KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has decided to reduce the subsidies on the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or cooking gas gradually starting next fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Using an electric stove is 65 percent cheaper than LPG in the kitchen. However, due to lack of uninterrupted supply of electricity, the interest of the ordinary public toward induction cookers has not increased.

KATHMANDU, April 5: Shortage of cooking gas continues to exist in the market despite the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) adopting a number of distribution mechanisms and importing adequate quantity of the liquefied petroleum (LP) gas from the Indian supplier.

KATHMANDU, March 28: The Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL) has witnessed a surge in buyers for induction stoves as consumers face shortage of cooking gas in the market.

KATHMANDU, March 27: The Nepal Oli Corporation (NOC) is preparing to distribute half-filled cooking cylinder gas to consumers as the market witnesses the shortage of cooking gas.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), in a bid to ease the supply of cooking gas, has directed the gas bottling companies to sell half-filled cylinders to the customers.

KATHMANDU, March 22: Nepal LP Gas Association, in an effort to discourage the hoarding of cooking gas, has asked the gas depots to maintain records of their customers who will refill gas cylinders from now onward.

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the import of cooking gas citing short supply after panic buyers rushed to purchase cooking gas in large quantities.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: A bilateral meeting held between the high level officials of Nepal and India has decided that the gas bullets of Nepal would supply cooking gas (LPG) now onwards.