Since last month the cost of vegetables, especially in North India, has been spiralling and, as expected, has become an election issue. Veggies are not only good for health but also politics. While tomato is now in the news, the onion is the most politically-nutritious veggie. One can say that the state of our Union…
Onion price hits Rs.150 a kg
December 8, 2019Situation likely to continue for 15 days Mysuru: There seems to be no respite from the spiralling prices of onion with good variety touching Rs.150 a kg. Though onion is being imported from Turkey, the situation has not eased favourably. Mysuru city has a demand of 35 loads of onion per day but only 10…
Size Matters: Onion Dosa cut to size to withstand rising prices
November 28, 2019Mysuru: Onion Dosa, popularly known as ‘Eerulli Dosa’ or ‘Onion Uthappa’, the most sought-after snack among the residents of city with a dollop of butter on top of a steaming dosa, is now reducing in size in many eating joints and hotels. With the rise in onion prices, most restaurants and hotels in the city…
Onion becomes tearfully dearer at Rs.100 a kg
November 27, 2019Mysuru: Price of onion, the essential vegetable in Indian household, has hit the roof touching Rs.100 and beyond per kg in city forcing customers to shed tears even before buying and chopping the vegetable. The steep rise in price is attributed by traders to shortfall in supply from North Karnataka and Maharashtra, the prominent source…
Onion at Rs.60 a kg, brings tears
September 23, 2019Mysuru: Onion, the staple vegetable of Indian household, has become dearer with a kilogram costing Rs.50 to Rs.60 in city this morning. Trader Anand at Devaraja Market, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that the bulk of supplies come from Maharashtra and the rest from North Karnataka where the recent floods have badly damaged the…
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