Chennai, June 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar on Thursday released a white paper detailing the financial status of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), revealing that the state’s power sector has accumulated an outstanding debt of Rs 2.47 lakh crore. Despite the mounting financial burden, the minister assured consumers that electricity tariffs would not be increased during the current year.The white paper, released at the TNEB headquarters in Chennai, presents a…
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Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister and DMK leader Senthil Balaji on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the TVK-led state government over the recurring power outages across the state, accusing it of administrative failure and urging it to take urgent measures instead of engaging in what he termed “distraction tactics”. In a strongly worded statement, Balaji said the government, which had promised sweeping changes after assuming office, had instead pushed people i…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Madras High Court’s order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities worth Rs 397 crore in transformer procurements carried out during the tenure of former Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji between 2021 and 2023. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by V Kasi, Financial Controller of the…