KATHMANDU: Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the prices of petroleum products. Effective from midnight tonight, the Corporation has increased the prices of petrol by Rs 2, diesel and kerosene by Rs 4.

Similarly, the Corporation has also increased the prices of aviation fuel. According to the Corporation, aviation fuel has increased by Rs 6 per liter domestically and by US$ 43 for international flights to Kathmandu.

According to the new prices, the price of petrol will now be Rs 167 per liter in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dipayal areas. It will be Rs 166 in Surkhet and Dang areas and Rs 164.50 in other areas.

Similarly, the price of diesel and kerosene will be Rs 160 per liter in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dipayal areas. It will be Rs 159 in Surkhet and Dang areas and Rs 157.50 in other areas.