Tag: Petrol Price

This is the 11th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.

This is the 10th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.

This is the ninth increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.

WATCH | Public Reaction On Petrol Diesel Price Hike For The Eighth Time In 9 Days

This is the ninth increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.

In the first four four occasions, prices were increased by 80 paise a litre - the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was introduced in June 2017. On Sunday, petrol price went up by 50 paise a litre and diesel by 55 paise.

Congress and other opposition parties have criticised the government for the price rise saying it has added to the burden on common man reeling under general commodity price rise.

In four increases, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 3.20 a litre.

Petrol in Bhubaneswar was retailing at Rs 103.69 as against 102.66 previously while the diesel rate has gone up from Rs 92.48 per litre to Rs 93.61 per litre, as per a price notification of state fuel retailers.

People In Odisha React To Petrol Price Hike

In 2008, Reliance Industries had shut all of its 1,432 petrol pumps in the country after sales dropped to almost nil as it could not match the subsidized price offered by the public sector competition.

Oil prices have jumped more than 30 per cent since February 24, when Russia launched military attack against Ukraine, touching $139 a barrel at one point this week.

The concession will be given for 10 litres of petrol for every month, a statement by the state government said later.

In early November, the Centre had reduced petrol and diesel rates by Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre respectively.

Not only homemakers are perspiring over the spike in prices of LPG cylinders, hotels owners too are at the receiving ends. Small-sized hotel owners have expressed concern over the increase of Rs 266 per 19 kg commercial cylinders, earlier this month.