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Big Fat Indian Wedding: Bride and groom exchange garlands of onion, garlic
India | Dec 14, 2019, 08:16 AM ISTIn a satirical incident, a couple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi exchanged garlands of onions and garlic during 'Jaymala Ceremony'. The norm of Indian wedding custom caught eyes as instead of flowers the garlands were fashioned out of onions and garlic.
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Restaurants may hike prices if onion remains costlier: AHAR
Business | Dec 13, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTOnion prices had touched Rs 160-170 per kg in local vegetable markets across Mumbai and its suburbs over the last week.
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Govt contracts import of additional 12,660 tonnes of onions
Business | Dec 12, 2019, 07:57 PM ISTWith this, the total quantity of imports that have been contracted so far reached approximately 30,000 tonnes, an official statement said.
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Exclusive: Onion prices to fully stabilise only by Lohri, say experts
India | Dec 12, 2019, 07:04 PM ISTThe rise in onion prices could have been controlled if the export ban on the vegetable had been implemented earlier. The state elections in Maharashtra and the stance of opposition parties in criticising the ban only made the situation worse.
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Bengal govt starts selling onion from ration shops
India | Dec 10, 2019, 08:29 AM ISTEvery family with ration card was given 1 kg onion at Rs 59. In the local markets, the vegetable is being sold for Rs 130-140 a kg, which is a seven-time increase in four months.
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Govt further caps stock limit on onion retailers to 2 tons to check hoarding
India | Dec 09, 2019, 10:18 PM ISTThe Centre on Monday further reduced the stock holding limit for onion to 2 tonnes from 5 tonnes for retail traders as part of efforts to check hoarding and boost domestic supply of the kitchen staple.
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2 Kilo Onion Ki Keemat: Man tries to steal from grocery shop, arrested
Crime | Dec 09, 2019, 09:28 PM ISTRising prices of onions are hurting us all. A man was arrested by police on Monday for trying to steal 2 Kg onions from a grocery shop. Let's hope onion prices come down in near future.
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Bengal government to sell onions at Rs 59 per kg from fair price shops
India | Dec 08, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTWith the price of onions touching Rs 150 per kilogram in Kolkata, the West Bengal government on Sunday announced it will sell the vegetable at a subsidized rate from fair price shops in the city.
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Onion price zooms to Rs 200 per kg in Bengaluru market
India | Dec 08, 2019, 12:02 AM ISTPrice of onion shot up to a whopping Rs 200 per kg in Bengaluru due to severe short supply in the market, an official said here on Saturday.
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Onion wholesale prices ease in Kolkata
India | Dec 06, 2019, 11:58 PM ISTOnion prices in one of the wholesale markets in the city eased to Rs 4,500 per bag of 40 kgs on Friday after state government expedited its vigilance, as per market sources. The wholesale price of onions had touched Rs 5,000 per bag few days back, they said.
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'Does she eat Avacado?' Chidambaram takes dig at Sitharaman for 'don't eat onion' comment
India | Dec 05, 2019, 04:07 PM ISTSpeaking at a press conference later, Chidambaram said that his comments on the finance minister was not "sarcastic".
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Ruckus in Lok Sabha over onion prices, remarks on PM, Nirmala
India | Dec 03, 2019, 04:00 PM ISTThe minister referred to Chowdhury's earlier remarks against the Prime Minister and the Home Minister in which he had called them "infiltrators" on the issue of National Register of Citizen (NRC).
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Onion price reaches Rs 11,000 per quintal mark in Nashik
Business | Dec 03, 2019, 12:05 AM ISTThe wholesale price of onions of the summer variety rose to Rs 11,000 per quintal on Monday during an auction at the Kalwan Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) here in Maharashtra.
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Onions on loan: SP, Congress launch unique protest over increasing prices
India | Dec 01, 2019, 10:40 AM ISTThe youth wing of the Samajwadi Party, on Saturday, set up a counter in Varanasi where they gave onions on loan. People can 'mortgage' their Aadhar cards as security and take onions.
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Amid skyrocketing prices, onion at Rs 35/kg being sold in Bihar
India | Nov 30, 2019, 10:39 AM ISTBISCOMAUN officials were seen wearing helmets at counters as they suspect stone-pelting and stampedes at the counters. Rohit Kumar, an official selling subsidized onions said, "there have been instances of stone-pelting and stampedes, so this was our only option. No security has been provided to us."
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Onion off the plates at houses, hotels in Bengaluru due to soaring price
India | Nov 29, 2019, 08:59 PM ISTThe soaring price of onions has taken a toll on the onion-rich food items such as Irulli Dosa in hotels here and in surrounding areas. Presently, the onions are being sold between Rs 80 and Rs 120 per kg depending on the quality.
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MMTC contracts to import 6,090 tonnes onion to boost supply, cut prices
Business | Nov 25, 2019, 05:57 PM ISTLast week, the Union Cabinet decided to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices, which touched Rs 100 per kg earlier this month.
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Cabinet approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes onion
Business | Nov 20, 2019, 10:30 PM ISTThe Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Food Ministry's recent decision to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions in a bid to improve the domestic availability of the key kitchen staple and check prices.
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Govt extends relaxed fumigation norms for onion imports till December 31
India | Nov 13, 2019, 03:35 PM ISTThe Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday extended relaxed fumigation norms for imported onions up to December 31, in a bid to improve domestic supply and check prices that have skyrocketed up to Rs 100 per kg.
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Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes onion to check price rise: Paswan
India | Nov 09, 2019, 07:47 PM ISTWhile state-owned trading firm MMTC will import onions, cooperative Nafed will supply the key kitchen staple in the domestic market. This decision was taken at a meeting of a committee of secretaries held on Saturday