New Delhi: Notwithstanding strong demands by the BJP and a section of the ruling Congress, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has made it clear that there will be no rollback of five per cent VAT on the CNG, which fuels public transport on Delhi roads. "We will not withdraw the VAT on CNG. We have levied only five per cent VAT on the fuel and that is justifiable," Sheila told...
04:39 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for presenting a "lacklustre" budget, saying the city government has "betrayed" the people by making provisions which will further burden them. "It is a lacklustre budget which has nothing for the people reeling under the high food prices. The budget will further burden the common man," said senior BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi, initiating discussion on the budget. Criticising...
01:49 AM, May 30, 2012
HYDERABAD: A day after oil companies announced the steepest ever hike in petrol price, auto-rickshaw drivers in the city seemed to have taken an oath to pass on the burden to the people, disregarding the mandatory meter chargers, and further fuelling public fury. At several places, people were seen arguing with the auto-drivers for overcharging them in the name of the petrol price hike. I travel the same distance to...
08:40 AM, May 25, 2012
An interactive graph displaying the hike in fuel prices (petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG) in Delhi from 1989 to 2012. ...
06:40 PM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a major setback for households and vehicle owners, the hike in CNG prices by Adani Gas Ltd is set to take effect on Sunday. Those fuelling up will now have to shell out Rs 4.70 more per kg of CNG. As a result, auto and taxi unions have threatened to go on strike if their fare meters are not hiked simultaneously. The hike by the city gas...
08:34 AM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: CNG price in the national capital and adjoining towns has been increased by up to Rs 1.90 per kg, as costlier LNG was being imported to make up for fall in output from Reliance Industries gas field. Compressed natural gas in Delhi will cost Rs 1.70 per kg more at Rs 35.45 per kg with effect from midnight on Monday, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, the sole retailer of CNG...
06:00 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Mumbai: Citizens just can't catch a break, as a day after the municipal election results were announced, they will need to prepare themselves to pay more. The prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) used by 1.04 lakh auto rickshaws and 42,000 taxis in Mumbai have been increased from Sunday. Prices of CNG have increased from Rs 31.47 per kg to Rs 33.10 per kg in the city whereas the prices...
02:32 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) station in south Delhi on Monday night after a car went up in flames, causing minor injuries to four persons. The blaze was reported from the fuel station located near a petrol pump in Munirka near Vasant Vihar Depot at around 8:25 pm, police and fire brigade officials said. Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot to...
11:58 PM, Jan 16, 2012
New Delhi: The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) has been hiked by Rs 1.75 per kg in the national capital with effect from Friday midnight, mainly on account of rupee depreciation against the US dollar. Indraprastha Gas Ltd, which sells CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in Delhi and neighbouring towns, said the new prices would be effective from Friday midnight. "The revision in prices would...
01:41 PM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: Price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) may be hiked by up to Rs 2 per kg in the next few days as rupee devaluation has pushed up input cost. City gas retailers including Indraprastha Gas Ltd, which supplies CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in the national capital, are likely to announce fuel price revision over the weekend, sources privy to the development said. IGL...
05:51 PM, Dec 26, 2011
New Delhi: After petrol, price of compressed natural gas (CNG) has been increased by Rs 0.50 per kg, the second hike in rates in as many months. Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), a joint venture of state-run GAIL India and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), hiked CNG price in Delhi by Rs 0.50 per kg and in neighbouring Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad by Rs 0.55 per kg. "The new consumer price of...
03:22 PM, Jun 04, 2011
New Delhi: Indraprastha Gas Ltd on Saturday hiked price of CNG it sells to automobiles in national capital by Rs 0.30 per kg to Rs 29.30 per kg. IGL, the sole supplier of CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households, raised compressed natural gas (CNG) price in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad with effect from midnight tonight, the company said in a press statement. "The correction in...
06:16 PM, Apr 02, 2011
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The minimum fare for autos will be increased from current Rs 10 (first one Km) to Rs 19 (for first two kms). ...
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CNG will cost Rs.27.50 a kg in Delhi, and Rs.30.60 in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. ...
10:39 PM, Jun 16, 2010
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