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Hyderabad's restaurant sector faces a crisis as commercial LPG prices surge, threatening shutdowns and job losses. Owners report operating at significant losses, with the steep hike in cylinder costs pushing many to explore alternatives like wood and electricity. This impacts not only kitchens but also hospitality workers, leading to reverse migration.

Street vendors and small eateries in Delhi are facing immense distress due to a steep hike in commercial LPG prices, with a 19-kg cylinder now costing Rs 3,071.5. Erratic supply and a growing black market are forcing many to shut down, switch to coal, or buy domestic cylinders at inflated prices, threatening their livelihoods.

Bhubaneswar police have busted a new LPG fraud racket where a middleman created multiple fake connections using identities of unsuspecting poor families. These individuals were paid commissions to allow cylinders booked in their names to be diverted to the black market, exploiting supply disruptions.

A decade of prohibition in the state has pushed drinking underground, creating coded doorstep liquor deliveries, a booming black market, rising drug abuse, and repeated hooch tragedies

On the busy NH-37, Cachar police made a crucial interception, stopping an SUV and arresting two suspects from Mizoram. Inside the vehicle, authorities uncovered a staggering stash of narcotics, including over a kilogram of morphine and 22 grams of heroin, cleverly concealed in soap cases.

Rei Kawakubo, the avant-garde designer behind Comme des Garçons, consistently resists trends, yet remains remarkably attuned to the cultural moment. Her philosophy of imperfection and resistance, evident since her 1981 Paris debut with a torn jumper, now feels like a necessary language for a world grappling with instability and identity.

Customs officers at Delhi's IGI Airport intercepted three passengers arriving from Bangkok. Over 24 kilograms of suspected marijuana, valued at more than ₹24 crore, were seized. The largest seizure involved an Uzbek national. Indian nationals were also apprehended in separate incidents. All three passengers were arrested under the NDPS Act.