Udupi reports another COVID-19 death as 75-year-old man succumbs to virus
Udupi: The district on Saturday reported another COVID-19 related death as a 75-year-old man passed away at the KMC Hospital in the city on late Friday night.
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The deceased is reportedly a resident of Shivamoga District and was admitted at the KMC Hospital in Udupi due to kidney and lungs related ailments. He had also tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus and breathed his last on Friday night after not responding to the treatment.
District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Sudhirchandra confirmed the development and added that the patient was being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital.
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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.
