Tag: Fuel Price Hike

Fuel Rates Hiked Again, Diesel Rises By Highest Margin
Fuel Rates Hiked Again, Diesel Rises By Highest Margin

Diesel is now available at over Rs 100 a litre in several parts of the country.

  • Thursday, 21 October 2021
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Rising Fuel Price Hits Household Budget, Pinches Common Man's Pocket In Odisha

The hike in fuel prices has also affected the prices of other essential commodities like oil, pulses and vegetables, setting kitchens on fire.

  • Monday, 18 October 2021
Surging Oil Prices, Bus Fares Fuelling Public Unrest In Odisha
Surging Oil Prices, Bus Fares Fuelling Public Unrest In Odisha

In Odisha, the compounding effect of fuel price hike continues to pile up more miseries on people with the rise in fares of public transport. As per the data available with OTV, in the last 20 days, petrol prices have jumped over Rs 4.50 while diesel has now become dearer by Rs 5.49 since September 28.

  • Sunday, 17 October 2021
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Rally To Highest Ever Levels

Since the ending of a three-week-long hiatus in rate revision in the last week of September, this is the 14th increase in petrol price and the 17th time that diesel rates have gone up.

  • Friday, 15 October 2021
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Again

This is the 13th time that petrol price has been hiked in two weeks while diesel rates have gone up on 16 times in three weeks.

  • Thursday, 14 October 2021
Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise Again On Fresh Surge In Global Oil Prices
Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise Again On Fresh Surge In Global Oil Prices

Prices of auto fuels petrol and diesel rose on Friday too as global oil surged again, with benchmark Brent crude gaining over 1 per cent to cross $83 a barrel.

  • Friday, 08 October 2021
Govt Looks At Revising Coal Stock Rules To Address Fuel Shortage
Govt Looks At Revising Coal Stock Rules To Address Fuel Shortage

The Power Minister also desired the ministry to hold a separate review of power plants with captive mines to ensure maximum use of these mines by the power plants.

  • Saturday, 04 September 2021
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BJD stages protest against fuel price hike in front of Raj Bhavan

Bhubaneswar: Mounting pressure on the Centre to rein in rising price of fuel and cooking gas, activists of ruling-BJD today staged a protest meeting in front of the Raj Bhavan here today and later submitted a memorandum to the Governor Ganeshi Lal addressing the President of India. Leaders of the ruling party accompanied by members […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Congress' Bharat Bandh over fuel price throws normal life out of gear

Bhubaneswar: Normal life in the State was thrown out of gear since early in the morning as the country-wide bandh by the Congress activists protesting fuel price hike began today. Passengers were seen stranded at Badambadi in Cuttack, Baramunda in Bhubaneswar and other places in the State as buses stayed off roads due to the […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Fuel Price Hike: Odisha Congress to observe 6-hr 'Chaka jam' today

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) will observe a six-hour ‘Chaka jam’ agitation in the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Monday to protest the rising fuel prices As per reports, party leaders and activists will gather at various places between 6 AM to 12 noon and request people to halt their vehicles […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Amid rising fuel prices, Odisha, Centre at loggerheads over tax cut

Bhubaneswar: As petrol and diesel prices continue their upward move, Odisha and Centre are at loggerheads over tax cuts to ease the burden of higher prices. Petrol and diesel prices today touched their record highs after increasing for the eighth consecutive day. Union Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said the Centre had slashed excise duty on […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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OPYC president, 5 others arrested for tearing Modi’s poster

Bhubaneswar: Six persons including Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress (OPYC) president Loknath Maharathy were today arrested by police for pulling down a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a petrol pump near Delta square in Bhubaneswar. Maharathy along with other members of the Youth Congress was protesting fuel price hike by the Centre. Earlier in […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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BJD’s peaceful demo against fuel price hike begins in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Protesting steep rise in the petrol and diesel prices, activists of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) have staged peaceful demonstrations in front of all the petrol pumps across the state on Saturday, which will continue till 12 am. Members of the party distributed leaflets to public […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Ruling-BJD protests hike in fuel prices

Bhubaneswar: BJD leaders and activists held a protest meeting against increase in fuel prices at Master Canteen square in Bhubaneswar today. Earlier in the day, the protestors had taken out a rally from Raj Mahal to Master Canteen square and burnt the effigy of Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The agitators threatened […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
BJP youth wing protests violence during BJD Hartal

Bhubaneswar: Protesting violence during the BJD’s Hak Pain Hartal against fuel price hike on Monday, the BJP Yuva Morcha staged demonstration at various places across the state today. The party demanded immediate arrest of protestors involved in vandalism during the protest. “Activists of the ruling party beat up the public and even misbehaved with women […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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