November 13, 2012 |
BHUBANESWAR: The devastating fire at Sivakasi in September has affected the cracker market in Bhubaneswar and Jatni, a major wholesale market. Supply from Sivakasi has come down to nearly 50% this time, said bulk wholesale buyers of Jatni. "I used to buy crackers of nearly Rs 6 lakh from Sivakasi every year. Since very few cracker manufacturing units are functioning at Sivakasi now, I got materials of only Rs 2 lakh from there," said Trilochan Patnaik, a wholesaler of Jatni, adding that he is returning the advance money he took from some retailers.
November 11, 2012 |
ALLAHABAD: Diwali has put denizens of Sangam city on a shopping spree for a variety of 'jhaalar' (colourful light series) and earthen lamps to fill their homes with a faint but beautiful golden light. From LED (light emitting diode) to rice bulb, rope light and artificial lamps, there is everything to suit the pocket of the Allahabadi reveler. But rising prices have hit even the wholesale market this year. "Jab Manmohan Singh kuchh rahat denge tabhi to aam aadmi light jalayega (the common man can light a bulb only if PM provides relief)
November 7, 2012 |
NASHIK: The much-awaited fresh arrival of the Kharif onion crop have started trickling in the Lasalgaon wholesale market, but are priced 36% higher than the Rabi onions harvested during last summer. The average wholesale prices of Kharif (monsoon) onions in the Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) were recorded at Rs 1,301 a quintal on Tuesday, compared to the average wholesale prices of the summer crop at Rs 950 a quintal. Around 150 quintals of Kharif onion and 12,000 quintals of summer onion were auctioned in the Lasalgaon APMC.
November 6, 2012 |
KOCHI: On account of the shortage of eggs owing to the ban on bringing poultry products from neighbouring states, many eateries in the city are now serving duck egg dishes. Egg dealers here said that the demand for duck eggs had gone up considerably in the last few days. Many of them are selling 3,000-4,000 duck eggs daily compared to the 1,000 prior to the ban. Duck eggs are brought to the city mainly from Palakkad and Vaikom. However, the supply was not sufficient to meet the demand, dealers said.
October 23, 2012 |
CHENNAI: Demand for flowers and fruits in the city peaked a day ahead of Ayudha Puja despite a steep rise in prices. Traders in the Koyembedu wholesale market and retailers said prices of the flowers and fruits have gone up by 30 % but many people in the city bought flowers on Monday to decorate their houses for the festival. "We have seen a steady increase in sales even though the prices are high" said Hari Krishan, a vendor in Saidapet. Shopkeepers said they were unable to meet the demand because many trucks carrying fruits and flowers were stuck due to the incessant rain.
October 18, 2012 |
NEW DELHI: She was forced into prostitution by her greedy parents who made good money by selling her to various pimps. However, the 15-year-old girl managed to escape from the trafficker's clutches and hid at a shelter in western UP. When she couldn't be found, her parents sought the help of police to trace her. Little did they know that the move would land them in the police net. The teenager has been rescued from Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh....
October 13, 2012 |
NAGPUR: The prices of soybean oil and refined bleached and decolourized (RBD) palmolein oil have reduced by as much as 20% in city's wholesale market due to a bumper crop of soybean and appreciation of the rupee. This has forced the groundnut oil manufacturers to reduce their prices sharply. Laxman Surkar, a wholesale oil merchant, said that India imports soybean oil from Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia and Indonesia . "This year there was a bumper crop in these countries as a result of which the prices of soybean oil crashed.
October 11, 2012 |
COIMBATORE: The city woke up to a slushy morning on Wednesday after the heavy downpour late Tuesday evening left many areas inundated. With storm water drains clogged at several parts of the city, rain water had gushed into residential areas and school compounds. Roads where the city corporation is carrying out underground drainage work looked like mud wrestling pits. Incidents of people falling into pits dug for laying storm water drains were reported from many places. Fortunately, none suffered any major injury.
October 6, 2012 |
NASHIK: Wholesale onion markets across Nashik district came to a standstill on Friday following the row between traders and Mathadi workers over weight levy. The Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) decided to suspend the auctions. Onion auctions had affected the APMCs due to differences between traders and maparis (those who weigh onions) over electronic weighing. The APMCs took the decision to close the market transactions to avoid inconveniencing farmers who cart in their commodities to the APMCs.
October 2, 2012 |
PATNA: Essential life saving drugs like Dexona and Efcorlin are openly sold in several pharmacies at a premium on the pretext of its short supply in the market for the last one week. And it's happening in those drugstores opposite the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) who have licence to run their shops 24X7. Both Dexona (dexamethasone) and Efcorlin are cortisone and hydrocortisone drugs, which revive a sinking person in many fatal conditions. Incidentally, this TOI reporter had a first-hand experience of this black marketing two days back when she approached these shops at 11pm to purchase a Dexona injection for a patient who suffered from an acute asthmatic attack.