Malappuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Members of the Malappuram District Committee (MDC) staged on Friday a unique protest against the rising prices of onions in the area by preparing 'biryani' without onions and feeding it to nearly 1,000 people.
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Ensuring that the country will soon overcome onion crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government was taking every step to import onions and restore their supply to the market.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Some hotels and restaurants in Bengaluru have increased the usage of onions in their dishes due to the recent downfall in the prices of the kitchen staple in the city.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): To deal with the current onion crisis, the Union Government on Thursday said it will import an additional 12,660 metric tonnes of onions which shall begin arriving in the country from December 27 onwards.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said that prices of onions had risen as production has come down but the government had taken remedial steps including curbs on exports and giving orders for imports.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The price of onions in the markets of Hyderabad continued to soar by 300 per cent, creating severe distress for the consumers.
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The long wait in queues for onions appear to be continuing in Andhra Pradesh. Consumers were seen standing in queues since morning to purchase onions at Rythu bazaars here.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Mumbai Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft of onions valued over Rs 20,000, from two shops in Dongri Market here.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Sambi Reddy, the 65-year-old man, who passed away after suffering a heart attack at Rythu Bazaar in Gudivada town, was standing in the queue while purchasing vegetables and not for onions, his family said.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Heated arguments between the ruling and the opposition members were witnessed in the Assembly here on Tuesday over the skyrocketing prices of onion in the state.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): BJP leader Lanka Dinakar on Tuesday hit out at the Andhra Pradesh government over the rising price of onions saying that when the state had stocks in mid-August it should have kept them as a buffer to be used now.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The price of onions in the markets of Nagpur continued to soar, creating severe distress for the consumers.