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Govt issues LPG booking advisory, urges digital mode as DAC deliveries surge

Bhubaneswar, April 6 -- The Government has intensified efforts to ensure the uninterrupted availability of petrol, diesel, and LPG across the country. Citizens have been advised to use digital platfor... Read More


Pink elephant death controversy: Death confirmed by cardiac arrest, animal lovers seek ban on safari

Bhubaneswar, April 5 -- A viral photoshoot of an elephant painted pink by foreign art photographer Julia Buruleva in Jaipur continues to trigger controversy, with animal lovers and activists alleging ... Read More


India to end cash toll payments from April 10, system to go fully digital

Bhubaneswar, April 5 -- Cash payments at toll plazas on national highways will be discontinued from April 10, according to a government notification, signalling a nationwide move towards a fully digit... Read More


LPG tanker 'Green Sanvi' crossed Strait of Hormuz, set to reach Mumbai by April 6

Bhubaneswar, April 4 -- An LPG tanker carrying over 46,000 metric tonnes of fuel is transited the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning and is expected to reach Mumbai by April 6, even as sev... Read More


Bihar's Sheetla Mata temple stampede kills 8 devotees, injures 12 amid heavy crowd rush

Bhubaneswar, March 31 -- At least eight people were killed and 12 others injured in a stampede at the Sheetla Mata Temple in Bihar's Nalanda district on Tuesday, triggered by overcrowding during a rel... Read More


LPG tankers head to India as supply eases despite Gulf shipping tensions

Bhubaneswar, March 30 -- The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Sunday said that LPG carrier BW ELM, carrying part of a combined cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, is en route to New Mangalore ... Read More


Full emergency at Delhi airport as Indigo flight makes landing after engine failure

Bhubaneswar, March 28 -- A full emergency was declared at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday after a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam made an emergency landing following an en... Read More


India cuts fuel duty amid crude surge, no immediate relief in petrol-diesel prices

Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- The Government of India has reduced the special additional excise duty (SAED) on petrol and diesel, according to an official order dated March 26, in a move aimed at easing pr... Read More


Worms found in Vande Bharat meal, IRCTC fined Rs 10 lakh after viral video

Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- The Ministry of Railways has penalised the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation after a passenger aboard a Vande Bharat Express alleged poor food quality and shared... Read More


Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister dismisses lockdown rumours, calls them false & harmful

Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday dismissed rumours of a nationwide lockdown in India amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, calling such... Read More