The government on Thursday took the first major step towards the deregulation of diesel prices saying oil companies will be allowed to decide the prices and hike the prices in small amounts from time to time. ...
08:03 AM, Jan 18, 2013
A decision on raising diesel and LPG prices is expected on Thursday. Sources have told CNN-IBN that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take a call on raising diesel and LPG prices at the cabinet meet on Thursday. ...
10:15 AM, Jan 17, 2013
After the railway fare hike, the government is all set to raise diesel and cooking gas rates. The Congress Core group will meet in the national capital on Friday to take a final call. CNN-IBN has learnt that a hike of Rs 4.50 per litre in diesel prices and that of Rs 100 per cylinder for LPG prices is expected. ...
10:53 AM, Jan 11, 2013
After announcing a hike in railway fares, the government is now set to take a tough decision on raising fuel prices as early as this week or next week. A hike of Rs 4.50 per litre in diesel prices and that of Rs 100 per cylinder for LPG prices is expected. ...
01:19 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the government must raise diesel, kerosene and cooking gas prices in a phased manner as India's fuel prices are well below international prices. Sources have told Network 18 that the government may consider hiking diesel prices by Rs 2 to 3 per litre and LPG by rs 50 to 75 rupees, in line with the Kelkar committee report recommendations. ...
09:16 AM, Jan 08, 2013
After the government put on hold the Rs 26.50 hike on non-subsidised LPG cylinders, Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily said it was the oil companies' decision and not the ministry's, as had been reported. The minister further added that the public sector oil firms will take a call on raising the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders. ...
12:39 PM, Nov 03, 2012
New Delhi: Sources on Friday said that it was a communication by the Oil Ministry that led to a reversal of the price hike on non-subsidised LPG cylinders. The government on Thursday had hiked the prices of non-subsidised cooking gas by Rs 26.50 to Rs 922, up from Rs 895.50. The hike was supposed to come into effect on November 11. However, facing criticism from all sides, the government put...
09:27 AM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: In some relief to the people, the government has decided to put on hold its Rs 26-hike on non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG), which consumers buy beyond the cheaper quota of six cylinders. On Thursday, the government announced its decision to hike the prices which would have raised the prices to Rs 922 per cylinder from the prevalent rate of Rs 895.50. The government had in September restricted the...
07:34 AM, Nov 02, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed her unhappiness over the central government's decision to hike the price of cooking gas by over Rs 11. "Do you know, how many times prices have been increased, affecting the interest of the common people during UPA-II? Today again, the central government has hiked LPG prices by 11.42 per cylinder. Very bad, very sad," Banerjee posted...
01:09 AM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Saturday hiked the prices of LPG by Rs 11.42 per cylinder, saying that this was done to raise the dealers' commission. The gas dealers had reportedly wanted a single price and commission of Rs 65 per cylinder, the same as on commercial cylinders. The National Federation of LPG Distributors of India (NFLDI), which represents around 10,500 cooking gas sale agencies, had asked the Centre to...
02:30 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Minister of State for Petroleum, RPN Singh told CNN-IBN that the petrol price hike will be rolled back, only if global oil prices come down. ...
08:01 AM, Sep 17, 2011
CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat slammed the Trinamool Congress saying that if they were honest and not just political grandstanding, they should take a decision that they are against the deregulation of prices and demand a reversal of it. ...
02:19 PM, Sep 16, 2011
DMK leader TKS Elangovan said that he was against the any rise in the LPG as it will affect the lower middle class and poor class. ...
02:07 PM, Sep 16, 2011
Speaking to CNN-IBN Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to CNN-IBN that he will seek a roll back of petrol prices. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: After another hike in fuel prices, an extra LPG cylinder could cost you about Rs 710. An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be meeting on Friday to discuss this. The EGoM will be taking up the recommendations of the task force on LPG and Kerosene pricing. The expert panel that has proposed that every household get only four to six LPG...
07:04 AM, Sep 16, 2011
