Petrol pump dealers in Manipur threaten to shut ops over extortion demandsPetrol pump dealers in Manipur are threatening to halt operations by December 28. They cite ongoing extortion and bomb threats from militan...
22 Dec, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Pune petrol pump operators go on strike, could potentially impact fuel availabilityPetrol pump operators in Pune began an indefinite strike, claiming unmet demands from petroleum companies. They will halt tank dispatches t...
16 Oct, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh Congress calls for half-day bandh on Saturday against fuel price rise"People are in distress due to skyrocketing prices of diesel, petrol and cooking gas. The government is busy collecting revenue and it is l...
19 Feb, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
Strict lockdown enforced across West Bengal, violators taken to taskStreets in the city and elsewhere mostly wore a deserted look, with police personnel keeping a strict watch on all major thoroughfares, and...
31 Aug, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Petrol, diesel to cost more in Rajasthan with hike in VAT ratesBefore lockdown, the VAT rate on petrol was 30 per cent and on diesel was 22 per cent.
07 May, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
Schools, colleges shut, vehicles off roads in Cong's Tripura shutdownSchools and colleges were closed, offices were shut and vehicles remained largely off roads in Tripura on Thursday amid a 24-hour shutdown ...
12 Dec, 2019, 03.24 PM IST
MP Congress calls Bharat bandh successful, BJP dubs it anarchicWhile the MP Congress called the shutdown successful, the ruling BJP accused the former of adopting "anarchic" ways to intimidate people to...
10 Sep, 2018, 03.00 PM IST
Fuel prices hit new high, no relief in sight for consumersPetrol and diesel prices scaled new peaks on Tuesday as benchmark crude rose to $75(approximately Rs 5,000)a barrel, its highest since Nove...
25 Apr, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
Semblance of normalcy in KashmirThe shutdown, however, has affected the education as schools, colleges and other educational institutions continued to remain shut in the V...
17 Oct, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
Your petrol bill could go up next week as Indian basket tops $50 a barrelThe Indian basket, the mix of crude India buys, has breached the psychological barrier of $50 a barrel for the first time since June.
11 Oct, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Hurriyat Conference strike disrupts normal life in KashmirShops, businesses, private offices and petrol pumps in and around the city centre remained shut, while attendance in government offices was...
26 Dec, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Shutdown in many areas in Anantnag; normalcy returns in KashmirA group of youth pelted stones on security forces at Batengoo - the native village of Zahid - however, they were chased away, the officer s...
20 Oct, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Normal life disrupted in Kashmir Valley due to strikeShops, business establishments and petrol pumps were closed around Lal Chowk, while government offices and banks witnessed thin attendance.
28 Feb, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Essar Oil plans expansion in Tier II Indian citiesEssar Oil is keen to diversify its retail presence by launching petrol pumps in cities where land cost is not exorbitant, MD &CEO LK Gupta ...
11 Feb, 2014, 06.48 AM IST
Telangana bandh: TRS supporters, students get violent on the streetsNormal life was paralysed across Telangana as the 48-hour bandh called by TRS and other parties began with violence breaking out at some pl...
24 Dec, 2009, 10.27 AM IST
- Heard on the Street05 Jun, 2008, 06.47 AM IST
- Petrol dealers go on strike
Petrol station dealers across Maharashtra went on a day-long strike, protesting alleged harassment by an agency authorised to check fuel qu...
03 Sep, 2007, 12.40 PM IST