KATHMANDU: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the price of diesel and kerosene.

The state-owned NOC increased the price of diesel and kerosene by Rs. 6 per liter with effect from midnight on Thursday.

According to a statement issued by the Corporation, with the new price, diesel and kerosene will now cost Rs 178 per liter in Kathmandu Valley.

The prices of petrol, cooking LP gas and aviation fuel have remained unchanged.

Currently, petrol is Rs 181 per liter and LP gas is Rs 1,800 per cylinder.