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- India
As tomato prices soar, Punjab guv orders halting its consumption in Raj Bhavan
Chandigarh: Amid an alarming surge in tomato prices, Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit issued an order on Thursday temporarily halting its consumption in his household as “a gesture of solidarity with the citizens…
- India
Tomato prices may touch Rs 300 per kg in coming days, say wholesale traders
New Delhi: Tomato prices are likely to touch Rs 300 per kilogram in the coming days and the prices of vegetables are also on the rise, according to wholesale traders. Kaushik, a…
- News
Another ‘heist’? Truckload of tomatoes bound for Jaipur from Karnataka goes ‘missing’
Bengaluru: A Jaipur-bound truckload of tomatoes, a precious commodity across the country now, went missing in what is suspected to be another “heist” linked to Karnataka. A trader has claimed that he…
- Chennai
Tomato price touches Rs 200/kg in TN as rain hits crop in Karnataka, AP
Chennai: There seems to be no respite for the people from the rising prices of tomatoes in Tamil Nadu as the wholesale price of the vegetable touched Rs 200 per kilogram in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh’s tomato farmer earns Rs 4 crore in 45 days
Chittoor: A tomato farmer in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district has literally hit the jackpot by earning a whopping Rs 4 crore in 45 days. With the prices of tomatoes skyrocketing, Murali’s fortunes…
- India
Rain in Andhra, Karnataka: Tomato price touches Rs 170/kg in Chennai
Chennai: With a reduction in the quantity of tomatoes arriving in Chennai’s Koyambedu market, South India’s largest vegetable market, the price of tomatoes has touched Rs 170 per kilogram here and outskirts…
- Delhi
After McDonald’s, now tomato goes off Subway menu
New Delhi: In response to the skyrocketing price of tomato, fast-food restaurant franchise Subway has taken the ‘prized’ vegetable off its menu. To address the challenges posed by the escalating prices and…
- India
If you stop eating tomatoes, prices will come down: UP minister
Hardoi: A statement made by the Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Women Development and Child Nutrition, Pratibha Shukla, has sparked a controversy. The Minister advised people that if tomatoes are expensive,…
- Bangalore
TN couple held for hijacking truck carrying 2.5 tonnes of tomato in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A couple from neighbouring Tamil Nadu has been arrested for hijacking a truck laden with 2.5 tonnes of tomatoes here after faking an accident to extort money. The couple from Vellore,…
- Middle East
Indian ex-pat in Dubai flies home with 10kg tomatoes in suitcase
New Delhi: To fulfil her mother’s wish, a Dubai expat has flown back to India with 10 kg of tomatoes in her suitcase packed in kitchen storage containers. The woman who was…
- India
Pune farmer earns Rs 3 crore in 1 month as tomato prices soar
Pune: Even as the soaring prices of tomatoes are burning a hole in the common man’s pocket, a farmer from Pune in Maharashtra has become a millionaire by selling his bountiful yield…