Tag: Petrol Pump

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Check petrol quality at home to know if you are getting right fuel at pumps

With a price as high as above Rs 105 per litre in almost all the cities, checking the quality of the petrol has become extremely important these days.

  • Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Alleged sale of adulterated petrol irks buyers in Dhenkanal
Alleged sale of adulterated petrol irks buyers in Dhenkanal

 The irked people alleged that after filling fuel at the pump they have been experiencing problems with their vehicles. 

  • Monday, 18 July 2022
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‘No mask no fuel’ rule returns to Bhubaneswar as BMC tightens curbs to check Covid spike

The BMC has ordered the fuel refilling stations to not sell fuel to those customers who turn up without wearing a face mask/face cover appropriately. The fuel station owners are also directed to put proper signage in the appropriate place for information of all

  • Saturday, 16 July 2022
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More petrol pumps shut shops in Berhampur

Berhampur: Protesting closure of two petrol pumps by the Ganjam  district administration for not obeying the “No helmet, No petrol” rule, more petrol pump owners closed their outlets today. Yesterday, a police team headed by Sub-Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain had conducted raids at various petrol pumps and ordered shutting down of two outlets over violation […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Fuel Theft: Petrol bunks in Sambalpur raided

Sambalpur: A joint team of Civil Supplies and Weights & Measures departments and police today raided two petrol pumps in Sambalpur over alleged fuel theft by using electronic chips. Following complaints of fuel pilferage, the team inspected the fuel dispensing machines at Mudipada and Kulukhakani in the town, said Mihir Panda, Sambalpur SDPO. Besides, the […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Rs 5L looted from petrol pump in Bolangir

Bolangir: Unidentified miscreants looted Rs 5 lakh from a petrol pump located behind Bolangir bus stand late last night. Surprisingly, the loot happened just 50 metre away from the town police station. As per sources, the miscreants looted the money from the office Bhajanlal petrol pump last night when all staff had left after closing […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Public fumes after fuel station dispenses water!

Bhubaneswar: Tension sparked off at a petrol pump near Secretariat here on Saturday after some customers alleged that the pump dispensed water instead of petrol. Some customers said after filling up at the pump their vehicles developed technical snag when they showed it at nearby garages it was water they found oozing from inside the fuel tank […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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CMC managed petrol pump in city has no card swipe machine!

By Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Cuttack: Even after nearly one and half months since the announcement of demonetisation of high currency notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an effort to promote cashless transaction, leave alone rural areas, cashless transaction is yet to pick up in urban areas in Odisha. One of the glaring instances is […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Rs 11 lakh stolen from petrol pump in Cuttack

Cuttack: In a daring robbery, some unidentified miscreants allegedly stolen Rs 11 lakh cash from Khannagar petrol pump here late on Sunday night. According to sources, a complaint in this regard has been registered with Badambadi police station. Being informed about the incident, police rushed to spot and started investigation into the matter. Also read: […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Non-PDS kerosene to be sold at all filling stations

Taking note of the difficulties faced by the people in purchasing kerosene from the open market, the Odisha government has decided to make the domestic use fuel available to non-PDS beneficiaries at all filling stations in the state at the prevailing market price

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Petrol pumps bonanza: Dealers to move court

Mumbai: Barely 72 hours after the Centre announced a pre-election bonanza of distributing a staggering 55,649 new petrol pumps in the country, the apex body of their dealers plan to challenge the move in court, a top office-bearer said here on Wednesday. The All India Petrol Dealers Association (AIPDA) President Ajay Bansal said that the […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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6,600 UP petrol pumps to be monitored daily

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has told officials to daily monitor some 6,600 petrol pumps following allegations that they were selling less fuel at a higher price, an official said on Thursday. Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar has directed all District Magistrates to update him about the checks. District officials have also been told to conduct […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Locals ransack petrol pump alleging fuel theft; lathicharged

Puri: Tension sparked off in Puri town on Friday evening after police lathicharged locals who allegedly ransacked a filling station near Medical Chhak accusing it of stealing fuel. According to reports, a customer asked one of the petrol pump staff for a litre petrol in a jar. However, the petrol measured only 650 ml following […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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2 buses gutted in fire mishap near Khandagiri, no casualty

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped employees of a filling station in Khandagiri area after two stationary buses caught fire on Saturday. Both the buses were off-road and parked near the petrol pump for the past seven to eight years. Though the exact reason as to how the buses caught fire is still uncertain, it is suspected that […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Major Tragedy Averted After Fire Breaks Out Near Petrol Pump In Cuttack

Cuttack: A major fire broke out in a farmhouse near a petrol pump under the Sadar police limits in Cuttack district on Thursday morning triggering panic and fear among locals and commuters on a busy road in the vicinity. As per reports, the fire broke out at Bamphakuda farmhouse which borders a densely populated locality […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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