cooking gas shortage

Mumbai, March 29 Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has written to his cabinet colleague Chhagan Bhujbal, who heads the civil supplies department, requesting LPG cylinders for Jain temples in his Malabar Hill constituency.While the move drew criticism from certain quarters, Lodha said...

Phagwara, March 27 Local residents blocked vehicular traffic for about 15 minutes near Bhagwan Valmiki Chowk on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road here on Friday, citing alleged shortages of cooking gas.Eyewitness accounts said that the blockade caused significant inconvenience to commuters.The...

New Delhi, March 24 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) held a 'Jan Akrosh Rally' at Ramlila Maidan here on Tuesday to protest against the India-US trade deal and various government policies.Hundreds of people were present, with participants holding placards against rising prices of...

Hyderabad, March 24 Amid the ongoing war in West Asia and the global fuel shortage, members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a protest on Tuesday over the shortage of cooking gas in Telangana, demanding that the Centre and state take concrete measures to resolve the gas shortage.BRS...

New Delhi, March 24 A 'Jan Akrosh Rally', organized by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), began on Tuesday at the Ramlila Maidan here to protest against the India-US trade deal and various government policies.Hundreds of people were present, with participants holding placards against...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) will appoint chairpersons for all newly constituted Gram Panchayats, while the process of appointing ward presidents in all urban local bodies has already begun. Starting April 1, 2026, the RPCC will launch a statewide campaign...

Mumbai, March 19 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray said on Thursday that India should have supported Iran when it was attacked by the US and Israel, but there was no protest from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this, which "will definitely hurt us in the future".Addressing his...

Barabanki (UP), March 19 A man, employed as a gardener in the Shahjahanpur district, took a day off work to stand in line in the hope of securing an LPG cylinder for his ailing parents here, spending around nine hours waiting in front of a distribution agency.Arun Kumar, a resident of Tindola...

New Delhi, March 15: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Sunday that misinformation spread by political parties like the Congress and the AAP has created a misconception of a cooking gas shortage in the minds of some people, leading to panic bookings of LPG cylinders.Sachdeva...

Deoria (UP), March 13 A shortage of cooking gas cylinders triggered a domestic dispute here, with a woman accusing her husband and in-laws of assaulting her over an empty LPG cylinder, police said on Friday.The incident took place in Karaudi village under the Khukhundu Police Station area...

Kochi, March 13 The Kerala Travel Mart Society (KTM), a body representing the tourism and related sectors in the state, said here on Friday that the shortage of commercial cooking gas cylinders is pushing the state’s tourism and hotel sector into a major crisis.KTM President Jose Pradeep said...

Kolkata, March 13 The ongoing disruption in LPG supply across the country, triggered by the conflict in West Asia, has begun to affect hospital kitchens in Kolkata, forcing several state-run and private healthcare institutions to adopt contingency measures to ensure patient meals continue...

Ranchi, March 13 Legislators from the ruling coalition of the JMM, Congress, and RJD staged a protest outside the Jharkhand Assembly on Friday to protest against the LPG cylinder crisis.Holding banners and posters, the MLAs raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central...

Gandhinagar, March 13 – Congress legislators in Gujarat staged a protest outside the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar on Friday, demanding adequate supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and natural gas. This protest came after the state government formed a monitoring...

New Delhi, March 12 Members of the Trinamool Congress will stage a protest within the Parliament complex on March 13 to protest the LPG situation, a party leader said on Thursday.The protest will take place at 10:30 am, before the House convenes for the day, the leader stated.On Thursday...

Kolkata, March 12 Shortages of cooking gas cylinders have begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serve limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday.At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24...

Bhubaneswar, March 12: Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress created a commotion in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday, protesting the recent increase in LPG cylinder prices and the shortage of cooking gas in the state.As soon as the Question Hour began, members of the Congress party...

Raipur, March 12 The opposition Congress created a ruckus in the Chhattisgarh assembly on Thursday, claiming that people in the state have been facing a shortage of cooking gas cylinders, and demanded a discussion on the issue.Legislators from the party entered the well of the House after...

Chennai, March 12 – A growing shortage of cooking gas cylinders is beginning to disrupt daily life in Chennai, forcing several restaurants, bakeries, and tea shops to scale down operations or switch to alternative cooking methods such as firewood and electric stoves.The crisis is not limited...

Bengaluru, March 11. Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has accused the Congress government in the state of misleading the public by claiming credit for recruitments carried out during the tenure of the previous BJP-led government.Speaking...