# Power outage hits Jaipur secretariat for over an hour 2026-10-23T01:19:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A power cut lasting over an hour disrupted operations at the Rajasthan secretariat in Jaipur Thursday (22 October 2026). The outage began around 9.30am and continued until 11am, officials said. A senior energy department official attributed it to an internal issue within the secretariat and ruled out any fault in the discom supply network. The disruption follows a similar failure in June, when a technical fault at the Heerapura grid substation cut supply to the Civil Lines area and the secretariat. That incident also interrupted a press conference by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The state government ordered an inquiry, leading to the suspension of two power department employees and a charge sheet against another official. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The hour-long outage reveals the state secretariat's vulnerability despite assurances about the discom network. Officials blame an internal issue, but no root cause has been publicly identified, leaving the explanation vague. With a similar failure in June already prompting suspensions, repeated disruptions raise questions about the effectiveness of those corrective measures. No timeline for a fix or inquiry has been announced, so the next breakdown could come without warning. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Leads with disruption, quotes only government explanation without challenge This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jaipur, Jaipur secretariat, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/power-outage-hits-jaipur-secretariat-for-over-an-hour/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/power-outage-hits-jaipur-secretariat-for-over-an-hour/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/