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Get mini LPG cylinders at petrol pumps, grocery stores soon

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 17:08

In a bid to make cooking gas (LPG) easily available to consumers, 5-kg mini LPG cylinders will now be available at select petrol pumps and neighbourhood grocery stores besides regular gas agencies in almost all major cities.

Gas allocation to be rejigged; CGD projects to get 1st priority

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 16:34

In a major rejig of natural gas allocation policy, the government will give firms selling CNG and piped cooking gas top-most priority for allocating the scarce domestic resource.

No plan to stop subsidised LPG to rich: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 16:25

The government is not considering any proposal to stop supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to the rich, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Wednesday.

Direct LPG subsidy transfer to users across nation from Jan

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 21:39

Beginning new year, LPG consumers across the country will start getting cash subsidy so that they can buy the cooking fuel at market price.

Only few giving up LPG subsidy voluntarily

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 17:03

Over 12,450 LPG users have so far voluntarily given up their subsidies, but this accounts for only 0.008 percent of about 15 crore domestic cooking gas consumers in the country.

Use rural banks, post offices for cooking gas subsidy, Modi urged

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 14:08

In a letter to Modi, text of which was released to the media here, the chief minister said: "In remote and rural areas, people may find it difficult to access nationalised bank branches."

Congress unlikely to win the Lok Sabha polls: Raman Singh

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:30

Taking jibe at UPA`s decision of raising cap of subsidised cooking gas from 9 to 12, Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh said that the Congress is heading towards its "last show" at the Centre.

LPG cap hiked from 9 to 12; Aadhar-linked subsidy scheme suspended

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:10

Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily said raising the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders from nine at present, will cost Rs 5,000 crore in additional subsidy annually.

Subsidised LPG cylinder cap hiked from 9 to 12 per yr; effective from April

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:53

Bowing to party pressure, the government Thursday raised the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders per household in a year from nine at present and also put on hold paying users the subsidy into bank accounts using Aadhaar platform.

Cabinet hikes subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:00

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinder from nine to 12 per household during a meeting on Thursday.

Cabinet may consider raising LPG cylinder cap to 12 Thursday

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 08:58

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs may consider raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinder from nine to 12 per household at a meeting on Thursday.

300,000-year-old hearth used for cooking discovered

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:33

A team of Israeli scientists have recently discovered in the Qesem Cave, the earliest evidence of unequivocal repeated fire building over a continuous period.