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  Onions turns dearer, prices likely to go up further

  India | August 21, 2015 8:47 IST

  New Delhi: With onion prices across the country on the upswing, the common man is feeling the pinch. Onion prices crossed the Rs 70 per kg mark at many places on Thursday with most people

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  Delhi government to sell onion at Rs.40 per kg

  India | August 04, 2015 18:36 IST

  New Delhi: To provide relief to the people, the Delhi government on Tuesday said it will sell onions across the city at Rs.40 a kg here.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by

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  Govt extends ban on hoarding onion beyond ceiling by 1 year

  July 01, 2015 14:12 IST

  New Delhi: To curb the rise in onion prices, government today extended by one year the ban on hoarding the kitchen staple beyond the prescribed limit.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet

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  Govt mulls importing onions to control price rise

  India | June 28, 2015 11:53 IST

  New Delhi: The government is considering importing onions to boost domestic availability of the commodity and prevent spike in its prices.  Retail prices of onion have already risen by up to 40 per cent in

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  Congress accuses BJP of maligning Delhi govt through onion, potato hoardings

  Politics | November 20, 2013 16:06 IST

  New Delhi:  The ruling Congress party today complained to the EC that the BJP is trying to malign the Delhi government through through its hoardings showing prices of onions and tomatoes at Rs 100 and

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  Tomato prices touches Rs 80 per kg

  November 05, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi: After onion, retail prices of tomatoes have soared up to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital on lower supplies from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.Mother Dairy, which has about 400 retail outlets

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  Govt hikes onion export price to $1,150/tonne to check prices

  November 04, 2013 19:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has hiked the minimum export price of (MEP) of onions to USD 1,150 per tonne for boosting domestic supplies and controlling prices which have been ruling at very high levels for

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  Onion prices to come down in next 10 days, says K V Thomas

  India | October 25, 2013 20:47 IST

  New Delhi: Food Minister K V Thomas today said onion prices will come down in the next 10 days with the fresh arrival of domestic and imported stock, while asking the traders not to "loot"

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  Onion wholesale prices down Rs 5/kg, retail rates still high

  India | September 24, 2013 17:51 IST

  New Delhi: Wholesale prices of onion today declined by Rs 5 at Rs 40-45 per kg, although retail rates continued to rule at the uncomfortable level of Rs 60-70 a kilo.Arrival of new crop of

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  Maha govt promises to supply onion to Delhi on priority:Thomas

  India | September 21, 2013 9:43 IST

  New Delhi: The Maharashtra government has promised to supply onions on priority basis to Delhi to provide relief to people reeling under high prices of the commodity, Union Food Minister K V Thomas said yesterday.Retail

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  Onion from Afghanistan arrive, to help contain prices

  India | September 20, 2013 18:33 IST

  Chandigarh: With onion prices continuing to remain high, Punjab based traders have started importing it from Afghanistan through Attari-Wagah land route in Amritsar.  While 400 tonnes of onion came from Afghanistan yesterday, traders said about

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  Afghan onions arrive in India

  India | September 05, 2013 23:24 IST

  Amritsar: As onion prices surged to Rs.70-90 per kg levels recently, Indian traders have imported onions from Afghanistan, with the first consignment of 24 tonnes arrived at Attari border Thursday.Ordered by a Delhi-based company dealing

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  Delhi BJP sells onions at Rs 25 a kg

  India | August 18, 2013 23:02 IST

  New Delhi: Trying to use rising onion prices to its advantage ahead of Delhi assembly elections, state BJP today sold the kitchen staple at Rs 25 a kg against the market rate of around Rs

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  Costlier onion, veggies push inflation to 5-mth high of 5.79%

  August 14, 2013 15:34 IST

  New Delhi: Rising prices of onions and other vegetables pushed inflation to a five-month high of 5.79 per cent in July even as the government and RBI battled to stabilise the rupee. Inflation based on

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  Onion prices remain high at Rs 60/kg; wholesale rates soften

  India | August 13, 2013 19:36 IST

  New Delhi: Onion prices remained high at Rs 60 per kg in Delhi today even though wholesale rates fell by Rs 5 per kg on increased supply.In upmarket colonies, the bulb, a key ingredient in

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  Onion selling at Rs 60 a kg in Delhi markets, price may go up

  India | August 11, 2013 7:46 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: Onion prices have soared to Rs 60 per kg in the retail market of the national capital due to lower supply in the wholesale market.Local vendors are selling onion, a politically

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  Onion, Potato Pull Down Prices Of Food Articles

  January 12, 2012 18:41 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: Substantial fall in prices of vegetables, including potato and onion led to food inflation slipping to minus 2.90 per cent on December 31 -- in the negative zone for the second

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  Will Take Time For Onion, Potato Prices To Fall : Pranab

  September 15, 2011 17:33 IST

  New Delhi, September 15: Onion prices have gone up 43 per cent in a year and potato is costing over 20 per cent more, but the government has said it will take “some time” before

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  Food Inflation In Double-Digit; Fruits Stoke Rise

  September 01, 2011 13:57 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 1: Food inflation entered the double- digit number after a gap of five months, at 10.05% for the week ended August 20, as onion, fruits, vegetables and protein-based items turned more expensive.Food