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தமிழகத்தில் பெட்ரோல்,டீசல் விலை திடீர் உயர்வு: வாகன ஓட்டிகள் அதிர்ச்சி
ஈரான் இஸ்ரோல் போரால் சர்வதேச சந்தையில் கச்சா எண்ணெய் தொடர்ந்து விலை அதிகரிக்கிறது. சமையல் கியாஸ் சிலிண்டருக்கு தட்டுப்பாடு ஏற்பட்டு உள்ளது. பெட்ரோல், டீசலுக்கும் அந்த நிலை வரலாம் என மக்கள் மத்தியில் அச்சம் உள்ளது. ஆனால் பெட்ரோல், டீசல் தொடர்பாக பதற்றம் வேண்டாம் என மத்திய அரசு பொதுமக்களை அறிவுறுத்தி உள்ளது. இது தொடர்பாக பெட்ரோலிய அமைச்சகம் கூறுகையில், ‘அனைத்து சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையங்களும் போதுமான கச்சா எண்ணெயுடன் இயங்கி வருகின்றன. நாட்டில் போதுமான அளவு பெட்ரோல்-டீசல்...
