Don't panic, no shortage of cooking gas, say LPG bottlers The bottlers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are urging consumers not to resort to panic-buying and hoarding, saying there is no shortage of cooking gas in the country. Business 04 May, 2022
NOC fails to implement dual-pricing system in liquefied petroleum gas Kathmandu, August 18 Though it has been more than eight years since the government announced about implementing dual-colour liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in the market, the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has not been able to... 19 Aug, 2019
LPG outlets witness serpentine queues Kathmandu, February 26 Threat from bottlers to halt the supply of cooking gas in the domestic market from March 1 has led to panic buying in the capital, with distributors of liquefied petroleum gas witnessing long queues outside their... Travel 27 Feb, 2019
Distributors express solidarity with LPG bottlers� upcoming protest programme Kathmandu, February 22 Distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have expressed their solidarity with the protest announced by the LPG bottlers against the government. Citing that the government had overlooked the concerns of LPG distributors... 23 Feb, 2019
Govt to start dual pricing for LPG Kathmandu, January 13 The government has once again begun the process to implement the dual pricing system for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), better known as cooking gas. Following a direction from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies... 14 Jan, 2019
MoS to implement dual pricing in LPG in near future Kathmandu, October 2 The Ministry of Supplies (MoS) has started to lay the groundwork for implementation of dual pricing system in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as soon as possible. Though the government had envisioned implementing such system in... 03 Oct, 2017
Prioritise smooth supply of petroleum products Many short-term solutions have been proposed but a permanent long-term solution is yet to be found Kathmandu Fuel scarcity is a reality Nepalis are all too familiar with. In 2015, Nepal faced fuel scarcity like never before, which left the... 21 May, 2017
What�s cooking? No LPG crisis this winter! Kathmandu, January 23 In the past years, the onset of winter used to herald beginning of extended load-shedding hours and shortage of liquefied petroleum gas. But the situation has changed this winter, thanks to regular power supply. According to... Travel 24 Jan, 2017
2,600 gas dealers in Valley certified in one year Kathmandu, December 29 The Department of Supply Management and Protection of Consumer Interest (DoSMPCI) has certified some 2,600 gas dealers out of more than 5,000 estimated dealers operating in Kathmandu Valley. In a bid to manage distribution... 30 Dec, 2016
NOC cuts price of LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder Price of other petroleum products to remain same Kathmandu, September 1 Nepal Oil Corporation has slashed the price of cooking gas by Rs 50 per cylinder as a festival offer for consumers to be effective from Friday. Consumers can refill each... 02 Sep, 2016
EDITORIAL: Protect consumers The monitoring authorities are also to blame for being too lenient towards the offenders, because in many cases, they have allowed them to go unpunished The Department of Supply Management and Consumer Protection has sent out its monitors to see if... 25 Aug, 2016
Market monitoring accelerates Kathmandu, August 23 The market monitoring team from the Department of Supply Management and Consumer Protection — the only authorised market monitoring body of the government — today monitored shops selling daily essentials and initiated action... 24 Aug, 2016
