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Thiruvananthapuram: Fuel prices are on the rise in the country. Today, petrol price was hiked by 87 paise and diesel by 74 paise. The maximum for the last eight days is Rs. This will lead to higher prices and prices of daily necessities and public transport in the country.
Fuel prices have not risen for the past four months following elections in five states. A week after the results were announced, there were reports that fuel prices would rise sharply, but a week later, oil companies started raising prices again. Fuel prices are expected to rise in the coming days.