was no proposal to increase the domestic prices of petrol or diesel, notwithstanding the steep hike in global crude prices.Addressing the Economic Editors' Conference here, Mr Deora said the government has maintained the prices of sensitive products keeping them at affordable levels with a view not to burn a hole in the common man's pocket.Kerosene prices at Rs nine a litre were the lowest in the wrold...
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was no proposal to increase the domestic prices of petrol or diesel, notwithstanding the steep hike in global crude prices. Addressing the Economic Editors' Conference here, Mr Deora said the government has maintained the prices of sensitive products keeping them at affordable levels with a view not to burn a hole in the common man's pocket. Kerosene prices at Rs nine a litre were the lowest in the...
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government today ruled out any immediate hike in the prices of petrol and diesel because of the hardening of global crude rates.Forced to sell fuel below costs as crude gets dearer, state-owned oil marketing companies are lobbying the petroleum ministry for a hike.“There is no proposal (to raise fuel prices) under consideration at present. I cannot say what will happen in the future, but right now...
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Petrol and diesel prices have increased marginally in the State with the commission paid to petroleum dealers being increased.that the commission for petrol had been increased by 7 paise a litre and diesel by 4 paise a litre. “With this, the price of ordinary petrol in Ernakulam district goes up from Rs.47.04 to Rs. 47.11 and that of ordinary diesel from Rs.35.84 to Rs.35.88,” Mr. Radhakrishnan said.The...
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Fiat India is planning to hike the price of its high-end hatchback, the Grande Punto, sometime soon. Launched in June 2009, the car currently costs Rs 3.99 lakh for the 1.2 litre petrol variant and Rs 4.66 lakh for the 1.3 litre diesel variant (ex-showroom Delhi). After the price hike, it will be costlier by Rs 10,000-12,000 across variants.A Fiat India representative said that though raw material...
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day after receiving a rap from the union cabinet, petroleum minister Murli Deora today called a meeting of fuel retailers and sugar millers to ensure compliance with a programme to sell ethanol-doped petrol."Against the requirement of 68 crore litres this year, tenders floated by oil marketing companies received bids for only 40 per cent ethanol volumes," Deora told reporters.The government had in...
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NEW DELHI: A day after receiving a rap from the Union Cabinet, Oil Minister Murli Deora today called a meeting of fuel retailers and sugar millers to ensure compliance with a programme to sell ethanol-doped petrol. "Against the requirement of 68 crore litres this year, tenders floated by oil marketing companies received bids for only 40 per cent ethanol volumes," Deora told reporters. The government...
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A day after receiving a rap from the Union Cabinet, Oil Minister Murli Deora today called a meeting of fuel retailers and sugar millers to ensure compliance with a programme to sell ethanol-doped petrol."Against the requirement of 68 crore litres this year, tenders floated by oil marketing companies received bids for only 40 per cent ethanol volumes," Deora told reporters.The government had in 2006...
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government is not considering at present to raise petrol and diesel prices in line with the firming international crude rates, Petroleum Secretary RS Pandey said on Thursday."There is no proposal (to raise fuel prices) under consideration at present," he told reporters here. This is despite state-run oil firms losing Rs 3.85 per litre on petrol, Rs 3.71 a litre on diesel, Rs 16.34 per litre on kerosene...
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Six students of a private university were injured when the bus in which they travelled overturned on Kalaignar Karunanidhi Salai on Tuesday.According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Thoraipakkam) K.N. Murali, the bus was going to Akkarai.“The driver was trying to negotiate a curve on the link road when he lost control. The bus overturned leaving six students, including three girls, injured.The...
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