Top news of the day: Commercial LPG price hiked by ₹993; security tightened in West Bengal EVM strong rooms, and more
Domestic aviation turbine fuel and LPG cylinder prices have been kept unchanged by IndianOil, providing relief to airlines and consumers. Meanwhile, security has been tightened in West Bengal's EVM strong rooms amid election-related concerns. The Chief Electoral Officer affirmed that there is no scope for malpractice at counting centres despite allegations by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
- ▪IndianOil announced no change in domestic aviation turbine fuel and domestic LPG cylinder prices on May 1, 2026.
- ▪Security has been heightened in EVM strong rooms across West Bengal following election tensions.
- ▪Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal stated there is no possibility of wrongdoing at vote counting centres.
- ▪West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised concerns about potential malpractices at her constituency's counting centre.
- ▪The price freeze offers relief to scheduled domestic airlines and household LPG consumers.
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In what came as a relief to scheduled domestic airlines, and consumers of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, prices of aviation turbine fuel for domestic scheduled airlines and that of the bottled cooking gas for domestic use have been kept unchanged, state-owned oil marketing company IndianOil informed early on Friday (May 1, 2026).A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent hours at the counting centre for her Bhabanipur constituency alleging possibilities of malpractices, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Friday (May 1, 2026) asserted there is no scope for wrongdoing at the counting centres.
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