While good quality onions were priced at Rs 15,000 per 100 kilogram, normal and low quality was sold at Rs 6,000 per 100 kg

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The rise in onion prices has triggered thefts in various states. The prices have breached the Rs 100 per kg mark, making onion alluring for thieves. Stock worth Rs 25000 was stolen from a shop in Gujarat. Watch the video for more.

The restaurant owners say the spike in onion prices has made it difficult for them to run their businesses prompting them to pass on to the burden to the patrons

The lowest price of Rs 38 per kg of the bulb was reported from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, the Consumer Affairs Ministry data showed

In a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said a government should not be seen as making profit motive over an essential commodity

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The government is also facilitating private imports and also relaxed phytosanitary and fumigation norms till December

Despite the export ban enacted in September to keep domestic supply inside India, prices have surged after rain and floods during October and November limited onion supply

Retail inflation skyrocketed on the back of high vegetable prices. Last month saw exorbitant onion and tomato prices due to unseasonal rains, disruption in supply chain and acquisition restrictions on traders.

While state-owned trading firm MMTC will import onions, cooperative Nafed will supply the key kitchen items in the domestic market

From Rs 7 per kg in January to Rs 100 per kg in November in Mumbai, spiralling onion prices have sent Indian consumers in a tizzy

Onion price hike: Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has assured consumers that the government is taking all the necessary measures to contain the price rise

The five-year-old scheme, a pet project of the prime minister Narendra Modi, has seen a gradual increase in the average deposit per account from Rs 1,000 in March 2015 to Rs 2,853 in October 2019