Petrol up by Rs 5 a litre; LPG up Rs 50

[sachin_kothari]

The government on Wednesday increased the price of petrol by Rs 5 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 3 a litre. The price of an LPG too has gone up by Rs 50 a cylinder.

Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has also proposed double price for extra cooking gas cylinders. He has also proposed a new distribution scheme for LPG cylinders. Only 8 cylinders will be allowed at the current rates. All extra cylinders will cost twice the amount.

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[apoorva84]

time to dust and oil my bicycle....

[Pathik]

Zea. Cycling is the way to go now. Petrol is Rs.59 now. Dammit.

[dheeraj_kumar]

And a chance for all you people to prove that the microwave can be used for cooking something other than popcorn and papad.

[Kl@w-24]

WTF is the common man supposed to do now????

[Xccentricity]

Leave it to the UPA to screw things up, atleast when the NDA was in power they kept the prices at check.

[infra_red_dude]

Why doesn't the bloody Govt. increase the price of petroleum products while reducing the cess and other **** taxes? All the taxes go into the Govt. taxes. We agree that increase in the price of fuel in inevitable.. but why don't they reduce the tax? We pay income tax, prof. tax, education tax, infrastu. tax, sewage tax, water tax, service tax, entry tax, exit tax, birth tax, death tax, .. this tax.. that tax.. **** tax... you name it and we pay it!!

[iinfi]

increase in fuel prices was inevitable.
follow wats written in my siggy

[sachin_kothari]

Customs duty on crude has been reduced to nil from 5%.

The price hike will be effective from midnight today. So fuel up today.

[tarey_g]

lag gaye L**** , i mean lag gayi waat

[ray|raven]

Guess this was waiting to happen. Too bad. 5Rs/Liter is too much IMO.

[channabasanna]

So it will be Rs 57.00 in Bangalore, my friend told me that shell is costing Rs 71.00 for its super petrol, last time i used shell it cost me Rs 62.00 per litre.

[dreamcatcher]

OMG!!!..i guess i will have to leae my car now and get a bullock cart..

anyone knos where to get a bullock cart in EMI???

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ Sorry, they are out of stock

[ancientrites]

my place is kind a village/town i am gonna get a bullock cart.

[fun2sh]

wat happened to to hydro car which runs on hydrogen n oxygen

[cool_techie_tvm]

Aha, Keralites rejoice...tomorrow is going to be another Hartal Day !!

[fun2sh]

wat happened to to hydro car which runs on hydrogen n oxygen

[iinfi]

anyone good here in optics??
hmm... wats the heat generated by a convex lens with focal length abt 2-3 mm.
data insufficient i know.
was jus wondering whether a number of convex lens or concave mirrors can be placed over 1X1 feet area on the roof top of bldgs and and below it place a string of copper wires.
will the wires be heated up enough to carry energy to the household for cooking purposes? act as a substitute for hot plates?

seems far fetched but jus thought someone here mite know a bit more abt this stuff!!

[dreamcatcher]

well..you can do that...but the copper wires will radiate heat to the extent that it will be the same..
aare kerosene prices havent been increased..dump cuking oil and adhere to "mitti ka tel"

lolzzz

[mastermunj]

guys, best is to have cycle if we have to travel nearby ..
1. good exercise ...
2. no pollution ..
3. money saved..

or we shall use bikes running on battery... as distance is not problem..

if nothing, then keep pockets open for the government authorized goons!!

[dreamcatcher]

^^^muscle power..free but no validity..may be out of service due to excessive heat..

[Pathik]

^Its started raining in Mumbai now. Cycle Zindabaad!!!!

[dreamcatcher]

abbe sirf mumbai mein prices bada hai kya..here its 42 degrees...

muscle power=free potboils and sunburns..

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by apoorva84

time to dust and oil my bicycle....

Hehe, I did that about a week back, bought a new bicycle, anything within 5 kms, I take my bicycle now.

[blueshift]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

Why doesn't the bloody Govt. increase the price of petroleum products while reducing the cess and other **** taxes? All the taxes go into the Govt. taxes. We agree that increase in the price of fuel in inevitable.. but why don't they reduce the tax?

They have indeed reduce some taxes. It was supposed to be >10rs increase but they made it to 5rs.

Price hike is good..atleast it will stop unnecessary wastage and people will think twice before going out in vehicles. But I think it will make no difference to the rich lads.

[jal_desai]

SCREW CONGRESS....SCREW BJP.... I DONT CARE IF FLAME WAR STARTS HERE... BUT THIS IS HIGH TIME... evry body is paying a high price because of those stupid moron sitting in Delhi.... those who hardly have 5 yrs of their remaining life are writing the future of the young india.... f**ker is just not the word to describe them fully.... It is just because of the patient indian citizens tht they are surviving now.... they keep increasing prices of petrol and diesel every 15 days....

Just today i saw on news channel the footage of the minister justifying the increase.... the bas**rd said that we are JUST increasing Rs 5 and Rs 3 on Petrol and Diesel respectively inspite of we are facing a high losses in it...

Originally Posted by blueshift

They have indeed reduce some taxes. It was supposed to be >10rs increase but they made it to 5rs.

Price hike is good..atleast it will stop unnecessary wastage and people will think twice before going out in vehicles. But I think it will make no difference to the rich lads.

this is not the solution brother... who is responsible if it is supposed to be >10 rs???????? just their bulls**t management is causing this.... and moreover... 10 rupiya se ghatakar 5 rupiya kiya to koi ehsaan nahi kiya....... it is government's fu**in JOB to see whether the normal indian citizen lives a comfortable life....

[iMav]

Originally Posted by tarey_g

lag gaye L**** , i mean lag gayi waat

Bush ne chink maari, Iraq hil gaya, humare bhi lag gaye.

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

Why doesn't the bloody Govt. increase the price of petroleum products while reducing the cess and other **** taxes? All the taxes go into the Govt. taxes. We agree that increase in the price of fuel in inevitable.. but why don't they reduce the tax? We pay income tax, prof. tax, education tax, infrastu. tax, sewage tax, water tax, service tax, entry tax, exit tax, birth tax, death tax, .. this tax.. that tax.. **** tax... you name it and we pay it!!

Well, according to the nos. the govt. still goes into a debt and falls short after making the increase, but what some are saying is that though the govt. is going in debt they are not reducing profit margins of the companies so in short govt. is making a fool of itself.

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

Aha, Keralites rejoice...tomorrow is going to be another Hartal Day !!

Left is going left, right & center with atleast a 12 hour total bandh in the South & East tomorrow.

Originally Posted by fun2sh

wat happened to to hydro car which runs on hydrogen n oxygen

I got a message from s18000rpm a few days back, Mahindra is going to come out with Bio-Fuel SUVs soon.

Originally Posted by mastermunj

guys, best is to have cycle if we have to travel nearby ..
1. good exercise ...
2. no pollution ..
3. money saved..

or we shall use bikes running on battery... as distance is not problem..

if nothing, then keep pockets open for the government authorized goons!!

One can perceive it like that, considering rising metal prices & oil prices, thereby the cost of buying a car and running it have shot up drastically, this might act as a deterrent to people buying cars, but unfortunately this won't happen.

Originally Posted by jal_desai

SCREW CONGRESS....SCREW BJP.... I DONT CARE IF FLAME WAR STARTS HERE... BUT THIS IS HIGH TIME... evry body is paying a high price because of those stupid moron sitting in Delhi.... those who hardly have 5 yrs of their remaining life are writing the future of the young india.... f**ker is just not the word to describe them fully.... It is just because of the patient indian citizens tht they are surviving now.... they keep increasing prices of petrol and diesel every 15 days....

Just today i saw on news channel the footage of the minister justifying the increase.... the bas**rd said that we are JUST increasing Rs 5 and Rs 3 on Petrol and Diesel respectively inspite of we are facing a high losses in it...

There is very little the govt. can do, the price rise was imminent, it had to be done. There was no other choice, no matter how much you reduce/increase taxes the price of oil had to be increased. Please note that I am not a big fan of any political party.

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by iMav

There is very little the govt. can do, the price rise was imminent, it had to be done. There was no other choice, no matter how much you reduce/increase taxes the price of oil had to be increased. Please note that I am not a big fan of any political party.

If government can't do anythign then WHAT IT IS FOR..? sorry for my simple questions but this only matters... Government is the highest authority... we have the right to ask the reason why we are getting screwed... Even i am not a fan of any plitical party... Everybody is corrupt over there... and everybody is to be blamed... it wud be justifiable if it increases once in a year (even tht too is much frequent).. but they are increasing the price every now and then... tht is simply ridiculous..

[Pat]

Originally Posted by iMav

There is very little the govt. can do, the price rise was imminent, it had to be done. There was no other choice, no matter how much you reduce/increase taxes the price of oil had to be increased. Please note that I am not a big fan of any political party.

+1
It was bound to happen! I was just shocked when there were rumours doing round about a possible hike of about Rs. 17 per litre on petrol! This is still ok! I am feeling not all that bad, probably bcoz I just bought a diesel car 3 months back

Originally Posted by jal_desai

If government can't do anythign then WHAT IT IS FOR..? sorry for my simple questions but this only matters... Government is the highest authority... we have the right to ask the reason why we are getting screwed... Even i am not a fan of any plitical party... Everybody is corrupt over there... and everybody is to be blamed... it wud be justifiable if it increases once in a year (even tht too is much frequent).. but they are increase the price every now and then... tht is simply ridiculous..

Wow! Stop blaming government for evrything and anything! The price increase is due to the WORLD-WIDE rise in oil prices! There is very little that Indian Goverment can do to control international oil prices