Pinarayi Vijayan rejected the CPI's demand for the deputy leader's post. He accused the UDF government of failing to control essential comm...

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Assam Minister Kaushik Rai directed officials to finish ration card verification by July 31. This process aims to ensure only eligible bene...

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Tamil Nadu will distribute attractive and comfortable dhotis and sarees to nearly 2.23 crore ration cardholders. These garments will featur...

Following changed norms last year, sugar has turned bitter for Congress-ruled Assam as sugar is out of Public distribution system.

Having failed to get the launch of new sugar rationing programme deferred, northeastern states are now seeking the prime minister's interve...

The government has notified the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decision to remove two key controls on sugar sector.

The Food Ministry has notified the the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decision to partially decontrol the sugar sector.

Sugar sells in ration shops for Rs 13.50 per kilo. In 2001 other consumers were buying it for Rs 16 per kg.

For the 2011-12 marketing year (October-September), the levy price of sugar was 19.04 per kg.

The Food Ministry has decided to put on hold its proposal to hike retail price of sugar sold through the ration shops.

Amid weak spot demand and higher free-sale quota, sugar futures prices fell 0.25 per cent to Rs 2,819 per quintal today.

The government has made 18.86 lakh tonnes of sugar available for sale through open market and ration shops for the month of March 2011, whi...

The government will have to incur a subsidy of about Rs 1,000 crore to supply sugar through ration shops due to an increase of about Rs 4 a...