Rajasthan petrol pumps say OMCs cutting suppliesRajasthan petrol pump dealers allege oil marketing companies have reduced fuel supplies and imposed informal sales limits on consumers. Thi...
15 May, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
India's retail car sales hit record in April, but Mideast crisis clouds outlookIndian car sales reached an all-time high in April. Passenger vehicle sales saw a significant jump. This growth was driven by rate cuts, ea...
05 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
Indian truckers fret as looming diesel hikes spur panic-buyingSoutheast India is experiencing significant fuel challenges, with motorists waiting in long lines as petrol and diesel become increasingly ...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
"Companies not able to supply oil properly:" Andhra Petroleum Association flags diesel shortage, long queues at fuel stationsCommuters in Andhra Pradesh face severe diesel shortages. Long queues have formed at petrol bunks for two days. Limited supply from oil com...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Petroleum dealers association calls for 48-hour petrol pump bandh in AssamNortheast India Petroleum dealers association (Greater Guwahati) leads a 48-hour bandh in Assam's Kamrup Metro, Kamrup, and Morigaon distri...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
Over 6,300 petrol pumps remain shut in Rajasthan due to strike against high VATOver 6,300 petrol pumps in Rajasthan were closed for eight hours on Wednesday as part of a strike by operators protesting against high VAT ...
13 Sep, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
Pakistan petroleum dealers threaten to shut down fuel stationsPetroleum dealers in Pakistan have threatened to shut down fuel stations across the country if the government fails to increase their profi...
21 Jul, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Exercising your voting right will get you discount at petrol pumpPetrol pumps will also have some staff promoting voting among customers, using pamphlets and other campaign material.
06 Apr, 2019, 07.39 AM IST
Modi government slams move to close petrol pumps on Sundays"@PetroleumMin neither endorses nor approves of move by a small section of dealers to keep their petrol pumps closed on Sundays," the minis...
20 Apr, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
Petrol pumps may remain shut on SundaysCurrently, many outlets function between 6 am and 10 pm while some are open round the clock and seven days a week.
11 Apr, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Petrol up by Rs 3.78, diesel by Rs 1.70 as TN revises VATFollowing the hike, the petrol price had touched the Rs 75 mark in Chennai while additional costs like transportation would add a little mo...
05 Mar, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
Petrol pumps closed in Haryana after dealers indefinite strikeOver 2,300 fuel pumps in Haryana have stopped selling petrol & diesel to consumers as petroleum dealers went on indefinite strike to press ...
20 Jul, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
West Bengal government to take up petrol dealers’ issuesDealers have raised the issue of a mismatch in the volumes of fuel carried by the registered transporters of oil companies and the amount s...
22 Jun, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Petrol dealers facing challenges: Consortium of Indian Petroleum DealersConsortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers' Association, , says members are facing various issues including margins that have got reduced.
22 Apr, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
Petrol pump retailers threaten to strike on December 24The Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers' Association representing the fuel retail outlets, have threatened to go on a one-day strike nex...
18 Dec, 2013, 08.20 PM IST
- Fuel pump owners demand removal of octroi on diesel, petrol
The abolition of octroi on fuel would have led to petrol and diesel getting cheaper by 75 paise and 85 paise per litre, respectively, withi...
20 Mar, 2012, 09.49 PM IST
- Petroleum dealers urges govt to reduce diesel cess
Members of West Bengal Petroleum Dealers' Association on Tuesday urged the state government to reduce cess on diesel.
05 Jul, 2011, 10.31 PM IST