bus fares and milk prices, besides indicating that power tariff would also go up. Announcing the cabinet decisions in an address on Jaya TV, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the hikes were 'unavoidable' as state public sector units were on the verge of collapse.

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.

Decrying the hike in diesel prices as "unjustified" action, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today demanded its roll back and withdrawal of powers granted to oil companies to regulate fuel prices.

Farmers in Coimbatore region today said they would resort to mass suicides if government went ahead with its plan to increase power tariff.

The otherwise media savvy DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has been maintaining a low profile ever since she was released from the Tihar Jail on bail in the 2G case. However, on Sunday, Ms Kanimozhi, who is party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, addressed her first public meeting since her imprisonment, on the outskirts of Chennai. Ms Kanimozhi's meeti...

Under attack from political parties for the steep hike in power tariff, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced subsidising part of the increase for domestic consumers.

State electricity boards in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa have raised power tariffs by 12%-37%.

The Tamil Nadu government today announced a steep hike in bus fares and milk prices, besides indicating that power tariff would also go up. Announcing the cabinet decisions in an address on Jaya TV, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the hikes were 'unavoidable' as state public sector units were on the verge of collapse.