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Diesel prices also rose to Rs 74.68 per litre.In Mohali, petrol prices rose to Rs 88.36 per litre and diesel prices rose to Rs 74.32 per litre, a record high. CHANDIGARH: Maintaining the upward trend in prices, petrol is just 84 paisa short of breaching the Rs 80 per litre mark in Chandigarh. Over the past five months, petrol prices have risen by Rs 8 per litre to reach Rs 79.16 per litre in the city. In December 2015, petrol price was Rs 61.37 per litre, which was hiked to Rs 66.56 per litre in December 2016.On March 5, 2017, it rose to Rs 70.72 per litre and spiralled to Rs 79.16 per litre till date.Diesel price was recorded at Rs 46.84 per litre in December 2015. It rose by Rs 25 per liter at a rate of 53.33% to rise to Rs 55.49 per litre in December 2016..