The vegetable market near Lok Bhavan in Ranchi Ranchi: Vegetable prices witnessed a noticeable increase across city markets over the past week, putting further strain on household budgets. Traders attributed the rise to higher transportation costs due to rise in fuel prices as most vegetables are sourced from nearby districts as well as neighbouring West…
Mangaluru: Autorickshaw drivers and owners in Dakshina Kannada have demanded the district administration consider a fare hike.The Karnataka Pragathipara Auto Drivers’ Association affiliated with the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) submitted a memorandum to the Dakshina Kannada district administration seeking hike in fares of autorickshaws in the district. According to its members,…
Jamshedpur: The recent hike in fuel prices has triggered a Rs 5 hike in fares by autorickshaw operators in the city from Friday. The move comes days after inter-district and long-distance bus operators announced a fare hike.The Sikhshit Berojgar Tempo Chalak Sanchalak Sangh (SBTCSS), a representative body of auto drivers and vehicle owners, has decided…
Congress workers stage a protest against the hike in fuel prices on Tuesday, in Kalaburagi Kalaburagi: Congress workers took to the streets here on Tuesday, protesting against the hike in petrol, diesel and LPG prices and demanding an immediate rollback by the BJP-led Union govt. The demonstration, organised by the district Congress committee, started at…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Fuel price hikes reduced petrol/diesel losses, but daily strain persists. Significant LPG losses continue from rising global energy costs. Ujjwala cylinder quota reduced; domestic LPG production increased. India’s state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) may have received some relief after recent fuel price hikes, but…
Nagpur: Traffic in Ganeshpeth area came to a standstill on Monday as Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) activists blocked buses and traffic during a ‘rasta roko’ protest staged to highlight spiralling inflation and rising crime. The protest brought traffic movement on one of the city’s busiest roads to a grinding halt. Later, police detained 17…
Nagpur/Kolhapur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday rejected Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar‘s claim that the Centre would pay a “political price” for the latest LPG price hike, saying the increase was driven by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Speaking to reporters in Kolhapur, Pawar hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The…
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday (June 7) criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of gas and fuel price hike and said that it was being done in a phased manner to avoid public backlash while steadily disturbing household budgets. Hitting out at the Prime Minister, Mr. Pawar said, “He [Mr….
CPI members staged a protest condemning the Union government over the consecutive hike in the prices of petrol, diesel, auto gas and commercial cylinders Coimbatore: Members of the CPI on Thursday, staged a protest near the district collectorate in the city, condemning the Union government over the consecutive hike in the prices of petrol, diesel,…
T’puram: CPM will organize a statewide protest against rising fuel prices on June 4. CPM state secretary M V Govindan said the protest was being organized against Centre’s unmindful hike of petroleum products and the silence of UDF govt in Kerala over the issue.Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, Govindan said CPM workers would protest…
