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Press Releases -2008

Sr No	DATE	Press Releases
November
1.	New Delhi, Nov 11, 2008	Energy Conservation: BSES partners with Delhi School children to engage Delhiites	ENGLISH HINDI
October
1.	New Delhi, Oct 15, 2008	A long ‘defaulting’ East of Kailash resident brutally manhandles a BSES meter reader; Police complaint filed	ENGLISH HINDI
September
1.	New Delhi, Sep 30, 2008	BSES begins work on yet another 66 kV Grid at Bakkarwala in South West Delhi Capital expenditure of Rs 28 crore earmarked for this state-of-the-art Grid	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Sep 29, 2008	Jago Grahak Jago! Stay on guard against impostors - Alert customers helps BSES nab Impostors	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Sep 25, 2008	BSES joins the elite league... Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt of India, recognizes BSES’ meter testing laboratory NABL confers the coveted ISO accreditation	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, Sep 16, 2008	BSES Employees donate Rs 50 lakhs towards Prime Minister's Relief Fund for Bihar Flood victims	ENGLISH HINDI
5.	New Delhi, Sep 15, 2008	Tis Hazari Court fines Cloth Merchant Rs 5,000 for filing a frivolous case against BSES; Industrialist, inspite of paying Rs 1 Lakh penalty, sent to Tihar for stealing power	ENGLISH HINDI
6.	New Delhi, Sep 10, 2008	Power Theft: Special Court sentences a prominent factory owner to 1 year RI Documents furnished by a leading mobile company prove a clincher	ENGLISH HINDI
7.	New Delhi, Sep 8, 2008	BSES bags 2 coveted awards for IT… CIO 100 Award for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) & AMD Athlon’ for Project BUN	ENGLISH HINDI
8.	New Delhi, Sep 4, 2008	BSES joins the league of modern tech-savvy banks…. Rolls out ATM type Bill Payment kiosks	ENGLISH HINDI
August
1.	New Delhi, August 30, 2008	BSES’ Bijli Gyan Abhiyan: Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit & 2 Cabinet Ministers felicitate winners of inter-school Quiz Competition	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, August 28, 2008	Power Theft: In separate cases, Special Court sends 2 ‘Makan Maliks’ - to Jail	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, August 22, 2008	Delhi Floods: BSES continues with its flood relief operations for the 4th day Distributes thousands of food packets to the displaced	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, August 19, 2008	Delhi Floods: BSES lends a helping hand…… Distributes around 20,000 of food packets to the displaced	ENGLISH HINDI
5.	New Delhi, August 18, 2008	BSES’ ‘Energy Conservation’ and ‘Safe Disposal of CFL’ scheme a hit with its customers, Over 60,000 CFLs bought by environment conscious customers	ENGLISH HINDI
6.	New Delhi, August 14, 2008	Developmental work of agencies leading to unscheduled outages	ENGLISH HINDI
7.	New Delhi, August 11, 2008	BSES’ GIS effort gets International recognition, Gets the prestigious ESRI “Special Achievement in GIS” award in San Diego, USA	ENGLISH HINDI
8.	New Delhi, August 8, 2008	Najafgarh and Jaffarpur: BSES’ Wild Wild West Residents changing modus operandi to steal power	ENGLISH HINDI
9.	New Delhi, August 1, 2008	Mob of 150 goes on rampage in BSES’ colony @ Urja Vihar, East Delhi	ENGLISH HINDI
July
1.	New Delhi, July 28, 2008	Farmhouse Owners advised to check Connection category & avoid heavy penalties for misuse	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, July 23, 2008	Power theft @ Dhobhi Ghat A ‘Five-Star’ Dhobi sent to Jail for stealing electricity	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, July 19, 2008	Ramon Magsaysay recipient Dr Kiran Bedi launches ‘BSES Vishisht Sahayogi’ - A partnership initiative with Eminent Citizens and Opinion Maker	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, July 08, 2008	Impostors dupe ‘gullible’ customers of Rs 78,000 Caution! Customers are urged to guard against impostors posing as BSES employees	ENGLISH HINDI
June
1.	New Delhi, June 27, 2008	BSES launches India’s first structured program for safe disposal of CFLs Rewards customers ‘turning in’ discarded CFLs & Incandescent (GLS) bulbs Makes CFLs available at heavily discounted pricesReliance Energy Ltd.	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, June 25, 2008	High powered Pakistan Delegation visits BSES Delegation led by Mr M Ismail Qureshi, Secretary, Water and Power	ENGLISH HINDI
May
1.	New Delhi, May 30, 2008	BSES and elected representatives (MPs & MLAs) to work in tandem to resolve consumer issues - BSES Aap Ke Dwar will now be a Daily exercise across all 33 Divisions
2.	New Delhi, May 27, 2008	Now ‘BSES Aapke Dwar’ at Janakpuri BRPL CEO leads senior management to interact with West Delhi customers
3.	New Delhi, May 17, 2008	One BSES. One Number, Now one number for all queries	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, May 13, 2008	Lawyers in unlawful activity, Karkardooma advocates prevent BSES officials from replacing meters	ENGLISH HINDI
April
1.	New Delhi, Apr 29, 2008	BSES comes closer to consumers creates two more circles to better manage today’s challenges and complexities	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Apr 17, 2008	Now 4 years Rigorous Imprisonment and Rs 37.5 lakh fine for a habitual power thief His 2nd Conviction in less than a month...already serving a 2 year RI	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Apr 2, 2008	Plastic factory owner - a 7 times power theft accused sentenced to 2 years Rigorous Imprisonment and levied an additional penalty of Rs 82 lakh	ENGLISH HINDI
March
1.	New Delhi, Mar 28, 2008	BSES Cash Counters to remain open on Sunday, March 3n open on Sunday, March 30, 2008	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Mar 26, 2008	Irony at its best! Power thieves conned by Imposters	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Mar 10, 2008	BSES’ Duplicate Bill – Now a Click away	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, Mar 3, 2008	Delhi Education minister launches BSES’ Bijli Gyan Abhiyan, Delhi Power & Education Ministers release BSES’ Audio-Visual CD on Energy Conservation	ENGLISH HINDI
February
1.	New Delhi, Feb 16, 2008	BSES’ officials attacked, yet again: Three assailants arrested by the Police, FIR lodged	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Feb 15, 2008	BSES sacks two contractors’ employees under Zero Tolerance Policy	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Feb 01, 2008	Hockey Stick / Iron Rod wielding goons force entry into BSES’ office in posh SDA Attack and injure four officials	ENGLISH HINDI
January
1.	New Delhi, Jan 28, 2008	From Letter Box to Inbox…… “Bill on E Mail” and “SMS”– BSES’ New Year gift to customers	ENGLISH HINDI PAGE1 HINDI PAGE2
2.	New Delhi, Jan 22, 2008	BSES enlists Vasant Vihar’s Upras Vidyalya to share the message of Energy Conservation	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Jan 18, 2008	BSES cracks down on big Flour Mills Analytics help BRPL unearth 232 KW of power theft in 3 large flour mills Cumulatively penalised Rs 1.16 crore	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, Jan 7, 2008	Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to inaugurate BYPL’ Project Tatkal to provide connections to the Economically Weaker Section within 24 hours...at their Doorstep	ENGLISH HINDI

Press Releases -2007

Srl No	DATE	Press Releases
December
1.	New Delhi, Dec 24, 2007	BSES celebrates National Consumer Day….. Organises ‘BSES Aapke Dwar’ for the residents of Saket	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Dec 20, 2007	Two ‘Big Fish’ including a land lord and a steel tube manufacturer sent to Tihar…for stealing power	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Dec 13, 2007	Delhi all set to experience a NO POWER CUTS ERA
4.	New Delhi, Dec 6, 2007	"Maharaj Singh – caught stealing power for the second time Remanded to Judicial Custody for 14 days"	ENGLISH HINDI
5.	New Delhi, Dec 1, 2007	BYPL organizes the 7th "Aapke Dwar"...for the residents of Dilshad Gardens	ENGLISH HINDI
November
1.	New Delhi, Nov 16, 2007	Businessman caught stealing 15 KW of electricity, sent to Jail by the Special Court	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Nov 26, 2007	Two industrialists remanded to Judicial Custody for 14 days for stealing power Earlier the accused had been cumulatively penalised over Rs 1 crore by BSES	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Nov 30, 2007	Marriage Pandal owner (Tentwala) remanded to Judicial Custody	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, Nov 30, 2007	November 29: Munnabhai sent to Tihar Jail	ENGLISH HINDI
October
1.	New Delhi, Oct 04, 2007	Special Court sends 6 to Tihar 3 get bail – but only after depositing Rs 2.35 lakh, and after spending varied jail terms	ENGLISH HINDI
September
1.	New Delhi, Sep 27, 2007	Cycle parts manufacture caught stealing 50 KW of electricity in Vishwas Nagar ,A 50 strong joint contingent of BSES, CISF and Delhi Police apprehends two manufactures of electrical switches, and Shoe uppers /Caps stealing power	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Sep 19, 2007	Now organizers of a Ganpati Mahotsav caught stealing 107 KW power BSES renews its appeal to all such organizers to take ‘temporary electricity connections'	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Sep 17, 2007	BSES launches Project Parivartan – the Rs 8 crore initiative to reduce AT & C losses in high power theft areas of South Delhi
4.	New Delhi, Sep 12, 2007	Meter Tamperer of a recent TV “sting” operation arrested In another case, alert customer helps BSES nab two imposters	ENGLISH HINDI
5.	New Delhi, Sep 7, 2007	Special Court convicts a Nangloi Tyre Showroom owner of power theft ..Sentenced to one year jail and penalised Rs 3.3 lakh	ENGLISH HINDI
6.	New Delhi, Sep 5, 2007	Contemporary Lord Krishna devotees Stealing Electricity, not Butter Nine Janamashtmi Organisers caught stealing over 450 KW of power; face penalty of Rs 2 crore	ENGLISH HINDI
August
1.	New Delhi, Aug 16, 2007	Imposters strike again – this time with forged BSES stationary – to extort money BSES urges customers to be on alert Demand ID proof & Pay ONLY at BSES designated offices	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Aug 8, 2007	8 houses = 200 rooms = 150 KW of power theft Mob attacks a joint contingent of BSES Enforcement, CISF and Delhi Police teams	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Aug 31, 2007	BSES to gift CFLs to those who help check power theft 25,000 CFLs will be distributed during the first phase of this innovative reward scheme	ENGLISH HINDI
July
1.	New Delhi, Jul 31, 2007	Special Court convicts a Plastic moulding factory owner of power theft, …sentenced to six months jail and penalised Rs 4.3 lakh	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Jul 24, 2007	2000 saplings planted during BSES’s week-long Vanmahotsav Week Tree Plantation drive to reduce CO₂ by52,000 pounds/year, say experts	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Jul 23, 2007	Over 500 SPD Contractors removed Consumers urged to take legal BSES connection BSES sets up camps to facilitate immediate release of new connections
4.	New Delhi, Jul 20, 2007	Two persons, including owner of a jeans washing and dyeing unit sent to Tihar for stealing power
5.	New Delhi, Jul 11, 2007	Gang of imposters apprehended following a customer-initiated sting operation by BSES, F.I.R lodged & Police arrests the gang	ENGLISH HINDI
6.	New Delhi, Jul 06, 2007	Two persons, including a garment fabricator sent to Tihar for stealing electricity	ENGLISH HINDI
June
1.	New Delhi, Jun 09, 2007	Rising Temperatures – Rising Power Demand – Conserve Electricity
2.	New Delhi, Jun 05, 2007	350+ strong mob attacks a 40 + strong contingent of BSES Enforcement, CISF and Delhi Police personnel on an anti power theft raid	ENGLISH HINDI
May
1.	New Delhi, May 30, 2007	“Not Guilty” plea backfires for a Punjabi Bagh resident in Special Court	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, May 25, 2007	Special Court sentences four power thieves to Tihar	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, May 22, 2007	Legal action against government official Charged for tampering meters & then using forged documents to conceal fraud	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, May 15, 2007	BRPL gets a CISF Company ….to aid its efforts to curb power theft
April
1.	New Delhi, Apr 25, 2007	14 day jail term to three power thieves including a SPD contractor and a PVC Polythene manufacturer	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Apr 20, 2007	BSES' “Buy One Get 1 Free CFL scheme extended till June 30, 2007	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Apr 19, 2007	Lalit Jalan to be Chairman of BRPL and BYPL BSES restructures top management in Delhi	ENGLISH HINDI
4.	New Delhi, Apr 17, 2007	For stealing power, Special Court sentences prominent factory owners to Tihar for two year; directs them to pay over Rs 4 lakh in penalties	ENGLISH HINDI
March
1.	New Delhi, Mar 29, 2007	Caution: Customers are urged to guard against imposters posing as BSES employees	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Mar 17, 2007	Railways caught stealing electricity 100 % electricity requirement of Nizammudin Railway Colony being directly tapped (stolen) from BSES overhead system.	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Mar 15, 2007	BSES vows to erase Delhi’s “Power theft Capital’ Image….Makes it easier than ever before to report power theft
4.	New Delhi, Mar 05, 2007	Take two: BSES re-launches electrician training program on popular demand by RWA’s
February
1.	New Delhi, Feb 15, 2007	Joint Delhi Police and BSES Enforcement Team assaulted, Two sent to Tihar for two weeks	ENGLISH HINDI PAGE1 HINDI PAGE2
2.	New Delhi, Feb 13, 2007	Next-Gen Modernisation BSES successfully automates Street Lights using microprocessor technology	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Feb 7, 2007	Two ‘Industrialists’ sent to jail on power theft charges and Gang of Transformer Thieves busted	ENGLISH HINDI
January
1.	New Delhi, Jan 24, 2007	BSES organizes first “Aapke Dwar” for Industrial and Bulk customers	ENGLISH HINDI
2.	New Delhi, Jan 11, 2007	Two weeks in Tihar for intimidating and obstructing BSES officials on duty	ENGLISH HINDI
3.	New Delhi, Jan 8, 2007	Attention! BSES to start a massive anti power theft campaign during peak hours at night
4.	New Delhi, Jan 2, 2007	On popular demand, BSES’ Buy One, Get One Free’ CFL offer extended till March 31, 2007	ENGLISH HINDI

Press Releases -2006

Srl No	DATE	Press Releases
December
1.	New Delhi, Dec 28, 2006	BSES urges customers to guard against imposters & unauthorized pamphlets
2.	New Delhi, Dec 24, 2006	BSES celebrates National Consumer Day Launches “BSES Aapke Dwar” for BRPL Customers
3.	New Delhi, Dec 4, 2006	Seven power thieves (in 5 separate cases), including an illegal electricity distributor sent to Tihar for 14 days
4.	New Delhi, Dec 1, 2006	BSES' “Buy One Get 1 Free CFL Offer” gets enthusiastic response Over 96,000 CFL pieces sold in little over one month
November
1.	New Delhi, Nov 27, 2006	Third Special Court to adjudicate power theft cases inaugurated at Malviya NagarWill help curb alarming electricity theft menace in the National Capital
2.	New Delhi, Nov 22, 2006	BSES unveils new look Electricity Bill incorporating International practices, Customer priority and wish list
3.	New Delhi, Nov 20, 2006	Gang busted in Sainik Farms engaged in providing illegal connections and fake meters Gang mastermind remanded to Tihar Jail for 14 days
4.	New Delhi, Nov 13, 2006	After an overwhelming response to the first BSES Apke Dwar, BYPL organizes ‘on-the-spot’ grievance resolution for Patel Nagar and Shankar Road Residents
5.	New Delhi, Nov 10, 2006