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Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) A heated debate erupted in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP trading sharp accusations while the government appealed to the public to limit LPG consumption during the ongoing global crisis.Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa said the state government had already held discussions with oil companies and assured that domestic consumers would receive at least one LP…

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes are on their way to India to augment supplies for domestic consumers as the public sector oil and gas companies have stepped up imports from outside the Middle East amid the Iran war, a senior Central government official said on Wednesday.”Crude supply remains secure. Volumes secured today exceed what normally would arrive from the Strait of Hormuz. Oil marketing companies secured various crude cargoes from different countries. A…