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BJP demands CMs' meet on fuel price hike

Hyderabad, June 16 : Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today demanded that the Centre convene a meeting of all state chief ministers to discuss the issue of hike in prices of petroleum products.

Talking to newspersons here, Mr Naidu said the UPA government should organise the meet and discuss the issue of rationalisation of sales tax on petro products in the states.

Uniform sales tax would be the only solution to reduce petrol prices in all states, he said, adding that the BJP ruled states could not lower the petro rates because they had adopted different sales tax methods.

Mr Naidu said the party would continue the movement against the price hike by organising agitation and dharnas in all district headquarters in the state on June 19.

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PCB turns down invitations to charity events during England tour

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IAN Chappell is biggest influence on my career: Warne

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Ceasefire in everyone's interests - Israel's Peres

ALMATY, June 16 (Reuters) Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres gave a cautious welcome to Hamas's proposed ceasefire and said today he did not see a need for the United Nations to investigate the beach killings in Gaza last week. Hamas, which formed the Palestinian government in March after winning elections, said yesterday it was willing to ask Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets from Gaza into the Jewish state. But it said Israel had to.....
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