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6 months, 1 week ago

PDS kerosene in short supply in STR villages

ERODE: People living in hill villages in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve complain that just one litre of kerosene is being supplied from PDS shops against the stipulated three litres. During monsoon, kerosene is essential for lighting lamps.” He added, “Earlier, we used to get three litres of kerosene from PDS shops. Officials should take steps and provide at least three litres …

Village Pds Shops Pds Kerosene

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala shop owner’s death by cylinder blast poses questions on safety of roadside chips outlets

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The death of Appu Achary, a chips shop owner at Kaithamukku in Thiruvananthapuram, in a gas cylinder blast on Saturday has posed a question about the safety of roadside shops. As per the fire force personnel, seven gas cylinders were stored at the chips shop and a major disaster was averted after the residents removed five cylinders in the …

Gas Road Shop Thiruvananthapuram Shops Chips Cylinder

1 year, 3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: September 2023

Live Law

NOMINAL INDEX Sarat Chatterjee and Co. Fishing & Roving Inquiry’ On Plausible Defence Not Acceptable At Revisional Stage: Calcutta HC Refuses To Quash Abetment Of Suicide Case Case: Rajiv Kumar Sing alias Chotu Sing v The State of West Bengal Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 265 The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against the petitioner, who along with …

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1 year, 5 months ago

'You sprinkled kerosene, first Manipur, now Haryana': Top 5 Rahul Gandhi quotes

India Today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday, tore into the Narendra Modi government, saying its policies had "murdered Bharat Mata" in violence-hit Manipur, in his first speech since being reinstated as an MP. Addressing the Lok Sabha during a debate on the no-confidence motion against the government over the violence in the northeastern state, Gandhi dubbed the the ruling BJP as …

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1 year, 7 months ago

'Wife Was Murdered Only Because She Strongly Protested Against Their Illicit Relation': Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband, His Lover

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment awarded by the trial court to a man, and his lover, who killed his wife after setting her ablaze in 2011 merely because she was a strong protester of their illicit relationship. “This version of P.W.-3 that the accused-appellants, namely, Jaikishan @ Bablu and Anita used to …

Trial Court Accused Fir His Mother His Father Anita

2 years ago

BPCL launches low-smoke Superior Kerosene Oil for Indian Army

Live Mint

New Delhi: Indian state refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp announced the launch of low-smoke superior kerosene oil for the Indian Army in Jammu. Hence, the low-smoke kerosene is a big step towards providing a cleaner fuel to our soldiers operating in very tough terrains,” the company said in a statement. “Supplying Low Smoke Superior Kerosene Oil to the army at a …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Father sets 12-year-old son on fire; Here is why

India TV News

Highlights The father poured kerosene oil on his son and set him on fire The incident took place on September 14 A case was registered against him on the complaint of the boy's mother A Pakistani man allegedly set on fire his 12-year-old son for not doing homework, according to a media report on Tuesday. The incident took place on …

Pakistan His Son Kerosene Oil

2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s new president scraps petrol subsidy

Al Jazeera

President Ruto says subsidies have been costly and prone to abuse, including causing artificial shortages of subsidised products. Kenya has scrapped a subsidy on petrol a day after new President William Ruto said subsidies were unsustainable, in a move that could add to upward pressure on inflation. In a speech after his swearing-in ceremony on September 13, Ruto said subsidies …

Kenya Petrol Ruto

2 years, 4 months ago

‘We are starving’: No kerosene, no food, say Sri Lanka fishermen

Al Jazeera

Fuel shortages and runaway inflation mean they are struggling to procure kerosene oil, needed to power the fishing boats. “Everything’s difficult at the moment – there’s no kerosene, there’s no food at home,” said 73-year-old Soosaipillai Nicholas, nicknamed Sornam. “Kerosene price revision was a must for many years,” Sri Lanka’s Minister for Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, said in a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Youth tries suicide at KCR meeting in Peddapalli

Deccan Chronicle

KARIMNAGAR: An unemployed youth tried to commit suicide by dousing kerosene on him during a public meeting of Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao at Peddakalwala in Peddapalli district on Monday. The police immediately took him into custody without causing any disturbance to the meeting. With a representation letter, Ramesh reached the venue of the public meeting in Peddapalli district to hand …

Peddapalli

2 years, 4 months ago

Vizhinjam port | In troubled waters

The Hindu

A black flag flutters high on the remains of a groyne extending a few metres out into the sea opposite the imposing bulk of St Thomas Church at Poonthura, a densely populated fishing village on the Thiruvananthapuram coast in Kerala. On August 16, under the aegis of a Latin Archdiocese-led action council, the fishing community launched an open agitation outside …

Fishing Port Sea Coastal Erosion Vizhinjam Poonthura

2 years, 6 months ago

Can't Allow Bail On Parity When Co-Accused Was Granted Bail Without Assigning Any Reasons: Allahabad High Court

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if bail is granted to similarly placed co-accused persons without assigning any reasons, then, on the basis of such bail orders, merely on the ground of parity, the bail application should not be allowed.Essentially, the Bench of Justice Sameer Jain was dealing with the case of one Manish who was seeking bail in …

High Court Court Bail Applicant Bench Ground Manish

2 years, 7 months ago

Minor raped in Jharkhand, angry locals set two accused ablaze

India Today

After a minor was allegedly raped by two men, angry locals set the accused ablaze in Jharkhand’s Gumla district. Since there were no buses available, her father asked the two accused, who were on a bike, to drop her home, because they all belonged to the same village. However, on the way back, the two accused raped the minor before …

Jharkhand Accused Minor Raped

2 years, 7 months ago

India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

India Today

India sent 15,000 litres of kerosene to Sri Lanka on Saturday to help 700 fisherfolk and power ferry services in the Tamil-dominated Jaffna city, days after it delivered around 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol to the debt-ridden island nation which is grappling with its worst economic crisis. India on Friday handed over 25 tonnes of medical supplies worth over USD …

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2 years, 7 months ago

India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

The Hindu

India sent 15,000 litres of kerosene to Sri Lanka on Saturday to help 700 fisherfolk and power ferry services in the Tamil-dominated Jaffna city, days after it delivered around 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol to the debt-ridden island nation which is grappling with its worst economic crisis. India on Friday handed over 25 tonnes of medical supplies worth over $700,000 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

After petrol, India sends kerosene to Sri Lanka

Live Mint

On May 28, India provided 15,000 litres of kerosene to Sri Lanka to aid 700 fishermen and power ferry services in the Tamil-dominated Jaffna city, just days after delivering 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol to the debt-ridden island nation in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades. India on Friday handed over 25 tonnes of medical supplies worth …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event

Firstpost

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp attack on the Congress leader for his remarks at a conference where Gandhi accused the ruling party of spreading ‘kerosene all over the country, you need one spark and we will be in big trouble’ New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of harming India in his “hate” against Prime Minister …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Inflation tides turn fishing a costly affair

The Hindu

Jomon last ventured into the sea on April 19, only to return with a meagre catch. His traditional craft requires over 100 litres of kerosene for a single trip and the sharp rise in fuel prices has forced him to keep it beached. Though they are supposed to work closer to shore, the lean stock in territorial waters often drive …

Fish Catch

2 years, 7 months ago

S.313 CrPC | Accused Should Be Given Opportunity Of Personally Explaining Any Circumstances Appearing In Evidence Against Him: Calcutta HC

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that while examining an accused under Section 313 of the CrPC, the prosecution is under a mandatory obligation to give the accused an opportunity to personally explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya also placed reliance on the Supreme Court judgment in Maheshwar Tigga v. State of Jharkhand …

Oil Evidence Prosecution Jharkhand Accused Court Order Crpc

2 years, 8 months ago

Blackouts force Syrians to return to old ways to keep lights on

Al Jazeera

Homs, Syria – Abu Mohamed, a Syrian man in his sixties, walks down Homs’ Al-Hamedya Street carrying a vintage kerosene stove, which he says urgently needs to get fixed. “But when electricity entered houses and pipelines of cooking gas fed every household, we stored away what was left of those items,” the owner of Toulaimat Stores said. In addition to …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

China Daily

Dazu rock carvings are known to integrate explanation of Buddhist sutras with folk tales. Thanks to his contributions to rock carving, Guo was selected as a deputy county head in charge of culture and tourism in 1984, which gave him an idea to promote Dazu Rock Carvings to the world by applying for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the …

Guo Unesco World Dazu Dazu Rock Carvings

2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s poor queue for hours to buy kerosene amid crisis

Al Jazeera

For months now, thousands have queued for fuel, food and medicine amid the country’s worst economic crisis since independence. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Fatima Hussein has been standing in a queue for eight hours in scorching heat to buy kerosene at a petrol station in a busy suburb of the Sri Lankan capital. Priced the cheapest among all fuels, at …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Fishers seek govt. help over kerosene price rise

The Hindu

Kerala Matsya Thozhilali Aikya Vedhi, an independent fishers’ union representing traditional fishers, has appealed to the State government to intervene for help in the wake of a steep rise in the price of kerosene. The hike in the fuel price would further sink them into indebtedness, said convenor of the fishers forum Charles George. The summer season forces fishers to …

Price Litre Fishers Seek Govt

3 years, 3 months ago

New plant in Germany aims to cut flying’s carbon footprint

Associated Press

WERLTE, Germany — German officials on Monday unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future. “The era of burning coal, oil and natural gas is drawing to a close,” Germany’s environment minister, Svenja Schulze, said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new plant. “Through cheap solar, …

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PDS kerosene in short supply in STR villages

Kerala shop owner’s death by cylinder blast poses questions on safety of roadside chips outlets

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: September 2023

'You sprinkled kerosene, first Manipur, now Haryana': Top 5 Rahul Gandhi quotes

'Wife Was Murdered Only Because She Strongly Protested Against Their Illicit Relation': Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband, His Lover

BPCL launches low-smoke Superior Kerosene Oil for Indian Army

Pakistan: Father sets 12-year-old son on fire; Here is why

Kenya’s new president scraps petrol subsidy

‘We are starving’: No kerosene, no food, say Sri Lanka fishermen

Youth tries suicide at KCR meeting in Peddapalli

Vizhinjam port | In troubled waters

Can't Allow Bail On Parity When Co-Accused Was Granted Bail Without Assigning Any Reasons: Allahabad High Court

Minor raped in Jharkhand, angry locals set two accused ablaze

India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

India sends 15,000 litres of kerosene for fisherfolk in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

After petrol, India sends kerosene to Sri Lanka

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event

Inflation tides turn fishing a costly affair

S.313 CrPC | Accused Should Be Given Opportunity Of Personally Explaining Any Circumstances Appearing In Evidence Against Him: Calcutta HC

Blackouts force Syrians to return to old ways to keep lights on

Dedicated protector and expert bringing Dazu rock artwork to global attention

Sri Lanka’s poor queue for hours to buy kerosene amid crisis

Fishers seek govt. help over kerosene price rise

New plant in Germany aims to cut flying’s carbon footprint