Kathmadnu, March 17 -- Ongoing tensions in West Asia have started to affect Nepali households, with rising fuel prices making essentials and services costlier.

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) increased the prices of petroleum products effective from Monday evening, citing rising global prices due to the war.

The increase in fuel prices has directly affected consumers, with the rise in the prices of vegetables, food grains and other essentials due to higher transport and production costs.

Amid a global fuel crisis, the Corporation increased petrol prices by Rs 15 per litre and diesel and kerosene by Rs 10 per litre each. NOC's Executive Director Chandika Prasad Bhatta said the price adjustment was necessary because the Indian Oil Corpor...