KATHMANDU: The price of petrol has gone up by Rs 5 and diesel and kerosene by Rs 2 each per liter.

The Nepal Oil Corporation has fixed the price of petrol at Rs 101 per liter and diesel and kerosene at Rs 87 per liter with effect from midnight on Tuesday.

NOC said that the prices were hiked according to the new purchase price list sent by the Indian Oil Corporation.