Cooking gas (LPG) price was on Saturday hiked by Rs 11.42 per cylinder following government decision to raise commission paid to the dealers.

Accusing the Central government of not thinking about students while policy-making, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders will badly hit the mid-day meal scheme.

The price of LPG per cylinder without subsidy for domestic use has been raised to over Rs 900, from a proposed price of Rs.789 earlier.

The price is applicable to LPG outside the subsidized quota of

It’s no double whammy, but a multi one leaving gaping holes in household budgets. It’s been only a fortnight and prices of most essential commodities have hit the roof in Kerala. With it came the curb

As the city reels under a severe LPG cylinder crunch, district collector P.I. Sheikh Pareeth on Saturday said that cylinder distribution will be normal in a week.

Mr Pareeth said this after emerging

In marginal relief to consumers, the government on Friday abolished import and excise duties on LPG cylinders they buy beyond the 6 per annum quota of subsidised cooking gas, and asked state governm

Remaining firm on her party's decision to pull out of the UPA government, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that party union ministers would submit their resignations on Friday

Gas agencies in the twin cities said they haven’t got written instructions from the oil marketing companies about providing three additional subsidised LPG cylinders to the consumers in the next six m

A day after Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw support to UPA, the Congress top brass was on Wednesday huddled in a meeting with party President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deli

The UPA government will explain the background behind its decisions to the Trinamool Congress which has decided to withdraw support to the coalition on the issue of diesel price hike and FDI in retail