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 Once again petrol and diesel prices go high, out of reach of common man. The cost of a litre petrol is increased by Rs.4/- and Diesel by Rs.2/- The new prices declared by the petroleum ministry will come into effect from today mid night. However, the Government has decided not to touch the Gas and Kerosene prices. The effect of the price hike will directly reflect on the commodities and vegetables, thus putting more burdens on the middle class and down trodden. People’s outcry for the unaffordable prices was so far unheard and ignored by the government, and it is trying to put more load on its people with the latest hike.
Related StoriesDiesel-shortage-to-hit-Chiru-rally-hard  The temple town of Tirupathi is reeling under a severe shortage of diesel. The shortage has become so acute that the 30 odd petrol bunks in and around Tirupathi have been forced to put up ‘No Diesel’ boards at all their outlets. The ring gas prices have forced the oil companies to ration Diesel to the outlets. Now the companies are releasing to these outlets based on actual sales. The diesel that a petrol dealer got yesterday was sold out in just five hours flat. Thousands of vehicles are expe more Petrol,-Diesel,-and-Milk-price-hike-  Petrol and Diesel prices hike may be inevitable within few days. Petroleum ministry has submitted its request to centre for increasing the prices of Petrol and Diesel by Rs.2/- and Rs.1/- simultaneously. Dairy units of A.P. has already increased prices of the milk and milk products in some areas and soon to be increased in the other areas. There is a sharp rise in the prices of provisions and vegetables since last one year. The decision to hike the petroleum products will further push the prices to sky high. & more Hike-in-Petrol-and-Diesel-prices  Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukarje’s decision to increase the Customs and Excise duties on petroleum products directly reflects on Petrol and Diesel prices. In the budget that he has submitted to Parliament on yesterday, he has increased Customs charges from present Rs. 2.5 to Rs. 7.5 per litre on both the products. He also levied an additional excise duty Re.1per litre on both the products, with which Petrol price hikes by Rs.3.01 and Diesel price by Rs. 2.75 per litre from yesterday midnight. The price tally between the previou more Further-decrease-of-Diesel-&-Petrol-prices- Although not yet conformed Ex Finance Minister and present Union Home Minister Chidambaram gave indications about further decrease of the prices of petroleum products. He said that it’s time for reviewing the Diesel and Petrol prices. A close door meeting held at Prime Minister’s Office in the evening today, with Petroleum Minister Murali Devara may turn into a happy announcement of the good news any time as a New Year gift to the people of India more Airfare-and-oil-prices-come-down.  The sharp decline of the oil prices in the international market, while putting tremendous pressure on oil production and export countries, at the same time is delivering positive results in many ways benefiting the common-man. Few weeks back Union Government reduced petrol and diesel prices, and yesterday Petroleum Minister Murali Dewara once again gave the hint about further reduction of the oil prices. Once the oil prices come down, automatically the prices of commodities and vegetables will also come down, more KCR-calls-for-Telangana-bandh-over-petro-hike The back in the saddle TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao has given a bandh call in protest against the hike in petro, diesel and cooking gas prices. The union cabinet hiked the prices of Petrol by 5 rupees a litre, Diesel by 3 rupees a litre and cooking gas by 50 rupees a cylinder. KCR asked the people of Telangana to observe a bandh in Telangana over the petro hike on June 6. &nb more Petrol@150-rupees-a-litre!-  The truckers strike coupled with the strike by the employees of oil companies has thrown life out of gear in the state. There are long queues at petrol bunks that still have some stock left. Nearly 75 per cent of the petrol pumps in the state and also in the entire country have gone dry this morning. The black marketers are having a field day. At many places, the black marketers are selling petrol for as high as 150 rupees a litre. Even at this rate, not many are able to lay their hands on to this priz more YS-softens-gas-blow Chief minster YS Rajashekar Reddy reacted promptly to a suggestion from party Chief Sonia Gandhi and announced that the hike of rupees 50 a cylinder in Andhra Pradesh will be not be passed on to the people. The state government will foot the entire hike and see that the price of cooking gas does not go up by even a rupee in the state. The sales tax on Petrol and Diesel is also likely to be cut following directions from Sonia Gandhi. With general elections just under a year away, the congress party cannot afford to offend any section of the voters, particularly the middle class. &nb more ---Petrol-price-can’t-be-reduced  Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh in a press meet today said that petrol prices can’t be reduced immediately, though the oil price in the international market drastically came down since few weeks. He said we have to wait for some more time to let the Indian oil companies recover from the earlier losses occurred during high raise of the barrel price. more Viewing-films-much-costlier-now. State Government released a G.O today increasing the ticket prices of theatres. The hike is limited to upper classes only. For ordinary cinema halls in small towns and cities Rs.25 ticket will cost now Rs.30. Air Cooled theatres will collect Rs.40 for the present Rs.35 ticket. Air-conditioned theatres all over the state will squeeze Rs.50 instead of the present Rs.40 ticket from the viewers. While the small film producers still sitting in dharnas, with one of their demand for reducing the ticket price of the theatres, the new G.O. came as a slap on their face. The film industry, which is a major sufferer of piracy, will have to witness the proportionately increased piracy with the latest price hike. &nbs more |
