New Delhi: The government yesterday announced a Rs3.46 hike in the price of a 14.2kg domestic cooking gas (LPG) cylinder after it increased the commission paid to dealers by a like amount. “The commission paid to dealers has been increased by Rs3.46 per 14.2kg cylinder to Rs40.71. Consequently, the retail selling price of domestic LPG cylinder has been increased by the same amount,” a petroleum ministry official said here. The increase, effective immediately, means that the 14.2kg LPG cylinder will now be available at Rs413.96 as against the previous Rs410.50. The dealer’s commission on a 5kg LPG bottle has been increased by Rs1.73 to Rs20.36. The 5kg bottle presently costs Rs353 in Delhi. LPG prices were last revised in October 2012.
Mysore Wodeyar prince no more
Bangalore: Srikanta-datta Narasimharaja Wode-yar, the 60-year-old last prince of Mysore’s Wodeyar dynasty, died yesterday following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital, an official said. The scion was rushed to the hospital around 2pm in a critical condition when he collapsed after lunch in his sprawling Bangalore Palace in the city centre. The prince leaves behind his widow Pramoda Devi and two elder sisters, who stay in the Bangalore palace with their families. The young prince succeeded as the head of royal dynasty in September 1974 following his father’s death.
Hazare launches indefinite fast
Ralegan-Siddhi: Veteran activist Anna Hazare launched an indefinite hunger strike in his village here to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by parliament. In the chilly 6 degree Celsius temperature sweeping Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, Hazare went on his usual morning walk and then started his hunger strike near the Yadavbaba temple in the village, under the banner of his new organisation, Jantantra Morcha. The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the Citizen’s Ombudsman Bill, is an anti-corruption legislation drafted by civil society activists, seeking appointment of an independent panel to investigate cases of corruption.
7-year-old girl stabbed to death
Hyderabad: A seven-year-old girl was yesterday stabbed to death by a youth described as a maniac by police at Secunderabad Railway Station here. The shocking incident took place on platform number 10 when Priyadarshini, along with her father and grandmother, was waiting to board a train to Maharashtra’s Solapur to attend a marriage. As her father Srinivas went to buy the tickets, a youth appeared and attacked the girl with the knife. Passengers caught hold of the youth, thrashed him before handing him over to railway police. IANS
