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Fuel prices should be slashed by Rs 10 at least: Mamata
4 Oct 2018 6:26 PM ISTSiliguri (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded that the Centre should slash fuel prices by Rs 10 per litre at least...
Powering up on biofuel
16 July 2012 6:07 AM ISTThe government's move towards a mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol, pegging the target at five per cent, is a step in the right direction. The...
Govt’s petrol itch soothes
29 Jun 2012 6:04 AM ISTIn a step that will come as relief to inflation-battered common people, the petroleum companies cut petrol price by Rs 2.46 per litre on Thursday,...
Meghalaya lowers VAT on petrol
14 Jun 2012 7:37 AM ISTThe Meghalaya government on Wednesday decided to bring down the VAT on petrol, a decision which would come into effect from Friday, Chief Minister...
Bharat Bandh over petrol, CNG price hike
30 May 2012 8:07 AM ISTBJP Delhi Pradesh President Vijender Gupta and Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra have claimed that more than...
‘Not considering hike in diesel, LPG’
29 May 2012 2:16 PM ISTStill battling the fallout of last week’s steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol price, the government on Monday said it is not considering raising...
CM gives with one hand, takes with other
29 May 2012 10:00 AM ISTWith the Assembly poll looming ahead, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit did keep her promise and slashed 20 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on the hiked...
EGoM meet to revise diesel, LPG rates soon
25 May 2012 11:57 AM ISTAfter a steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol prices, a high powered ministerial panel headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may meet soon to...
Govt subsidy of Rs 38,500 cr to oil firms for FY12
22 May 2012 10:41 AM ISTThe government will dole out Rs 38,500 crore additional cash subsidy to public sector oil companies as part of compensation for selling diesel,...
Oil firms seek compensation from finance ministry
18 May 2012 9:49 AM ISTThe petroleum ministry has sought cash subsidy of Rs 49,872 crore from the finance ministry to compensate state-owned oil firms for selling fuel at...