Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Telangana’s Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday slammed the Centre for a steep Rs 993 hike in the price of commercial LPG cylinders and demanded its immediate rollback.In a statement, Uttam Kumar Reddy strongly criticised the Centre’s decision to increase the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 993. He described it as “very unfortunate” and a move that will burden small businesses, street vendors, hotels, restaurants, and ultimately the comm…
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for foreign carriers were raised by around 5 per cent on Friday — marking the second consecutive monthly increase, even as domestic airlines were shielded from any revision.State-run oil marketing companies, including Indian Oil Corporation, revised the rates in line with elevated global energy prices.The hike applies only to international operations and foreign carriers, while ATF prices for domestic airlines remain unchanged.In Delhi,…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) More than 49.8 lakh domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders were delivered on April 30, while fresh bookings were recorded for 41.6 lakh cylinders, as the supply of cooking gas remains normal in the country, with no dry-outs reported at retail distributorships despite the supply chain disruption due to the Middle East conflict. Online domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder bookings have increased to 98 per cent, while authentication code-based deliveries to the regi…
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) Telangana’s Minister for Civil Supplies N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday clarified that sufficient fuel is available to meet the public needs and appealed to people not to panic by believing rumours. He stated that a special control room has been established to monitor fuel supplies.The toll-free number 1967 is available for registering complaints. Vigilance is being maintained at inter-state borders.Special attention is being paid to ensuring the supply of diesel re…
Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) As fuel shortage triggered long queues and even resulted in shutdown of petrol pumps in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana for the second day on Tuesday, the state civil supplies department has issued emergency orders to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to effectively flood the market with fuel. Civil Supplies Commissioner M. Stephen Raveendra has issued the emergency orders to OMCs. To front-load the supply chain, OMCs are taking advance indents from dealers and hav…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Indian airlines are likely to take a call on capacity cuts after the next ATF revision, as a sharp increase in jet fuel prices could force them to rationalise operations, particularly on less profitable routes, according to a report on Tuesday.Domestic carriers are in a wait-and-watch mode as they assess the impact of rising Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices and prepare for possible changes following the next price revision due in May, NDTV Profit reported.The report …
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The government is looking at stepping up efforts to promote Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) as it looks to deepen ethanol use in the transport sector amid disruptions in the world oil market due to the Middle East conflict.The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is scheduled to hold a key stakeholder meeting on Monday to chart out a road map for adopting FFVs in India, according to reliable sources.The meeting, to be chaired by the Additional Secretary at MoPNG, wi…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday assured residents that both domestic and commercial LPG supplies in the capital remain stable, adequate and under control, with no shortage of the cooking gas or any other fuel.She urged people not to be influenced by rumours and advised them to remain calm.Sharing an update on domestic LPG, the Chief Minister said that on Sunday, a total of 1,11,766 bookings were recorded, while the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) delive…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Indian Oil Corporation has conducted over 10,600 inspections, and strict actions have been taken against erring persons and agencies, including show-cause notices and suspensions, it said in a statement.Additionally, in coordination with state governments, over 1.2 lakh raids and more than 990 FIRs have been done nationwide, across the industry to safeguard fair distribution, IndianOil said in a post on X. “Indane distributorships remain under continuous surveill…
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major crackdown against the black marketing of essential commodities in Mumbai, the Rationing Department has busted an operation involving the illegal storage and transportation of LPG cylinders, officials said on Saturday. A total of 451 LPG cylinders have been recovered. During this operation, conducted in the Wadi Bunder area of Dongri, goods worth over Rs 40 lakh were seized, and eight vehicles were intercepted, the authorities stated.According to the offic…