Fuel prices on fire, soar to record high

Petrol and diesel prices on Sunday were hiked for the fourth straight day by 35 paise per litre each, pushing pump rates to new record high across the country.

The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 109.34 per litre and Rs 115.15 per litre in Mumbai while diesel now costs Rs 98.07 per litre in Delhi and Rs 106.23 in Mumbai.

Depending on the twin factors of local taxes and cost of transportation, petrol prices have even crossed the Rs 120 per litre mark in several districts of Madhya Pradesh and border towns of Ganganagar and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan.

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Ganganagar now has the costliest fuel in the country with petrol costing Rs 121.52 a litre and diesel coming for Rs 112.44 per litre.