The State government is planning to purchase 200 MW power in addition to the 280 MW bought at a cost of Rs 4.50 per unit last week, to ensure regular supply of power during exams.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who also holds Energy portfolio, told reporters here on Monday that tenders will be floated in a few days.

''What the scientists are saying about global warming and the glaciers in North and South Poles melting and raising the sea level is all bull****!,'' observed Medical Education Minister Ramachandra Gowda here on Thursday.

Contractors were given Rs 13.42 crore. However, the progress is not even worth Rs one crore.

This is the condition of ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification project in the district. The project aimed at supplying electricity to 30,000 BPL families in 293 villages.

Hoteliers can reduce dependency on electricity and cut their power bill by installing solar heaters, Deepak Gupta, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said here on Friday.

BANGALORE: The State has embarked upon an ambitious initiative to reduce power consumption by hotels, hospitals and technical institutions by convincing them to switch over to renewable energy sources, especially solar and through implementation of

BANGALORE: The State Government will again go before the State power regulator seeking permission to impose a

The Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline project will be completed by 2012-13, GAIL Chairman and Managing Director B C Tripathi said in Bangalore on Thursday.

Minister for Power K S Eshwarappa said that government is making all the efforts to make state self sufficient in power sector.

''The Karnataka government will seek the much needed support from the Union government towards the establishment of gas-based power plants in the State,'' said Minister for Energy K S Eshwarappa.