Diesel, LPG may cost more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister I K Gujral said on Thursday that the subsidy on diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) would be reduced drastically. This means that the consumer will have to foot the bill of hike in these goods. He howevere, ruled out any further hike in the price of kerosene. In an interview to Doordarshan, Gujral said the government was willing to take into its own account the huge oil pool deficit of Rs 19,000 crore.

Naxal attack

GARHWA: In a fresh outbreak of extremist violence in Bihar, five persons including four Bihar military policemen were killed and six others injured when armed members of the underground CPI-ML (Party Unity) attacked a police picket under Manjhiaon police station in Garhwa district on Wednesday night.

Venezuelan quake

CARIACO: A powerful earthquake in eastern Venezuela's tourist region killed at least 59 people and injured another 322, trapping children in the collapsed schools, officials said on Thursday. The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck on Wednesday.

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