Punjab Power Cuts

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today hit out at politicians who offer "lollipops" just ahead of polls, in an apparent attack on his own party-led government in the state, and urged people to vote only on the agenda of Punjab's welfare.

Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and impose rotational load shedding at several places in the state.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who on Friday was seen criticising his own party's government over the electricity situation in Punjab, owes over Rs 8 lakh as pending bills to the state power utility, according to official records.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today put out nine tweets attacking Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the state's power crisis.

Work hours in Punjab government offices have been cut short due to extreme heat amid power shortage.

Opposition Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Friday threatened to cut off the power supply to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's residence in Patiala if the state government failed to scrap power purchase agreements with private plants.

A group of protesting Congress lawmakers has spent a record 36 hours in the Punjab assembly and still hasn't budged. During that time, they have ordered food, applied themselves to yoga and meditation and even enacted a mock session.

There was high drama in the Punjab Assembly on Monday as 32 Congress lawmakers staged a protest inside the House for over three hours even after the Speaker adjourned it for the day.

Heat wave conditions intensified across north India on Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. There is no respite was in sight in the next few days though the monsoon hit Kerala today, a day behind schedule.

The man who made us laugh at our fallacies, an electric engineer by profession, Jaspal Bhatti was inclined towards theatrics since his days as a student at Punjab Engineering College.

Popular comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti, who touched a chord with the masses with his humorous take on problems plaguing the common man, died when his car rammed into a tree in the wee hours today.

Punjab, Haryana and union territory Chandigarh are facing severe power cuts this summer season, due to "unprecedented" rise in demand for energy and absence of pre-monsoon showers.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today hit out at politicians who offer "lollipops" just ahead of polls, in an apparent attack on his own party-led government in the state, and urged people to vote only on the agenda of Punjab's welfare.

Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and impose rotational load shedding at several places in the state.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who on Friday was seen criticising his own party's government over the electricity situation in Punjab, owes over Rs 8 lakh as pending bills to the state power utility, according to official records.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today put out nine tweets attacking Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the state's power crisis.

Work hours in Punjab government offices have been cut short due to extreme heat amid power shortage.

Opposition Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Friday threatened to cut off the power supply to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's residence in Patiala if the state government failed to scrap power purchase agreements with private plants.

A group of protesting Congress lawmakers has spent a record 36 hours in the Punjab assembly and still hasn't budged. During that time, they have ordered food, applied themselves to yoga and meditation and even enacted a mock session.

There was high drama in the Punjab Assembly on Monday as 32 Congress lawmakers staged a protest inside the House for over three hours even after the Speaker adjourned it for the day.

Heat wave conditions intensified across north India on Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. There is no respite was in sight in the next few days though the monsoon hit Kerala today, a day behind schedule.

The man who made us laugh at our fallacies, an electric engineer by profession, Jaspal Bhatti was inclined towards theatrics since his days as a student at Punjab Engineering College.

Popular comedian and film director Jaspal Bhatti, who touched a chord with the masses with his humorous take on problems plaguing the common man, died when his car rammed into a tree in the wee hours today.

Punjab, Haryana and union territory Chandigarh are facing severe power cuts this summer season, due to "unprecedented" rise in demand for energy and absence of pre-monsoon showers.