Onions prices are still ruling at an unaffordable level, though rates have started softening both in the wholesale and retail markets across the country following government measures like allowing cooperative Nafed to import onions.
To give relief to Delhiites, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd has started selling onions at Rs 55 a kg through its five retail outlets and two mobile vans in the national capital.
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The aim of his visit was to explore how financial institutions can be co-opted in reviving the local economy.
This was disclosed at a high-level inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday
Even though Mulayam Singh decided which ministers to drop and which ministers to lose their portfolios, the reshuffle is being projected as a reflection of Akhilesh Yadav's assertive self.
Around six lakh people have been housed in over 2000 relief camps in the two states.
Private traders had placed orders early this month with Egyptian suppliers at $320 a tonne
'The economy of Kashmir has collapsed.'
Prices of the key vegetable have also gone up in various cities.
In West Bengal, confectioner Nobin Chandra Das is widely known as the one, who created Rasgulla in the 1860s.
The services sector, which plays the biggest role in shaping the economy, is facing loads of issues currently. The largest segments, financial and real estate, are struggling to cope with bad debts and low demand for houses.
If the air pollution is not brought under control, tourism to Kashmir will be affected, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), who has been visiting the valley for 50 years.
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Wholesale prices too rose at the same pace to 45-55 per kg in the national capital and other states.
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Details on the Swadheen Bharat Vidhik Satyagrah aka Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena, the outfit responsible for the violence that claimed 24 lives in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, including that of two police officials, are slowly emerging.
'They will not escalate and bring India-Pakistan close to war.'
Singh also interacted with delegations representing different communities, including Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs, Shias, Gujjars, Bakarwals and Paharis.
How Amul is changing the face of dairying in Jammu & Kashmir. Some 15,000 dairy farmers, many women, are participating in the initiative.
Kashmir witnessed the season's heaviest snowfall.
Soon after assuming charge, J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti promised a transparent, accountable and responsive government.
The forecast of deficient monsoon rainfalls scared farmers.
'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.' 'You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan
''I am not going to force anyone to watch movies. If they want to, they can come and watch.' 'I want to give them the choice that everyone has in the rest of the country.'
Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa said the "unprecedented" northeast monsoon killed 470 people and nearly a lakh livestock besides damaging crops in over 3.83 lakh hectares.
The Centre had lowered its estimate of crop damage.
AAP expects 1.5 lakh people to converge at Ramlila Maidan today.
The southwest monsoon season was deficient by 16 per cent.
Cabinet sub-committee to review the situation and take necessary steps.
Retail prices across the country continued to be at Rs 80 a kg.
Increased harvesting is expected to boost supply
Modi assured to extend all required assistance to the state to face the situation, the Chief Minister's office said.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought an immediate relief of Rs 1,000 crore for restoration works in the flood-affected areas of the state.
Sowing up 400%; prices may be low in 2014 as Maharashtra, MP and Bengal also likely to increase acreage 15-20%.
Congress party in Maharashtra has its hopes pinned on a 'newly recharged' vice-president Rahul Gandhi for its revival.
Cabinet sub-committee to meet to review the situation and take necessary steps. Sanjay Jog reports
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The work of reconstruction in the flood-ravaged Kashmir could get delayed by at least 6 months due to the mass exodus of migrant labour force in the wake of the natural calamity that hit the valley causing huge damage to infrastructure -- both public as well as private.
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