Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Acting against hoarding and black-marketing of LPG, the Telangana civil supplies department has so far seized 3,699 illegal domestic LPG cylinders, officials said on Friday. The department also seized 70 small cylinders. All the cylinders have been seized from March 12 to April 3.According to an official statement, the value of seized property is Rs. 1.10 crore.A total of 1,275 cases have been filed under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act. Officials s…
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Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) Amid rumours of petrol, diesel and LPG shortages that triggered panic buying and long queues at fuel stations across Hyderabad, the Telangana government on Wednesday assured the public that there is no shortage of any petroleum product in the state.Addressing a press conference, Minister for Civil Supplies and Irrigation, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with Civil Supplies Commissioner, Stephen Ravindra, categorically stated that stocks are more than adequate for the next …
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) The distribution of Pongal gift hampers to ration card holders in Tamil Nadu has been temporarily delayed for a limited section of beneficiaries, after many families travelled to their native places to celebrate the harvest festival, officials said on Saturday. The state government has now decided to resume distribution at ration shops once these beneficiaries return, with a formal announcement expected in the coming days.According to officials from the Civil Supplies Depa…
Hyderabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Telangana achieved record paddy procurement of 70.82 lakh tonnes during the 2025-26 Kharif marketing season, surpassing the 2020-21 procurement of 70.2 lakh tonnes. Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Tuesday that Telangana has achieved a milestone in paddy procurement.He said the record procurement has benefited about 14 lakh farmers across the State. The State disbursed ₹16,606 crore as the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The farmers were al…