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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nandini milk price hike: Increase of ₹2 proportionate to 50 ml extra milk per sachet, says Siddaramaiah

Amid sharp reactions from the Opposition following an increase in the price of Nandini milk, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has defended the move stating it is “not a hike”. Each milk packet will now contain an additional 50 ml of milk, and the price will be proportionally increased for… — Siddaramaiah June 25, 2024 Extra volume, extra price Currently, the 500 …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka hikes Nandini milk prices again by ₹2 per litre

The Hindu

Starting Wednesday, the Karnataka Milk Federation will sell an additional 50 ml of milk in half and one-litre sachets of Nandini and charge ₹2 extra for the same. While the Opposition condemned the price increase, which follows the petrol and diesel price hike, KMF said it was being done to help farmers as milk procurement had reached record levels this …

Karnataka Congress Price Cost Hike Kmf Litre

8 months ago

Nandini Crosses Karnataka Boundary, to Sponsor Ireland & Scotland Cricket Teams for T20 World Cup

News 18

You will now find Karnataka’s dairy brand Nandini adorning the jerseys of the Scotland and Ireland teams in the upcoming T20 cricket world cup. Under the brand Nandini, KMF products like sweets, milk, butter, ghee, chocolates among others are popular not only in Karnataka but across the country; and with rising exports to countries like the Middle East, Singapore, Bhutan, …

Cricket Karnataka T20 Congress Team Teams Scotland

1 year, 2 months ago

Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

The Hindu

Merwin and Regina Fernandes @ Savera Naturals It was close to two decades ago, in 2007 to be precise, that Merwin Fernandes quit the corporate rat race and decided to get into farming. “As we had no prior experience, other than a commitment to organic farming, it has been a journey of learning on the go — by observation and …

Farming House Ent Natural Farm Organic Turmeric

1 year, 4 months ago

'Bommai anti-Hindu?': Siddaramaraiah counters charges over ghee supply for Tirupati laddus

Hindustan Times

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said the state government cannot go against the interest of farmers by supplying Nandini ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for a lesser price. Responding to state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel's allegations of “indifference towards temples and Hindu devotion” by the Congress government, the chief minister said that the Karnataka Milk Federation had stopped supplying …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Nandini milk to cost ₹3 more from today

The Hindu

Bengaluru Prices of Nandini milk and curd will cost ₹3 more per litre/kg from Tuesday. It may be noted that the KMF was permitted to increase the selling price of milk by ₹3 a litre after a meeting convened by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave approval to its proposal. The KMF said dairy farmers in the State were in distress owing …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka selling ‘cheapest’ milk: CM as cabinet agrees to ₹3/litre hike in Nandini milk prices

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru: The last time the milk prices were increased were in November 2022, when the KMF had initially raised it by ₹ 3 per litre The Karnataka cabinet has given the green signal for a ₹3 per litre hike in the price of Nandini milk, a popular brand under the Karnataka Milk Federation. Notably, the last time the milk prices …

Karnataka Price Hike Milk Kmf Litre Nandini

1 year, 5 months ago

Ramp up production of Nandini ghee, says Minister

The Hindu

Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna has urged dairy farmers and Karnataka Milk Federation to ramp up production of ghee as there is demand for it in Tirupati. The Minister, who reviewed the functioning of the cooperative banks and cooperative societies and institutions in the city on Saturday, said Nandini brand ghee, produced and marketed by KMF, was used for the …

Cooperative Minister Rajanna

1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala milk union threatens to buy directly from Karnataka farmers in escalating dairy war

India Today

The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, known as Milma, has threatened to source milk directly from farmers in Karnataka in a development that is likely to escalate a simmering row between the milk unions of the two neighboring states. Milma has opposed the sale of Karnataka milk federation’s Nandini dairy products in Kerala. Milma’s Ernakulam regional union chairman MT Jayan …

Karnataka Kerala Milk Nandini Milma Escalating Dairy Mt Jayan

1 year, 7 months ago

Does India have room for a dairy behemoth?

Live Mint

New Delhi: On an October morning in 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri, then Prime Minister of India, was engrossed in a conversation. Shastri asked Verghese Kurien, then general manager of the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union, and the architect of India’s White Revolution, the world’s largest dairy development programme that began in 1970. Successful ones like the Gujarat Cooperative Milk …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Data | Amul vs Nandini row impact: Congress emerges favourite in milk-producing districts

The Hindu

The Amul vs Nandini row had agitated local milk producers in Karnataka. If the dairy farmers’ anger reflected in the votes, the impact was expected to be pronounced in Belagavi, Tumkur, Hassan, Mysuru and Mandya, the top five milk-producing districts. The table shows the vote share secured by the three parties in the 2023 Assembly Elections and the change in …

Karnataka Congress Districts Share Vote 2023 Vote Share

1 year, 8 months ago

Amul vs Nandini: Don't let politics stoke market sub-nationalism

Live Mint

Fists have been waved in poll-bound Karnataka, where opposition parties like the Congress and Janata Dal have joined pro-Kannada groups in attacking the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party government for letting Gujarat’s Amul sell milk and other dairy products there. Even allegations of plans to merge Nandini with Amul are being made, fuelling local protests and boycott calls against Amul as …

India Kerala Gujarat Brand Amul Nandini Karnataka Milk

1 year, 8 months ago

There is strong anti-incumbency against the BJP, the most corrupt government Karnataka has seen, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu

Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly believes that there is strong anti-incumbency against the BJP government and that the electorate will oust the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Assembly election on May 10 for its non-performance and corruption. There is strong anti-incumbency against the BJP; the most corrupt government Karnataka has …

Karnataka Constitution States Congress Party State Bjp

1 year, 8 months ago

Congress won't allow BJP to raise slogan of 'One Nation, One Milk': Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu

Congress MP and General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday attacked the Centre alleging Bharatiya Janata Party of controlling dairy cooperatives in states. This is why he wishes that Amul will merge with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society involving 2 lakh rural diaries," the Congress veteran said. Amit Shah and the BJP wish to …

Karnataka Congress Control Bank Cooperative Bjp Ramesh

1 year, 8 months ago

No Competition With Karnataka's Nandini; to Sell Milk, Curd Online Only in Bengaluru: Amul Chief

News 18

Caught in the political row over market place battle with popular Karnataka brand Nandini, head of the Gujarat-based cooperative selling Amul brand on Tuesday said it will sell milk and curd only through online channels in Bengaluru and there is no competition with Nandini milk which is much cheaper due to the state government subsidy. According to him, Amul has …

Bengaluru Karnataka Farmers Gujarat Mehta Sell Amul

1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | What is the Amul versus KMF controversy?

The Hindu

The story so far: A week since dairy behemoth Amul announced its foray into the Bengaluru market, the issue between two major milk cooperatives in the country has boiled over into a political slugfest ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Elections, scheduled for May 10. After Amul’s announcement, the Opposition Congress, the JD and other sections of Kannadigas expressed fears that …

Bengaluru Karnataka Market Congress Gujarat Dairy State

1 year, 8 months ago

Amul not a competitor of Nandini, says MD Jayen Mehta amid row in Karnataka

Business Standard

Amul Managing Director Jayen Mehta said on Monday that there is no competition between Amul and Karnataka Cooperative Dairy brand Nandini, according to a report in the Economic Times. "Just like Amul is a cooperative of farmers in Gujarat, Nandini is a brand of the Karnataka Milk Federation, a cooperative of farmers in Karnataka. Mehta also noted that Amul ice …

Bengaluru Karnataka Brand Mehta Milk Amul Kmf

1 year, 8 months ago

Amul is not a competitor of Nandini: Amul MD

The Hindu

Amidst the raging controversy over the two dairy giants, Amul’s top boss clarified that Amul was not making a foray into Karnataka to compete with local dairy brand, Nandini. Amul’s launch of fresh milk and curd is only for a niche market through e-commerce channels and not through a mass distribution network,” Amul MD Jayen Mehta told The Hindu. “It’s …

Karnataka Milk Amul Nandini

1 year, 8 months ago

Protest outside Amul ice cream parlour in Mysuru

The Hindu

Members of various organisations gathered outside the Amul milk parlour in Vontikoppal in Mysuru on Monday to voice their protest against any move to merge Karnataka Milk Federation with the Gujarat-based dairy. The protesters shouted slogans against Amul and in favour of Nandini, the brand of milk and milk products brought out by KMF. The protesters shouted slogans against the …

Protest State Bjp Milk Mysuru Amul Kmf

1 year, 8 months ago

Protests in Bengaluru amid Nandini-Amul row, Congress leader visits milk parlour

Live Mint

The Amul-Nandini controversy continued to gain momentum on Monday, with members of a pro-Kannada organisation staging protests in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has called out Congress and JD for ‘doing politics’ over the issue ahead of polls. As the political back-and-forth continues, Congress Karnataka chief D K Shivakumar visited a Nandini Milk parlour in the Hassan on …

Karnataka Farmers Bjp Nandini Milk Row Congress

1 year, 8 months ago

Mint Explainer: Parties milk Amul-vs-Nandini controversy for Karnataka elections

Live Mint

It was a seemingly innocuous announcement about a well-known Indian brand entering a new domestic market. Opposition parties in the poll-bound state kicked up a storm, portraying the move as an attempt to destroy Nandini, a brand of the Karnataka Milk Federation. JD leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy voiced his concern about how Amul’s entry would affect KMF’s …

Karnataka Congress Gujarat State Bjp Milk Other States

1 year, 8 months ago

Not 'Utterly Butterly' Ride: Why entry of dairy giant Amul is facing massive opposition in Karnataka

Firstpost

Amul is formally entering the markets in poll-bound Karnataka. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets its staple goods under the well-known brand name “ Amul,” announced via Twitter on 5 April that it will deliver fresh milk and other goods to Bengaluru. The BJP on Sunday accused the Congress of unleashing a “misinformation campaign” over dairy cooperative Amul’s …

Bengaluru Karnataka Farmers Congress Products Dairy Brand

1 year, 8 months ago

Amul vs Nandini: ‘Kannadigas will never sell thier self respect,’ DKS asserts

Hindustan Times

Senior Congress leader and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar visited a Nandini store on Monday at Hassan during the election campaign and shopped for milk products. Amul vs Nandini: ‘Kannadigas will never sell self respect,’ DK Shivakumar tells DK Shivakumar wrote, “Visited Hassan's Nandini store today and bought milk products. Are you now trying to steal Nandini from …

Karnataka Congress Gujarat Bjp Amul Nandini Self Respect

1 year, 8 months ago

Amid Amul vs Nandini row, Amit Malviya's ‘not entering’ tweet

Hindustan Times

Amid attacks from the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday claimed that “Amul is not entering Karnataka” and asserted that it has done far more than the opposition party to strengthen the Karnataka Milk Federation and its products sold under the brand name Nandini. Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting Karnataka on …

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Nandini milk price hike: Increase of ₹2 proportionate to 50 ml extra milk per sachet, says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka hikes Nandini milk prices again by ₹2 per litre

Nandini Crosses Karnataka Boundary, to Sponsor Ireland & Scotland Cricket Teams for T20 World Cup

Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

'Bommai anti-Hindu?': Siddaramaraiah counters charges over ghee supply for Tirupati laddus

Nandini milk to cost ₹3 more from today

Karnataka selling ‘cheapest’ milk: CM as cabinet agrees to ₹3/litre hike in Nandini milk prices

Ramp up production of Nandini ghee, says Minister

Kerala milk union threatens to buy directly from Karnataka farmers in escalating dairy war

Does India have room for a dairy behemoth?

Data | Amul vs Nandini row impact: Congress emerges favourite in milk-producing districts

Amul vs Nandini: Don't let politics stoke market sub-nationalism

There is strong anti-incumbency against the BJP, the most corrupt government Karnataka has seen, says Siddaramaiah

Congress won't allow BJP to raise slogan of 'One Nation, One Milk': Jairam Ramesh

No Competition With Karnataka's Nandini; to Sell Milk, Curd Online Only in Bengaluru: Amul Chief

Explained | What is the Amul versus KMF controversy?

Amul not a competitor of Nandini, says MD Jayen Mehta amid row in Karnataka

Amul is not a competitor of Nandini: Amul MD

Protest outside Amul ice cream parlour in Mysuru

Protests in Bengaluru amid Nandini-Amul row, Congress leader visits milk parlour

Mint Explainer: Parties milk Amul-vs-Nandini controversy for Karnataka elections

Not 'Utterly Butterly' Ride: Why entry of dairy giant Amul is facing massive opposition in Karnataka

Amul vs Nandini: ‘Kannadigas will never sell thier self respect,’ DKS asserts

Amid Amul vs Nandini row, Amit Malviya's ‘not entering’ tweet