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Ludhiana: Day on, cops file FIR over 8-year-old’s death by electrocution

A day after an 8-year-old boy was electrocuted to death, the Division Number 3 police on Friday registered a first-information report against unidentified accused on charges of “death due to negligence”, officials said. Victim’s father Rakesh Kumar said that the minor went out to buy snacks from a nearby grocery store. Victim’s father Rakesh Kumar said that after the rain …

Chandigarh/Patiala: With the intense heatwave sweeping the region, the power demand has almost hit the roof in the state as the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited on Tuesday afternoon supplied an all-time high of 15,963 megawatts, slightly below its maximum capacity of 16,000 MW. A PSPCL official says that if it doesn’t rain soon, authorities will have to impose power …

Power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Sunday said Punjab State Power Corporation Limited supplied record 34.27 lakh units of power on September 9 as the power demand during the entire day was around 14,400 MW. Giving information here, the minister said before monsoon this year, the highest power supply on June 23 was 34.25 lakh units. He said due to …

Punjab industry cries foul as power shutdown extended by a day

Manufacturers in Punjab on Wednesday condemned the decision of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited to extend the three-day shutdown on industrial units by a day. A delegation of industry bodies from various parts of Punjab met the PSPCL managing director seeking a breather, but to no avail. Also, a delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry and other bodies …