Cash me if you can: Petrol at Rs 100 not out, diesel crosses Rs 90 in Karnataka
Petrol prices in several districts in Karnataka breached the sensitive Rs 100 per litre-mark on Monday after touching a record high in several states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. At Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district, fuel prices were perhaps the highest in the state with petrol at Rs 103.51 and diesel at Rs 93.21 per litre.
In Bengaluru, fuel prices rose by 29 paise, but remained below the Rs 100-mark, at Rs 98.49 for petrol and Rs 91.41 per litre of diesel. Balaji Rao, president of Bengaluru Petroleum Dealers’ Association told TNIE that in another 10 days, the price will cross `100 per litre in Bengaluru too.
