Petrol Price Hike In Kerala

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday refused to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) by Rs 2.50 on petrol and diesel, after the Centre's announcement. He added that there would be tax cuts in Kerala, only if fuel prices are brought down to the level when the Narendra Modi government assumed office in May 2014.

Petrol and diesel prices have been lowered for the fourth straight day in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

With prices of fuel at an all-time high, Indians today woke up to the news that the price of petrol had been slashed by 60 paise while the price of diesel was down by 59 paise. For many, it was a welcome relief after 16 straight days of hikes in petrol and diesel prices. But the happiness was short-lived as the Indian Oil Corporation quickly clarif...

With fuel prices at an all-time high, the Kerala government has decided that it will reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by Re 1 in the state from Friday, June 1. With this, Kerala becomes the first state to announce a cut in fuel prices.

The taxi and autorickshaw drivers in the state are slated to go on an indefinite strike from November 15 to demand a revision of fares, in view of the hike in petrol and diesel prices.

In a dissenting voice from the government over the steepest petrol price hike ever, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said it was "not a correct step." "The oil companies should have shown some propriety," Mr Antony told reporters as the UPA Government faced street protests and came under intense pressure from even its allies to roll back the ...

In some relief to the people, the Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala on Thursday waived the additional revenue to be accrued through sales tax from the latest petrol price hike, but opposition LDF and BJP enforced a dawn-to-dusk hartal demanding roll-back of the increase, disrupting normal life across the state.

The dawn-to dusk hartal called separately by LDF and BJP in Kerala to protest the increase in petrol price partially affected normal life across the state today.

Opposition CPI-M led Left Democratic Front in Kerala on Wednesday gave a call for dawn-to-dusk strike in the state on Thursday to protest the steepest ever increase in petrol price.

Flaying the frequent hike in petrol prices, the Kerala High Court has said that Central and state governments cannot "wash their hands" off and directed the Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Petroleum to produce their balance sheets and quarterly reports before it in three weeks.

The dawn-to-dusk strike called by the CPI(M)-led LDF and BJP separately in Kerala against the petrol price hike hit normal life across the state today.

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday refused to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) by Rs 2.50 on petrol and diesel, after the Centre's announcement. He added that there would be tax cuts in Kerala, only if fuel prices are brought down to the level when the Narendra Modi government assumed office in May 2014.

Petrol and diesel prices have been lowered for the fourth straight day in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

With prices of fuel at an all-time high, Indians today woke up to the news that the price of petrol had been slashed by 60 paise while the price of diesel was down by 59 paise. For many, it was a welcome relief after 16 straight days of hikes in petrol and diesel prices. But the happiness was short-lived as the Indian Oil Corporation quickly clarif...

With fuel prices at an all-time high, the Kerala government has decided that it will reduce the prices of petrol and diesel by Re 1 in the state from Friday, June 1. With this, Kerala becomes the first state to announce a cut in fuel prices.

The taxi and autorickshaw drivers in the state are slated to go on an indefinite strike from November 15 to demand a revision of fares, in view of the hike in petrol and diesel prices.

In a dissenting voice from the government over the steepest petrol price hike ever, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said it was "not a correct step." "The oil companies should have shown some propriety," Mr Antony told reporters as the UPA Government faced street protests and came under intense pressure from even its allies to roll back the ...

In some relief to the people, the Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala on Thursday waived the additional revenue to be accrued through sales tax from the latest petrol price hike, but opposition LDF and BJP enforced a dawn-to-dusk hartal demanding roll-back of the increase, disrupting normal life across the state.

The dawn-to dusk hartal called separately by LDF and BJP in Kerala to protest the increase in petrol price partially affected normal life across the state today.

Opposition CPI-M led Left Democratic Front in Kerala on Wednesday gave a call for dawn-to-dusk strike in the state on Thursday to protest the steepest ever increase in petrol price.

Flaying the frequent hike in petrol prices, the Kerala High Court has said that Central and state governments cannot "wash their hands" off and directed the Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Petroleum to produce their balance sheets and quarterly reports before it in three weeks.

The dawn-to-dusk strike called by the CPI(M)-led LDF and BJP separately in Kerala against the petrol price hike hit normal life across the state today.