Tag: Petrol price
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Insult after glitch
It would be charitable to accept the explanation of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) that it was due to a technical glitch that petrol prices on Wednesday were initially projected at 60 paise lower per litre (in the Capital), and then “corrected” when the error was noticed. However, it was decidedly uncharitable, indeed an insult …
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June 1, 2018 -
One paisa price cut on petrol, diesel a cruel joke: Amarinder
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the one paisa cut each in the per litre price of petrol and diesel by the Central government was a “cruel joke on the people”. “Clerical error? Nobody can believe that. It is just another joke the Narendra Modi government has perpetrated on the people of …
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May 30, 2018 -
Petrol, diesel price cut by 1 paise; Twitter says, what a relief!
The people of India felt a wave of relief on Wednesday when it was announced that the petrol and diesel prices have been cut by 50-60 paise per litre each. However, it was major technical glitch. While the Indian Oil Corp’s (IOC) website initially showed a fall of around 50-60 paise per litre, it was …
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May 30, 2018 -
Up for 15th straight day, petrol crosses Rs 86 a litre in Mumbai
The petrol price in the country’s financial capital breached the Rs 86-a-litre mark on Monday as fuel prices across the country increased for the 15th day in a row after the resumption of the dynamic pricing system on May 14. Petrol was sold at Rs 86.08 per litre in Mumbai, against Rs 85.93 on Sunday, …
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May 28, 2018 -
Petrol prices rise over Rs 3/litre in 12 days
Petrol prices across the four metros increased by over Rs 3 per litre in 12 days after dynamic pricing system was resumed on May 14, data on the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) website shows. In the national capital, petrol prices rose Rs 3.20 per litre during the period and was sold at Rs 77.83 per …
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May 25, 2018 -
‘Bringing petrol, diesel under GST will lower prices’
Fuel prices will come down once the Centre builds a consensus to bring petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. Petrol and diesel prices are defined by international crude oil rates, Fadnavis noted. “A task force is already working on reducing the fuel prices. …
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May 24, 2018 -
Petrol almost Rs 85 a litre in Mumbai, crosses Rs 80 in Chennai
The petrol price in India’s financial capital Mumbai touched Rs 84.99 a litre on Wednesday. Petrol prices in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have already reached unprecendent levels, and are now setting a new benchmark every other day. In Chennai, price of the fuel breached the Rs 80 a litre mark on Wednesday and was priced …
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May 23, 2018 -
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