Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state-owned monopoly, hiked the prices of petroleum products.
The NOC has decided to increase Rs 10 per litre each in petrol, diesel and kerosene.
As per the new revised rate, the petrol will now cost Rs 170 per litre and diesel and kerosene will cost Rs 153 per litre.
The NOC, however, has not increased the price of aviation fuel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
The decision will come into effect from today midnight.
