The Telangana civil supplies department has seized 3,699 illegal domestic LPG cylinders and 70 small cylinders between March 12 and April 3, valued at Rs 1.10 crore. A total of 1,275 cases and 216 FIRs were registered under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act.
Two persons were detained under the Goondas Act in Madurai for hoarding 398 LPG cylinders for black marketing, the first such action in Tamil Nadu. Authorities assured adequate fuel supplies, urging the public to avoid panic buying despite rumours of shortages
The oil ministry has formed a committee to address the sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders that has alarmed India’s hospitality industry. The government has prioritised household LPG supplies, leaving hotels and restaurants struggling.
Taking it as an advantage, traders are trying to make money by creating an artificial shortage of urea. Both Markfed and private dealers should sell fertiliser by 60 and 40 percent respectively. However, the ratio has not been followed.
Visakhapatnam: Drugs control administration on Monday took into custody one person involved in black marketing of COVID drugs. Assistant Director of Drugs Control Administration in the district K. Rajita said on Tuesday that on information that a person named Santosh kumar is doing black marketing of COVID drugs, the Drugs control Administration made decoy operation […]
According to the police, the duo purchased the oxygen concentrators at Rs 50,000 each for their family members but did not use them. They were trying to sell the same for Rs 65,000.
As per information received by Director General, Drugs Control Administration, a decoy operation was conducted in Visakhapatnam to nab the accused B. Jagadeesh Kumar.
Warangal Police Commissioner Tarun Joshi said the Task Force team apprehended three pharmacists/assistant pharmacists at LifeLine Hospital, Hanamkonda.
