Calling the episode "deeply suspicious," Bharadwaj said an election petition was filed in the Rohini Court on Wednesday, which has admitted the plea and issued notices to the Election Commission and the BJP candidate. The matter is scheduled to be heard on December 24.
After people, injured in Jaipur-Delhi highway bus fire, shifted to Jaipur SMS Hospital, doctor said the Burn Unit is providing treatment to the injured.
The Deputy CM said a fire broke out on a bus from another state after a cylinder blast. He stated that the bus was carrying two LPG cylinders, which caused the blast when it was crossing under a high-tension wire.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that anyone attempting to disrupt festival celebrations would be promptly sent to jail, and announced that the state government is providing free LPG cylinders to 1 crore 86 lakh Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries as a Diwali gift
IG Rahul Prakash said that trucks and trailers were parked near a dhaba when the chemical-laden tanker collided with one of the trucks. The LPG cylinders in the truck burst, and the tanker also caught fire.
While in Delhi, with the latest revision, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder was set at Rs 1665, down from the previous rate. However, there was no change in the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinders, which are widely used in households.
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) are likely to see a big drop in losses on selling domestic LPG cylinders over the next few months due to the recent LPG price hike and falling international fuel prices, according to a report by Antique Stock Broking.
In a post on X, Hardeep Puri said, "We have been providing affordable LPG cylinders to our customers before, and we will continue to do so. The international benchmark for LPG, Saudi CP, saw a 63 per cent price increase (from $385/MT in July 2023 to $629/MT in February 2025), while during
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday slammed the Union Government for hiking the prices of LPG cylinders. He alleged that the prices of all basic commodities had increased ever since the BJP government came to power.
In a post on X, Stalin accused the BJP-led Central government of hiking excise duty on petrol and diesel prices despite a drop in global crude oil rates, stating that citizens are not asking for a price cut but merely begging for no further increases.
The central government has raised the excise duties on diesel and petrol each by Rs 2 per litre, effective from Tuesday, according to a notification from the Department of Revenue.