Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Dec 25, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Some 25 states in the country have already reduced the excise duty on fuel and provided relief to people, the former Maharashtra chief minister said.
Nov 03, 2021 Outlook Business Team The government stated that the idea behind reducing the excise duty is to give a fillip to the economy which is recovering from the onslaught of the pandemic.
By riding on bicycles in front of the Congress Bhavan here, Youth Congress protesters demonstrated with posters and flags as they raised slogans and demanded rollback of fuel prices.
Jul 07, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau West Bengal labour minister Becharam Manna cycled from his home in Hooghly district to the Assembly in Kolkata covering a distance of 38 km to protest the latest fuel price hike.
Petrol and diesel rates were hiked by 35 paise and 18 paise per litre on Sunday
The price of petrol and now that of diesel has crossed Rs 100 per litre at several places.
On Monday, the petrol price was hiked by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
On Saturday, petrol price in Mumbai hit an all-time high of Rs 102.36 per litre, while diesel cost Rs 94.45/litre, highest among the metros. In Delhi, the petrol prices touched a whopping Rs 96.12 a litre, while diesel is being sold at Rs 86.98 per litre.
Petrol price has been hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
The price of petrol, which had already crossed the Rs 100-mark in several cities in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, breached the psychological barrier in Mumbai on Saturday.
The price increase led to petrol rates crossing the Rs 100-mark in more places of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Association president Suneet Bagai said if there is no positive decision by the government then the association will go on an indefinite strike from April 25.
The statement assumes significance in view of the outcry over the rise in petrol price for the past over one year that touched Rs 100 per litre in some states.
The Jammu and Kashmir Congress also said, 'this regime is acting brazenly in adding to the woes of people'.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday rode a tractor, pulled by party legislators on the way to the state Assembly here to protest the rise in fuel prices
Irani, when in Opposition, would take to the streets even if prices of petrol and diesel rose by Rs 5 per litre, but today she is 'completely silent', said Youth Cong chief Srinivas B V.
Congress workers marched outside the Kerala Secretariat, demanding a rollback in fuel price hike
The budget session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly will be held from Friday to March 20.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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