lpg cylinders

Tumakuru (Karnataka), March 14 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Saturday that the police have been instructed to take legal action against those involved in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders.Amid supply constraints caused by the West Asia conflict, he expressed hope...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Kerala Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty said on Saturday that there would be no power outages or load shedding, despite a rise in electricity consumption in the state.Krishnankutty, speaking at a press conference here, said that there was no need for people to...

Puducherry, March 14 The Puducherry government has set up a control room in the Collectorate to receive complaints about the illegal sale or diversion of domestic LPG cylinders to hotels and restaurants.Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the Puducherry government, Muthu Meena...

Kolkata, March 14 Large queues were observed at LPG distribution centers in Kolkata and several districts of West Bengal on Saturday, amid reports of supply disruptions following the West Asia conflict.A large number of people were seen outside the distribution centers since early morning in...

New Delhi, March 14 Authorities in Lucknow launched a large-scale crackdown on the alleged black marketing of cooking gas cylinders, conducting raids at 1,483 locations across the city and arresting six individuals, officials said on Saturday.The operation was carried out by the Uttar Pradesh...

New Delhi, March 14: Authorities in Chhattisgarh seized 741 LPG cylinders on Saturday from 102 locations across the state as part of a major crackdown on hoarding and black marketing of cooking gas amid concerns triggered by the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.According to officials, teams from...

New Delhi, March 14 – In a major crackdown on the illegal black market for domestic and commercial LPG cylinders, rationing and supply authorities in Mumbai conducted a raid in the Worli area and seized a significant stock of cylinders allegedly being illegally stored and sold in the black...

Raipur, March 14 As many as 741 LPG cylinders were seized from 102 locations across Chhattisgarh as part of an operation to curb hoarding and black marketing amid the West Asia crisis, an official said on Friday.Teams from the Food Department and district administration have been conducting...

Raipur, March 13 A total of 741 LPG cylinders were seized from 102 locations across Chhattisgarh as part of a crackdown on hoarding and black marketing amid the West Asia crisis, an official said on Friday.Teams from the Food Department and district administration have been conducting surprise...

Gandhinagar, March 13 – The Gujarat government announced on Friday that restaurants, hotels, educational institutions, and social-religious organizations located in areas with existing city gas pipeline networks will now be able to obtain new PNG (piped natural gas) connections immediately upon...

Bengaluru, March 13: Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or cooking gas in the country and accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of misleading the public by spreading confusion about...

Pune, March 13 Amidst the West Asia crisis and rumors of an LPG shortage, a team from the food supplies department discovered 57 illegally stocked cylinders at a gas agency in Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, on Friday, an official said.The action by the department's squad, set up at the direction of...

Itanagar, March 13 Arunachal Pradesh Minister Gabriel Denang Wangsu said on Friday that the supply and availability of LPG cylinders and petroleum products in the state is normal, and urged people to avoid panic buying that could lead to artificial shortages.In a social media post after...

Yadgir (Karnataka), March 13 Authorities have seized 46 domestic LPG cylinders that were allegedly being used for commercial purposes in hotels during a special inspection drive in the city, officials said on Friday.The cylinders were seized on Thursday by officials of the Food and Civil...

New Delhi, March 13 Refuting claims of shortages in LPG cylinders, the BJP said that the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are trying to create "inconvenience" for consumers, adding that such reports were emerging only from states ruled by these parties.BJP IT department head Amit...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 Allegations of a shortage of LPG cylinders triggered protests and road blockades in several parts of Odisha on Friday, with consumers complaining about delays in receiving refilled cooking gas cylinders.Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across the...

Gandhinagar, March 13 The Gujarat government on Friday dismissed the Opposition's claims about a shortage of LPG and natural gas triggered by the conflict in West Asia, assuring the legislative assembly that the state has a stock of more than four lakh cylinders.Congress MLAs, earlier in the...

New Delhi, March 13 Opposition parties on Friday urged the Centre to take immediate steps to address the alleged shortage of LPG cylinders in several parts of the country, even as leaders of the ruling alliance backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the opposition of misleading the...

Kota (Rajasthan), March 13 A shortage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders, triggered by panic amid the conflict in West Asia, has affected the coaching hub of Kota, where around 4,000 hostels and over 500 mess facilities serve about one lakh students preparing for competitive exams...