The price of petrol in Nepal has gone up by Rs. 60 per litre in past five months. Similar is the case with other petroleum products like diesel, kerosene, aviation fuel and cooking gas. In the latest go, the price of petrol went up by Rs. 21 on Monday and reached Rs. 199. The price of diesel and kerosene, likewise, increased by Rs. 27 each and reached Rs. 192. The price of aviation fuel for domestic flights increased by Rs. 19 per litre and that for the international flight went up by USD 100 per kiloliter. Triggered by the war in Ukraine, these price increases are unprecedented.