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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, clarified today that the rumors of a lockdown in India are completely false, and that the government has no such proposal under consideration. In a social media post, Mr. Puri stated that, given the ongoing global situation, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 – Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed all state government officials to take strict action against unscrupulous traders who are artificially creating shortages of cooking gas and essential commodities in Odisha by taking undue advantage of the situation...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed officers to take strong action against traders who are involved in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders and other essential commodities.Majhi reviewed the steps being taken by the state government to...

Jaipur, March 26 Rajasthan Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully said on Thursday that the opposition stands firmly with the government during crises, but stressed that transparency and public relief must remain top priorities.He was speaking after attending a meeting convened by Chief...

Jammu, March 26 Warning people against panicking or crowding petrol pumps, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reiterated that there is no shortage of fuel, LPG, or essential commodities and said he was attending a meeting with the prime minister on the matter."My earnest request is...

New Delhi, March 26: In a major enforcement action under the Essential Commodities Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday uncovered an illegal operation involving the hoarding and misuse of LPG cylinders in the Ranhola area of Outer Delhi. A total of...

New Delhi, March 25 – In a major crackdown on the illegal sale of cooking gas, the Dwarka police in Delhi have busted an illegal LPG cylinder hoarding and distribution racket operating out of the Chhawla area, officials said on Wednesday.The operation, carried out on Tuesday by a joint team of...

New Delhi, March 25: In a major crackdown on illegal LPG operations, the Delhi Police Crime Branch (ANTF) has seized 183 Indane gas cylinders from multiple godowns in Sangam Vihar, uncovering a significant hoarding and illegal refilling racket. Four accused, all registered delivery personnel of...

Gurugram, March 24 In an effort to combat the black market for domestic LPG cylinders, a team from the food and civil supplies department conducted a raid on Tuesday at a parking area in Sector 12, seizing 32 cylinders from a vehicle, police said.The team also apprehended one individual after...

Bangalore, March 23 – The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association, seeking an increase in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, observing that the Centre had already taken necessary steps and no further directions were required.A...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 23 Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, the Central government has stepped up monitoring of its potential impact on India. Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, stated this on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Narendra...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to review the situation and mitigation measures in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict. Mr. Modi stated that the conflict is an evolving situation, and the entire world is affected in some way. He...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police on Wednesday busted multiple illegal LPG storage and refilling units across the city, seizing a total of 269 cylinders and apprehending six persons in separate operations, an official said.In south Delhi's Rajpur Khurd, police unearthed an illegal LPG...

March 17, New Delhi — In Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, the supply of domestic LPG remains stable and uninterrupted, despite uncertainties in the Gulf region.Authorities have stated that adequate stocks of petrol, diesel, and LPG are available throughout Kashmir. They have urged people not...

Nanded, March 16 The District Supply Department raided a house in Nanded and seized ten empty LPG cylinders during its anti-hoarding and black marketing drive, officials said on Monday.The action followed a tip-off that Maksud Ahmed, a resident of Hanuman Mandir Road, was illegally stocking...

Jammu, March 16 – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review the stock position of essential commodities and petroleum products in the Union Territory.An official statement said the meeting was convened in view of the upcoming festivals of...

Srinagar, March 16 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday directed officers to ensure there is no "artificial scarcity" or black marketing of essential commodities across the Union territory ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and Navratri festivals.Abdullah chaired a meeting to review the...

Thane, March 16 As many as 84 illegally stored LPG cylinders, valued at Rs 2.22 lakh, were seized from a private premises in the Bhiwandi town of Thane district, leading to the registration of a case against three individuals under the Essential Commodities Act, police said on Monday.The...

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh conducted a high-level review of the state's civil supply system amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The Chief Minister has assured the public that there is an adequate supply of petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG gas in the state...

Madurai, March 13 Two individuals were arrested and detained under the Goondas Act in Madurai for allegedly hoarding 398 LPG cylinders for black marketing, marking the first time such stringent action has been taken in Tamil Nadu for cylinder hoarding, police said on Friday.Tamil Nadu Chief...