lpg crisis

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam registered a record voter turnout of over 85 per cent while Kerala witnessed an impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures, as the ruling dispensations in the...

New Delhi, April 6 The government on Monday extended the implementation timeline for the mandatory quality control order (QCO) on certain electrical appliances by six months, until October.The QCO applies to all electrical appliances intended for household, commercial, or similar applications...

New Delhi, April 6 Food delivery and e-commerce platform Magicpin announced the launch of its AI Assistant, "Vera," for restaurants and retailers on Monday, to provide real-time insights into order volume for operational planning.During the pre-launch trial phase, over 100,000 restaurants and...

Kolkata, April 4 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord".In a clever turn of phrase, he...

New Delhi, April 3 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, once considered a key member of AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's inner circle, has come under fire from top party leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi. They have accused him...

New Delhi, April 3 The Delhi Police has busted an LPG cylinder hoarding and black marketing racket in the Bawana area, an officer said on Friday.A 50-year-old man, identified as Anil, has been arrested and 75 cylinders seized, he said.The accused was apprehended following a tip-off about the...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 – Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Youth Congress, alleged on Thursday that people are facing an LPG crisis due to the "faulty foreign policy" of the Centre.Addressing a 'Yuvakranti Samavesh' organized by the Odisha unit of the Youth Congress here, Chib claimed that...

Jaipur, March 25 – Tikaram Jully, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, has strongly criticized the BJP government and the Chief Minister over the prevailing situation, including the collapse of the RGHS scheme and the LPG crisis in the state.He stated that while...

Jaipur, March 24 – To amplify the voice of ordinary people affected by the gas shortage and demand accountability from the government, the Congress Party in Rajasthan will organize a massive protest at Shaheed Smarak, Jaipur, on March 27.This was announced by Govind Singh Dotasra, President of...

New Delhi, March 23 The Congress said on Monday that the government has failed to address the problems of rising unemployment, increasing food prices, and a declining rupee.Participating in discussions on the Appropriation Bill (2), 2026, in the Rajya Sabha, Congress member Niraj Dangi also...

Lucknow, March 22 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday, saying that he had not built a "Green Corridor," but a "ruined" corridor.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a program held at the Samajwadi Party...

Jammu, March 21 A delegation from the Jammu and Kashmir Congress met with Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Saturday, strongly advocating for the restoration of statehood, while also expressing concern over the LPG crisis and other pressing issues in the Union Territory.The delegation...

Chennai, March 21 The shift from LPG to firewood in Tamil Nadu's hotel industry, driven by the LPG crisis, is expected to lead to rising prices of food commodities, but the increased cost of biryani during the festival season is particularly concerning.Muslims are lamenting the fact that...

New Delhi, March 17 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the LPG crisis in the country is deepening, but the Modi government is busy spinning tales, taunting those who ask questions, and offering one excuse after another.In a Facebook post in Hindi along with a video montage...

New Delhi, March 17 Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday alleged that the LPG crisis caused by the West Asia conflict has exposed that the Modi government has no energy security policy and raised questions about the establishment of a Rs 1 lakh crore Economic Stabilisation Fund.Finance...

Kolkata, March 16 Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, strongly criticized the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly elections, calling them "anti-women and anti-Bengal."Speaking at a rally in central...

Mumbai, March 16 – Former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray launched a sharp attack on the Maharashtra government and the Centre on Monday over the escalating LPG crisis.He said that nearly 40 per cent of restaurants in Mumbai have been forced to close due to a severe...

New Delhi, March 16 Citing the US' 30-day "waiver" to allow India to purchase Russian oil, CPI(M) MP John Brittas said on Monday that such diktats amount to India's humiliation by a foreign power.While participating in a discussion on the Appropriation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Brittas raised...

Kolkata, March 16 Lashing out at the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee branded the poll panel and the ruling BJP as "anti-women and anti-Bengal".Speaking at a...

New Delhi, March 16 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Monday blamed the government for the current LPG crisis, accusing them of not taking preemptive measures. This led to a strong rebuttal from Union Minister J P Nadda, who accused the Congress of trying to...