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Former MLA Gandra Venkataramana Reddy criticised the Congress government for ignoring the strike by 23,000 electricity department workers in Telangana. He alleged that instead of engaging in dialogue, the government was threatening dismissals and obstructing protests.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught lineman Prabhu Lal of the Electricity Department in Pedda Amberpet while accepting a Rs 6,000 bribe for releasing service numbers for new electricity meters. The bribe was recovered, and he was produced before the ACB Court in Nampally
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The ACB launched surprise raids on Electricity Department ADE Ambedkar’s residences in Hyderabad over graft allegations. During the searches, officials seized cash worth Rs 2 crore stacked in bundles at the officer’s residence and the residence of one Sathish, reportedly a benami of the officer.
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AIFISPA has raised alarm over widespread internet disruptions in Hyderabad caused by the indiscriminate removal of overhead fibre cables by the electricity department. Following a meeting with TGSPDCL CMD Musharaff Faruqui, ISPs have pledged manpower and technical support to ensure safe routing and swift restoration of services.
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Farmers in Karimnagar, already hit by poor rainfall, face unofficial power cuts, with supply reduced to 14–15 hours a day. Heavy reliance on borewells for paddy irrigation is causing voltage drops, motor burnouts, and increased financial strain
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The Raidurgam police booked a case against a contractor of the electricity department for allegedly illegally hiding electric meters
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ACB officials said Satish Kumar allegedly demanded a bribe from the complainant for sanctioning an electricity transformer. The complainant had after requests promised to give Rs 1 lakh bribe. Of which, already Rs 25,000 was paid as first installment earlier.
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Reports suggest that Nageshwar Rao and Sahohar Reddy duped individuals out of Rs. 1.76 crore by issuing fake appointment letters. The victims discovered the scam when they approached the concerned department. Two of them filed complaints with the Mahabubabad Rural police, who launched an investigation. As a result, the police arrested the two accused, bringing the fraudulent scheme to light.
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The situation in these two mandals is so pathetic that once power goes out in a village due to rain, speedy wind or low voltage, it takes hours or and sometimes, even days to restore them
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According to ACB DSP Y. Ramesh, the accused, Jinugu Nagaraju, demanded a bribe of Rs 65,000 from the complainant, Guguloth Nagaraju. He requested the money to avoid filing a case against Guguloth, who was allegedly using electricity illegally from his uncle's house for construction work at his site in Karakavagu, Paloncha mandal.
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The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited has set up "NPDCL Grievance Portal" to address the complaints of the consumers.
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Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy directed Electricity department officials to examine the applications filed by youth associations and extend free power supply to the pandals during the ensuing Ganesh festivities.
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The ZP general body meeting was held under the chair of ZP chairperson Dava Vasantha here on Wednesday. While explaining about the action plan of the electricity department, Transco SE Satyanarayana said that the State government was supplying 24 hours quality power.
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Singh instructed the electricity department officials to grant a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased's wife within 10 days.
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Local residents and shop owners said the workers from the electrical department on Wednesday arrived without any prior notice to fully hack the trees till their trunks.
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Chandigarh: Many residential and industrial parts of the city faced major power outages as employees of the Electricity Department went on a three-day strike from Monday night in protest against the privatisation of the department. Most of the places have been facing snapping of power since midnight. Even elective surgeries at the Government Medical College […]
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Hyderabad: A contract employee of the Electricity department got electrocuted while working on electric pole at Moula Ali on Thursday. The man, Tejaswar Rao (22), a resident of Moula Ali and native of Srikakulam district, was attending to some repair works on a 11 KV pole when he got electrocuted. The body was hanging to […]
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Khammam: The electricity department engineers and employees have demanded the Central government to withdraw its move to present the Electricity Amendment Bill-2020 in Parliament. Engineers and employees of different unions under the banner of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) staged a lunch-hour demonstration wearing black badges here on Wednesday in support […]
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Hyderabad: A car went on a hitting spree after the driver lost control of the wheel and hit two motorcycles and a pedestrian at Budvel in Rajendranagar on the city outskirts here on Tuesday. Sources said three persons suffered injuries in the incident. The car driver, identified as Gopal, an employee of the Electricity Department […]
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Electricity department officials disconnected power connection to the Municipality Office stating that there were huge pending dues of electricity bill
