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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...

Chandigarh, March 12 Amid concerns arising from the ongoing war in the Gulf region and rumors circulating about a possible shortage of LPG cylinders, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Thursday that the state government is fully alert and closely monitoring the situation to ensure...

Joint Secretary for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma, stated that India is the fourth largest refiner in the world, which provides the country with assurance regarding the availability of products like petrol and diesel. Addressing the Inter-Ministerial briefing on recent...

Puducherry, March 11 The Puducherry government said on Wednesday that there is sufficient stock of domestic LPG cylinders in the Union Territory and urged the public not to believe rumors of shortages.The Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of Puducherry, in a statement, warned...

Chandigarh, March 11 – Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak appealed to the Union government on Wednesday to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities such as LPG, petrol, and diesel, given the ongoing war-like situation in the West Asian region.During a...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – Members of the women, youth, and student wings of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha staged a protest demonstration at Master Canteen Square here on Wednesday against the recent increase in the prices of LPG cylinders and essential commodities.The...

Jaipur, March 10 – Rajasthan Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara stated on Tuesday that the global energy market has been affected due to international supply disruptions and the war-like conditions prevailing in the Gulf region.He said that crude oil prices in the international...

Chennai, March 10 Amid reports that several hotels in Bengaluru have shut down due to an alleged shortage of LPG cylinders, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday, dismissed concerns of a nationwide gas shortage, asserting that there is "no scarcity of...

Bhubaneswar, March 10. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to act quickly to rescue Odia people stranded in West Asian countries amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.Expressing...

Shimla, March 9 The Ministry of Finance has approved an extension to complete pending works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-I) in the remote Dodra Kwar area of Shimla district up to March 31, 2027, Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Monday.He said this decision...