Mangaluru: Eight more deaths, 218 new cases of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada on Saturday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Saturday reported eight COVID-19 related deaths in the district which has now taken the total number of fatalities due to the virus to 115. The district also reported 218 fresh cases of the virus on Saturday.
On Friday as well the district recorded eight COVID deaths. This has now raised concerns among the residents and administration. Seven of the eight patients who died on Saturday are residents of Mangaluru while one patient hailed from Manjeshwar in Kerala.
218 fresh cases of the virus have taken the district’s total tally to 4,612. The district also witnessed 140 recoveries on Saturday. With 2,127 total recoveries so far, the district currently has 2,370 active cases of COVID-19.
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Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder
New Delhi (PTI): The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on Friday, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
A 19-kg commercial LPG - used by establishments such as hotels and restaurtants - now costs a record Rs 3,071.5 in Delhi as against Rs 2,078.50 previously.
Rates were last increased by 195.50 per cylinder on April 1. Prior to that, prices had gone up by Rs 114.5 per 19-kg cylinder on March 1.
In three increases, commercial LPG rates have gone up by Rs 1,303.
Prices of domestic cooking gas LPG - the one used in household kitchens - remained unchanged. Domestic LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 60 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 7. It costs Rs 913 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise ATF and LPG prices on the first day of every month based on international benchmarks and the exchange rate.
Global oil prices have shot up almost 50 per cent after the war in West Asia disrupted energy supply chains.
Petrol and diesel prices continue to remain frozen after a Rs 2 per-litre reduction in March last year; petrol currently costs Rs 94.72 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 87.62.
