The caretaker government has hiked the price of petrol by Rs13.55 per litre for the next fortnight.

The new price of petrol is now Rs272.89 per litre from the previous price of Rs259.34, according to a notification from the Finance Division.

The price of high-speed diesel was increased by Rs2.75 to Rs278.96 per litre.

The notification did not mention any changes in the prices of light-diesel oil and kerosene oil.

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