Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) At least 10.33 crore LPG gas connections have been distributed under the Pradhanmantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) across the country (as of July 1), the Parliament was informed on Monday. The PMUY, launched in May 2016, aims to provide deposit-free LPG connections to 8 crore women … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) More than 33 crore consumers in the country now receive doorstep delivery of LPG cylinders within a few hours of booking, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Saturday. On the occasion of World LPG Day, the minister credited this … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) An LPG cylinder delivery man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a homemaker at Santemarahalli in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district, an official said on Friday. According to the police, the incident took place on May 21 and came to light recently after the woman filed … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jamshedpur, May 4 (IANS) In a freak accident, a car driver was charred to death on Sunday when a cooking gas cylinder lying on the co-driver’s seat exploded, reducing the vehicle into a ball of fire in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, the police said. Sunil Agarwal, a resident of Brijiya Heritage, died … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Public sector oil companies on Thursday slashed the price of commercial LPG by Rs 14.50 per 19-kg cylinder while the price of jet fuel for airlines was cut by 4.4 per cent. The price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) was reduced by around Rs 3,954.38 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 1 (IANS) A shocking incident has been reported from Adakamarahalli near Nelamangala town in Bengaluru North Taluk, where two persons were burnt alive and four others were critically injured in a fire triggered by an LPG cylinder leak on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as 50-year-old Nagaraju … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) Two firemen were injured and a three-story building totally gutted in a massive fire that erupted in the wee hours of Thursday in Gwalior. The blaze was made worse by the bursting of five LPG cylinders kept in the factory. The fire began at around 2:30 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Tamil superstar Vijay has strongly criticised the central government’s decision to increase the price of LPG cylinders, calling it an unfair burden on the public already grappling with economic hardships. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Vijay said, “The BJP … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has slammed the Central government for the hike in the prices of petroleum products and its silence on the tariff imposed by the United States. He said that despite a drop in oil rates in the … Read more
