Bengaluru: The Karnataka coalition government increased the state tax on petrol and diesel by 2 per cent with effect from January 1, said an official statement on Saturday. “As the fuel prices declined after fall in crude oil rates in the overseas market since November, the state tax has been[Read More…]
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Fuel on Fire: Petrol crosses Rs 92, diesel breaches Rs 90 mark in Maharashtra
Petrol retail rates finally breached the Rs 90 mark in Mumbai by touching Rs 90.08 per litre here on Monday, but stood much higher elsewhere in the state, industry officials said. Federation of Maharashtra Petroleum Dealers Association (FAMPEDA) President Uday Lodh said that the new rate became effective after a[Read More…]
Fuel prices can’t rise above Rs 99.99 as machines can’t display 100
Petrol users across the nation have been doing a sarcastic roll over the everyday hiking fuel prices. While the consumer had just started of howling with the joke that this time the prices might hit a century, prices have already breached the Rs 100/litre mark. The price of Octane quality[Read More…]
Petrol reaches almost 90 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani
Parbhani (Maharashtra): Petrol prices on Monday shot up to Rs 89.97 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani, the highest in India, an official said. Parbhani District Petrol Dealers Association (PDPDA) President Sanjay Deshmukh told IANS that while petrol was nearly touching the psychological barrier of Rs 90 per liter (at Rs 89.97), diesel prices stood at Rs 77.92 on Monday. The other highest[Read More…]
Skyrocketing fuel prices shoot up Karnataka bus fare upto 18 per cent
The Karnataka government announces to raise state bus fare upto 18 per cent. The order came in the thick of the sharp hike in the diesel prices in recent days. The state road transport running in Karnataka had to bear the brunt of the price rise in Petrol. The government[Read More…]