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NTPC blast toll rises to 35, CM Adityanath visits injured

Adityanath enquired from the doctors about the condition of the severely injured labourers and directed doctors to ensure that they got the best treatment.

Nov 04, 2017, 17:09 PM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath meets NTPC blast victims, asks doctors to ensure best treatment

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday rushed to meet the victims of the NTPC blast that took place earlier this week in Raebareli soon after he returned from his three-day trip to Mauritius. 

Nov 04, 2017, 15:57 PM IST

NTPC's Unchahar plant blast toll rises to 32

The NTPC Management had set up an enquiry to investigate the reasons for the accident on November 1, when a boiler at 500 MW Unit-6 blasted and caused injuries to around 80 people.

Nov 03, 2017, 19:17 PM IST

Watch: What happened minutes after the blast at NTPC plant in Raebareli

A video of the incident shot on mobile shows smoke emerging out of the plant and chaos all over as people run around in panic. 

Nov 03, 2017, 16:45 PM IST

Watch: CMD of NTPC addresses media on plant explosion

CMD of NTPC Gurdeep Singh addressed media over boiler explosion in Rae Bareilly plant. The explosion claimed more than 30 lives. Watch to know more.

Nov 03, 2017, 15:58 PM IST

Raebareli boiler blast: Toll reaches 32, NTPC forms expert committee to probe explosion

The thermal power corporation has formed a committee to probe the reason of plant explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli.

Nov 03, 2017, 09:33 AM IST

NTPC power plant blast: Toll rises to 29; magisterial probe ordered

Unit number six (500 MW) of the plant was under shutdown after the accident, NTPC said on Thursday.

Nov 02, 2017, 22:03 PM IST

NTPC explosion: Centre, State govts announce compensations for victims

PM Modi on Wednesday condoled the explosion at an NTPC plant and assured that efforts are being made to restore normalcy.

Nov 02, 2017, 18:15 PM IST

NTPC horror tales: Eyewitnesses recall abnormal sound, huge ball of dust, fire, charred bodies

NTPC workers claim temperatures near the furnace at Unit 6 was steadily rising. Few had forewarned about an "impending" disaster.

Nov 02, 2017, 12:06 PM IST

Death toll climbs to 26 in NTPC power plant blast, several injured

According to eyewitness reports, the explosion was so powerful that the employees had little chance to save themselves.

Nov 02, 2017, 08:45 AM IST

NTPC boiler explosion: Rahul Gandhi to visit Raebareli on Thursday

A massive explosion ripped a boiler in the state-run power giant NTPC's Unchahar plant in Raebareli on Wednesday.

Nov 02, 2017, 00:30 AM IST

NTPC explosion: PM Narendra Modi condoles accident as death toll mounts to 18

PM Narendra Modi has said the situation after a blast at an NTPC plant is being monitored closely.

Nov 01, 2017, 22:07 PM IST

NTPC plant explosion kills at least 18: Ten major developments

Officials said the explosion took place in the NTPC plant's  boiler which is filled with water in tubes which are heated. This in turn creates steam which moves the turbines and generates electricity.

Nov 01, 2017, 19:16 PM IST

NTPC plant explosion kills at least 18, another 100 injured

Blast at NTPC plant in Uchahar in Uttar Pradesh triggered panic among the workers who ran helter-skelter. NTPC has told the government more help may be needed to control the situation.

Nov 01, 2017, 17:33 PM IST

'Bharat 22' ETF likely to hit market on Nov 15

The state-owned companies or PSUs that will form part of the new ETF are ONGC, IOC, SBI, BPCL, Coal India and Nalco.

Oct 30, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

Step up capital spending: Finance minister to CPSEs

The meeting was about capex, and as the country is on the growth path, the companies were advised to increase capex, NLC India Chairman and Managing Director S K Acharya said after the meeting.

Sep 28, 2017, 16:04 PM IST

NTPC gets shareholders' nod to raise Rs 15K crore via bonds

The special resolution, listed on the agenda of the annual general meeting held, was passed by the requisite majority, NTPC.

Sep 22, 2017, 15:21 PM IST

Power plants step up buying natural gas after coal shortage

These plants, where Rs 1.24 lakh crore has already been invested, operated at a mere 22.51 per cent plant load factor, producing 49 billion units of electricity, in 2016-17.

Sep 12, 2017, 17:23 PM IST

92 non-official directors appointed in various central PSUs

Vinay Sheel Oberoi and J M Shanti Sundharam, a retired officer of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), have been appointed on the board of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), it said.

Sep 05, 2017, 17:26 PM IST