Jharkhand cuts diesel price by Rs 2.50 a litre

The Jharkhand government Thursday reduced diesel price by Rs 2.50 per litre, an official release said here.

Chief Minister Raghubar Das asked Commercial Department Secretary K K Khandelwal to take necessary action in this regard, it said.

The Centre on Thursday announced a Rs 2.50 per litre cut in petrol and diesel prices, after it reduced excise duty by Rs 1.50 a litre and asked oil companies to absorb another Re 1.