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Tomato, Onion Prices Crash, Jagan Reddy Blames Chandrababu Naidu
YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, alleging he is neglecting the plight of farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
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Onion Shortage Threatens New Chapter In World Food Crisis
Lalaine Basa would buy a kilo of onions to make spring rolls at her catering business north of Manila. She's now changed her recipe to use half the amount because of soaring prices in the Philippines.
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Government Contracts Import Of Additional 12,660 Tonnes Of Onions
The Centre on Thursday said it has contracted to import an additional 12,660 tonnes of onions and the shipment will reach India from December 27 onwards, a move aimed at improving the domestic supply and check price rise.
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Mamata Banerjee Makes Surprise Visit To Kolkata Market Amid Onion Crisis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a surprise visit on Monday to a market in south Kolkata's Bhawanipore area and enquired about supplies of vegetables and their prices, amid the ongoing onion crisis.
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Goa Chief Minister Blames "Sushegad'' Attitude Of Locals For Onion Crisis
The Goans are generally praised for their "Sushegad" (relaxed) attitude, but Chief Minister Pramod Sawant feels it is to be blamed for onion shortage and high prices, because people do not grow vegetables at home anymore.
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Don't Resort to Panic Buying of Onion, Appeals AAP Government
The Aam Aadmi Party government today assured the people that Fair Price Shops have enough stock and will continue to sell onions at Rs 30 per kilogram till prices stabilise, and appealed to Delhiites not to indulge in panic buying, as prices of the vegetable has gone as high as Rs 70 per kilogram in some areas of the city.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's wife seeks loan to buy onions
In a bid to rub it in, the wife of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday filled up an application for a bank loan - to buy onions!Sadhna Singh is also vice-president of the women's cell of the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who took part in a street protest here against the soaring prices of onions.At the protest, she ...
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Onion crisis could continue for 3 weeks, says Pawar
Don't look for any relief just yet when it comes to onion prices - Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar acknowledges "the situation is serious" and says prices are likely to stay high for the next three weeks.In Nasik in Maharashtra, a major producer of onions, wholesale prices are up 50%. And in retail markets in metros, prices are ...
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Delhi Chief Minister's emergency meet as onion prices soar
A day after the Centre decided to suspend onion exports, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit has called an emergency meet to discuss price control. Onion prices in the Capital as high as Rs 80/kg are raising concerns. Besides onions, tomatoes and garlic prices have also risen considerably.At an emergency meeting held on Monday, it was decided that onion export...
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Imported onion arrive from Pakistan
Amid soaring prices of onion in the country, truckloads of the commodity arrived in Chandigarh today from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah land route for supply to northern markets in India.As many as 13 truckloads (5 to 15 tonne per truck) of onion have arrived from Pakistan, a senior official of Customs department in Amritsar told PTI without qu...
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Tomato, Onion Prices Crash, Jagan Reddy Blames Chandrababu Naidu
YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, alleging he is neglecting the plight of farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
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Onion Shortage Threatens New Chapter In World Food Crisis
Lalaine Basa would buy a kilo of onions to make spring rolls at her catering business north of Manila. She's now changed her recipe to use half the amount because of soaring prices in the Philippines.
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Government Contracts Import Of Additional 12,660 Tonnes Of Onions
The Centre on Thursday said it has contracted to import an additional 12,660 tonnes of onions and the shipment will reach India from December 27 onwards, a move aimed at improving the domestic supply and check price rise.
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Mamata Banerjee Makes Surprise Visit To Kolkata Market Amid Onion Crisis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a surprise visit on Monday to a market in south Kolkata's Bhawanipore area and enquired about supplies of vegetables and their prices, amid the ongoing onion crisis.
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Goa Chief Minister Blames "Sushegad'' Attitude Of Locals For Onion Crisis
The Goans are generally praised for their "Sushegad" (relaxed) attitude, but Chief Minister Pramod Sawant feels it is to be blamed for onion shortage and high prices, because people do not grow vegetables at home anymore.
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Don't Resort to Panic Buying of Onion, Appeals AAP Government
The Aam Aadmi Party government today assured the people that Fair Price Shops have enough stock and will continue to sell onions at Rs 30 per kilogram till prices stabilise, and appealed to Delhiites not to indulge in panic buying, as prices of the vegetable has gone as high as Rs 70 per kilogram in some areas of the city.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's wife seeks loan to buy onions
In a bid to rub it in, the wife of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday filled up an application for a bank loan - to buy onions!Sadhna Singh is also vice-president of the women's cell of the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who took part in a street protest here against the soaring prices of onions.At the protest, she ...
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Onion crisis could continue for 3 weeks, says Pawar
Don't look for any relief just yet when it comes to onion prices - Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar acknowledges "the situation is serious" and says prices are likely to stay high for the next three weeks.In Nasik in Maharashtra, a major producer of onions, wholesale prices are up 50%. And in retail markets in metros, prices are ...
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Delhi Chief Minister's emergency meet as onion prices soar
A day after the Centre decided to suspend onion exports, Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit has called an emergency meet to discuss price control. Onion prices in the Capital as high as Rs 80/kg are raising concerns. Besides onions, tomatoes and garlic prices have also risen considerably.At an emergency meeting held on Monday, it was decided that onion export...
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Imported onion arrive from Pakistan
Amid soaring prices of onion in the country, truckloads of the commodity arrived in Chandigarh today from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah land route for supply to northern markets in India.As many as 13 truckloads (5 to 15 tonne per truck) of onion have arrived from Pakistan, a senior official of Customs department in Amritsar told PTI without qu...
