Nationwide truck driver strike due to amended hit-and-run penalties causes fuel shortage. Long queues at petrol pumps and panic buying reported in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Fuel Shipments: The measure aims to resolve shortages in recent days that led to long lines at service stations in the country to fill up with petrol as well as concerns among farmers of a scarcity of diesel, key for the upcoming planting season.