Petrol, diesel rates may ease as cheaper crude arrives, says oil minister Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday indicated that petrol and diesel prices could be reduced if lower-priced crude oil purchased recently reaches Indian refiners, while asserting that domestic fuel prices have seen only a limited increase despite sharp…
Ferry service between Sulthan Battery and Tannirbavi in Mangaluru Mangaluru: The increase in diesel prices has put ferry associations in the city under financial strain. The BMD Ferry Service, Thota Bengre Ferry Service operated by Mahajana Sabha Bengre, and Boloor Mogaveera Ferry Service Committee have raised concerns over rising operational and maintenance costs.Saleem Hasan, director,…
NAMAKKAL: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association (TNLOA) has resolved to raise freight rates by 25% with effect from June 15, citing increasing diesel prices. The decision was announced by state president C Dhanraj after an executive committee meeting here on Wednesday.During the meeting, members reviewed concerns such as the rise in diesel costs, freight…
The demonstrators also submitted a memorandum to the DC calling for a regulated eight-hour workday, proportional pay for daily-wage and piece-rate workers, double overtime pay, equal wages for women, paid weekly offs, sick leave, and festival holidays Ludhiana: Hundreds of union workers staged a protest outside the deputy commissioner’s office on Tuesday, demanding a ₹30,000…
The government provided Rs 1.23 lakh crore to oil marketing companies to help keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged for 78 days following the outbreak of the Middle East crisis, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The fertiliser minister has sought a doubling of the Rs 1.77 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy earmarked for FY27, government sources…
Gurgaon: In a season of rising costs, your monthly maintenance bill could be the next one to go up.This has nothing to do with the US-Iran conflict, but the newly implemented labour code. Across condominiums and gated societies, where most of the urban population in NCR lives, maintenance budgets are being reworked because of higher…
Ludhiana: As retail fuel prices surge, petrol pump owners report a financial crisis driven by stagnant dealer commissions and ballooning operational overheads. Dealers warn that while they must invest significantly more working capital to maintain stocks at current high prices, their profit margins have failed to keep pace with the rising costs of electricity, staff…
Ludhiana: A series of four fuel price hikes within just 11 days has pushed petrol and diesel prices up by over Rs 7 per litre, severely hitting transporters, auto-rickshaw drivers, and delivery agents. Daily wage workers and trade unions are expressing anger, pointing out that the govt refused to slash retail prices when global crude…
Nagpur: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked once again across the country on Monday, with rates rising by nearly 3 per litre within a week, pushing petrol prices in Nagpur close to the 112 mark and branded fuel beyond 120 per litre.Following the latest revision, petrol in Nagpur is now retailing at 111.70 per litre,…
Petrol and diesel prices rose again Saturday by nearly ₹1 per litre each for the third time in eight days. This pushed cumulative hikes to almost ₹5 per litre in only over a week despite a fall in international crude oil prices. Petrol and diesel prices rose again in India. (AFP) Hyderabad recorded the highest…
