Diesel prices unchanged for 3rd straight day; petrol down 8 paise
New Delhi, June 15: Diesel prices in the country's four metro cities remained stable for the third straight day on Friday but petrol prices declined around eight paise.
In the national capital, diesel was sold at Rs 67.85 per litre on Friday, unchanged since Wednesday, June 13.
Similarly, in the other key cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the fuel was sold at Rs 70.40, Rs 72.24 and Rs 71.62 per litre respectively, all at unchanged levels.
This stagnation comes after diesel prices fell by just over Re 1 in the metros during May 30-June 12 period.
Petrol prices, however, dropped by around eight paise a litre across the metros on Friday, after remaining unchanged for two days.
In Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, the key transportation fuel was sold at Rs 76.35, Rs 79.02 and Rs 84.18 per litre, all prices down eight paise from Thursday's level. In Chennai, price fell by nine paise to Rs 79.24 per litre.
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Two girls die of suffocation after getting locked inside car in Telangana
Hyderabad, Apr 15 (PTI): Two girls, aged four and five respectively, died of "suffocation" after accidentally getting locked inside a car in neighbouring Ranga Reddy district on Monday, police said.
The incident happened in Damargidda village at around 2 PM when the girls, both cousins, while playing, got into the car parked near their relative's house, they said.
Neither their parents nor their other family members were aware that the children had got locked inside the car, police said, based on preliminary information.
It was after about 30-45 minutes, they found the girls unconscious in the car and immediately shifted them to a government hospital where they were declared brought dead, a police official at Chevella police station said.
The children, along with their parents, had come to their relative's house in Damargidda to attend a marriage alliance ceremony.
Police after learning about the incident rushed to the hospital but the parents had taken away the bodies to their respective native villages, the official said. No complaint was lodged so far in connection with the incident, police said.
