Onion prices hit Rs 100 mark in Guwahati markets
GUWAHATI: Century on the cricket field bring cheer, century in an institute’s or person’s life brings celebrations but a unique century in Guwahati is bringing tears for the people. If peeling onions didn’t bring tears to one’s eyes, the price will definitely make one cry here. Onion prices recorded an all-time high in Guwahati, touching Rs 100 a kilogram, prompting a direct market intervention from the state government. The prices of onion were hovering between Rs 55 and Rs 60 since August. However, it gradually scaled up to touch Rs 100 in the last couple of days despite prediction of a fall after the arrival of fresh crop from Nasik. Market sources said the situation has emerged from supply shortage and the unrestrained trade practice of taking undue advantage in the festive season. However, reports indicated a huge gap between wholesale and retail rates, pointing at prevalence of unfair trade practices. Meanwhile, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has decided to sell onions at the wholesale rate through 60-odd notified fair price shops called ‘Amar Dokan’ from Saturday. Wholesalers have agreed to provide onion at the rate of Rs 56 per kg to such shops and the common people could buy it at the rate of Rs 59 per kg. (UNI)
Kokilaben Hospital keen to enter
into tie-up with Assam govt
Guwahati: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute of Mumbai is keen to enter into a tie-up with the Assam government for imparting and disseminating medical expertise and knowledge to the medical fraternity of the state through their team of specialists. A delegation of the hospital called on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday evening to propose the strengthening of the super speciality healthcare services here and participate in various government healthcare programmes, said official sources on Saturday. The delegation, headed by the Hospital and Research Institute’s vice president Zubin Daruwalla, apprised Gogoi about the slew of initiatives taken up by them, including the economic health check up package ‘Swasthyaban Uttar Poob’ exclusively for the people of the north-eastern states. The special health package at Rs 49,000 includes to and fro airfare between Guwahati and Mumbai, two nights stay in Mumbai, all meals, sight-seeing in Mumbai and all local transfers, Daruwalla said. (PTI)
Highway gang run amok in Manipur
IMPHAL: A total of 32 tyres robbed by intimidating criminals from several truck and light vehicles along Imphal-Dimapur road have been recovered by Senapati police during search in Taphou village. Briefing the media here at 2nd Manipur Rifles on Saturday, Ishak Shah, Superintendent of Police, Senapati district, said a team of the district police carried out the search in Taphou village located along the National Highway-2. On October 15 after receiving intelligence that unidentified criminals had robbed several tyres and batteries from several vehicles on the route after threatening the drivers. A total of 32 tyres were recovered from the area in the search, he added. The owners can claim the tyres after proper substantiation, he said, further informing the seized items have been kept at the 2nd MR complex. (NNN)