Tag: fuel price
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Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response, opposition rallies against BJP
New Delhi : The Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left on Monday against rising fuel prices and tumbling rupee evoked mixed response in the country as the opposition closed its ranks against the Modi government. The BJP dubbed the protest a failure. The day-long shutdown affected normal life in Odisha, Karnataka, Bihar, Kerala…
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Congress calls for Bharat bandh on Sept 10 against fuel price hike
New Delhi : Calling the steep rise in diesel and petrol prices as Rs 11 lakh crore ‘fuel loot,’ the Congress on Thursday called for a ‘Bharat bandh’ on September 10, saying it was in touch with other parties for their support. The party again demanded that petrol and diesel be brought under Goods and…
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Haiti: Calls for PM to resign amid fuel price woes
By Alix Hardy, Mexico City: Protests entered a fourth day in Haiti on Monday as the government’s decision to back down on raising fuel prices failed to ease tensions. Various sectors also called for Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant’s resignation over the crisis. Protestors marched on parliament before being turned back by police while others…
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Worried about fuel price hike: Naqvi
Panaji : The government is worried about the rising fuel prices, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Sunday. “Along with the people, even we are worried when the price of petrol, diesel, LPG, increases. When our party was in the opposition, we had opposed any hike in petroleum because the price…