Tag: Fuel Price Hike

Hartal violence: 3 including juvenile arrested for harassing woman

Bhubaneswar: Misbehaving with a woman during BJD’s ‘Hak Pain Hartal’ on Monday cost three persons dear as Commissionerate Police arrested them on the basis of a CCTV footage. However, the number of arrested in connection with the incident may rise, police said. The woman was seen harassed by several youths at Delta Square here during the […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
BJD's 'hartal' turns violent, public inconvenienced

Bhubaneswar: BJD Supremo Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s claims of a peaceful ‘hartal’ to protest fuel price hike have fallen flat with violence reported from several places by party activists. Public was inconvenienced, several vehicles vandalised, women and journalists misbehaved and even ambulances carrying patients were rerouted. Roads were blocked across the Capital city and all […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
BJD begins ‘Hak Pain Hartal’ against fuel price hike

Bhubaneswar: The 5-hour ‘Hak Pain Hartal’ agitation of  Biju Janata Dal against the hike in price of petrol and diesel caused more inconvenience to the general public than good in the capital city. Marked by vandalism, most important junctions were found to be barricaded with bamboo sticks and tyres burnt at others disallowing people take […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
BJD to observe 'hartal' tomorrow to protest fuel price hike

Bubaneswar: Protesting hike in price of petrol and diesel, the Biju Janata Dal has called for a five-hour hartal at all blocks and district headquarters across the State tomorrow. Emergency services like hospitals have been excluded from the hartal even though it will be completely peaceful, BJD spokesperson Sanjay Dasburma said. “The hartal will be […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Congress should set house in order before taking to streets

By Kasturi Ray If the Odisha Congress thought this 6-hour ‘chaka jam’ call protesting fuel price hike would assert its resurgence from an otherwise moribund state it has been since years in Odisha, it was not successful. Other than ensuring deserted roads and freak incidents of picketing and heckling, the protest did not yield the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Base effect, fuel prices dent September passenger vehicles' sales

New Delhi: Unfavourable base effect, along with high fuel and interest costs dented the sales of domestic passenger vehicles in September 2018, data showed on Friday. According to the data furnished by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), sales of passenger vehicles — cars, utility vehicles and vans — declined by 5.61 per cent […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Congress calls 'Bharat bandh' on Monday against fuel price hike

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Monday to protest against the steep rise in diesel and petrol prices and the falling value of the rupee against the dollar. Congress leader Ajay Maken said the party wants petrol and diesel to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Bring petrol, diesel under GST immediately: Chidambaram to Centre

New Delhi: As petrol and diesel prices hit new highs on Monday, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the Centre and states must act together to bring petrol and diesel under GST immediately. “Relentless rise in prices of petrol and diesel is not inevitable. Because the price is built up by excessive taxes on […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Rahul asks PM Modi to vacate post over gas price hike

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi-led central government after the prices of cooking gas was again hiked, asking him to “vacate the ‘Sinhasan’ (post of the Prime Minister)”. “Mehangi gas, mehanga rashan. Band karo khokala bhashan. Dam bandho kam do. Warna khali karo sinhasan (Expensive gas, expensive ration. Stop […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Alphons stokes row over petroleum prices, draws sharp criticism

Thiruvananthapuram: Bureaucrat-turned-Union Minister K.J. Alphons on Saturday yet again stoked a controversy when he said that people who own bikes and cars are not starving and can afford to pay higher prices for fuel, remarks that drew sharp criticism from political rivals. His comments coming at a time when fuel prices are at a three-year […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Congress to protest fuel price hike

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded withdrawal of central excise duties and other taxes on petrol and diesel and said it will hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Wednesday to press for this demand. Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said the party unit in Delhi will launch a campaign at petrol pumps across […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Petrol Price Crosses Rs 100-Mark In Twin City, Hits Common Man Hard

The soaring prices of petrol and diesel have sparked widespread resentment among people especially the middle class in Odisha as the prices of the fuel have breached Rs 100-mark per litre at several places including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

  • Friday, 02 July 2021
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Odisha Hikes Bus Fare To Compensate Rising Fuel Prices

The Odisha Transport Department on Thursday increased the bus fare in the State owing to a continuous rise in the price of Diesel.

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Petrol, Diesel On A Roll, Rates Rise By Sharp 35 P/Ltr

Global cues pushed fuel prices to increase again across the country on Saturday, adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amidst shrinking income.

  • Saturday, 26 June 2021
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Congress protest over fuel price hike in Cuttack

Cuttack: Vehicular traffic was affected for a few hours here today following a road blockade staged by Congress activists at Balikuda Chhak protesting the ‘abnormal’ price hike in petroleum products. Holding the BJP-led Central Government and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan responsible for the hike, hundreds of members of Cuttack Nagar […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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