THE prices of persihables such as onions for which the retail consumer is paying 40 a kilo would come down to 22 in cities such as Delhi by this week, said KV Thomas, minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution.

KOLKATA, 23 JAN: Seventy people fell ill and 5,000 people were affected following leakage of ammonia gas from a cold storage at Nagerbazar in Dum Dum today. Panic gripped residents and many fled the locality.
Around 5,000 people were affected and some of them were admitted to a local hospital. Residents developed breathing problems and eye irritation.

KOLKATA, 24 JAN: The leaking valves of the cold storage, which emitted ammonia gas affecting about 3000 people in Nager Bazar area in the northern outskirts of the city, were yet to be fully plugged this morning.

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The problem is all pervasive as the prices of almost all food items have been rising
In a scenario that is all familiar in India and for that matter in many other countries too, rising food prices have become an extremely sensitive issue with major political and social ramifications that go well beyond the economic ones.

BURDWAN, 13 JAN: While the state agricultural marketing department is all set to sue the Panagarh cold storage that had thrown out 360 tons of potato meant for midday meal for the ICDS centres and Sisu Siksha Kendras, yet another cold storage in Burdwan town has thrown out 7500 tons of potato.

The state run apex cooperatives, Benfed & Confed, owners of the potato packets, however, are yet to pr

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to abolish the storage agent arrangement in a bid to expedite the reform process in the public distribution system.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The state government would distribute 70,000 metric tons of potato, lying in cold storages in five districts, free of cost for mid-day meal and ICDS, finance minister Mr Asim Dasgupta announced today, admitting that the state exchequer had to drain off Rs 60 crore to

PHULBANI: Farmers in Phulbani district are having a harrowing time in the absence of adequate godowns and cold storage to preserve agricultural produce.

The only cold storage in G. Udaygiri is in a dilapidated state and the few godowns available fail to serve the purpose, as farmers are forced to sell their produce for less.