(ET) Consumers can expect petrol and diesel prices to be slashed on Monday as fuel prices in the five cities where Indian Oil Corporation has initiated daily fuel prices revisions have fallen by more than Rs 1.50 per litre since 1 May. Revised petrol and diesel prices for Chandigarh, one of the five pilot cities, was Rs 65.93 per litre and Rs 56.21 per litre respectively as on 11 May according to the fuel retailer — a drop of more than Rs 1.50 as compared to petrol price of Rs 67.65 per litre and diesel price of Rs 57.74 per litre…
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(FE) The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) will be investing an estimated Rs 15000 crore in expanding the refining capacity of Gujarat Refinery, the company’s flagship refinery located at Vadodara, B Ashok, chairman of the company said during his visit to the city on Friday. “We have are looking to expand the Gujarat Refinery to 13.7 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) to 18 MMTPA … So we will be investing around Rs 15000 crore both the expansion and the quality upgradation of the refinery,” Ashok added about the refinery that was commissioned way back in 1966. The quality upgradation…
Attention of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been drawn to a number of fake websites which have come up recently in connection with the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. It is to bring to the kind notice of general public that official website of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is www.pmujjwalayojana.com. This official website also contains freely downloadable forms, both in English and Hindi, to be filled by the prospective beneficiaries for new LPG connection. It is also noticed that the entity with the name www.ujwalayojana.org has issued an advertisement in Hindustan newspaper regarding appointment of LPG distributorship under RGGLV Yojana. It…
(TOI) India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd is seeking gasoil amid planned maintenance at its 180,000 barrels-per-day Bathindarefinery, three industry sources said on Thursday. The company is seeking 60,000 tonnes of gasoil with a sulphur content of 40 parts per million for delivery into. Visakhapatnam over May 25 to 30, a tender document seen by Reuters showed. The tender closes on May 15.HPCL seldom imports gasoil in the spot market as the company is well-balanced with its demand and supply, the sources said. It is seeking gasoil as its Bathinda refinery started planned maintenance this week that will last for about one-and-a-half…
(HT) Around 4,500 petrol and CNG pumps in Maharashtra have decided to observe ‘holiday’ on Sundays, beginning May 14, and work on single day shifts, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., from Monday – ignoring criticism of the move by the Petroleum Ministry. The move will hit 225 petrol pumps in Mumbai alone, Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association (FAMPEDA) President Uday Lodh said. The move is being implemented to support its various demands with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), including a hike in dealer margins which were not revised since 2011, and other long-pending issues. “We are currently operating on extremely low…
(IAN) ईवीएम में छेड़छाड़ होने की संभावना पर मुलायम ने बड़ा बयान दिया है। गुरुवार को सपा संरक्षक मुलायम सिंह यादव ने कहा कि इलेक्ट्रॉनिक वोटिंग मशीन से बेईमानी कोई बड़ी बात नहीं है। ईवीएम को चुनावी प्रक्रिया से हटाकर पहले की तरह ठप्पा मारो तरीका शुरू कर देना चाहिए। इससे पारदर्शी परिणाम आएंगे।इससे पहले लखनऊ में एक कार्यक्रम के दौरान बोलते हुए मुलायम सिंह यादव ने कहा कि अखिलेश यादव ने पहले कहा था कि वह तीन महीने के लिए पार्टी के अध्यक्ष का पद ले रहे हैं और इसके बाद नेताजी को पद वापस लौट देंगे। मीडिया से सवाल…
(PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed his displeasure over franchisee model of power distribution system and described its work as unsatisfactory especially in terms of rural electrification in the state. “In my opinion, the functioning of franchisee is futile (bekaar). The state government’s intention is to get rid of the franchisee (system). The electrification of some of the villages in few districts could not be completed because of the franchisee system,” Kumar said here. The chief minister was addressing a function organised by Energy department where he inaugurated, dedicated and laid foundation stones for various schemes of the…
(AU) विजय माल्या के प्रत्यर्पण की मांग करने वाली सीबीआई और ईडी की एक संयुक्त टीम ने यूके की क्राउन प्रोस्क्यूशन सर्विस (सीपीएस) को बताया कि पूर्व शराब व्यापारी ने “आपराधिक षड्यंत्र” के रूप में सरकारी बैंकों से ऋण लिया था।इस मामले पर ब्रिटिश अभियोजन पक्ष ने टीम से कहा है कि परिस्थितियों को समझाने के लिए वो भौतिक साक्ष्य दें। सूत्रों के मुताबिक, सीपीएस 17 मई को इस बात पर बहस करेगी कि माल्या को क्यों भारत में प्रत्यर्पित किया जाना चाहिए। उन्होंने इस तर्क के लिए मजबूत प्वॉइंट्स भी मांगे और सीबीआई और ईडी के अधिकारियों की संयुक्त टीम…
(AU) चुनाव आयोग ईवीएम में छेड़छाड़ को लेकर सभी राजनीतिक दलों से सीधी बात करेगा। बैठक में चुनाव आयोग राजनीतिक दलों को ‘ईवीएम चैलेंज’ की तारीख बताएगा। साथ ही एक डेमो के जरिए बताएगा कि उनको ‘ईवीएम चैलेंज’ में किस तरह से वोटिंग मशीन में छेड़छाड़ को साबित करना है।राजनीतिक दलों को दो से तीन स्तर में छेड़छाड़ साबित करनी होगी। इसके अलावा निर्वाचन आयोग चुनाव में धन के इस्तेमाल को संज्ञेय अपराध की श्रेणी में लाने और आरोप तय होने पर अयोग्य ठहराने जैसे मुद्दे पर राजनीतिक दलों के साथ बात करेगा। यही नहीं, चुनाव आयोग राजनीतिक दलों के…
(IANS) The government is currently in the process of extensively appraising the hydrocarbon potential in the country, a senior officer said on Thursday. “India is concentrating on becoming a gas-based economy and moving away from its dependency on fossil fuels. In the developed nations, the share of gas in energy mix averaged 25 per cent whereas in India it stood at 6 per cent. Thus, there is a need to explore more avenues to enhance use of gas as fuel and other energy requirements,” K.D. Tripathi, Secretary in the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was quoted as saying…