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Opp flays Govt over price rise
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The Assam Legislative Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes followed by a walkout by the Opposition members over sharp increase in the prices of all the essential commodities and the failure of the Government to control the prices.
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BJP campaigns against price rise
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As part of on-going signature campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against price rise, Dimapur district BJP conducted a campaign at Super Market, Dimapur.
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World Consumer Rights Day in Dimapur
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World Consumer Rights Day was observed at Dimapur in a state level function cum public rally organized jointly by department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection (LM&CP), Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organization (NVCO) and Consumer Society Dimapur District
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Gas consumers pour out woes at interactive session
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Oil companies on Monday got the taste of people's anger brewing over irregularity in supply of cooking gas cylinders at their doorstep.
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FCI gets into online trading
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To rein in galloping food prices, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has, for the first time, ventured into online trading.
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Bid to control prices of essential items
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To resolve the mismatch in the wholesale and retail prices of essential commodities, the government authorities have fixed the prices of certain commodities for next 15 days that would be available in 638 fair price shops of Guwahati city.
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Over 25,000 fair price shops to be modernised
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Cooperative societies have decided to modernise more than 25,000 fair price shops in the State at a cost of Rs.65 crore over the next two years to improve non-PDS commodities business and provide better ambience to customers.
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LPG shortage hits people hard in city
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Faced with rising concern from consumers, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) now believes that the present shortage of LPG cylinders would be over after two weeks.
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Opp flays Govt on price rise, LPG crisis
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The Government today came under strong criticism from the Opposition members because of its failure to check blackmarketing of LPG cylinders and to control price rise of essential commodities.
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No plan to hike milk price: Minister
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Kerala government has no plan to hike the price of milk in the state, Civil Supplies Minister C Divakaran informed the state Assembly today.
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LPG cylinder black marketeers flouting norms with impunity
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LPG (cooking gas) cylinders meant strictly for domestic consumption are being openly used in restaurants, hotels and eateries in the city in blatant violation of rules and regulations even as consumers continue to have a harrowing time procuring a cylinder.
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Sale of cheap ‘kandula’ in city worries tribals
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Cheap yellow split peas are being sold as ‘kandula’ in the city. Kandula happens to be a traditional tribal legume, which has a special market.
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Oppn forces adjournment of RS on price issue
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For the second consecutive day, a determined opposition today forced adjournment of Rajya Sabha till noon over the issue of price rise.
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Dealers’ meet held on LPG scarcity
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At the demand of the Ganjam district unit of the BJP, the Berhampur Sub-Collector on Tuesday called up a meeting of LPG dealers of the city and its outskirts to discuss the scarcity of LPG refills.
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Brinda Karat blames Centre for common man’s plight
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Holding the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government responsible for the common man’s plight, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat on Sunday urged the people to attend the 'Delhi chalo' rally to be organised by the Left parties on March 12.
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Call to revamp PDS in Arunachal
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Arunachal Parliamentary Secretary for Food and Civil Supplies, Lokam Tassar, has called for revamping the public distribution system (PDS) in Arunachal Pradesh, besides urging the concerned district officials to be watchful on the PDS operation.
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Food dealers directed to renew licence
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Directorate of Health & Family Welfare has notified all food manufacturers, dealers of Food items, hotels, restaurants, tea stalls daily/ weekly markets, hawkers etc in Nagaland to obtain/renew PFA Licence (Food) at their respective local (health) authority (CMO) office for 2009-2010 on March 25.
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NGO laments price rise in Meghalaya
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Prices of essential commodities such as rice, wheat and sugar has gone up due to supply of poor quality food grains by the fair price shops.
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‘Poor quality food grain at fair price shops leading to price rise’
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Prices of essential commodities, such as rice, sugar and wheat, have increased due to supply of poor quality food grains by the fair price shops.
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Utkal Bharat in agitation mode
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The newly-formed ‘Utkal Bharat’ party has decided to take up agitation throughout the State to protest against the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and provision of subsidised rice at Rs. 2-a-kg to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
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Govt approves food grains to fishermen
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The Government has decided to provide food grains at Rupees 2 per kg to all categories of fishermen, who have membership in the Fishermen Welfare Board in the state.
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Sikkim BJP demands steps to curb price rise
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BJP Sikkim State unit staged a day-long dharna against the rising prices of all essential commodities in front of the District Collector (East) office today.
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Petrol dries up as pumps remain closed in Imphal
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Imphalites are facing a hard time getting fuel for their vehicles for the second day on Tuesday after oil pumps in the State capital here remained closed.
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Tripura CM ridicules panel on price rise
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Tripura Chief Minister and veteran Communist leader Manik Sarkar today ridiculed the panel constituted by the Centre to check price rise, saying that price rise was a direct consequence of the policy of parties
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Price rise will be under control soon: Pranab
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Stating that an imbalance in the demand and supply was the cause behind price rise, Union Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday that he was hopeful the situation will be brought under control soon.
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