KATHMANDU: Nepal Oil Corporation has reduced the price of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel.

With effect from Thursday morning, the price of petrol has been reduced by Rs 4 per litre, diesel and kerosene by Rs 5 per litre and aviation fuel by Rs 6 per litre for domestic aviation and by USD 42 for international flights to Kathmandu.

The new price will be effective from Thursday morning. The corporation has stated that even though the purchase price of LP gas has increased, the retail selling price of cooking gas has been kept unchanged keeping in mind the interests of consumers.

Accordingly, the new price of petrol for a distance of up to 15 kilometers from the depot or office has been fixed at Rs 156.50 per liter in the first category, Rs 158 in the second category and Rs 159 in the third category.

Similarly, the price of diesel/kerosene has been fixed at Rs 134.50, Rs 136 and Rs 137 per liter in the first, second and third category respectively.

The first category includes Charali, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Amlekhgunj, Bhalbari, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi and Birgunj.

The second category includes Surkhet and Dang and the third category includes Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dipayal.