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Nearly 75,000 Tonnes of Pulses Seized After 6,000 Raids in 13 States
Nearly 75,000 metric tonnes of pulses have been seized from hoarders in raids across 13 states, as the government tries to stave off intense political pressure with prices surging over Rs 200 a kg.
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Pulses Importers Seek Removal of Restrictions to Bring Prices in Control
As dal prices continue to rage, pulses importers today offered to supply one lakh kilograms of tur dal per day at Rs 135 a kilogram and asked the National Democratic Alliance government to exempt them from stock holding limits.
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With a Dal Price Hike, No Festive Cheer For Them
For many families in Thiruvananthapuram who earn a living by selling papads, a month ago 100 papads meant a profit of at least Rs 20. But with a 40 per cent increase in the price of Urad dal in less than a month, their profits have tumbled by nearly 70 per cent.
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Why This Dal Producing District Too is feeling the Pinch of Rising Prices
As homemaker Neelam Jain prepares lunch in her kitchen, the irony of soaring prices in Madhya Pradesh's food bowl is not lost on her. Narsinghpur leads the state in production of pulses, and the locally produced Tur dal is much sought after across India.
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In Bihar, Central Ministers Blame Nitish Kumar For Pulses Crisis
Facing flak for their absence from Delhi during the ongoing dal price crisis, Central minsters Ram Vilas Paswan and Radha Mohan Singh chose to take the battle to the enemy camp today.
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Amid Soaring Tur Dal Prices, a Glimmer Hope for Better Times
The Piparia crop wholesale market is almost deserted these days with just a handful of farmers showing up to sell tur dal. Since July there has been a sharp decline in the procurement of tur dal.
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Government Plans Buffer Stocks, Price Control Mechanism For Pulses
As the price of pulses soar, the Union government has decided to invoke price stabilisation fund and build a buffer stock to avoid another such crisis in future.
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With Dal Prices on The Rise, Chennai Turns To Alternatives
Nigar Sultana, an entrepreneur, who shops at her neighborhood grocery stores says dal is not on the menu more than twice a week at her home any more. After all, the lentils, especially the popular tur and urad, are as expensive as chicken and fish in Chennai.
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Pulse of the people
Sambar and rasam are everyday items in every south Indian kitchen.
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Nearly 75,000 Tonnes of Pulses Seized After 6,000 Raids in 13 States
Nearly 75,000 metric tonnes of pulses have been seized from hoarders in raids across 13 states, as the government tries to stave off intense political pressure with prices surging over Rs 200 a kg.
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Pulses Importers Seek Removal of Restrictions to Bring Prices in Control
As dal prices continue to rage, pulses importers today offered to supply one lakh kilograms of tur dal per day at Rs 135 a kilogram and asked the National Democratic Alliance government to exempt them from stock holding limits.
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With a Dal Price Hike, No Festive Cheer For Them
For many families in Thiruvananthapuram who earn a living by selling papads, a month ago 100 papads meant a profit of at least Rs 20. But with a 40 per cent increase in the price of Urad dal in less than a month, their profits have tumbled by nearly 70 per cent.
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Why This Dal Producing District Too is feeling the Pinch of Rising Prices
As homemaker Neelam Jain prepares lunch in her kitchen, the irony of soaring prices in Madhya Pradesh's food bowl is not lost on her. Narsinghpur leads the state in production of pulses, and the locally produced Tur dal is much sought after across India.
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In Bihar, Central Ministers Blame Nitish Kumar For Pulses Crisis
Facing flak for their absence from Delhi during the ongoing dal price crisis, Central minsters Ram Vilas Paswan and Radha Mohan Singh chose to take the battle to the enemy camp today.
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Amid Soaring Tur Dal Prices, a Glimmer Hope for Better Times
The Piparia crop wholesale market is almost deserted these days with just a handful of farmers showing up to sell tur dal. Since July there has been a sharp decline in the procurement of tur dal.
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Government Plans Buffer Stocks, Price Control Mechanism For Pulses
As the price of pulses soar, the Union government has decided to invoke price stabilisation fund and build a buffer stock to avoid another such crisis in future.
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With Dal Prices on The Rise, Chennai Turns To Alternatives
Nigar Sultana, an entrepreneur, who shops at her neighborhood grocery stores says dal is not on the menu more than twice a week at her home any more. After all, the lentils, especially the popular tur and urad, are as expensive as chicken and fish in Chennai.
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Pulse of the people
Sambar and rasam are everyday items in every south Indian kitchen.
