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- 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…
- Hyderabad
‘No Tomato Rice, salad’: Price hike hits Hyderabad hotels’ menus
Hyderabad: Tomato rice and tomato salad have disappeared from the menu of restaurants in the city due to the extreme rise in the prices of tomatoes. Many hotels in the city that…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers step up vigil to protect tomatoes from theft
Bengaluru: The phenomenal price rise of their produce has made the lives of the tomato growers difficult in Karnataka. Following repeated incidents of thefts, the farmers are forced to protect their ready-to-reap…
- India
UP: Vendor arrested for ‘bouncer show’ while selling tomatoes
Varanasi: A vegetable vendor and his son have been arrested in connection with the Samajwadi Party leader Ajay Fauzi’s show of selling tomatoes under security cover of bouncers. Ajay Fauzi is absconding.…
- Bangalore
Vehicle transporting tomatoes to market robbed in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A vehicle transporting 2,000 kg of tomatoes to a market was robbed by unidentified miscreants in Bengaluru, police said. The incident took place on July 8 in the limits of the…
- India
McDonald’s continues to use tomato in its menu in Punjab
Chandigarh: Fast-food chain McDonald’s continues to serve tomato in its menu in the Punjab-Chandigarh region despite the sky-rocketing price of the vegetable, the company said on Friday. The brand has a reliable…