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After tomatoes, the price of another staple vegetable onion is on a steep rise in the country..
From Rs 25-30 per kg last week, onions now are being sold at Rs 40-45 per kg in major cities..
As per the price monitoring division of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the wholesale price of onions in North India has increased by 1,000 per quintal this month...
From Rs 1,651 per quintal on August 2 to Rs 2,400 per quintal on August 14, the wholesale price of onions in Nashik (Maharashtra) jumped by 45 per cent..
Following a rise in the retail prices of onions, the Union Government last Friday had announced that it would intervene to control the prices..
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