New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In West Bengal, potato growers are facing acute problems with a produce of aplenty together with the curb on selling it in other states, leading to the issue turning into a political diatribe with the Assembly election scheduled for April 23 and 29. The state’s principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has highlighted farmer suicides linked to debt, allegedly after growers failed to recover costs from potato sales.West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya ha…
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian (veg) thali was flat (on-year) in the month of February, while a non-vegetarian (non-veg) thali declined 3 per cent, a Crisil Intelligence report showed on Friday.Despite a decline in the prices of onion, potato and pulses, the cost of a veg thali remained stable as tomato prices rose sharply, it added.Onion prices fell 24 per cent on-year due to an influx of late kharif onions, while limited shelf life forced immediate market dispos…