After petrol and diesel, now non-subsidised LPG rates reduced by Rs 25.50

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 12:33

Henceforth, non-subsidised LPG cylinder will come at Rs 585, the slashed rates will be effective from tomorrow.

Govt allows RIL to sell LPG to private marketers

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:06

The government has permitted Reliance Industries to sell up to 1.2 lakh tonnes of LPG produced at its plants to private cooking gas marketers.

Govt mulls 2-kg LPG cylinders; starts e-booking for connections

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 18:47

After providing LPG in easy-to- carry 5-kg cylinders, the government is planning to launch 2-kg bottles at local kirana stores even as it introduced online booking of new connections for subsidised cooking fuel.

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."

Cabinet may consider raising LPG cylinder cap this week: Moily

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 17:41

Moily said 89.2 percent of the 15 crore LPG consumers use up to nine cylinders in a year and only 10 percent have to buy the additional requirement at the market price.

5-kg LPG cylinders at petrol pumps in Delhi from Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 10:20

Under the scheme, a 5-kg LPG cylinder will be sold for Rs 543 compared to the Rs 414 charged for 14.2-kg subsidised cylinder from households.

Don`t link Aadhar with LPG: CPI-M

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 13:46

The CPI-M Thursday denounced as "totally unjustified" the hike in prices of unsubsidized gas cylinders and asked the government not to link LPG supply with Aadhar cards.

Roll back LPG price hike: Jayalalithaa

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 13:12

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday demanded the central government either roll back the hike of Rs.220 for non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders or increase the supply of subsidized cylinders per year.

'Hike diesel price by Rs 5, kerosene by Rs 4, LPG by Rs 250'

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 16:16

Also, the panel suggested that the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders supplied to households in a year should be cut to 6 bottles of 14.2-kg from the current quota of 9.

Bodh Gaya blasts: Bihar bans small gas cylinders

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 13:53

Bihar government has banned the sale and use of small gas cylinders following evidence of their use in the serial blasts at Bodh Gaya.

Artificial cooking gas scarcity hits Kashmir

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 12:51

Although the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders will take effect next month, gas agencies are having a field day in the Kashmir Valley over-charging consumers.