Maharashtra: Onions worth Rs 1 lakh stolen from farmer's store house
5 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: Onions worth Rs 1 lakh stolen from farmer's store house

India Today  

Amid the spiralling onion prices, a farmer in Maharashtra's Nashik district has complained that his stock of the key kitchen staple worth around Rs 1 lakh has been stolen by unidentified persons, police said on Tuesday. Onion grower Rahul Bajirao Pagar approached the police on Monday, saying he had kept a 'summer stock' of 25 tonne onions in 117 plastic crates at his store house in Kalwan taluka, police inspector Pramod Wagh said. However, on Sunday evening, he found the entire stock worth nearly Rs 1 lakh missing, Pagar said in the complaint. Meanwhile in another incident, some unidentified persons allegedly mixed urea in the onion stock of farmer Vishnu Aher in Bhaur village, an official at Devla police station said.

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Onion tomato prices soar across markets in India. Check prices for Mumbai, Delhi, and other cities here
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Onion tomato prices soar across markets in India. Check prices for Mumbai, Delhi, and other cities here

Live Mint  

Customers across India are shelling out more money to buy onions, potatoes and tomatoes as vegetable prices continue to rise in cities across the country. Onion prices have surged by ₹30-40 per kilogram to ₹70-80/kg in the wholesale markets from ₹40-60/kg the week prior, according to an ANI report. Potato, Tomato Price No Better According to an BusinessInsider report, tomato …

Average onion prices at ₹58/kg in Delhi: Govt data
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Average onion prices at ₹58/kg in Delhi: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

Average onion prices in the national capital continue to rule high at ₹58 per kg on tight supply, the government data showed. According to the data compiled by the Department of Consumer Affairs, the All-India average price of onion on Tuesday is ₹49.98 per kg, while the modal price is ₹50 per kg. Last week, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare …

Govt starts sale of onions at subsidised rates in Delhi
4 months ago

Govt starts sale of onions at subsidised rates in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

To stave off a price spiral, Union food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi on Thursday rolled out retail sales of subsidised onions at 20 high-footfall locations in Delhi, as supplies due to torrential rains and depleting stocks have firmed up prices of the kitchen staple once again. Two, consumers benefit when subsidized onions are released,” Union consumer affairs …

Onion farmers detained ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Nashik
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Onion farmers detained ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Nashik

The Hindu  

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nashik, over 50 farmers and Opposition parties from the Maha Vikas Aghadi were detained in different police stations in Nashik. Farmers were detained since 7 a.m. in their respective tehsils and villages in Nashik district and were released only after 5 p.m. Editorial | A sob story: On onion exports There are …

Centre allows 99.5k tons of onion exports to 6 neighbouring nations
8 months, 1 week ago

Centre allows 99.5k tons of onion exports to 6 neighbouring nations

The Hindu  

April 27, 2024 04:18 pm | Updated 04:18 pm IST - New Delhi The Centre on April 27 said it has allowed exports of 99,500 tonnes of onions, mainly sourced from Maharashtra, to six neighbouring countries despite the ban on shipments. The Centre has also allowed exports of 2,000 tonnes of white onion cultivated, especially, for export markets in the …

Onion Prices Remain High in National Capital; All India Average Rate at Rs 53.75 Per Kg
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion Prices Remain High in National Capital; All India Average Rate at Rs 53.75 Per Kg

News 18  

Onion continued to be costly in the national capital on Tuesday as the average retail price remained at Rs 78 per kilogram even as the wholesale prices in the key supplying state of Maharashtra started cooling down after the imposition of export curbs. The all-India average retail onion prices increased by Rs 3.40 per kg to Rs 53.75 per kg …

Onion prices expected to rule high this festive season, say traders in Tiruchi
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion prices expected to rule high this festive season, say traders in Tiruchi

The Hindu  

Prices of onions, of both the big and small varieties, are on the upswing in the markets in Tiruchi and are likely to rule high during the festive season because of apparent slump in the arrivals. While the price of small onions had been ruling high for nearly a month now, the price of the Bellary onions shot up in …

Onions at Rs 80/kg: How government plans to tackle surging prices
1 year, 2 months ago

Onions at Rs 80/kg: How government plans to tackle surging prices

India Today  

At a time when the average retail price of onions has jumped sharply across major cities like Delhi and Mumbai, the central government said it has taken several steps to control the price rise. “The Department of Consumer Affairs is monitoring onion exports and prices on daily basis to ensure stable domestic prices and availability to consumers,” the notification said. …

Onion prices in Delhi-NCR touch Rs 78 per kg: Govt data
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion prices in Delhi-NCR touch Rs 78 per kg: Govt data

Firstpost  

Local vendors are selling onions at Rs 80 per kg while the key kitchen staple is available at Rs 75 per kg on e-commerce portals Big Basket and Otipy. The minimum rate is Rs 17 per kg Onion prices remained at a very high level in the national capital on Monday and were being sold at an average price of …

Onion price soars at wholesale market in Erode
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion price soars at wholesale market in Erode

The Hindu  

The price of big onion has increased from ₹ 30 a kg last week to ₹ 70 a kg at the Nethaji Daily Vegetable and Fruit Market in Erode on Monday, following drop in arrival. Big onion was sold for less than ₹ 30 a kg during the first three weeks of October, and the price started to increase in …

Centre to buy two lakh metric tonnes onion at ₹2,410 per quintal: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre to buy two lakh metric tonnes onion at ₹2,410 per quintal: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on August 22 said the Centre has decided to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onion at the rate of ₹2,410 per quintal, and expressed hope this will provide relief to producers of the key kitchen staple in the State. The announcement comes amid protests by farmers and traders against the Centre's decision to …

Armed With Nashik's Onions, How KCR is Peeling the Layers of Maharashtra's Politics to Make Rivals Weep
1 year, 6 months ago

Armed With Nashik's Onions, How KCR is Peeling the Layers of Maharashtra's Politics to Make Rivals Weep

News 18  

In Maharashtra, irked by low prices for their produce, farmers were often forced to either burn their entire crop or give it away for free. The BRS has decided to give a good price for the onion produce in Maharashtra, with the Telangana government facilitating the state’s traders to procure onion from India’s largest market for the vegetable in Lasalgaon. …

Farmer distress: falling prices, failing hopes
1 year, 10 months ago

Farmer distress: falling prices, failing hopes

The Hindu  

On March 1, the Kokine brothers, Pandurang Bhaurao and Gyaneshwar Bhaurao, headed out in a mini truck loaded with onions to Lasalgaon, about 60 km away. Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, Mr. Dighole said, “Instead, expenditure, including prices of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides have doubled in the last couple of years; income has come …

Peeling Away the Layers: Why Maharashtra Farmers Are Crying Over Onion Prices
1 year, 10 months ago

Peeling Away the Layers: Why Maharashtra Farmers Are Crying Over Onion Prices

News 18  

A farmer from Maharashtra, Krishna Dongre, 52, is one among many who has set his entire onion produce on fire. When News18 reached Krishna’s 1.5 acres of farming land in Niphad district in Nasik, he and his family were plucking the onions to not send it to the Lasalgaon Onion Market but to burn that entire produce. Usually, a farmer …

Onion prices not 'extraordinarily high', no case for banning exports, says Food Secretary
3 years, 2 months ago

Onion prices not 'extraordinarily high', no case for banning exports, says Food Secretary

Firstpost  

Market intervention has already been initiated to check prices of onion, but the rates have not reached anywhere close to the level that necessitates further immediate action as per the Essential Commodities Act, says Sudhanshu Pandey New Delhi: Retail onion prices are not “extraordinarily high” to necessitate banning export of the key kitchen staple and buffer stocks are being released …

Retail Prices of Onion Show Declining Trend Ahead of Festive Season
4 years, 2 months ago

Retail Prices of Onion Show Declining Trend Ahead of Festive Season

News 18  

The retail price of onions, which was on surge for past few weeks, has now stabilised and started showing a declining trend, shows a data available with the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs. Meanwhile, the all India average retail price of onions has come down from Rs 65.51 per kg to Rs 64.85 per kg. “On September 14, the …

Onion Costliest at Rs 100/kg in Bengaluru, Lowest at Rs 35/kg in Udaipur and Rampurhat
4 years, 2 months ago

Onion Costliest at Rs 100/kg in Bengaluru, Lowest at Rs 35/kg in Udaipur and Rampurhat

News 18  

Onion, a politically-sensitive commodity, remained costliest in the retail markets of Bengaluru at Rs 100 per kg on Monday despite Karnataka being the third-largest producer of the kitchen staple in the country, according to government data. A similar situation prevailed in Delhi, one of the major consuming markets, where retail prices were firm at Rs 65 per kg, in Kolkata …

Goa Govt to Sell Onions to Ration Card Holders at Rs 32 Per Kg
4 years, 2 months ago

Goa Govt to Sell Onions to Ration Card Holders at Rs 32 Per Kg

News 18  

The Goa government will procure 1,045 metric tonnes of onion from an agency in Maharashtra’s Nashik district and supply the staple to 3.5 lakh ration card holders at a subsidised rate, a senior official said on Saturday. The state cabinet had on Wednesday approved a proposal to provide onions at a subsidised rate after the price of the commodity increased …

Govt releasing one lakh tonne of onion buffer stock as relief amid soaring prices: Agri Min
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt releasing one lakh tonne of onion buffer stock as relief amid soaring prices: Agri Min

Live Mint  

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently said one lakh tonne of buffer stock of the key kitchen staple is being released by the Central Government to provide relief to people amid the soaring prices of onion. "The government has already taken cognisance of the issue of rising prices of onion and its one lakh tonne of buffer stock is …

Soaring vegetable rates dampen festive mood in Mumbai, onion crosses century-mark
4 years, 2 months ago

Soaring vegetable rates dampen festive mood in Mumbai, onion crosses century-mark

India Today  

Vegetable prices in Mumbai have increased sharply due to a period of heavy rains and hoarding by stockists. While citizens are likely to reduce their purchases due to the sudden hike, whole-sellers and experts fear that the rates for the next one month will increase till Diwali. Asgar Ali, who primarily sells potato and onions said: "Price of onions have …

Consumers in a fix over soaring onion prices in Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 2 months ago

Consumers in a fix over soaring onion prices in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

Onions remain out of budget for daily consumers as their prices have reached Rs 70-80 in the retail market. 'Onion stock not coming from Maharashtra' Nishatganj's vegetable seller Ram Swaroop said that currently, onions are being sold at the rate of Rs 45-50 at the wholesale market or 'mandi'. According to data, wholesale onion prices in Lucknow came down from …

Onion Prices Drop by Up to Rs 10/kg in Consuming Markets on Govt Action Against Hoarding
4 years, 2 months ago

Onion Prices Drop by Up to Rs 10/kg in Consuming Markets on Govt Action Against Hoarding

News 18  

Wholesale onion prices fell by up to Rs 10 per kg in key consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits on traders to check hoarding and price rise, government data showed. For instance, in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia’s largest wholesale onion market, onion prices dropped …

Explained in Graphics: How India's Onion Consumption Saw Six-Fold Increase in Last 56 Years
4 years, 2 months ago

Explained in Graphics: How India's Onion Consumption Saw Six-Fold Increase in Last 56 Years

News 18  

Prices of onion have skyrocketed in India owing to excessive rainfall in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where the summer-crop is grown. However, despite periodic fluctuations in price, onion consumption, per person per year, has steadily climbed from 2.25 kg in 1961 to 14.7 kg in 2017. On Wednesday, the Centre relaxed import norms till December 15 to make possible the …

As Onion Prices Hit Rs 100 per kg, Kerala Govt Gets First Load of 27 Tonnes from Nafed
4 years, 2 months ago

As Onion Prices Hit Rs 100 per kg, Kerala Govt Gets First Load of 27 Tonnes from Nafed

News 18  

Thiruvananthapuram:: With onion prices skyrocketing, the first load of about 27 tonnes procured from NAFED reached Kerala on Friday from Nasik in Maharashtra, as the Left government intervened to bring down the price of the kitchen staple during the festive season. While onions were being sold between Rs 90 and Rs 100 a kg last week,shallots were priced at Rs …

Onion prices skyrocket to Rs 100 per kg in Kerala; Centre relaxes import norms
4 years, 2 months ago

Onion prices skyrocket to Rs 100 per kg in Kerala; Centre relaxes import norms

India TV News  

Despite the government relaxing import norms till December 15 to facilitate the early shipment of onion to boost the domestic supply, prices of the key vegetable have been skyrocketing across the country. Govt's action to control spiralling price The government on Wednesday had announced that it will offload more onion from its buffer stock in the open market to contain …

Onion prices soar in Pune amid supply crunch due to rains
4 years, 2 months ago

Onion prices soar in Pune amid supply crunch due to rains

India TV News  

Onion prices surged in Pune after crops were damaged due to rainfall in various parts of the country following which consumers are forced to buy onions in less quantity. Another buyer said his weekly budget has been affected due to a surge in onions' price. We used to buy two to three kgs of onions per week but now we …

Central govt plans to sell imported onions at Rs 22-23 per kg to avoid rotting at ports
4 years, 11 months ago

Central govt plans to sell imported onions at Rs 22-23 per kg to avoid rotting at ports

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Centre may soon offload imported onions at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 22-23/kg, down around 60 percent from the current offered rate, as it apprehends rotting of the perishable kitchen item at ports, sources said on Thursday. The central government is currently offering imported onions to state governments at an average landed cost of Rs 58/kg …

12,000 tonne onion imported so far; states to get at Rs 49-58/kg for retail sale: Paswan
5 years ago

12,000 tonne onion imported so far; states to get at Rs 49-58/kg for retail sale: Paswan

India TV News  

The government has so far imported 12,000 tonne of onion and it is being offered to states at Rs 49-58 per kg for retail distribution and to check prices, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday. "We have imported so far 12,000 tonne of onion from countries like Turkey and Afghanistan," Paswan told reporters. Retail onion prices, which …

No more tears: Onion prices set to drop in Chandigarh
5 years ago

No more tears: Onion prices set to drop in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Onion woes of the city are expected to end soon with supply from Nashik set to resume and the administration planning to sell these at subsidised rates in the city. As per officials of the Punjab mandi board, onion from Nashik has also started coming to the city again, and about two truckloads of onion came to the city on …

Onion price surges to ₹120 in Chandigarh’s mandis
5 years ago

Onion price surges to ₹120 in Chandigarh’s mandis

Hindustan Times  

Onions imported from Afghanistan and Turkey to compensate for low domestic supply and bring down prices have failed to do the job as even their rate hit a century on Thursday. “There is hardly any supply of onions in the wholesale market in Sector 26, which is leading to the high prices,” said Parlad Singh, president of apni mandis. “People …

Maharashtra cloth shop offers 1kg onions free on purchase of Rs 1,000
5 years ago

Maharashtra cloth shop offers 1kg onions free on purchase of Rs 1,000

India TV News  

A cloth seller in Maharashtra's Thane district smelled a business opportunity in the sky-rocketing prices of onions and offered a kilogram of the kitchen staple-free on purchase of items worth Rs 1,000. Onion prices have crossed the Rs 100 per kilogram mark in almost all markets in the country for the past several weeks, making it one of the major …

15-20 kg onions stolen from woman vendor's pushcart in Hyderabad
5 years ago

15-20 kg onions stolen from woman vendor's pushcart in Hyderabad

India TV News  

About 15-20 kg of onions, whose prices have skyrocketed, were allegedly stolen from a woman vendor's pushcart with the act caught on camera, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, and the woman found the onions missing from her pushcart on Friday morning, police said. However, no case was registered as the …

Exclusive: Onion prices to fully stabilise only by Lohri, say experts
5 years ago

Exclusive: Onion prices to fully stabilise only by Lohri, say experts

India TV News  

Even as the prices of onion at retail outlets have started to come down across the country, experts believe that the rates of the popular vegetable will be back to normal only around Lohri next month. The wholesale prices of onion will stabilise only by January around Lohri, when the kharif crop starts coming into the markets,” said Rajinder Sharma, …

Onion prices up 10-fold this year but imports from Afghanistan, Turkey take off further sting from spiralling rates
5 years ago

Onion prices up 10-fold this year but imports from Afghanistan, Turkey take off further sting from spiralling rates

Firstpost  

MMTC has contracted 11,000 tonnes of onion imports from Turkey and the consignments are expected in January next year. The price of onions shot up to a whopping Rs 200 per kilo in Bengaluru due to severe short supply in the market while prices hovered around the Rs 100-105 per kilo bandwidth in Mumbai. “Onion price touched Rs 200 per …

50 kg onions looted by bike-borne miscreants in Uttar Pradesh
5 years, 1 month ago

50 kg onions looted by bike-borne miscreants in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Day after a man was arrested for trying to steal onions from a grocery shop in Madurai, yet another such incident has surfaced. Two miscreants on a bike allegedly looted 50 kg of onions from a rickshaw puller in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district. Commenting on the incident, the police said, "According to the report, Yamuna, a rickshaw puller, was carrying …

Soaring Onion Prices: Govt Action is Too Little, Too Late
5 years, 1 month ago

Soaring Onion Prices: Govt Action is Too Little, Too Late

News 18  

Soaring onion prices will continue to bring tears to Indian consumers for at least the next five to six weeks for the simple reason that there is no ready availability of the commodity in the market at affordable prices. The central government says it has taken steps like ban on exports, stock limits, etc., to augment supplies of onion and …

Maharashtra government officials insist poor harvest is root cause for onion crisis
5 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra government officials insist poor harvest is root cause for onion crisis

Hindustan Times  

The prices of onions have seen a rise crossing the century-mark in various cities including Pune, thus, inviting harsh criticism from the public and opposition parties. The state government officials have said that the Centre and other consuming states are now blaming Maharashtra for withholding the onion stock which is resulting in the rise of onion prices. Despite this, they …

Onion prices touch Rs 150 per kg in Hyderabad; citizens demand government reduce rates amid price hike
5 years, 1 month ago

Onion prices touch Rs 150 per kg in Hyderabad; citizens demand government reduce rates amid price hike

Firstpost  

Poor and middle-class people in Hyderabad city are having a tough time managing their kitchen supplies as the onion prices have touched Rs 150 kg in the city Hyderabad: Poor and middle-class people in Hyderabad city are having a tough time managing their kitchen supplies as the onion prices have touched Rs 150 kg in the city. Another resident of …

Onions sell at record price of Rs 130 per kg in wholesale market in Lasalgaon; rates to go up even further, caution traders
5 years, 1 month ago

Onions sell at record price of Rs 130 per kg in wholesale market in Lasalgaon; rates to go up even further, caution traders

Firstpost  

Onion prices have soared to Rs 130 a kilo in the wholesale market in Lasalgaon, Maharashtra today. Old onions of the cheap quality that is left is fetching Rs 100-Rs 110 per kilo while the new onion prices are unchanged between Rs 80-Rs 100 a kilo, said Rajendra Shelke of the Vashi onion and potato traders union. In a bid …

Onion prices may touch Rs 150 per kg in Kolkata, claim traders
5 years, 1 month ago

Onion prices may touch Rs 150 per kg in Kolkata, claim traders

India TV News  

Onion prices, which have shot through the roof across the country, could soon touch a new high of Rs 150 per kg in the city markets, traders and analysts said on Tuesday. In most markets of the metropolis, the vegetable is being sold at Rs 110-130 per kg, which is expected to rise to Rs 150 a kg if wholesale …

Amid skyrocketing prices, onion at Rs 35/kg being sold in Bihar
5 years, 1 month ago

Amid skyrocketing prices, onion at Rs 35/kg being sold in Bihar

India TV News  

The skyrocketing price of onion is bringing tears to the consumers with one kilogram of onion priced at a whopping Rs 100 to Rs 105 in the market. The Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Limited is bringing a huge relief to the consumers by providing onions at the subsidized rate. Biscomaun personnel are selling subsidized onions at 24 locations in …

Onion prices shoot across major cities in country; highest selling price of Rs 110 per kg in Goa
5 years, 1 month ago

Onion prices shoot across major cities in country; highest selling price of Rs 110 per kg in Goa

Firstpost  

Among the four metros, onion is being sold at Rs 76 per kg in the national capital, Rs 92 in Mumbai, Rs 100 per kg in Kolkata and Rs 80 per kg in Chennai New Delhi: Onion prices remain high across major cities of the country as the average selling price ruled at Rs 70 per kg on Thursday while …

Truck carrying onions worth Rs 22 lakh found empty in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri, police register a case
5 years, 1 month ago

Truck carrying onions worth Rs 22 lakh found empty in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri, police register a case

Firstpost  

Amid soaring onion prices, a trader claimed on Thursday that his consignment of the bulb, worth Rs 20 to 22 lakh, has possibly been stolen Shivpuri: Amid soaring onion prices, a trader claimed on Thursday that his consignment of the bulb, worth Rs 20 to 22 lakh, has possibly been stolen. The truck carrying 40 tons of onions, on the …

Wholesale prices of onion cross Rs 100 per kg in Maharashtra; rates to stay high till arrival of fresh stocks in markets
5 years, 1 month ago

Wholesale prices of onion cross Rs 100 per kg in Maharashtra; rates to stay high till arrival of fresh stocks in markets

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, the government extended prohibitions on traders from the stocking of the edible bulb across the country for an indefinite period even as the onion prices continue to rule high at Rs 80-90 per kg. Govt extends stock holding limit On Wednesday, the government extended prohibitions on traders from the stocking of the edible bulb across the country for …

Hyderabad: Onions to be dearer till January
5 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad: Onions to be dearer till January

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Onion prices will keep fluctuating between Rs 80 and Rs 100 per kg till January. Mr Venkata Ramana, a wholesaler, explained, “The prices are high as the market has soiled stock, which is compelling an increase in price.” Commission agents bringing stock from Maharashtra state that there has been steep hike in transportation costs, which is having its impact …

Onion prices reaches Rs 100-mark, wholesale rates hit 4-year high as heavy rain affects production
5 years, 2 months ago

Onion prices reaches Rs 100-mark, wholesale rates hit 4-year high as heavy rain affects production

Firstpost  

The relief of the recent decline in onion prices has shortlived as the kitchen staple’s rate reportedly reached Rs 100-mark in different parts of the country, said a media report. Prices in Nashik’s Lasalgaon market — Asia’s largest wholesale onion market — touched Rs 5,500 per quintal on Monday, which is the highest since August 2015, the report said. In …

Onion prices shoot up to Rs 80 per kg; govt to facilitate imports of kitchen staple from Iran, Egypt, Turkey
5 years, 2 months ago

Onion prices shoot up to Rs 80 per kg; govt to facilitate imports of kitchen staple from Iran, Egypt, Turkey

Firstpost  

Onion prices have remained high in most retail markets of Delhi and other consuming states for last more than a month because of supply disruption following heavy rains in main growing states like Maharasthra. New Delhi: As retail onion prices shot up to Rs 80/kg, the Centre on Tuesday said it will relax fumigation norms and facilitate import of the …

In Lucknow, a man robbed of his onions, tomatoes and garlic
5 years, 2 months ago

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

India TV News  

Bizarre though it may sound but a man in Lucknow has been robbed of onions, garlic and tomatoes. When he returned the next morning, he was aghast to see his vegetable strewn around and found that the bags of onions, garlic and tomatoes kept under the wooden planks were missing. Another thing is certain that the thieves were more than …

Onion woes
5 years, 2 months ago

Onion woes

The Hindu  

AFTER years of bountiful harvests and booming exports, India’s onion trade has suddenly been hit by a government ban on exports in the last week of September in the wake of spiralling domestic prices. Arrivals in August totalled 10,14,420 tonnes, compared with 10,43,200 tonnes in the same month last year. The Horticultural Statistics Division’s latest monthly report on onion said …

Group of women fight over onions in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha, 5 hospitalised
5 years, 2 months ago

Group of women fight over onions in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha, 5 hospitalised

India TV News  

A violent brawl was witnessed in a village in Uttar Pradesh after two women indulged into an argument over the price of onions. The incident was reported from Amroha district of the state after one woman rebuked the other for her financial condition and inability to buy onions. Her neighbour, Deepti, told the hawker that Neha could not afford to …

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