National · 15 sources
K’taka alleges oil companies sold petrol with up to 31.2 pc ethanol, above 20 pc limit; seeks action
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Centre 6
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One headline per side, the first Trikon holds. Every outlet is listed below.
Left · 5
The Federal · Lean Left
Karnataka E31 petrol row: ‘Rs 1 lakh crore debt, so you’re forced to use ethanol’
◈ New Generation Media Corporation (P. Sathyanarayanan)
National Herald · Left
Point Counterpoint: Row around ethanol blending in petrol above 20 per cent
◈ Associated Journals Ltd, controlled by Young Indian (Gandhi family majority)
Maktoob Media · Left
Karnataka minister says petrol sold in state has up to 31.2% ethanol, asks Puri and Gadkari to answer
◈ Founder-editor Aslah Kayyalakkath; reader-funded
Hindustan Times · Lean Left
Oil companies reject Karnataka’s claim of 26-31% ethanol in petrol, seek test reports
◈ HT Media, K. K. Birla Group (Shobhana Bhartia)
The Wire · Lean Left
Not E20, But E31.2: Karnataka Finds Excess Ethanol In Petrol, Calls It Petrol Chori
◈ Foundation for Independent Journalism
Centre · 6
Pratidin Time · Centre
Centre Defends E20 Petrol Quality, Says All 893 Samples Pass Tests
◈ Sadin-Pratidin Group (founded 1988 by Jayanta Baruah; led by Rishi Baruah)
Odisha Bytes · Centre
‘E20 Turned Into 420’: Rahul Alleges Excess Ethanol In Petrol, Asks Centre To Disclose Actual Blending
◈ Frontier Media
The Tribune · Centre
E20 petrol meets prescribed quality standards, 893 samples across 27 states and UTs compliant: Ministry
◈ The Tribune Trust
Nagaland Post · Centre
K’taka alleges oil companies sold petrol with up to 31.2 pc ethanol, above 20 pc limit; seeks action
◈ Geoffrey Yaden
Eastern Mirror · Centre
Karnataka E20 row: Centre rejects claims of excess ethanol blending in petrol, questions testing
◈ Eastern Mirror, Dimapur
Telangana Today · Centre
Rahul questions E20 petrol after Karnataka tests flag excess ethanol
◈ K. Chandrashekar Rao via Telangana Publications Pvt. Ltd
Right · 4
Business Standard · Lean Right
Centre counters Karnataka's E20 claims, says samples meet quality standards
◈ Business Standard Pvt Ltd (Kotak family, Uday Kotak)
News18 · Lean Right
Ethanol Testing Row: Karnataka Minister Accuses Oil Companies Of Conflict Of Interest | News18
◈ Reliance Industries, Network18 (Mukesh Ambani)
Republic World · Lean Right
E20 Fuel Row: Oil Companies Reject Karnataka's Claims Of Excess Ethanol, Assert Petrol Meets Quality Standards
◈ ARG Outlier Media (Arnab Goswami)
Swarajya · Right
Indian Oil, BPCL And HPCL Reject Karnataka's Claim Of Up To 31 Per Cent Ethanol In Petrol
◈ Kovai Media Pvt Ltd
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