From 16th March 2026 onwards there was a major hike in petrol and diesel prices as petrol increased from Nu 63.29 per liter in Thimphu to Nu 85.30 and diesel increased from Nu 70.18 to a whopping Nu 108.17.
Given the war in Iran and the shut down of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, a price hike was expected, but what surprised several Bhutanese people was that diesel prices in India were lower than i...
