Charkhi Dadri Hsg-ii

Everything you need to know about Charkhi Dadri Hsg-ii: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Charkhi Dadri Hsg-ii: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

BHEL, NTPC to float 100 MW power joint venture

April 9, 2013 at 7:50 PM

Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Two of India's power sector majors -- equipment-maker BHEL and power-generator NTPC -- are together to set up a 100 MW power plant based on Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology.

Two held for killing pub owner, policemen

January 10, 2013 at 8:33 PM

Gurgaon, Jan 10 (IANS) Police Thursday arrested two people for killing a pub owner and two Rajasthan policemen a fortnight ago.

No shortage of Coal India supply to Dadri power plant: Government

January 10, 2013 at 8:17 PM

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The coal ministry Thursday said there is no shortage of coal supply to NTPC's Dadri power plant and Coal India has supplied more than the quantity committed.

Haryana gets Panasonic's first 'eco ideas' factory in India

December 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) Global electronics giant Panasonic Corporation Wednesday opened its first 'eco ideas' factory in India. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the new 76-acre manufacturing unit at Dadri Toy village in Jhajjar district.

Afghanistan should halt executions, says Human Rights Watch

November 21, 2012 at 1:14 PM

New York, Nov.21 (ANI): Afghanistan should end its sudden surge of executions and institute a moratorium on further executions, Human Rights Watch said today.

Delhi 'island scheme' to tackle grid failure

October 17, 2012 at 6:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The power ministry Wednesday announced an 'Islanding Scheme' which will insulate essential services in various parts of the national capital from a severe power breakdown during a grid failure.

40 policemen hurt in Kabul protest

September 17, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Kabul, Sep 17 (IANS) At least 40 policemen were injured Monday when a protest against an anti-Islam movie turned violent, leading to clashes between police and protestors in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

Akhilesh Yadav to speed up Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor

August 11, 2012 at 7:37 PM

Lucknow, August 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said that his government would extend all possible help to the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) since it was "an important project for extensive industrial development in the state".

VVIP areas blacked out for over two hours

July 30, 2012 at 3:39 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) For over two and a half hours the Lutyens' zone in central Delhi, which includes Rastrapati Bhavan and the Prime Minister's House, was blacked out as the entire northern India plunged into a power crisis early Monday due to a major breakdown in Northern Grid.

Death toll of gas reservoir blast in Afghan capital rises to 8

July 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Kabul, July 5 (Xinhua-ANI): The death toll from Wednesday's propane gas reservoir explosion has risen to eight, a health official said Thursday.

Ex-soldier scripts kidnap of son for ransom

July 2, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Lucknow, July 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police are looking for a dismissed Indian Army soldier for scripting the kidnap of his son in Bulandshahr district.

11 die in Kabul attack after Obama trip (Third Lead)

May 2, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Taliban militants carried out an audacious attack in Kabul only hours after US President Barack Obama visited the city, leaving 11 people including all five attackers dead.

Kabul fighting over, all attackers killed

May 2, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Kabul, May 2 (IANS) All Taliban attackers have been killed and the fighting inside a residential compound used by foreign staff of international organizations here is over, authorities said.

Eight die in Kabul attack after Obama trip

May 2, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Eight people were killed and 17 injured in an audacious Taliban attack in the Afghan capital Wednesday, hours after US President Barack Obama's Kabul visit that came exactly a year after Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned down in Pakistan.

Eight killed in Kabul attack after Obama visit

May 2, 2012 at 10:02 AM

Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Eight people were killed and 17 injured in suicide bombings and a gunbattle in the Afghan capital Wednesday, hours after US President Barack Obama's Kabul visit that came exactly a year after Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned down in Pakistan.

Baby girl abandoned in Noida

April 5, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Noida, Apr 5 (ANI): A three-day old baby girl has been found abandoned near a bus stand in Greater Noida town in Uttar Pradesh.

Dedicated freight corridor project to be given highest priority

February 9, 2012 at 8:21 PM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has directed that the dedicated freight corridor project costing nearly one lakh crore rupees should be given the highest priority by central ministries and urged the state governments to also do so.

No power scarcity in Delhi: Dikshit

September 16, 2010 at 6:50 PM

New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today rejected suggestions that there was a shortage of power in the national capital, and added that there is no scarcity in the availability of power.

Reliance Industries to supply natural gas to ADAG plants: Mukesh Ambani

June 18, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Mumbai, June 18 (ANI): Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Friday said his firm will supply natural gas to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's power plants as and when they are ready to receive it.

Reliance Industries to supply natural gas to ADAG plants: Mukesh Ambani

June 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Mumbai, June 18 (ANI): Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Friday said his firm will supply natural gas to the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's power plants as and when they are ready to receive it.

1,000 Taliban could be freed from notorious prison through amnesty scheme

June 8, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Kabul, June 8 (ANI): The head of the Pul-e-Charki prison, Afghanistan's most notorious detention centre, has revealed that nearly 1,000 Taliban inmates could be freed from as part of an amnesty deal offered by Hamid Karzai's government.

NTPC to add 4150 MW in 2010-11

February 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Power Sushilkumar Shinde today reviewed the progress of NTPC projects for the 11th Plan.

Allahabad High Court cancels land allotted to Reliance's Dadri plant

December 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM

Allahabad, Dec 4 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday cancelled the land allotted to Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL) for a gas-based thermal power plant at Dadri in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh.

Dadri farmers up in arms over proposed power project

August 29, 2009 at 1:30 PM

Lucknow, Aug 29 (ANI): Hundreds of farmers took to the streets in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri district, seeking return of farmland acquired to set up a power plant.

Centre not discriminating in Ambani gas row: Deora

August 3, 2009 at 2:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. by the Speaker, Meira Kumar, after members of the Samajwadi Party walked into the well of the House to protest the UPA Government's biased stand on the distribution of gas to a proposed Reliance plant in Uttar Pradesh.

SC rejects RNRL plea for final hearing on Sept 1

July 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL) plea for commencing final hearing on gas dispute from September 1.

SP demands Deora's resignation over Ambani gas dispute

July 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM

New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): The dispute over gas distribution between the Ambani brothers echoed in Parliament with Samajwadi Party (SP) members led by party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, demanding Petroleum Minister Murli Deora's resignation over the Centre's failure to ensure gas supply to the Dadri Power project in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Student fails CBSE maths paper, commits suicide

May 23, 2009 at 7:21 PM

Noida, May 23 (IANS) A student, who had failed his class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mathematics examination, committed suicide Friday by getting run over by a train, police said Saturday.

Local gangs stashed AK-47 bullets in pond: police

April 30, 2009 at 9:54 PM

Greater Noida, April 30 (IANS) A day after over 100 bullets of AK-47 assault rifle were discovered in a pond near here by some fishermen, police Thursday said they suspected the involvement of some local gangs in the case, who might have stashed the ammunition in the water fearing raids by the authorities.

Railway passenger robbed, set afire in Greater Noida

March 19, 2009 at 1:12 AM

Greater Noida, March 18 (IANS) A railway passenger was attacked by robbers who set him ablaze for refusing to part with his money and valuables and then threw him out of the train, the police said Wednesday.

Released Taleban commander targetting UK troops

March 12, 2009 at 1:13 PM

London/Kabul, Mar.12 (ANI): A Taleban commander and a former detainee at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, who was released from prison in Kabul last year, has warned that he will target British troops deployed in Afghanistan.

Reliance Industries to get gas after fertilizer, power plants

January 22, 2009 at 9:42 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGOM) on gas utilisation from Reliance Industries' (RIL's) KG-D6 hydrocarbon block in the Krishna Godavari basin has decided that Reliance's own industries will be eligible for supply only after the needs of fertilizer units and power plants are met, the government said Thursday.

Man killed in gunbattle with police in Uttar Pradesh

January 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Ghaziabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A man with a reward of Rs.20,000 on his head was killed in a gunbattle with the police in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said Thursday.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance denies gas pact with brother's firm

January 14, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Wednesday denied any pact with Anil Ambani Group's Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) for the sale of natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Andhra Pradesh coast.

Constable shot at in Greater Noida

January 1, 2009 at 8:22 PM

Greater Noida, Jan 1 (IANS) A constable of the Uttar Pradesh police was shot at by unidentified assailants here, the police said Thursday.

Motorcycle-borne attackers rob two men of Rs.2.2 mn

December 31, 2008 at 8:50 PM

Ghaziabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A man and his son were Wednesday robbed of their bag containing Rs.2.2 million (Rs.22 lakh) in cash by three unidentified motorcycle-borne atackers here, the police said.

Woman commits suicide in Greater Noida

October 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Greater Noida, Oct 7 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her house in this industrial area adjacent to the national capital, the police said Tuesday.

Government will bring bill to protect farmers' interests: Sonia Gandhi

October 6, 2008 at 8:22 PM

Dadri (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 30 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Tuesday assured farmers that the government will introduce a bill in parliament to protect farmers' interests in land acquisition deals.

Manmohan Government is 'not' soft on terror: Sonia

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Dadri, Sep 30 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Manmohan Singh Government is 'not' soft on terror, and assured that the Centre is fully competent to deal with issues related to terrorism.

Government will bring bill to protect farmers' interests: Sonia Gandhi

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Dadri (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 30 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Tuesday assured farmers that the government will introduce a bill in parliament to protect farmers' interests in land acquisition deals.

Manmohan Government is 'not' soft on terror: Sonia

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Dadri, Sep 30 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Manmohan Singh Government is 'not' soft on terror, and assured that the Centre is fully competent to deal with issues related to terrorism.

Escaped teenager alleges blood-sucking gang operational in Ghaziabad

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Ghaziabad, July 31 (ANI): A child-kidnapping gang, which extracts blood to sell the vital fluid is operating here, claimed a 14-year old boy, who recently escaped from the clutches of the kidnappers.