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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has achieved a major breakthrough in counter-terrorism efforts, arresting four youths allegedly involved in a plot to spread terror across India. The accused, identified as Saqib alias David, Vikas Gehlawat alias Raunak, Lokesh alias Papla Pandit, and Arbaab, were planning to set fire to trucks loaded with LPG gas cylinders in various parts of the country, including outside Lucknow's Charbagh railway station.
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday remanded ISIS operatives Adnan Khan and Adnan to 3 days of police custody following their arrest by Delhi Police Special Cell.In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive season.According to Additional Commissioner of Police (CP) Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha, both accused identified as Adnan and Adnan were in contact with a foreign handl ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid concerns over possible LPG shortage, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has directed catering units at railway stations in its western zone to shift to microwave and induction plates and maintain stocks of ready-to-eat food items for passengers. Also Read: You may have to carry your food on trains as Railway catering may be suspended due to gas cylinder crisis In a communication issued on March 10, IRCTC asked operators of food plazas, refreshment rooms and 'Jan Ahaars' to switch to alternative arrangements to maintain seamless catering services for travelling p ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 12 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao on Thursday wrote to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking urgent intervention to address the shortage of both commercial and domestic LPG cylinders. According to a post by BRS on 'X', KTR warned that the shortage is severely affecting hotels, eateries, hostels and small food businesses. The letter cautioned that thousands of establishments could be forced to shut down, while lakhs of workers and students may face serious hardship if the LPG supply is not res ...Read More >
In a major crackdown, the Commissioner's Task Force (Jubilee Hills Zone), along with Banjara Hills police, arrested 10 persons for illegally stocking and selling LPG cylinders at inflated prices. Acting on credible information, the police raided a location near a graveyard at Nagarjuna X Road in Banjara Hills on Sunday. The accused were caught red-handed allegedly dumping cylinders and selling them at higher rates. During the operation, officials seized a total of 414 gas cylinders of various c ...Read More >
Vijayawada: NTR district joint collector S Ilakkiya clarified that there is no shortage of LPG in the district and appealed to the public not to panic. She informed that a special officer has been appointed for each gas agency to ensure effective monitoring of supply and demand. She spoke at a media conference held at the collectorate here on Tuesday. She said the district currently has 8,63,778 LPG connections under three major oil companies. She said a total of 56 gas agencies are operating in the district, including 18 HPCL, 12 BPCL, and 26 IOCL agencies. She pointed out that on March 30 a ...Read More >
MORENA: Four women died and five others were injured after an explosion caused three houses to collapse in Madhya Pradesh's Morena city, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in the city's Rathore Colony area around midnight, said Superintendent of Police Sameer Saurabh. The body of one of the deceased women was still being extricated from under the debris, he said. Vasudev Rathore, whose house was destroyed in the explosion and whose 28-year-old daughter-in-law was among the deceased, expressed suspicion that the blast was caused by gunpowder. LPG cylinders were found intact dur ...Read More >
Indian businesses say they are struggling to keep operations running as gas supplies are disrupted by the US and Israel's war on Iran. Restaurant owners are scrambling to keep kitchens running and entrepreneurs in industries like ceramics and fertilisers say they are unable to maintain their production and are warning of shutdowns. India has said it is not short of gas but has invoked emergency measures to ensure supplies get to domestic consumers and other key users. The country meets half of ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 12 (ANI): After Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal, the reported shortage of commercial LPG cylinders is affecting the restaurant and food business in Indore city as well, with several food stalls facing difficulties in continuing their operations. Restaurant owners say they are unable to obtain commercial gas cylinders, resulting in some establishments temporarily shut down, and some food outlets selling tea, poha, and kachori are trying to keep their businesses running by using wood and coal for cooking. "I run a tea and poha shop here. We are unable to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Ten individuals were arrested on Monday, March 30, for allegedly storing and selling 414 LPG cylinders worth Rs 21.88 lakh in Hyderabad's Banjara Hills. The seized items included 148 full 19-kg cylinders, 30 full 47-kg cylinders, 35 full 5-kg cylinders, as well as 192 empty 19-kg cylinders, and nine empty 5-kg cylinders. According to the police, the ten accused - Mohd Aamir, Mohd Yousuf, Mohd Ismail, A Rama Rao, Lok Kumar, Mohd Sakruddin, Mohd Muntaz Ansari, Mohd Minaj Ansari, Rajesh Pal, and Ram Raj Singh - sold Hindustan Petroleum (HP) cylinders at a higher price. Mohd Aamir fr ...Read More >
Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday directed officials to accelerate the expansion of piped natural gas (PNG) connections in the national capital and conduct an intensive door-to-door campaign to encourage residents to adopt PNG, amid the West Asia crisis. Sood said directions were issued to expand PNG coverage across the city in the next quarter. He chaired a high-level meeting to review PNG expansion in Delhi. Senior officials from IGL, the Urban Development Department, the Municipal C ...Read More >
Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested four members of a suspected terror module allegedly operating at the behest of Pakistani handlers for "involvement" in planning attacks on key installations, including railway infrastructure, officials said on Friday. Acting on intelligence inputs, the ATS unearthed a network of individuals who were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and engaged in anti-national activities aimed at spreadin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Oil marketing companies revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders on Tuesday, reducing the cost of a 19 kg commercial cylinder by Rs 58.50. The new rates came into effect from July 1, bringing relief to commercial users such as hotels, restaurants, and businesses. While in Delhi, with the latest revision, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder was set at Rs 1665, down from the previous rate. There was, however, no change in the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinders, which are widely used in households. Also Read | Bhopal Shocker: ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Lakhs of trucks and other goods carriage vehicles in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra will go on indefinite strike to oppose the e-challan system for traffic violations, and other demands from Tuesday midnight, transporters said. The operators of buses, including those involved in ferrying school children, however, announced they would postpone their participation in the strike at the request of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who said the warkaris (Lord Vitthal devotees) would face inconvenience as Ashadi Ekadashi is just round the corner. Taking cognizance of the ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Amid the continuing crunch in supply of both commercial and domestic LPG cylinders, with the authorities sweeping dirt under the carpet, black-marketing of both commercial and domestic gas cylinders is thriving in the city's underground market like there is no tomorrow. The black market price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders has surged, with prices going up to Rs 7,000, while that of 14-kg domestic cylinders has spiked to Rs 5,000 or more. These cylinders are being sold illegally by third parties, presumably in cahoots with dealers and facilitated by social media channels. Of cou ...Read More >
On Thursday, 51 complaints were received at the control room, all of which were addressed promptly, officials said. The helpline, set up at the Mini Secretariat to tackle complaints related to LPG shortages and black marketing, began operations on Wednesday. The initiative is part of a broader effort to streamline supply and ensure transparency in distribution. District food and supplies controller (DFSC) Ashok Rawat said the majority of complaints were related to LPG refills. For public conve ...Read More >
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asserted that the Telangana Government is firm on ensuring that the schemes launched by the Government do not remain as mere entries on paper, but "bring about a tangible and distinct transformation in the lives of the people". The Government had accordingly launched the 99-day Prajapati Palana - Pragati Pranalika from March 6 to reach out to people, said Mr. Reddy, noting that it was launched with the coordination of all Government departments extended from t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bringing the much needed relief to the common man, Oil marketing companies have revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders effective from 1 July 2025. The rate of a 19 kg commercial LPG gas cylinder has been reduced by Rs Rs 58.5 effective today. In Delhi, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder is Rs 1,665 from today. However, the prices of domestic LPG cylinders will remain unchanged. Domestic cooking gas prices vary from state to state due to local taxes, and the last revision in domestic cylinder prices occurred on March 1 last year. It is important t ...Read More >
Chennai: The members of the Tamil Nadu IT Hostel and PG Owners' Welfare Association raised concerns about whether the shortage of commercial gas cylinders in the city was natural or artificial. "Due to the inability to meet demand and financial difficulties, an owner committed suicide. We mandate the immediate intervention of CM Stalin to resolve the issue," the association said during a press meet held in Chennai on Tuesday. They stated that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced an allocation of 70% of commercial cylinders to the states starting from March 27. However, they ar ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday assured that there is "no shortage of gas or fuel" in the country amid the escalating West Asia conflict, as the government has adopted various policies to ensure that people do not face any problems. Speaking to ANI, Gadkari admitted to India's reliance on imports to fulfil its energy needs but also highlighted the government's approach of self-reliance by adopting alternative options t ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 3 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has successfully busted a terror module allegedly operating under the direction of Pakistani handlers and planning attacks on key installations in the state. The arrests prevented a major sabotage attempt near Lucknow railway station, officials said on Friday. According to ATS sources, intelligence inputs revealed that an India-based group was in continuous contact with Pakistan-based operatives through social media platforms such as Telegram, Signal, and Instagram. The group was reportedly involved in anti-national activities ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in Srinagar, and two in Budgam district -- (KNO) ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (Reuters): Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Wednesday, following a sharp spike in global prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, is battling its worst gas crisis in decades, with the government cutting supplies for industries to shield households from cooking gas shortages. Domestic fuel retailers have raised prices of aviation turbine fuel by 8.6% to 104,927 rupees per kiloliter and commercial LPG by 10.4% to 2,078.50 rupees per 19-kilogram cylinder in New Delh ...Read More >
MORBI (India), April 1 -- Blazing-hot kilns in India's US$6.5 billion (RM26.2 billion) ceramics manufacturing hub employing hundreds of thousands of people have gone cold, shut down in an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war. At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent. It is one of hundreds of plants supplying homeware tiles across the world that have been forced to suspend operations. Thick layers of dust smother giant grinding and pressing machines, while only a tiny crew of wor ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections in Odisha Cities will be replaced with Piped Natural Gas (PNG) within one month, informed Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra today. Patra informed about the development after chairing an important meeting of the representatives of oil companies and the Secretary of the Department in the presence of Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development Department at Lok Seva Bhavan. While speaking to the newsmen after the meeting, Patra said that as per the instructions of the Central Go ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Police have arrested three individuals for allegedly operating an illegal LPG gas storage and refilling racket in the Palam area, recovering 45 Bharat Gas cylinders from the spot, officials said on Thursday. In a significant crackdown, a team from Palam Village Police Station dismantled the illegal operation that was being run from a residential locality in Palam. The accused have been identified as Anaar Singh, a resident of Najafgarh, who worked as a driver; Satyaveer, a resident of Dabri, who was employed as a delivery boy; and Vikas Kumar, a resi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) A day before his government marks its first anniversary in third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has redefined women-led development in its 11 years in power. In all sectors, including science, education, sports, start ups and the armed forces, women are excelling and inspiring several people, Modi said on X. He cited a number of welfare programmes which, he noted, have benefitted women immensely. Various initiatives, from ensuring dignity through Swachh Bharat to financial inclusion via Jan Dhan a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The month of July is going to start after a few hours, which will prove to be very important for common people as well as special people. Many big changes are going to be implemented across the country from July 1, 2025. The effect of the new rules will be seen from credit card users to LPG users. Apart from this, it will also affect the railway passengers. Users using credit cards of banks like HDFC Bank, SBI are expected to get a big shock. The new order of CBDT for PAN card application will come into effect from the first date. Before the new month starts, you can learn about fi ...Read More >
A 35-year-old man was arrested hours after allegedly beating his 32-year-old wife to death with an LPG cylinder in southeast Delhi's Pul Prahladpur on Sunday, police said. Police identified the victim as Poonam Devi and the accused as Suresh Kumar, who worked as a manager at an inland container depot. The couple married in 2020 and moved to DDA Janta Flats in Pul Prahladpur from Churu, Rajasthan, about a month ago, police said. Police said the couple has two daughters: one aged four lives with ...Read More >
Saba Ibrahim-Dipika Kakar (L) Saba Ibrahim-Khalid Niyaz (R) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Saba Ibrahim announced temporary closure of her Mumbai restaurant Khushamadeed for 15-20 days * The restaurant faces a severe shortage of gas cylinders affecting operations in nearby eateries too * Interior panelling gaps allowed rats to enter, posing a health risk that led to the closure decision Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Sa ...Read More >