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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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12 March 2026

West Bengal faces a significant LPG crisis like other states of India, affecting middle-class households due to surging demand, supply chain disruptions, and panic buying. The crisis is largely caused by disruptions in imports from West Asia, particularly due to conflicts impacting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. With 60-67% of India's LPG imported from this region, shortages emerge, disrupting restaurants, hotels, and small businesses. There are long queues at agencies, rising black-market prices, and calls for rationing, with the state government protesting against the central government. A woman uses a pressure cooker on a gas stove burner to quickly cook rice amid the crisis in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 3, 2026.

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#13430694

11 March 2026

A fuel machine is seen at a temporarily closed fuel station. As the Israel-Iran conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz, India's 85% dependency on imported crude reaches a critical bottleneck. The surge in Brent benchmarks collides with rigid domestic price caps, triggering widespread supply rationing. As New Delhi balances U.S. sanctions against surging internal demand, these disruptions signal the most severe stress test for the nation's energy security in a decade.

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11 March 2026

A fuel machine displays a sign indicating diesel is out of stock as a truck waits at the station for refueling. As the Israel-Iran conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz, India's 85% dependency on imported crude reaches a critical bottleneck. The surge in Brent benchmarks collides with rigid domestic price caps, triggering widespread supply rationing. As New Delhi balances U.S. sanctions against surging internal demand, these disruptions signal the most severe stress test for the nation's energy security in a decade.

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11 March 2026

A fuel machine displays a sign indicating petrol is out of stock. As the Israel-Iran conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz, India's 85% dependency on imported crude reaches a critical bottleneck. The surge in Brent benchmarks collides with rigid domestic price caps, triggering widespread supply rationing. As New Delhi balances U.S. sanctions against surging internal demand, these disruptions signal the most severe stress test for the nation's energy security in a decade.

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11 March 2026

A fuel station attendant refuels a motorcycle. As the Israel-Iran conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz, India's 85% dependency on imported crude reaches a critical bottleneck. The surge in Brent benchmarks collides with rigid domestic price caps, triggering widespread supply rationing. As New Delhi balances U.S. sanctions against surging internal demand, these disruptions signal the most severe stress test for the nation's energy security in a decade.

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