lpg shortage

Mumbai, March 13 Congress leaders MLAs Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar staged a protest on the premises of the Maharashtra legislature here on Friday, alleging a shortage of domestic LPG and demanding immediate intervention by the government.Wadettiwar, who is also the Congress legislature...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 A 19-kg commercial cooking gas cylinder was allegedly stolen from a hotel in the busy Chala market area here in the early hours of Friday, police said.The theft of cooking gas was reported at VS Hotel at 2 am on Friday, amid the worsening LPG shortage in the...

Kochi, March 13 A shortage of LPG is forcing around 40 per cent of restaurants in Kerala to close down, as many establishments are unable to switch to alternative cooking methods, industry representatives said.Apart from restaurants, caterers, hostels, canteens, and crematoriums have also been...

Chandigarh, March 12 The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution stating that the failure of the Centre's foreign policy has led to a shortage and increase in the price of LPG, causing hardship to people across the country.The resolution was moved by Food and Civil Supplies...

Chhatarpur (MP), March 12 Authorities have seized 38 domestic LPG cylinders during raids conducted over the past two days in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region bordering Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.The raids came amid reports of a shortage of cooking...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 Amid alleged shortages of cooking gas across Odisha due to the crisis in West Asia, the state government on Thursday asserted that there was no shortage of LPG, petrol, or diesel.Following a high-level review meeting, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister K C Patra...

New Delhi, March 12 Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that India's energy security has been "compromised" due to a "flawed" foreign policy, and that the government has "bartered" the right to determine relationships with different oil suppliers to the US.Raising the...

New Delhi, March 12 Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday termed Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the reported LPG shortage as "misleading," and accused him of pursuing a "foreign agenda" by raising "baseless" issues in the Lok Sabha to undermine the country's stature.Goyal...

New Delhi, March 12 A BJP member on Thursday claimed in the Lok Sabha that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi held a picnic near Parliament House by having tea and coffee, violating the directives of the Speaker.Nishikant Dubey made these remarks after Gandhi raised in the House concerns...

Hyderabad, March 12 Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Thursday that the state government has convened a meeting with representatives of oil marketing companies to assess the LPG supply situation and finalize its course of action.He said there has been no problem...

New Delhi, March 12 Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for speaking in the Lok Sabha on "various other issues" but not on the subject of LPG, which he wanted to discuss.After Gandhi's speech in the House, Rijiju told reporters that the Congress had...

New Delhi, March 12 Eateries in Uttam Nagar, southwest Delhi, are now struggling with a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders just as they were preparing to reopen after a day-long shutdown.The eateries had been closed for six days in the area following protests sparked by the murder of a...

Patna, March 12 Long queues of people were seen outside gas agency offices in several districts of Bihar on Thursday, but the administration claimed there was no shortage of cooking fuel.Two FIRs were registered in connection with LPG cylinder delivery issues in Patna district, while people...

Bengaluru, March 12 A craft rum distillery near Mysuru has temporarily suspended operations after being unable to procure gas for its boilers, amid the ongoing disruption in LPG supply triggered by the escalating conflict in West Asia, the unit's founder said.Aruna Urs, the founder of the...

New Delhi, March 12 Shares of kitchen appliance manufacturers continued to rally on Thursday, driven by increased demand amid supply disruptions of commercial LPG cylinders due to the West Asia crisis.Shares of Jaipan Industries rose by 14.35 per cent, TTK Prestige jumped by 8.30 per cent, and...

Kolkata, March 12 – The Trinamool Congress strongly criticised the sudden increase in the price of cooking gas in the country on Thursday, linking the development to the US-Iran conflict in West Asia.At a press conference held at Trinamool Bhavan in Kolkata, state minister Chandrima...

Chandigarh, March 12 Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged on Thursday that the "shortage" and "black marketing" of LPG cylinders were affecting ordinary people and urged the government to take necessary steps to ensure that the public did not face problems."Long queues...

Chennai, March 12 Long queues of motorists were seen outside petrol stations across Tamil Nadu on Thursday as panic buying took hold of several cities, triggered by a worsening shortage of commercial LPG that has already forced numerous eateries to shut down or drastically reduce their menus...

Chandigarh, March 12 The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution stating that the failure of the Centre's foreign policy has led to a shortage and increase in the price of LPG, causing hardship to people across the country.The resolution was moved by Punjab Food and Civil...

Lucknow, March 12 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met spiritual leader Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Thursday and sought his blessings, saying it would bring an end to "fake saints".After meeting the seer, Yadav said he had come to seek the Shankaracharya's blessings and wisdom.Asked...