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Bengaluru/New Delhi, March 10 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar criticised the Central government on Tuesday over the shortage of cooking gas cylinders, alleging that it has remained silent despite the issue affecting several sectors across the country.Meanwhile, Union Minister...

New Delhi, March 10 The government said on Tuesday that fertilizer plants have been placed under 'Priority Sector-2' for natural gas supply, thus guaranteeing them at least 70 per cent of their average natural gas consumption to ensure domestic production of key soil nutrients remains insulated...

Chennai, March 10 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a high-level review meeting at the State Secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday to assess the potential impact of the ongoing US–Iran conflict on the State and to formulate appropriate response measures.The meeting focused on the possible...

New Delhi, March 10 Restaurants and hotels across the country, especially in cities like Bengaluru, Pune, and Mumbai, may be forced to close if the ongoing crisis caused by the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders continues, industry associations said on Tuesday, seeking urgent government...

New Delhi, March 10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with several key ministers on Tuesday and asked them to work together to ensure that Indian consumers do not suffer from the impact of the conflict in West Asia on the supply and price of petroleum products, sources said.Amid rising tensions...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 10 – Shorter menus, cold stoves, and dining out suddenly becoming more expensive. The conflict in West Asia is impacting restaurants across India, with the looming threat of a shortage of commercial LPG forcing eateries to innovate – quickly – or face closure.As the...

New Delhi, March 10 With the escalating conflict in West Asia disrupting energy supplies, panic buying of LPG cylinders amid fears of shortages has led to long queues and a rush at distribution centers across parts of Delhi.Several distributors say the sudden surge in demand has created a...

New Delhi, March 10 Hard hit by the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, the hotel association said on Tuesday that a large number of hotels and eateries in Mumbai will have to shut operations in the next two days if the situation is not resolved.Similar disruptions are also being reported...

Chennai, March 10 Restaurants across Tamil Nadu are facing a bleak future, as existing stocks are expected to last only for one or two days due to a sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, a result of the conflict in West Asia.Some hotels and restaurants have already reduced the number of...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday that the shortage of LPG refills has become a serious concern in the state, amid warnings from hotel owners that they may be forced to shut down operations if supplies do not improve soon.Speaking to reporters...

Bengaluru, March 10 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote a letter to Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday, requesting urgent intervention to address "disruptions" in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders in Bengaluru.In the letter to the Union...

Thoothukudi, March 10 – The safety match industry in southern Tamil Nadu is facing new challenges as the price of paraffin wax – a key raw material used in the production of safety matches – has risen sharply over the past two weeks.The price of paraffin wax has increased from around ₹80 per...

Home Minister Pu K. Sapdanga informed the Assembly that drugs worth approximately ₹317.30 crore have been seized under the ongoing Operation Jericho since 1 September 2025.Responding to supplementary questions during the session, the Home Minister said that the large-scale anti-drug operation...

New Delhi, March 9 The Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) on Monday raised concerns about the shortage of commercial cooking gas cylinders due to supply disruptions and called for government intervention.The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) wrote...

Bangalore, March 9 Hotel and restaurant operations in the city are likely to be affected starting March 10, following a sudden and complete halt in the supply of commercial gas cylinders, the Bangalore Hotels Association said on Monday.This development comes amid rising energy costs and supply...

Bangalore, March 9 Hotel and restaurant operations in the city are likely to be affected starting March 10, following a sudden and complete halt in the supply of commercial gas cylinders, the Bangalore Hotels Association said on Monday.This development comes amid rising energy costs and supply...

Chennai, March 7 The Tamil Nadu Hotels Association, a body representing hotels and restaurants in the state, has appealed to the Centre to withdraw its order instructing oil marketing companies to suspend the sale of commercial LPG cylinders.While acknowledging that the government has issued...

New Delhi, March 6 Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has not increased the prices of CNG and piped cooking gas supplied to households, even as it has imposed supply restrictions on some large industrial consumers amid the escalating West Asia crisis affecting gas supplies, officials said on Friday.A...

Islamabad, March 5 Pakistan decided on Thursday to introduce weekly revisions in petroleum prices, effective from Saturday, and to consider measures such as working from home and distance learning to conserve fuel amid possible disruptions in oil supplies due to the ongoing conflict in West...

New Delhi, March 5 The domestic pharmaceutical industry is facing potential losses ranging from Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore due to various supply and freight disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East, according to the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India...