Tag: Petrol price
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Petrol price can be cut by Rs 25 per litre: Chidambaram
Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the fuel price hike and claimed that the rate can be reduced by Rs 25 per litre but the government is not doing it. “It is possible to cut upto Rs 25 per litre, but the government will not. They …
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May 23, 2018 -
Government looking at steps to control fuel prices: Pradhan
The government is considering ways to keep rising transport fuel prices in check, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday, even as petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and Mumbai crossed previous highs. The price of petrol per litre in Delhi on Monday under the dynamic pricing regime touched a record high of Rs 76.57, …
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May 22, 2018 -
Petrol, diesel touch all time high as oil companies hike rates
Petrol price today touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre and diesel climbed to its highest ever level of Rs 67.57 as the oil PSUs passed on four weeks of relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers. Petrol price today increased by 33 paisa a litre in Delhi — the highest since …
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May 20, 2018 -
Petrol crosses Rs 75 per litre in Delhi
The price is the highest since it hit Rs 76.06 a litre in September 2013
May 16, 2018 -
Petrol price hits highest level under BJP govt, diesel at record high
Petrol price on Sunday hit Rs 74.40 a litre – the highest level under the BJP-led government, while diesel rates touched a record high of Rs 65.65, renewing calls for cut in excise duty to ease burden on consumers.
April 22, 2018 -
Petrol price in Delhi touches Rs 74.08, highest since Sep 2013
Petrol prices in Delhi touched a fresh high of Rs 74.08 per litre on Friday, the highest in nearly five years. In September 2013 the price had touched Rs 74.10 a litre. In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai too, prices climbed to new multi-year highs at Rs 76.78, Rs 81.93 and Rs 76.85 per litre respectively, …
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April 20, 2018 -
Petrol price highest in four years, Diesel highest ever
Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 73.73 a litre. Diesel price of Rs 64.58 is the highest ever, with previous high of Rs 64.22 being on 7 February 2018.
April 1, 2018 -
Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST regime
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday batted for including petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime “in people’s interest”, even as he insisted petrol and diesel prices had started plummeting over few days. Pradhan told reporters on the sidelines of an official function here that the Central government had asked the …
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September 23, 2017 -
CPI-M slams Centre, asks to cut diesel, petrol prices
The CPI-M has demanded a substantial cut in petroleum and diesel prices, citing the drastic fall in international prices of crude oil. An editorial in the party journal “People’s Democracy” said retail prices of petrol and diesel had reached a new high in India. The petrol price per litre was ranging from Rs 70 to …
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September 14, 2017 -
Petrol cheaper by over Rs. 2 per litre, diesel by Re 1 since daily revision
Fuel prices vary at locations according to state taxes.
July 3, 2017 -
Petrol, diesel prices hiked
Petrol price will be up by Rs.1.39 per litre, while diesel price will go up by Rs.1.04 per litre from Sunday, the Indian Oil Corporation announced on April 15. "The current level of international product prices of Petrol and Diesel and INR-USD exchange rate warrant increase in selling price of petrol and diesel, the impact …
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April 15, 2017 -
No proposal to reduce taxes on fuel, says govt
Consumers are being hit as the Central government continues to increase prices of petrol and diesel without reducing high excise duties on the fuels. Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, on Friday said, "The government is not considering any proposal to reduce taxes on fuel." As the price of crude …
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March 10, 2017 -
Petrol price up by 42 paisa/litre, diesel by Rs.1.03 a litre
Petrol price was hiked by 42 paisa a litre, the fourth increase in 6 weeks, and diesel rate was raised by Rs 1.03 a litre, the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates, which were effective from last midnight, are excluding state levies and the actual hike will be higher, the oil companies …
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January 15, 2017 -
Petrol price up by 42 paisa/litre, diesel by Rs.1.03 a litre
Petrol price was hiked by 42 paisa a litre, the fourth increase in 6 weeks, and diesel rate was raised by Rs 1.03 a litre, the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates, which were effective from last midnight, are excluding state levies and the actual hike will be higher, the oil companies …
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January 15, 2017 -
Petrol price hiked by Rs.2.21/litre; diesel by Rs.1.79
Petrol price was on Friday hiked by Rs.2.21 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.79 per litre, excluding local levies. The price revision was to come into effect on Thursday, but was deferred possibly to save the demonetisation-battered government from any blushes in Parliament. The revised rates will be effective from midnight of Friday. This …
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December 16, 2016 -
Petrol price up by 58 paisa a litre, diesel cut by 31 paisa
Petrol price was on hiked by 58 paisa a litre while diesel rate was cut by 31 paisa per litre in line with international trends. Petrol will cost Rs.64.05 a litre from Thursday midnight as against Rs 63.47. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs.52.63 a litre as compared to Rs 52.94 a litre. This is the …
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September 15, 2016