Meanwhile, People rush to buy fuel, bank customers’ woes continue

With the deadline for using old Rs 500 notes at petrol pumps expiring on Friday, people made a frantic effort to go for last-minute refill even as bank customers continued to face hardships in withdrawing money. There is a heavy rush of vehicles, at fuel stations here, with many waiting in long queues for their turn. The queue of vehicles was even a km long to buy fuel, officials said. The government has brought forward the deadline at petrol pumps and for buying airline tickets.