POWER SHORTAGE
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Forgive me, says Ajit Pawar Times Now
The Deputy CM of Maharashtra Ajit pawar apologises and asks for forgiveness after making a joke on the drought situation in his state. He says that his crass and thoughtless comments on the water and power shortage in his state are the 'biggest mistake' of his...3:05
Is Left closer to TDP than YSR Congress? TV9 AP
The hunger strike over the issue of power taken by first by the Left parties, who were forcibly admitted to hospital, and then TDP leaders could well be start of a new political alliance in Andhra Pradesh. Even though YSR Congress looks to corner the Congress ...4:32
Health of fasting TDP MLAs precarious TV9 AP
Even as the indefinite hunger strike by the TDP MLAs over the issue of electricity in the state enters fourth day, their health has become a major cause of concern. Of the 26 TDP MLAs sitting on fast, at least nine have low BP and sugar levels, and doctors hav...3:19
TDP fast on power enters third day TV9 AP
The hunger strike by TDP on the issue of power has entered its third day. The TDP has received support from the leaders of the Left whose fast on the same issue was stopped by the police.2:46
Budget session ends, House adjourned sine die TV9 AP
On the last day of the Budget session of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the chief minister gave assurance that the poor won't be unnecessarily burdened by the proposed hike in power tariff. After the vote on account budget was passed, and amidst protests by the TDP,...4:07
Fasting TDP puts five forth demands TV9 AP
TDP leader Dayakar Reddy, part of the TDP MLAs on hunger strike at the Old MLA Quarters in Hyderabad, speaks about the party's demands on the issue of power. They have set forth five conditions to end their strike. The TDP began their fast last night. The Left...4:08
After Left, TDP MLAs on fast for power TV9 AP
After the police forcibly moved Left leaders on fast against rising power tariff to hospital last night, TDP began its indefinite hunger strike on the same issue. Late last night, 22 TDP MLAs marched to the Old MLA Quarters in Hyderabad and began their hunger ...1:41
JP speaks in Assy on power issue TV9 AP
Lok Satta leader Jayaprakash Narayan speaks during the debate in the Assembly on the issue of power shortages in the state.1:09
YSR responsible for current ills of AP: Naidu TV9 AP
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu says all the current ills facing the state owe their origin to the rule and policies of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. He pointed out that Dalit communities like Malas and Madigas had not benefited during his rule. Naid...2:24
'Congress, not YSR behind welfare schemes' TV9 AP
During the debate in the Assembly on the power issue, the Congress government was careful to appropriate the credit for the starting of the various welfare schemes to the party and not to former Chief Minister Rajashekar Reddy.6:11
Debate on power in Assembly | AP CM responds TV9 AP
CAG's observations are not the Bhagwad Geetha or Quran or Bible, says Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. He was replying to Opposition's allegation against the state government policy on power, on which the CAG had made certain observations. The CM said the Opp...1:37
Kodandaram lends support to Left protest TV9 AP
Telangana JAC chairman Kodandaram arrived at the venue at Indiranagar, the scene of the protest by the Left parties at the dismal power situation in the state.1:33
Blindfold protest by Left parties TV9 AP
MLAs of five Left parties blindfolded themselves as part of their protest against power shortage and the proposed hike in current charges. The Left parties' MLAs even addressed the media at the Assembly blindfolded.4:16
Raghavulu, Naryana's hunger strike enters 2nd day TV9 AP
The hunger strike by the Left party leaders -- CPM's BV Raghavulu and CPI's K Naryana -- enters its second day today. The parties are demanding that the government rollback the hike in current surcharge, and protesting against the government's failure in provi...4:11
TDP to release 'black paper' on power shortage TV9 AP
The TDP wants to corner the state government over power shortage. Despite repeated demand by the TDP in the state Assembly last week for a white paper on the power supply situation in Andhra Pradesh -- including their forced stay-over on the Assembly premises ...1:25
TDP to protest power shortage in Assembly TV9 AP
The TDP won't allow the Budget session to proceed unless the state government agrees to a discussion in the Assembly over the issue of power shortage, say its leader Motkupalli Narasimhulu and Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu.4:23
TDP MLAs at podium | Assembly adjourned TV9 AP
TDP MLAs demanding a discussion in the Assembly on the issue of power, reached the well of the House and didn't allow it to function. TRS members also reached there, demanding the release of their leaders who were arrested yesterday during the Sadak Bandh.19:07
30 Minutes | TV9, March 14, 2013 TV9 AP
This episode of 30 Minutes deals with the severe water crisis facing the state. There are already indications that as summer rolls in, the water shortage could only get worse.18:01
Budget session | TDP boycotts Governor's address TV9 AP
The Telugu Desam Party boycotts the Governor's address to the state Assembly at the start of the Budget session. TDP leaders address the media to explain the reasons for the boycott, specifically the government's failures to honour its promises made during ear...22:21
TRS to place no-confidence motion TV9 AP
TRS has decided to field a no-confidence motion against the government of Kiran Kumar Reddy in the Budget session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. It has sought help from the BJP, CPM, MIM, and other parties to ensure the government falls. The TRS says the moti...13:18
TRS threatens to disrupt Budget session TV9 AP
TRS has said it will threaten the Budget session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly unless a motion for formation of Telangana is tabled in the Parliament. TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said his party would field a no-confidence motion in the Assembly against the ...2:40
No respite from power cuts till Aug or Nov: AP CM TV9 AP
There won't be any relief from the power cuts till Andhra Pradesh receives a good monsoon, says Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy. This means the government has exhausted its options to buy power from other sources for the next five months. Therefore the three ...0:25
Keshav files petition on power cuts with SHRC TV9 AP
TDP leader Payyvula Keshav has filed a petition today with the state human rights commission over the large-scale load shedding announced by the state government.1:14
YSRCP dharna against power cuts TV9 AP
The YSR Congress party today organised a dharna outside the Vidyut Soudha in Hyderabad against the massive cuts in power supply across the state.12:17
Power cuts | 2 hrs in cities, 4 hrs in districts TV9 AP
It has begun, power cuts. Major cities will have two hours of power cuts daily, district centres four hours, municipalities and other urban centres will have six hours and will exceed ten hours in rural areas. On the other hand, the CPM today launched a major ...3:09
Power cuts to begin in Andhra TV9 AP
Andhra Pradesh is staring at a severe power shortage this summer. The power distribution companies have informed that starting from March 1, cities, towns and every urban and rural habitation will be subjected to power cuts, lasting from 2 to 10 hours. Major c...5:12
Protesters barge into APERC hearing in Hyderabad TV9 AP
Virtually all the political parties are up in arms against any proposal to hike the power tariff. On Monday, when the APERC was conducting its hearing in Hyderabad, protesters barged into the hall, shouting slogans and disrupting the meeting for some time, til...42:36
Current rate hike: A political hot potato TV9 AP
The APTRANSCO is all going to make this summer a hot, humid and irritable one. Not only are power cuts due to shortage of available power, the power utilities may cut down on the daily supply of free power available for the agriculture. The APERC is now conduc...1:23
YSR destroyed my power policy: Naidu TV9 AP
Chandrababu Naidu says YS Rajasekhara Reddy dismantled the power policy he had brought into force when he was the chief minister and as a result the state is facing power shortage. He said the unplanned and unscientific setting up of power projects in the coas...2:50
Give additional gas to AP: CM TV9 AP
Chief minister Kiram Kumar Reddy has asked Union Petroleum minister Veerappa Moily to extend the gas allocation for the power plants in the state. Andhra Pradesh is facing a severe power shortage, and as much as 6500 MW capacity of gas-based power plants are l...6:18
Harish Rao targets Lanco's power project TV9 AP
TRS leader Harish Rao says they received information on the scams in the APTRANSCO based on an RTI they filed. He says they will present the information to the stakeholders and demand an inquiry. He laid charges against Lanco Power for its power agreements wit...2:19
Can't you bear a small hike in power tariff: Botsa TV9 AP
PCC chief Satyanarayana hit out at the Opposition party for their agitation on the issue of hike in power tariff. Botsa said the power tariff has not been hiked in the the last five years and considering that costs of all things have also increased, can't ever...1:33
Record low in Idukki dam water level JAIHIND TV
Water level in Idukki dam has become a cause of worry for the people of Kerala. The water level in the dam has plummeted to a record low, for the first time in two decades. The water present in the dam is just 28 percent of the capacity of the reservoir.2:01
MK Stalin slams Jayalalithaa Captain News
Speaking at a rally at Reddipatti in Namakkal, DMK party treasurer MK Stalin slammed the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for staging a walkout from the National Development Council meeting that was held in New Delhi on Thursday. He said that the Tamil...1:38
Water level falls in Idukki reservoir JAIHIND TV
The falling water level at the Idukki Reservoir is giving jitters to the officials. The water level has reached a record low and the state will be heading to a precarious situation if the level goes down further. With this scenario, the state is likely to suff...1:23
Centre refuses Delhi power to TN Captain News
The Centre has refused to re-allocate the surplus power surrendered by Delhi during the winter season to Tamil Nadu. The Centre has instead decided to re-allocate the power to Congress-ruled States of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu has several power sho...0:57
Surplus power allocation | Lawyer reacts Captain News
Lawyer Navaneethakrishnan says that the Central government has acted without thinking about the plight of the people in Tamil Nadu, who suffered from acute shortage of power. He says that a counter petition would be filed in the Court to demand the surplus pow...2:10
Centre objects to TN's claim to surplus power Captain News
The Central government says that it is impossible to allot Tamil Nadu the excess power that it has claimed from Delhi. The government told the Supreme Court that it has to first hear other States and agencies that have also filed their claims before allotting ...2:00
TN's surplus power claim hearing on December 5 Captain News
The Central government says that it is impossible to allot Tamil Nadu the excess power that it has claimed from Delhi. The government told the Supreme Court that it has to first hear other States and agencies that have also filed their claims before allotting ...13:06
Comedians Surendra Sharma, Bharati on Jaspal Aaj Tak
Surendra Sharma and Bharati talk on the phone line about Jaspal Bhatti. Both these comedians shared many a dais with the comedian who was killed in an accident near Jalandhar early morning today. He was returning from a promotion of his new film ' Power Cut'.16:23
When your milk turns poison TV9 AP
Milk is an important part of diet of all age groups, but specially of children. But the milk available in the market via the route of milk dairies has added to it many chemicals that are dangerous. The addition of these chemicals comes about as a result of fre...12:20
Current problems to disappear in one week TV9 AP
Speaking at the start of his Indira Bata programme in Kurnoll district, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy highlighted the various welfare schemes of the state government and also said the problems of current shortage would disappear within a week.23:42
Encounter with SPY Reddy TV9 AP
He is the senior MP from Rayalaseema, and is an angry at the injustice to farmers of Rayalaseema. SPY Reddy, MP from Nandyal, has warned that he will resign-then took back his resignation-over the issue of more water being released from the Srisailam dam to N...12:15
August 31 bandh a crime against students? TV9 AP
Isn't the bandh called by the YSR Congress party on August 31 to protest the power shortage a crime against students? Should schools be shut down on that day? The school managements have asked the High Court to intervene. This is a discussion.3:34
Recalling the 2000 Basheerbagh police firing TV9 AP
It has been 12 years since the firing on August 28, 2000 at the Basheerbagh flyover in Hyderabad against people protesting the hike in power tariff. Three people were killed in the firing. The echoes of that firing still resound 12 years later. And now when th...3:33
TDP MLAs spend night at police station TV9 AP
Telugu Desam MLAs spent the entire night at the Punjagutta police station after their arrest during protests demanding adequate supply of power. Erabelli Dayakar Rao and his colleagues are seen brushing their teeth early morning at the police station in this v...37:19
CM explains power shortage TV9 AP
Following the state-wide protests over shortage of power in the state, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy addresses the issue in a press conference from the Secretariat. The CM lists a drop in generation from hydro power and from gas-based stations as essentiall...11:34
Agitations across AP over power supply TV9 AP
Across Kurnool, Warangal and the capital Hyderabad, the TRS and TDP carried out dharnas and protests demanding adequate power supply for farmers. TRS MLAs who were arrested for locking themselves in the sixth floor of the Vidhyuth Soudha, staged a protest at t...5:29
TRS MLAs forced out by Octopus rope party TV9 AP
Two TRS MLAs locked themselves up in the sixth floor of Vidyuth Soudha, protesting against lack of power to farmers in Telangana. These MLAs has escaped police notice and climbed to the sixth floor and holed themselves in a room. They tried to communicate wit...2:32
Power fails weavers, but toddy shops prosper TV9 AP
Sircilla is famous for its textiles, handlooms and power looms. And suicides. As if this reputation was not enough, there has been a proliferation of toddy shops in the town, and most customers are expectedly weavers who have taken to drinking. And reason: pow...1:14
Farmers lock up power utility officials TV9 AP
Farmers in Prakasam district have locked up the staff of a power sub-station demanding regular supply of power.20:08
30 Nimishalu 30 Varthalu | 8 PM, August 17, 2012 TV9 AP
Fast News: 30 Nimishalu 30 Varthalu, 8 PM, August 17, 20122:05
No water in Srisailam; two units shut down TV9 AP
It is the first week of August, but the dead storage levels reached in the Srisailam hydel power station has meant that two units are lying idle. Consequently power generation and supply to many areas has been affected. And the future looks bleak.2:42
KTR wants all-party meeting on KG gas TV9 AP
TRS leader KT Rama Rao demands CM Kiran Kumar Reddy hold an all-party meeting, and with assistance of experts in the field, decide how best Andhra Pradesh can utilise the gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin.4:33
PM stops diversion of KG gas to Maha TV9 AP
It is a victory for Andhra Pradesh MPS. The Centre has decided to stop diversion of natural gas from Krishna-Godavari basin to Maharashtra's Ratnagiri power project. A delegation, led by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...1:08
AP need more thermal power: Dharmana TV9 AP
Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao asks the Opposition parties to act in a sane manner when talking about the issues of power shortage in Andhra Pradesh. He was referring to the Opposition's hue and cry over diversion of gas to Maharashtra. Dharmana said thermal po...16:52
Reconsider gas allotment to Ratnagiri: CM to PM TV9 AP
In this special press conference, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy addresses the issue of gas availability to Andhra Pradesh. The CM had met the PM on the issue to request reconsideration of gas allotment to Ratnaigiri gas power project.2:00
Give AP its share: Cong MLAs to Jaipal Reddy TV9 AP
The issue of non-availability of natural gas for power projects in Andhra Pradesh and the perception that the Centre was denying AP its rightful share has lead a few Congress MLAs now to threaten to hold dharna outside the house of Petroleum Minister S Jaipal ...4:50
CM to speak to PM on gas supply TV9 AP
PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana says Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy would meet the Prime Minister on need for greater supply of gas to power plants in Andhra Pradesh. Botsa also says all gas based power plants in Andhra Pradesh are privately owned, unlike the ...1:30
HC stays current surcharge TV9 AP
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the current surcharge. This has shocked the power utilities but offered some relief to consumers.36:14
Left parties protest outside Secretariat TV9 AP
The area around Hyderabad's Secretariat resembled a fortress with the police clamping prohibitory orders in view of the protest by Left parties. The protest is for reduction of current surcharge.1:08
Will solve power issue, come to AP: CM TV9 AP
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy says he invites industry to invest in Andhra Pradesh since the state is the best investment decision. The CM added he will take care of the power shortage issue at the earliest. The CM was speaking at the CII South chapter meet...37:10
AP's severe power shortage: Who is to blame? TV9 AP
Andhra Pradesh is facing a severe power shortage. The industry, the farmers, students, and practically everyone is facing the brunt of power shortage. State govt blames denial of gas. But isn't it their responsibility to prepare contingency plans? Or is it ju...4:00
Is Reliance withholding gas supply to AP? TV9 AP
Reliance Industries is allegedly withholding production and supply of gas from the Krishna Godavari basin to Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has voiced similar opinion. What is the actual scenario? Watch this special report to know why.5:00
AP complains to Centre over Reliance gas TV9 AP
Andhra Pradesh is facing a severe power crisis. And is angry at Reliance for saying there is no gas available to share with the state. Hence AP is taking the matter of denial of gas to the state from the Krishna-Godavari basin to the Centre. Chief Minister Kir...2:51
Get ready with emergency lights TV9 AP
Andhra Pradesh's future looks dark, with severe power shortage likely to spiral into day-log power cuts across the state. Most hit would be domestic consumers. Be prepared for some dark nights.3:21
Hello, hello mic testing | CM faces power cut TV9 AP
It is most ironic situation that anyone can face. More so a Chief Minister. At a public meeting, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy was blaring into the mic, saying if the state was allotted sufficient gas, there would be no power cuts. Bang, right there, the po...12:04
Non-stop 100 | Aaj Tak, 7.30 AM, July 6, 2012 Aaj Tak
Fast News: Non-stop 100, Aaj Tak, July 6, 20121:44
CM kick-starts plan to overcome power shortage TV9 AP
A acute power shortage stares Andhra Pradesh in the face. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy reviews measures to augment power and also buy or borrow power from other states.1:17
People protest against power cuts in Delhi Aaj Tak
People many areas of Delhi are angry at the frequent and unannounced power cuts in Delhi. In one such incident in Janakpuri, locals came out on the streets to protest the power cut.13:12
Mumbai washed by rains, Delhi cries for water Aaj Tak
India's two big cities have different stories to tell when it comes to rains. Rains have lashed Mumbai in the last 24 hours, bringing with them the usual set of problems. Delhi has also got pre-monsoon showers, but the capital is grappling with a drinking wate...13:50
UP govt asks shops, mall to be shut by 7 PM Aaj Tak
Uttar Pradesh malls and shops are shut by 7 pm, whereas SP stronghold get continuous power supply. The government has ordered all shops, malls and restaurants to be shut by 7 pm to overcome the current power shortage. But the decision has surprised citizens an...10:03
Water-electricity shortage in Delhi Aaj Tak
The country's capital Delhi and the adjoining NCR areas like Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad are going through grueling times with severe shortage in water and electricity supply.2:08
India facing a 'dark' season TV9 AP
India is facing a imminent power crisis in the coming days with stocks of coal at major thermal power plants depleting at a rapid pace.24:47
TV9 AP | 1 PM Bulletin, April 16, 2012 TV9 AP
News Bulletin: TV9 AP, 1 PM Bulletin, April 16, 20122:40
Crisis in Karimnagar power looms TV9 AP
Karimnagar power loom workers take to the streets in protest against frequent disruption in power supply.24:22
Centrestage | Leaders hog security Headlines Today
The cops in our country hardly have any time to provide security for the common man as they are too busy protecting the leaders.2:09
'TN needs power from Kudankulam nuclear plant' Times Now
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sought entire nuclear power generated at the Kudankulam plant for Tamil Nadu as the state is reeling under severe power crisis.2:16
TN cabinet discusses Kudankulam row