NRI appeals for LPG connection in India
August 29th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Unable to procure a cooking gas connection for his home in Punjab has forced a British citizen of Indian origin to approach the Punjab Non-Resident Indians ... Read more...
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Cooking gas connections for 350,000 families in Delhi: Dikshit
June 20th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Over 350,000 lakh families in the capital are set to switch from kerosene oil to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Wednesday."The ... Read more...
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Enrolment for Aadhaar number is voluntary
December 15th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Enrolment for obtaining Aadhaar number is voluntary and not mandatory, Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar said Thursday.The minister told the Rajya Sabha that ... Read more...
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Taj city is greener, cleaner but larger battle remain (Letter from Agra)
June 9th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 9 (IANS) Seventeen years after India's Supreme Court called for reducing pollution around the Taj Mahal, this tourist city certainly boasts of cleaner public transport and improved greenery. ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa comes down on rationing of cooking gas
November 9th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Monday came down heavily on the unstated rationing of cooking gas cylinders in the state and the DMK government's move to reduce kerosene ... Read more...
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5.5 cr more LPG connections in five years: Deora
September 30th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Surat, Sep 30 (IANS) A total of 5.5 crore additional households will be provided cooking gas connections over the next five years covering almost two-thirds of the country, Union Petroleum Minister ... Read more...
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Two-year jail for Indian Oil official
September 30th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 30 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday sentenced a former Indian Oil official to two years in jail for illegally issuing gas connections about two ... Read more...
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Oil firms told to add 55 mn cooking gas connections
July 15th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Oil companies will soon be preparing detailed plans to increase the number of cooking gas connections, especially in rural areas, by 55 million by 2015.
Minister of ... Read more...
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India plans to spread CNG network to 200 cities by 2015
June 27th, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Cooking gas connections for 75 percent of the population, CNG network expansion to 200 cities, SMS booking for gas cylinders and biometric cards for kerosene users are ... Read more...
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Oil companies asked to improve demand management
August 19th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The ministry of petroleum and natural gas will focus on demand management of fuel in the country and address shortages by improving consumption efficiency and strengthening distribution ... Read more...
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Deora orders clearing of LPG waitlist
August 19th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today asked state-run oil firms to clear the waitlist for new domestic cooking gas (LPG) connections in 60 days.Deora reviewed ... Read more...
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Oil price hike unlikely this week
May 26th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) While countries across Asia have hiked their domestic fuel prices in tune with the record global oil surge, the Indian government is unlikely to take the politically ... Read more...
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With no gas to spare, Dhaka to seek revised proposal from Tatas
May 9th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, May 9(IANS) Bangladesh is expected to tell the Tata group that it cannot spare gas supplies for many of the ventures proposed as part of a $3 billion investment plan, a ... Read more...
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Now Naidu joins promises galore, offers free gas
April 29th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) It is raining promises in Andhra Pradesh ahead of by-elections from four Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies in the state next month. In his bid to woo ... Read more...
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