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Premium petrol touches Rs 100 in 3 states; LPG prices hit Rs 769 a cylinder

Premium petrol touches Rs 100 in three states; LPG prices hit Rs 769 a cylinder

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For consumers, the subsidy cushion that successive governments had maintained to mute the impact of higher fuel costs has been thinned out now

Twesh Mishra New Delhi
Auto fuel and cooking gas prices have zoomed in the first fortnight of February, touching record high levels across the country. The price of petrol rose from Rs 86.30 a litre on February 1 to Rs 88.99 a litre on Monday (February 15) in Delhi. Diesel prices have risen from Rs 76.48 a litre to 79.35 a litre during the same period in the national capital. 

Reports have come of premium petrol being sold at above Rs 100 in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, Maharashtra’s Parbhani, and three districts in Rajasthan. Premium grade petrol is costlier because of its ability to improve the