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In its bid to make its campus pollution free and maintain the health of teachers and students, Parul University here has banned petrol and diesel vehicles inside the campus, and introduced bicycle as the only means of transport.

There is no respite yet for common citizens as prices of fuel and diesel saw a fresh hike on Wednesday.

Continuing its upward trend, the petrol prices in the national capital on Monday witnessed a significant rise of 1.02 rupees per litre while diesel became costlier by 26 paise per litre.

Fuel prices witnessed a fresh hike on Saturday, adding to commuters’ woes. In New Delhi, petrol is being sold 17 paise higher at Rs. 70.72/litre.

Petrol and diesel prices continued to witness a hike in the national capital on Thursday. Petrol price in New Delhi saw an increase of 14 paise and is now being retailed at Rs 70.47 per litre.

After witnessing a hike for the past couple of days, the petrol prices witnessed a marginal drop of 8 paise on Wednesday in the national capital while diesel rates continued its upward.

Fuel prices were hiked for the seventh time in the New Year, adding to commuters’ woes. In Delhi, petrol is being sold at Rs 70.41 per litre on Tuesday, after a hike of 28 paise.

On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, fuel prices on Monday continued to witness an upward trend with petrol and diesel being sold at Rs 70.13 and Rs 64.18 per litre respectively in the national capital.

Fuel prices continued to rise for the fourth consecutive day, as the Indian Oil Corporation announced a fresh revision of prices on Saturday.

Petrol price was hiked Friday by 19 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, the second increase in rates in as many days on firming input cost.