Petrol, diesel prices continue to burn a hole in common man’s pocket
In no respite to consumers, fuel prices were hiked for a second consecutive day on Thursday by approximately 35 paise per litre, touching new highs.
Petrol in Delhi is now at Rs 108.29 per litre, while diesel is now Rs 97.02 a litre. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices stood at Rs 114.14 and Rs 105.12 a litre each, respectively.
Petrol now costs Rs 108.78 a litre and diesel Rs 100.14 per litre in Kolkata. In Chennai, petrol is Rs 105.13 and diesel is Rs 101.25 a litre each.
Prices differ from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxes.
