Onion Price Hike
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Onion price soars to Rs 120 per kg in Odisha
India | Dec 04, 2019, 11:49 PM ISTWhile the onion price in open market was around Rs 90 a kilogram on Tuesday, it registered an overnight jump by Rs 30 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
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Govt taking steps to control onion prices: Sitharaman
India | Dec 04, 2019, 10:59 PM ISTThe Minister also told MPs the government has also decided to import to procure from the open market of countries with a surplus and from onion-growing regions. She further added steps are being taken for distribution of the onion through open mandis auction .
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Onion prices remain high, soar to Rs 110/kg in Panaji
Business | Nov 28, 2019, 09:39 PM ISTThe stock holding limit was imposed in September. At present, retailers can stock onion only up to 100 quintals and wholesale traders are allowed to keep up to 500 quintals. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday had asserted that the government was making maximum efforts to control prices.
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Soaring onion prices turn hotel food costlier than before
Business | Nov 28, 2019, 07:29 PM IST"Many customers demand raw onion slices with the main dish. But we have put up a board at our hotel to inform the customers that a plate of raw onion would cost Rs 15 extra. We have taken this decision as we cannot afford to serve it free of cost," Prakash Shetty, who runs Bharat Lunch Home in Sion- Koliwada area, said on Thursday.
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Fresh stock to bring onion prices down in coming week
India | Oct 18, 2019, 09:40 PM ISTOnion prices are expected to come down in the coming days, especially after Diwali, as the fresh stock has started to arrive from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Middlemen responsible for high onion price: Khurshid
National | Sep 02, 2013, 01:56 PM ISTBulandshahr: Union Minister Salman Khurshid has held middlemen responsible for the high cost of onions and said state governments should sternly deal with the issue."Middlemen are responsible for the high rates of onion and other
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BJP to speak on onion prices, coal files in parliament
National | Aug 27, 2013, 01:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP said Tuesday it would participate in two discusssions in parliament on the state of economy and the rising prices of onions and seek answers from the prime minister on the missing
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Delhi govt fooling people on onion issue: BJP
National | Aug 24, 2013, 08:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Politics over soaring onion prices in the city continued with BJP on Friday accusing the Delhi government of "befooling" people on selling the vegetable at reasonable rates and demanded a thorough probe into
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Onion price issue raised in parliament
National | Aug 19, 2013, 02:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP Monday raised the issue of rise in onion prices in the Rajya Sabha and demanded immediate ban on export of onions.Bharatiya Janata Party leader Balbir Punj raised the matter during Zero
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Dikshit meets Pawar over onion prices
National | Aug 15, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday and urged him to take immediate steps to bring down onion prices."The restrictions on movement of trucks and checking at inter-state
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Onion prices set to touch Rs 100 a kg with polls looming, import only option left
India | Aug 13, 2013, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi/Nashik: The price of onions is set to touch Rs 100 a kg within this week, as the bulb was retailing at Rs 80 a kg in Delhi and adjoining markets on Monday. Traders