Onion crop worth Rs 30,000 stolen from farmer's field in Madhya Pradesh
Farmer Jitendra Kumar has registered a complaint with the police in this regard and said that onions were sown on 1.6 acre of land and as he was planning to harvest the crop, it was stolen by thieves.
Dec 04, 2019, 06:38 AM IST
Fearing stampede, Patna officials wear helmets while selling onion for Rs 35/kg
Long queues were being seen outside the counters of Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Limited (Biscomaun), Patna, where onion are being sold at Rs 35 per kg at a time when the prices of the vegetable soared up to Rs 70-80 per kg.
Nov 30, 2019, 11:11 AM IST
Onion price crosses Rs 100 per kg in many cities; reports of theft from across India pour in
Onions are being stolen from trucks and shops in many states including Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal, and Bihar. In West Bengal, onions worth thousands of rupees have been stolen from a shop. In West Bengal's West Midnapore the price reached Rs 100 kg, and following this, onions worth Rs 50,000 was stolen from a shop while 10 sacks of the vegetable were stolen from another shopkeeper.
Nov 29, 2019, 15:01 PM IST
Government bans export of onions with immediate effect to curb rising prices
The onion prices have surged over 300% in the last few weeks due to a shortfall in supply following heavy rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka - the two main onion-producing states in the country.
Sep 29, 2019, 14:25 PM IST
Government mulls action as onion prices go through the roof
Onion prices have jumped nearly 75 percent in the last one month after supply crunch from states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Aug 26, 2019, 14:19 PM IST
Government reviews situation as onion prices go through roof
Onion prices have jumped nearly 75 percent in the last one month after supply crunch from states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Aug 22, 2019, 17:17 PM IST
Nafed to boost onion supply in Delhi; Mother Dairy asked to cut price
Currently, retail onion prices in the national capital are ruling in the range of Rs 30-40 per kg on tight supplies, as per the trade data.
Oct 19, 2018, 18:36 PM IST
Onions prices on rise in Delhi wholesale markets
The prices were ruling at Rs 15 per kg in the year-ago period at the Lasalgoan market, the official data showed.
Oct 19, 2018, 13:43 PM IST
Onion, tomato price rise a seasonal effect: Ram Vilas Paswan
Barring these veggies, prices of other essential commodities like rice and wheat are ruling stable, he added.
Oct 31, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Delhi govt flags off mobile vans with onions to ease prices
In a bid to provide onions at subsidised rates, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Friday flagged-off mobile vans from Azadpur Mandi to different parts of the city for the vegetable to be sold at "model price".
Aug 28, 2015, 22:17 PM IST
Middle class woes to continue, wholesale onion price shoots up to Rs 57 per kg
In the price-sensitive Delhi market and some other parts of the country, retail onion price has shot up to Rs 80 per kg.
Aug 22, 2015, 13:32 PM IST
Onion price rises to Rs 54 per kg at Lasalgaon
Onion prices at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra -- Asia's biggest wholesale market for onions -- today touched Rs 54 per kg, the highest so far this year, due to tight supply of the crop.
Aug 21, 2015, 15:39 PM IST
MMTC floats tender for import of 10,000 tonnes onion
State-run MMTC has invited bids from global suppliers for import of 10,000 tonnes onion from countries like Pakistan, Egypt, China and Afghanistan to boost domestic supply and check price rise.
Aug 21, 2015, 14:25 PM IST
Middle-class budget goes haywire, onion prices shoot up by Rs 30 in 10 days
Onion prices are hardening due to the fall in production and sluggish supply of stored onions, which are meant for meeting demand during July-September.
Aug 21, 2015, 11:43 AM IST
Middle class woes to continue as wholesale onion prices touch 22-month high
Woes for the Indian middle class seems to be far from over due to constant escalation in wholesale price of onion.
Aug 14, 2015, 11:06 AM IST
Good news! Delhi govt to sell onions at Rs 40 from Monday
Delhi government will sell onions at Rs 40 a kg at 280 locations across the city.
Aug 05, 2015, 14:05 PM IST
Rising onion prices leave buyers in tears
The steep rise in onion prices have come as a double whammy for the Indian middle class who is already reeling under severe pressure from high inflation
Aug 04, 2015, 13:38 PM IST
Middle class woes: Are onion prices going to hit your household budget?
Onion prices have shot up by more than 30 percent in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest onion market, because of supply shortage.
Jul 23, 2015, 10:16 AM IST