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People in Rajasthan are up in arms against the hike in power tariff, saying that it would put more burden on them, especially at a time of rising prices of essentials. on August 8, The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission revised the tariff for different categories of consumers on the plea of three public sector discoms of Jaipur, Ajmer and Jodhpur that they are suffering huge losses.

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed her 'disappointment' over the announcement of a petroleum price hike, and has demanded an immediate roll-back of the raised rates.

With Gujarat planning to spend INR420 crore in the current fiscal to boost tourism, a senior official said that the state was eyeing a 25 percent rise in inflow of tourists.

The government has deferred a proposal to hike the retail price of urea by 10 percent for this financial year. The hike was proposed by the Fertiliser Ministry to reduce the subsidy burden, limiting the excessive use of the soil nutrient in the country as compared to phosphatic and potassic fertilisers.