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POWER CUTS - VOICE YOUR VIEWS
DiscriminatoryWhile the middle class salaried people can afford to get an Unlimited Power Supply (UPS) at home, the poor and the downtrodden are badly affected. They are unable to face the power cut, especially at peak hours. Even institutions like schools, ...
Punitive actionWhenever there is a gap between supply and demand, power cut is unavoidable. What should we do - increase power generation or reduce power consumption? There should be an effective monitoring of the supply and demand, private captive power ...
Worst timesThis year is one of the worst years as we are facing four-hour load shedding daily and one day power holiday. Frequent power cuts will increase the risk of machinery breakdown and discourage foreign companies to set up units in Tamil Nadu. The ...
EndureEverybody knows that power generation depends on monsoon rain water stored in dams. Owing to growing domestic, industrial, infrastructure and agricultural needs for power, the Govenrment’s desire for an uninterrupted power supply could ...
Optimum useThe TNEB authorities resort to power cuts often because the supply is falling short of the demand. Uninformed and periodical power cuts during peak hours affect all. For power generation, apart from the conventional sources, other alternaive ...
CrisisFor the past one month, Tamil Nadu has been experiencing one of the greatest crises in recent years. Due to the enforced power shut down, production work has suffered all around. Government should implement strict rules and prevent wastage of ...
Major problemLife without power is like a plant without flowers. Power cut is a major problem of modern days. Our consumption is more than the supply. We should look at alternative solutions like solar energy, wind energy, OTE (ocean thermal energy), ...
Learn to conserveWe have learnt to live with power cuts daily now. Both working and non-working people are getting disturbed. Use of electrical power is on the rise. Electricity produced is exceeded consumption demand. This can, however, be reduced by ... SHOWBITZ
Style and the manNo need to do a double flip on that one. Designer-cum-Bollywood-stylist Aki Narula is just speaking about his best clotheshorse in “Bachna Ae Haseeno”. “Though it’s difficult to choose among the four characters I worked ...
Sidhu’s last laughFirst it was the Sidhuisms. Then it was his inexplicable roar of laughter at the silliest of jokes. But now the cricketer-turned-MP-turned-commentator-turned-laughter show judge has, well, turned into an actor. Paji is now set to debut in ...
Painful memoriesBipasha Basu has had the most painful time during her shoot of “Bachna Ae Haseeno”. Before you get ideas about the cat fights between the three leading ladies of the film (Bips, Deepika and Minissha Lamba), let’s quickly ... TIMEOUT
Hilltop luxuryIt’s the highest point in the bustling Temple City. Sitting pretty atop a hillock called Pasumalai draped in 65-odd acres of landscaped grounds and with a 1890s colonial building to boot, there is no better spot to unwind than the Taj ... DOWN MEMORY LANE Debates and diatribes School exercises to improver one’s language skills
Ask Shahnaz Beautician Shahnaz Hussain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to shahnaz_press@yahoo.co.in
From God’s own country The ongoing Kerala Food Festival at Taj Garden Retreat is worth the palate
Movie mania Watch a mix of action, adventure, drama and comedy on HBO this month
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