Lucknow: A power outage at Lok Bandhu Hospital early Friday disrupted emergency and diagnostic services, forcing doctors to use mobile phone flashlights to treat patients after the backup system failed.The power went off around 12.30 am and remained unavailable for about 30 minutes. The generator and inverter failed, leaving the emergency ward, radiology department, OPD…
Noida: Govt’s rules capping diesel sales per day has left housing societies in the city looking for ways to manage their power backup, including sending out notes to residents to use genset power sparingly to reduce fuel consumption.Condominiums are bulk consumers of diesel because of power outages that are frequent in NCR, especially in summers,…
Panaji: Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said he will discuss concerns facing Goa’s fishing industry with chief minister Pramod Sawant before the resumption of fishing activities on Aug 1, particularly in light of uncertainties surrounding fuel supplies amid the ongoing conflict in west Asia.Goa is currently under its annual monsoon fishing ban, which started on June…
A fuel pump in Mohannagar. Several petrol pumps have set a limit to how much fuel a person can purchase for one vehicle in an effort to ration their supplies Noida: Over the past two weeks, several petrol pumps across NCR have been running out of fuel by late evening. While the issue has been…
Surat/Rajkot: Rising fuel prices and a diesel shortage at the peak of the mango season have pushed growers in South Gujarat and the Gir region of Saurashtra into losses, with traders slashing purchase rates even as retail prices stay high, leaving farmers with little bargaining power.In Valsad, the state’s largest mango-producing district, many growers have…
Diesel is needed for tractors and other machines as sowing activity approaches for kharif season Pune: The ongoing shortage of diesel supply to growers is set to impact the entire kharif season, farmers’ activists said, ahead of the crucial sowing phase of the process.A couple of days ago, state agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne said that…
The farmers of Bharatiya Krishik Samaj (BKS) stage protest in Belagavi on Monday Belagavi: Members of the Bharatiya Krishik Samaj (BKS) staged a protest in Belagavi on Monday, demanding immediate govt intervention to address the shortage of seeds, fertilisers, and diesel.The protesters marched from Channamma Circle to the DC’s office and submitted a memorandum to…
Driver caught allegedly stealing diesel from a low-floor bus Jaipur: A Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) managed low-floor bus operating between Bassi and Chomu Puliya in the city that was running on Route No. 14 ran out of diesel near Ghat Gate Friday. Passengers were then shifted to another bus coming from behind, but…
Buldhana: Fuel stations across Buldhana, Akola and Washim districts are under pressure as “panic buying” and seasonal farm demand are triggering crowding and chaos. Consumers, particularly in rural areas, are anxious because diesel is essential for agricultural work ahead of the Kharif season. Petrol pump operators say sales have jumped 30-40% in recent days, straining…
Ahmedabad: As diesel supply shortage worsens and disrupts transport, port and industrial operations across Kutch, trade and industry bodies have warned of agitation if fuel availability does not improve by June 1.At a joint meeting at the Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, representatives from transport associations, logistics operators, salt manufacturers, timber traders…
