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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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BJP stir on price rise
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In view of the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, BJP will launch a rally on February 10 in the Naga shopping arcade which will be addressed by BJP MP from Assam Rajen Gohain.
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Tripura CM for ban on future trading of food items
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Ahead of chief ministers' meeting on price rise called by the prime minister tomorrow, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar today demanded that the Centre ban future trading of all food items and ensure higher allocation of foodgrains for BPL families.
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Gogoi seeks tough action against hoarders
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Calling for stringent measures to curb the rise in prices of essential commodities, Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi today endorsed the move to amend the Essential Commodities Act to make hoarding a non-bailable act.
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Gurudas blames Centre for skyrocketing prices
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AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta today came down heavily on the UPA government at the Centre for ''playing into the hands of the multinationals and capitalists at the cost of the poor'' whose miseries have compounded with the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
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CM writes to Manmohan on prices
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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has tried to shift the blame for rising prices to the Congress-led Central government saying the quantum of food grains being provided for Above Poverty Line (APL) families has been reduced while rice and wheat required under PDS
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Committee to regulate price rise in Dimapur
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Subsequent to a recent meeting with state home minister with regard to price rise control in Dimapur, a seven-member price regulatory committee (PRC) has been constituted under the chairmanship of DC Dimapur to monitor and regulate price rise in the district.
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CSD caution bogus card holders
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The Dimapur District Consumer Society has informed consumers of Dimapur District that each and every citizen of the district is entitled to get a Ration card under different categories of food grains like APL/BPL/ AAY , but restricted to the limited / transitory allocation
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