Hyderabad Police’s Commissioner’s Task Force caught 10 individuals, including a gas agency operator, allegedly diverting LPG cylinders for black-market sale. Authorities seized 414 cylinders, vehicles, and trolleys. A case is registered at Banjara Hills police station.
A shortage of commercial LPG cylinders due to the Middle East crisis has forced many eateries and roadside vendors in Hyderabad to shut down. Limited supply, rising costs, and lack of alternatives have disrupted businesses and affected employment across the city.
The ongoing West Asia conflict has disrupted LPG supplies in India, hitting smaller restaurants hardest. Orders initially dipped by 5–10 per cent but are recovering as eateries adopt induction stoves, wood-fired cooking, and electric ovens.
Farmers in Mancherial district are facing a severe urea shortage as fertiliser is allegedly diverted to Maharashtra and sold on the black market. Farmers accuse cooperative organisers and officials of collusion, while the government insists steps are underway to prevent smuggling
Telangana faces a worsening urea crisis, leaving crops nutrient-stressed and vulnerable to pests. Farmers are turning to black market purchases at inflated prices, while diversion to industries and rising demand from expanded Kharif sowing have deepened the shortage across the State
Farmers in Telangana, particularly in Suryapet and Narayanpet, face severe urea shortages, queuing overnight at PACS centers. Despite government assurances and token-based distribution, long waits, black-market sales, and technical glitches continue, threatening a 10–15 per cent drop in Kharif crop yields
Telangana faces a severe urea shortage during the Kharif season, disrupting paddy, maize, and cotton cultivation. Pipeline leaks, logistical delays, and allocation shortfalls have intensified farmer distress, sparking widespread protests and allegations of black marketing across multiple districts
According to the police, K Jashwanth Kumar from Hafeezpet and Jessy, a nurse working for a private hospital procured Remdesivir injection vials from medical distributors for lower rates and sold them in black to customers
The arrested persons were K.Anjan Kumar (29), a private employee from Aler in Yadadri-Bhongir district and K.Bhaskar Rao (39), a medical shop owner from Nacharam.
