Junagadh, July 19 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell on Sunday seized suspected adulterated biodiesel and related equipment worth over Rs 2.13 crore during coordinated raids at three locations in Junagadh district, arresting eight people and booking five others who remain wanted in connection with the alleged illegal trade. According to the officials, the raids were conducted in the Chorwad and Manavadar police station areas against suspected inflammable petroleum liquid, describe…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Centre has withdrawn most provisions of the emergency natural gas supply regulation order introduced during the West Asia conflict, citing the resumption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire and an improvement in the regional supply situation.In an official notification, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas amended the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, removing key operational provisions that had …
Panaji, June 28 (IANS) The Goa Police Crime Branch on Sunday raided an illegally operated centre used for storage of petroleum products, undertook detailed inspection of the site and subsequently seized fuel tankers worth Rs 1.5 crore, officials said. During the raids, the crime branch examined as many as six fuel tankers and one tipper truck. The storage facility purportedly hoarded the petroleum products without any license, thereby violating the guidelines under the Essential Commodities Act….
Bhopal, June 11 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in the sale and distribution of fertilisers in the state.In a statement, Singh alleged that farmers in several districts are being sold fertilisers such as DAP, SSP, and other complex fertilisers at prices higher than the printed Maximum Retail Price (MRP).He claimed that complaints received from farmers and farmer organisations sug…
Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government has warned fertiliser, seed and pesticide dealers of stringent legal action, including imprisonment and fines, if they are found selling substandard agricultural inputs, hoarding essential commodities or engaging in other practices that harm farmers, officials said on Wednesday. Announcing a crackdown on irregularities in the agricultural supply chain, State Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said the state had adopted a “zero tolerance” policy a…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Over 80,400 consumers have surrendered their LPG connections through the MYPNGD.in portal till June 3, 2026, as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to accelerate the transition towards cleaner fuel usage and expand the city gas distribution (CGD) network, the government said on Thursday.The data was shared as part of a broader update on natural gas supply and PNG expansion initiatives, where officials highlighted a steady shift from LPG to piped natural gas (PNG) …
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East impacting global supply chains, the Government of India, the Maharashtra government and public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) — BPCL, IOCL and HPCL — on Friday assured citizens that adequate stocks of petrol, diesel and LPG are available across the state and that supplies remain stable, closely monitored and uninterrupted.“PSU oil companies have successfully maintained uninterrupted supplies despite a substant…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Under the direction of the government, the public sector oil companies are currently absorbing losses on the sale of petrol, diesel, and LPG to the tune of Rs 550 crore per day as they have refrained from passing on the full increase in global prices to protect domestic consumers, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Wednesday.This cushion, which has been put in place due to the disruption caused by the West Asia crisis, is intended for the retail consumers:…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Government on Monday said around 7.99 lakh piped natural gas (PNG) connections have been gasified since March 2026, while infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.87 lakh connections, taking the total number of PNG connections to 10.86 lakh amid efforts to strengthen cleaner fuel access across the country.The update was shared during a media briefing held at the National Media Centre as the government continued monitoring the evolving situation in West Asi…
Jaipur, May 21 (IANS) The issue of alleged restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel has reached the Rajasthan High Court, with the Petroleum Dealers Distributors Transporters Welfare Association challenging what it termed as arbitrary actions by public sector oil companies. A civil writ petition filed by the association came up for hearing before the bench of Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit at the Jodhpur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.The court has fixed May 25 for the next hearing in the mat…