Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Monday by up to 29 to 31 paise, according to price notification by the oil retailers, taking fuel prices to fresh record high levels.After the latest increase, a litre of petrol in Delhi is retailing at Rs. 96.4, whereas diesel costs Rs. 87.28. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs. 102.58 per litre, while diesel has reached Rs. 94.70 per litre.

Petrol price in Kolkata rose to Rs. 96.34 per litre and diesel to Rs.90.12 per litre following the hike. The fuel prices revised to Rs. 97.69 per litre for petrol and Rs.91.92 per litre for diesel in Chennai.In Bhopal, petrol is being sold at Rs. 104.59/litre & diesel at Rs. 95.91/litre. In Ladakh, petrol is retailing at Rs. 101.95/litre & diesel at Rs. 93.90/litre.

In a first, diesel prices followed petrol prices in breaching the Rs.100 mark on Saturday. In the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border, diesel breached the Rs. 100-mark for the first time on Saturday. Sri Ganganagar was the first in the country to see petrol price hit Rs. 100 a litre mark in mid-February.

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Monday by up to 29 to 31 paise, according to price notification by the oil retailers, taking fuel prices to fresh record high levels.After the latest increase, a litre of petrol in Delhi is retailing at Rs. 96.4, whereas diesel costs Rs. 87.28. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs. 102.58 per litre, while diesel has reached Rs. 94.70 per litre.

Petrol price in Kolkata rose to Rs. 96.34 per litre and diesel to Rs.90.12 per litre following the hike. The fuel prices revised to Rs. 97.69 per litre for petrol and Rs.91.92 per litre for diesel in Chennai.In Bhopal, petrol is being sold at Rs. 104.59/litre & diesel at Rs. 95.91/litre. In Ladakh, petrol is retailing at Rs. 101.95/litre & diesel at Rs. 93.90/litre.

In a first, diesel prices followed petrol prices in breaching the Rs.100 mark on Saturday. In the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border, diesel breached the Rs. 100-mark for the first time on Saturday. Sri Ganganagar was the first in the country to see petrol price hit Rs. 100 a litre mark in mid-February.