Susidies to be cut soon, says Rangarajan (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) The government could cut the subsidies on fuel and fertilisers soon to contain the ballooning fiscal deficit, C. Rangarajan, who heads the Prime Minister's Economic ... Read more...
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‘Fuel price hike cripples transporters, economy of country’
June 25th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi Transporters Association (DTA) Saturday protested the hike in price of diesel, saying that it will have a crippling effect on the truckers and ... Read more...
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BJP, SP protest fuel price hike in Uttar Pradesh
June 25th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) activists clashed with police Saturday in parts of Uttar Pradesh while protesting the hike in ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike inevitable: Delhi CM
June 25th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday defended the fuel price hike, saying it was a reflection of the rise in international crude prices."The price of ... Read more...
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Buckingham Palace looking for a royal gardener
February 7th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): The Royal household is in the need of a gardener and has advertised for an eco-gardener responsible for keeping the grounds of Buckingham Palace tidy and environmentally friendly.The ... Read more...
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Six family members die in Kanpur cylinder blast
December 19th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Dilip MishraKanpur, Dec.19 (ANI): Six persons died due to a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder blast in a house here over the weekend.The blast occurred when the wife of Ramshabad Sharma ... Read more...
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Centre deregulates fuel prices
June 25th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Petrol and diesel prices across the country increased on Friday, as the Union Government decided to deregulate fuel prices.With this, petrol and diesel prices have been de-controlled ... Read more...
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North Carolina waives motor carrier regulations
January 30th, 2010 - 3:20 am ICT by BNO News
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – North Carolina on Friday temporarily waived motor carrier regulations so that transporters of essential fuels and utility services in the State can operate above the maximum ... Read more...
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Three kids of family burnt to death in Manipur
November 17th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 17 (IANS) Three children of a family were burnt to death after a cooking gas cylinder burst in their house in Manipur, police said here Tuesday.
"Nine-year-old Karaila Christy, her five-year-old ... Read more...
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Brit car smashes century-old speed record by clocking 225 kms per hour
August 26th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): A British-built car has broken the land speed record for steam-powered cars for the first time in more than 100 years, after it achieved an average speed of ... Read more...
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British steam supercar aims to break world land speed record
August 19th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): A British-built steam supercar is to challenge a century-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles.The longest officially-recognised land speed record is of 127mph reached by American Fred ... Read more...
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More than 2000 petrol pumps to come up in 2009
July 9th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jatin Prasad, today informed the Lok Sabha that the 2,263 petrol pumps would be set up during the current ... Read more...
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ONGC’s Dahej project to be commissioned in 2010
April 22nd, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) State-run exploration giant Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will commission its Rs.1,493-crore project at Dahej in south Gujarat by March 2010, a top official said Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Man dies after gas cylinder explosion in Ghaziabad
April 20th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 20 (IANS) A man died Monday after a gas cylinder exploded in his house here, police said.
The incident took place when Chhote Lal was illegally refilling the liquid petroleum gas ... Read more...
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Oil PSU officers strike now creates a fuel supply crisis for consumers
January 8th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.8 (ANI): The ongoing strike by employees of various oil Public Sector Units (PSUs) has now created a fuel supply crisis in various cities and states.
Sources said that with ... Read more...
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Extortion demand from LPG distributors halts life in Manipur
January 6th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan.6 (ANI): Following extortion demands, Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) carriers recently stopped normal activities at the Sekmai Bottling Plant in Manipur for an indefinite period.
The National Socialist Council of ... Read more...
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‘Kafeel Ahmed fled car bomb in cycle rickshaw’
October 11th, 2008 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Kafeel Ahmed, the Indian-born terrorist who died of burn injuries from a failed suicide attack last year, escaped an earlier scene of planned bombing in a rickshaw, prosecutors ... 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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Steam car Inspiration to attempt land speed record
July 3rd, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): A UK team hopes that its 7.6 metre-long car Inspiration will emerge as the fastest ever steam-powered land vehicle by beating the 205.5 kilometres per hour record, ... Read more...
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UPA calls States to help out public in handling price rise
June 4th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorGuangzhou (China), June 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked the State governments to come forward and share the likely burden of todays price rise of ... Read more...
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