Diesel costlier than petrol at Rs 80.69 in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR : For the first time in the country, diesel is being sold in Odisha at a price higher than that of petrol. On Sunday, diesel was being sold at Rs 80.78 per litre while petrol was being dispensed at Rs 80.65 per litre in the state capital. The price of diesel surpassed that of petrol for the first time here on Saturday when the former was sold at Rs 80.97/litre and the latter at Rs 80.90/litre. Prices of both the fuels have gone down relatively in the last five days.
Traditionally, retail price of diesel is lower compared to petrol due to lower taxes, dealer commissions and base price. In recent months, however, diesel base price, which is the price charged from dealers by oil companies without tax, has gone up by around Rs 5 because of growing global demand for the fuel.
Sanjay Lath, secretary of the Utkal Petroleum Dealers’ Association said the hike in base price absorbed the lower central excise and dealer commission. “Diesel is now costlier than petrol since VAT on both the fuels is the same (26%) in Odisha, unlike many other states,” he said.
According to oil companies’ data, dealers pay approximately Rs 43.49 (without tax) per litre of petrol and Rs 48.02 per litre of diesel. Centre excise duty is Rs 17.80 per litre for petrol and Rs 13.83 per litre of diesel. While dealer commission is around Rs 3.50 per litre of petrol, it is about Rs 2.50 per litre of diesel.
courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
