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  2 Kilo Onion Ki Keemat: Man tries to steal from grocery shop, arrested

  Crime | December 09, 2019 21:28 IST

  Rising 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 | December 08, 2019 20:01 IST

  With 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 | December 08, 2019 0:02 IST

  Price 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 | December 06, 2019 23:58 IST

  Onion 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 | December 05, 2019 16:07 IST

  Speaking 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 | December 03, 2019 16:00 IST

  The 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 | December 03, 2019 0:05 IST

  The 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 | December 01, 2019 10:40 IST

  The 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 | November 30, 2019 10:39 IST

  BISCOMAUN 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 | November 29, 2019 20:59 IST

  The 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 | November 25, 2019 17:57 IST

  Last 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 | November 20, 2019 22:30 IST

  The 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 | November 13, 2019 15:35 IST

  The 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 | November 09, 2019 19:47 IST

  While 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

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  After prices soar, Congress workers protest wearing onion garlands

  India | November 07, 2019 20:40 IST

  The Congress workers on Thursday protested wearing garlands made of onions at the Delhi Secretariat against the state government. The protest was held over the issue of increasing onion prices.

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  Centre to take call on onion imports as prices surge

  India | November 06, 2019 11:14 IST

  Two Inter Ministerial teams are to be dispatched on Wednesday and Thursday to Karnataka and Rajasthan to take stock of the onion supplies and encourage the supplies to consuming regions including Delhi-NCR.  

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  In Lucknow, a man robbed of his onions, tomatoes and garlic

  India | October 16, 2019 16:46 IST

  Bizarre though it may sound but a man in Lucknow has been robbed of onions, garlic and tomatoes. The soaring prices of these vegetables apparently have a lot to do with the theft.

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  Onion prices stable, showing a decline: Government panel

  Business | October 15, 2019 20:26 IST

  Retail prices of onion and tomatoes have been ruling high in the Delhi-NCR market on supply constraints. Tomato prices reached up to Rs 80 per kg while onion was costing Rs 60 per kg last week.

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  Kejriwal flags off 70 mobile vans to sell onions at Rs 23.90 per kg

  India | September 28, 2019 19:20 IST

  The event was held outside the Delhi Secretariat, which was attended by Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.

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  Delhi government sells onions at Rs 23.90 from today

  India | September 28, 2019 15:34 IST

  The Delhi government on Friday had announced the onions in the city will be sold at Rs 23.90 per kg through mobile vans and at ration shops from Saturday.