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Petrol and diesel prices vary from state to state, due to various taxes levied by the central government and the state government concerned. In Delhi, the Centre makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of the price of petrol, while the sales tax or Value Added Tax (VAT) of the local government constitutes Rs 19.55. The corresponding amounts for diesel meanwhile are Rs 31.83 and Rs 10.99 respectively.
Meanwhile, Petrol and diesel became cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from Friday midnight, while the 25 per cent additional cess on liquor was also removed. The Assam government had removed the additional cess of Rs 5 levied on both the fuels last year at the peak of Covid-19 pandemic.
Petrol and diesel will become cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from Friday midnight, while the 25 per cent additional cess on liquor will also be removed.The Assam government had removed the additional cess of Rs 5 levied on both the fuels last year at .
Assembly ruckus forces Assam Guv to cut short speech
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Thu, Feb 11 2021 22:42 IST |
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Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Feb 11 : The last Budget session of the Assam Assembly ahead of the April-May elections, got off to a tempestuous start on Thursday, with the Opposition MLAs displaying placards over various issues and trooping into the well of the House, forcing Governor Jagdish Mukhi to cut short his customary speech.
The Opposition Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) legislators began shouting slogans against the misgovernance of the BJP-led government including corruptions soon after the Governor started reading his speech on the opening day of the three-day Budget session.
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The coronavirus death rate in Assam is 0.50 per cent. The NHS said that 1,347 COVID positive patients died due to other reasons. The number of active cases in the state currently stands at 333. So far, 66,03,122 tests have been conducted.
The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against coronavirus has reached 65.28 lakh on the twenty-fifth day of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program. India is the topmost country to reach the 6 million mark of COVID vaccinations in just 24 days.
In a significant development, India has been consistently following a declining slope of active cases. The country’s active caseload has dropped to 1.41 lakh (1,41,511) on February 10. The present active cases now consist of just 1.30 per cent of country s total positive cases. 33 states and UTs have reported less than 5000 active cases in the last 24 hours, the Centre stated.