KATHMANDU: The government has increased the prices of diesel, petrol and kerosene by Rs 10 per liter.

A meeting of Board of Directors of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) chaired by Commerce Secretary Dr. Ganesh Prasad Pandey decided to this effect.

With this price hike, a liter of petrol will cost Rs 170 and the price of diesel and kerosene will cost Rs 153 per liter.

NOC Spokesperson Binit Mani Upadhyaya said the meeting of NOC board of directors has decided to increase the price with effect from Saturday night.