{
  "id": 629465,
  "title": "Himachal Slaps Widow And Orphan Cess On Petrol, Diesel. What It Means",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/himachal-slaps-widow-and-orphan-cess-on-petrol-diesel-what-it-means",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:26:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/business-news/debt-ridden-himachal-pradesh-adds-widow-orphan-cess-on-petrol-diesel-you-need-to-know-11897642"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The law allows the Himachal Pradesh government to charge up to Rs 5 per litre. Sixty paise may just be the opening move.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}