Tag: Fuel Price Hike

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 […]

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), […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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

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.

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Prices of both petrol and diesel reached an all-time high with the petrol prices touching Rs 86 per litre in Mumbai. Not only Mumbai or New Delhi, people across the country including Odisha are now feeling the pinch of fuel price rise. Protesting such steep rise in prices of petrol and diesel, the ruling-BJD […]

Bhubaneswar: The proceedings of the ongoing monsoon session of Odisha Legislative Assembly was once again disrupted following pandemonium by Congress and ruling BJD MLAs over fuel price hike here on Saturday. The last day of the session witnessed uproarious scenes with MLAs of both the parties creating ruckus in the House. Congress members targeted the […]

Fuel prices increased again across the country on Friday adding more misery to the common man's woe, as he already grapples with rising food prices amid shrinking income.

Fuel prices increased again across the country on Wednesday adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amidst shrinking income.

Retail price of regular petrol and diesel in the city of Mumbai may soon cross Rs 100 a litre and Rs 90 a litre respectively, its highest level ever, with prices of the two auto fuels being revised upwards again by Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Tuesday.