In Delhi, petrol price was increased by 39 paise per litre, while diesel costs 37 paise a litre. Following the increase, petrol climbed to Rs 90.58 per litre and diesel has been hiked by Rs 80.97 per litre in the national capital.
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Fuel prices hiked for 11th day in row; petrol past Rs 90 per litre for first time ever in Delhi
Regular petrol rate crossed the Rs 90 mark for the first time in Delhi at Rs 90.19 per litre as against Rs 89.88 on Thursday, while diesel price climbed to Rs 80.60 a litre, as per data from the Indian Oil Corporation website
BusinessToday.In | February 19, 2021 | Updated 10:01 IST
Petrol and diesel prices are on an upward spiral, hitting record highs across metros, while they have already crossed the Rs 100 mark in some cities
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Friday, February 19, for the eleventh day in a row. Fuel rates are on an upward spiral, hitting record highs across metros, while they have already crossed the Rs 100 mark in some cities.
NEW DELHI: After Rajasthan, petrol price on Thursday crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Madhya Pradesh after fuel rates were increased for the tenth day in a row.
Petrol price was hiked by 34 paise per litre and diesel by 32 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
While branded or additive-laced petrol, which attracts higher taxes, had crossed the Rs 100-mark in some places in states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, regular petrol crossed the physiological mark in Sriganganagar town of Rajasthan on Wednesday, and on Thursday it went past that mark in Madhya Pradesh.
In Anuppur of Madhya Pradesh, petrol is priced at Rs 100.25 per litre and diesel at Rs 90.35.
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