Country's petroleum dealers, who are on a two-day no-purchase strike since Thursday, have threatened to go on a full-fledged strike on November 15 to press for their demand to increase commission. AT A GLANCE Petrol pump owners want oil companies to raise their commissionOffer to sell petrol, diesel from 9 am to 6 pm to save on energy bills. From Saturday, we will sell petrol or diesel or any other product according to government office timings like 9 AM to 6 PM. He said petrol pumps will save considerable amounts on electricity bills if they stick to limited hours selling. The then UPA government hiked the commission on petrol to Rs 2.15 and diesel to Rs 1.28 from Rs 1 and Rs 0.70, respectively.

Source: dna November 04, 2016 09:02 UTC