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Many high rises and even layouts have GAIL pipelines but people have not taken the connections and are still using LPG. I know of 2 apartments in Blr (around 500 flats in one and around 2000 flats in the other) with pipelines but only 20% people having connections. Same with many large areas with independent homes as well.
yes indeed, nishant.gupta ji
such errant clowns abound in the middle classes, the so called educated, the socially aware and the the public minded crowd who constantly whine, gripe and bellyache about the slightest inconvenience to them
Chetak and Nishaant Saar,
I admit I am one of them. There are few practical issues due to which I have not opted the piped gas yet.
1. The meter is installed inside the house and I don't wish some outsider runs through my house to check the meter readings.
2. Inconvenience due to supply issues that happen about 2-3 times a year for almost 1 to 1.5 days { in my area)
3. The Stove burners have to be updated with bigger holes. You don't have the option to switch back to a borrowed Gas Cylinder in case there is a need.
4. Some people staying in higher floors of the apartment complain of lack of pressure ( though not verifiable).
I never thought this would be an issue from a National crisis angle. However I am still didn't understand how the piped gas supply doesn't have same or higher issue over Gas cylinder. LPG and CNG are both soucred
LPG to Natural Gas conversion kits are cheap and readily accessible. Heck, gasoline to CNG kits are also easily available. As far as meters, do they need physical access? Or proximity to read from their rfid reader?
#Dhurandhar2 Faces Legal Trouble Over Smoking Scene
The Sikh community has objected to #RanveerSingh 's representation in the film, claiming that it seeks to tarnish the Sikh community's image. Vicky Thomas Singh, a social activist from Maharashtra, has filed legal notices with the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting against the film's producer-director and against Ranveer Singh, the actor who plays the Sikh role.
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India got rid of Britain in 1947, but many other nations did not. The video below shows an example of the professional "Queen's Army" with natives from the 1960s. There is nothing glorious about colonial India—just a series of traumatic humiliations. Never forget.
These are clips from India from an era when Camera was rare INDIAN Freedom fight Rare Video clips
While US Navy Said No, Indian Navy Warships Continue Escorting Tankers Out of Volatile Persian Gulf While the US Navy refused to escort tankers and the world debated Trump's Hormuz coalition, India quietly sent three destroyers into the Gulf and brought its ships home. The Indian Navy escorted two SCI LPG tankers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG through the Persian Gulf, with a third vessel Jag Laadki also being escorted out. The warships are believed to be Visakhapatnam-class destroyers including INS Surat, INS Imphal and INS Visakhapatnam, BrahMos-capable, needing no coalition. PM Modi personally spoke to Iran's Pezeshkian. Iran confirmed India's ships are not targets. India will not join Trump's coalition. It will act alone, under Operation Sankalp, on its own terms.
India Boosts LNG Logistics with New Carriers | Govt Moves to Strengthen Energy Supply Chain | News18 India is strengthening its energy security by adding two more LNG carriers to boost logistics and improve supply chain resilience. The move comes amid global energy uncertainties and aims to ensure stable gas supplies for the country’s growing demand. Here’s what this means for India’s energy strategy and future security.
Breaking News. DME mixed with LPG and can be upto 20%of a cylinder. This will cut down the 50 percent or so of LPG imports to around 30 percent. https://x.com/DDNewslive/status/2033468715757691189
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#NewsPunch | CSIR-NCL Pune develops eco-friendly DME gas as a cheaper, indigenous LPG alternative. Made from methanol, it can be blended up to 20% in existing cylinders & stoves, reducing import dependency and saving ~₹9,500 crore annually. Pilot underway, aiming for large-scale rollout.
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Irony of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is that they are opening liquor shops in places of pilgrimage in Devprayag, MLA is from BJP, government schools in state are getting closed every now and then, but liquor shops keeps opening , you can see what are the priorities of state government in Uttarakhand.
District Panchayat member Pushpa Rawat gave the officials a severe ultimatum . She made it clear that there will be no compromise with the sanctity of this holy site.
Refined Oil must flow from Indian refineries to the rest of the world. Nation must be running at full capacity until the the Strait gets opened for everyone. International Crude prices should be kept under control which will effect us as well if we let it go up for long time.
Amber G. wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026 22:52
Finland President telling the Canadian PM that his Instagram went massive after he said he watched Dhurandhar during his India visit!
Respect to the team behind Dhurandhar The Revenge for creating something that even world leaders are talking about
Amber G-ji do we really need to post this trivial scripted PR thingy. Sorry for sounding sarcastic but this is not genuine approval and neither do we need other people's approval.
^^ @MukeshKumar - "I understand your perspective on PR-driven content. However, since this interaction involved two heads of state and has been reported across multiple major news outlets, it carries some weight in the context of international relations and soft power.
While the approval itself might seem trivial to you, the fact that it’s being discussed at that level makes it a noteworthy addition to the thread. Perhaps one can just let the item stand for its reporting value and move back to the core discussions.
These are the kind of stupid decisions that the Modi govt takes. On one hand request people to go for alternative PNG and on the other hand take away their LPG option by force. This is unacceptable. The people should have the complete freedom to choose what they would like to cook with. Govt should stop interfering in decision making of choices of the people. People will have choices on which one to use and when. Their consideration may stem from when PNG stops what they are going to rely on. Now no one will want PNG. The govt must change their behavior for good and not to act dumb and dumber and there should be no compromise on the choice that the people will make. The government's responsibility stops with the offering alternatives and the option to keep both alternatives open. If they cannot, they have failed their responsibility as a govt and curtailed freedom. Why LPG Cylinders Are Under Pressure While PNG Supply Stays Stable Amid Middle East War
Assam: Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi RESIGNS from the party.
⇒ Congress tally in Lok Sabha DROPS to 98 from 99.
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Rahul Gandhi has time to meet this Hindu hater, but he has no time to meet Assam Congress Chief Bhupen Kumar Borah and Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi
When we mix plastics in road construction, every materials from imported plastic Toys to vehicles have plastic materials it's not thought to be finally ending up inside human beings. Without thinking of long term harm of any new ideas, blindly following it makes human health much more worse in the years to come. In the meanwhile the Climate morons who used to vouch for such ideas will now be living their life on removing by protesting roads made with plastic. https://x.com/allatra_ipm/status/2033215224178757710
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Nanoplastics have already been found in every organ of the human body. Studies show that they affect our health and the Earth’s climate. Why can’t this threat be tackled alone, and can the global community unite now to find a solution?
Abhijit Iyer Mitra & Suhel Seth Discuss India’s 'Diplomatic Win' As Ships Cross Strait Of Hormuz Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, Indian vessels have successfully passed through the sensitive Strait of Hormuz, ensuring the country’s energy supplies remain secure. Experts Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Suhel Seth and other guests discuss the issue with Navika Kumar.
Cyrano wrote: ↑18 Mar 2026 19:33
Uddu ji, HOW DARE YOU ??!!
Cyrano ji How dare you has moved from environmental activism to supporting uprooting tree activists Viral Video: Locals At Pakistan's Khyber Uproot Trees Planted By Government
This is more or less useless without Gharwapsi as part of it. If Gharwapsi and no sar Tan se Juda applies on the returned then excellent. https://x.com/eOrganiser/status/2034288831827186081
@eOrganiser
#BREAKING | The Gujarat Cabinet approves the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, covering issues including marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
The policemen are issued guns. But they ran the day the Mafia came. Then they act. This also need change. Special bullets need unleashed on the thugs who attack stations to send them directly to Satan. https://x.com/MeghUpdates/status/2034566416226226541
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Mafias dared to attack the Gujarat Police, and they got the ultimate TREATMENT within 24 hours.
@H_D_Devegowda
My dear friend Shri.
@kharge made a humorous comment in parliament today on my “love” for @INCIndia and “marriage” with @BJP4India
. I was not there in the House when he spoke. Here’s my response both lighthearted and factual on why I was forced to “divorce” the Congress @PMOIndia
What Is PNG? How To Get Its Connection As US-Iran War Affects LPG Supply, Causes Shortage https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-is ... e-11223503
PNG Users Cannot Keep LPG Cylinders
The government is encouraging households to shift to PNG where infrastructure exists. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas last week said that it has barred consumers with piped natural gas connections from retaining, obtaining or refilling domestic LPG cylinders under an amended supply order. The oil companies are also asked not to provide LPG connections or refills to consumers who already have PNG connections.
These are the Bali ka Bakra's. The problem with Modi govt is that, the same people who trust him and do what the govt asks them to do eventually end up with punishment from the same govt. They will not have option to LPG cylinder even when there is DME mixed cylinders available and even when the Mixing reaches 50 percent, the chances of these people again able to opt for LPG is zero. Modi Punishes his followers more while his detractors and abusers get the best of world deals. He need to change this habit. Modi is not a dictator for his opponents. Modi is a dictator for his own supporters who support him and do what govt asks and he vetoes their choices and enforces Govt stupidity and dictates what they can have and they can't. The likes of Hardeep Puri need to be sacked for enforcing such personal choices on the people. People are paying good money from their pocket to get cylinders.If he can't reverse these kind of dikats of the dimwits within the ministry better go home than remain a minister. I have seen ordinary people suffer and complain that Modi asked and hence they gave up subsidized cylinder. Now have to pay more. Can't afford. Later it was clarified by some minister in some newspaper that they can reapply to get benefits. How many of those who gave up will come to know about it? Did the Govt clarify or reach out to the people and inform them about it or run even an ad stating these can be reapplied. How many are still in the unknown? So Government must stop poking their nose in personal choices. They have no right to do that and the people never elected them to do that. So if there is PNG, let people choose LPG as well. What is wrong in that? Are they eating LPG cylinders on a daily basis that if you give PNG the LPG cylinder is going to disapper into someone's belly? Who are the MORONS in the ministry that comes out with these kind of absolute braindead dikats and enforce it on the people? Should be sacked without pay or pension and above all shoudl be jailed for the rest of their lives for bringing suffering on the common man. https://x.com/i/status/2034301626656444568
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India added 1.2 lakh piped gas connections in just 2 weeks, accelerating the shift to PNG amid LPG supply disruptions. The push aims to reduce reliance on cylinders as the govt prioritizes household fuel security during the Hormuz-linked crisis.
Britain in 1947, but many other nations did not. The video below shows an example of the professional "Queen's Army" with natives from the 1960s. There is nothing glorious about colonial India—just a series of traumatic humiliations. Never forget. 
