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Ludhiana: PSPCL slammed for 'wrongfully' charging rRs.r15 lakh from firm

Ludhiana, Feb. 16 -- In a glaring case of administrative negligence, the Punjab Electricity Ombudsman has slammed the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for "wrongly" imposing electricity ... Read More


Ludhiana: At rRs.r100 crore, PSPCL's infra plan eyes curbing outages in one year

Ludhiana, Feb. 15 -- As Ludhiana braces for another high demand summer, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has chalked out an outage reduction plan (ORP) worth over Rs.100 crore for th... Read More


Ludhiana: Relief for consumer as forum pulls up PSPCL for rRs.r1.59-lakh faulty bill

Ludhiana, Feb. 14 -- The Corporate Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum has quashed electricity charges of Rs.1.59 lakh imposed on a domestic consumer, pulling up the Punjab State Power Corporation Lim... Read More


Cash pangs worsen: PSPCL's software switch triggers bill glitch

Ludhiana, Feb. 12 -- A shift to a new billing software has impacted the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's (PSPCL) ability to generate bills, especially those of high-revenue-generating industri... Read More


Ludhiana: Strike for regular jobs paralyses bus services, commuters a harried lot

Ludhiana, Feb. 12 -- The government-run bus services came to a grinding halt in Ludhiana on Wednesday afternoon after contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC went on a statewide strike... Read More


Ludhiana: rRs.r19cr penalty imposed as PSPCL detects over 5k power violations

Ludhiana, Feb. 11 -- In a crackdown on electricity irregularities, the enforcement wing of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has detected 5,109 cases of power violations across Ludhia... Read More


Ludhiana: Over 2,500 govt offices in dist to switch to prepaid power billing from Feb 15

Ludhiana, Feb. 10 -- In a major push to enforce billing discipline and curb mounting arrears, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has identified 2,538 government electricity connections... Read More


Consumer forum scraps PSPCL's demand of rRs.r24L from Khanna unit

Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- In a striking case of reckless and opaque billing, the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) in Ludhiana, has quashed a demand notice of over Rs.24 lakh raised by the Punjab St... Read More


Month on, unified portal roll out delays ration distribution in Ludhiana district

Ludhiana, Feb. 7 -- Despite a month into the ongoing quarterly cycle, the beneficiaries entitled to receive subsidised wheat grains under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) continue... Read More


Ludhiana: Commuters bear the brunt as bus diversions hit public transport

Ludhiana, Feb. 7 -- Government buses meant for daily commuters in Ludhiana remained off the roads for the second consecutive day on Friday, as a large section of the Punjab Roadways and PRTC fleet con... Read More