New Delhi, May 1 -- Eating out or grabbing a roadside snack may get costlier after state-run oil companies sharply raised the prices of commercial cooking gas by nearly 50% on Friday-according to distributors-amid supply constraints linked to the West Asia war.

The price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder-used largely by restaurants and hotels-now costs Rs.3,071.50 in Delhi, up Rs.993 from Rs.2,078.50 earlier. Likewise, a 5-kg free trade LPG (FTL) cylinder-used by immigrant labourers and students from other states staying in rented accommodation-will now come for Rs.810.50 in Delhi, up Rs.261 from Rs.549 earlier.

International travel, too, might get more expensive, with prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for international flights bei...