Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Thursday addressed the ongoing LPG shortage in the state, saying that the state government has convened a meeting to resolve the issue and ensure the supply to affected sectors. Speaking to reporters, Muniyappa said a high-level meeting has been scheduled for Friday. “Officials will come with complete details, and I will review the situation at 10.30 a.m. The livelihood of auto drivers depends on LPG, and it i…
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Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara, commenting on the proposed delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies by the Centre, stated that population should not be the sole criterion for the exercise.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, Parameshwara said the reason Karnataka is likely to get fewer Lok Sabha seats — around 66 — is due to population being used as the primary criterion. “North India has a higher population, and that is why we are get…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of Protocol and Marketing Jaikumar Rawal on Thursday said that amid the global LPG shortage triggered by the conflict in West Asia, the state government is taking all necessary measures to ensure a smooth gas supply for domestic industries, enterprises set up by foreign investors, and citizens. He emphasised that the government will not let any industry face hardships during this crisis.Following requests from the Consuls General of Sweden, Japa…
Chhindwara, April 2 (IANS) In an embarrassment for the Congress, senior leader and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday rejected claims of an LPG shortage in Madhya Pradesh, contradicting his party’s aggressive campaign against the Centre and the state government.While the Congress has been consistently targeting the Central and Madhya Pradesh governments over alleged delays in LPG supply and hardship faced by the public, Kamal Nath dismissed the narrative outright.Speaking to reporter…
Jaipur, March 27 (IANS) Protesting the reported hardships faced by common people due to a widespread shortage of LPG across the country, allegedly a result of flawed policies of the Central government, the Congress on Friday organised a massive dharna (sit-in protest) and demonstration at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur.The protest was led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Govind Singh Dotasra.Addressing the gathering, Dotasra alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before comi…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Amid the ongoing war in West Asia and the global fuel shortage, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators on Tuesday staged a protest over cooking gas shortage in Telangana and demanded that the Centre and state take concrete measures to resolve the gas shortage.BRS MLAs and MLCs held a protest at Gun Park near the Assembly building, blaming both the Central and State governments for the shortage.Holding placards depicting gas cylinders, the legislators led by BRS worki…
Jaipur, March 23 (IANS) Amid the ongoing LPG shortage, a video is going viral on the social media showing a dramatic incident of a gas cylinder theft which was reported from Rajasthan’s Jaipur, where alert locals chased down and caught one of the accused thief after his scooty skidded during the escape. According to eyewitnesses, one youth is seen standing outside keeping a watch while the other entered the house and brought out the cylinder.The duo were then seen placing the LPG cylinder on the…
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) A resolution on the impact on the country’s energy security was tabled before the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday, expressing concern over the emerging gas and energy crisis across the country. The resolution, tabled in the House by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, will be discussed in detail in the Assembly on Thursday. The House also witnessed disruptions and uproar as the resolution was introduced, with members raising …
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the country is going through troubling times due to acute LPG shortage, which is only going to worsen with the deepening West Asia crisis, and pinned the blame on the Narendra Modi government’s “feeble and pliable” foreign policy.Addressing a press conference in the capital, Kejriwal claimed that the nation’s LPG production has reduced by about 50 per cent, and its fallout is visible primarily in th…
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday claimed that the LPG shortage issue in the country would be resolved soon, asserting that most of the problems were likely to be addressed within a week. “There is no petrol or diesel problem in the country. LPG supply from Gulf countries has stopped. This too will start again soon. Most of the issues will be resolved within the next week,” he claimed.Bommai said the country needs to increase its do…