Poduction of onion this year is about 215 lakh tonnes while it was 209 lakh tonnes last year, said Paswan, while blaming hoarders and middlemen for the hike in the price of onion.
The ruling alliance in Bihar has taken a hit after Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, deputy chief minister and Lalu Prasad's son, was booked in a graft case.
Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that a committee has been set up to address consumer grievances on GST and helplines have been increased to 60 from 14 to address tax-related querries.
Yesterday, Nitish not only ruled out any change in his stand but also attacked the Congress for propping up 'Bihar ki beti' Meira Kumar as the opposition's candidate for a "lost cause".
Paswan resumed his office today after a fortnight leave taken to undergo heart surgery in London. In his absence, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh had taken additional charge of the Food Ministry.
Paswan also dismissed criticism by detractors that the Muslim community has been pushed to the status of second-class citizens.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has gone to London for treatment of heart-related ailment and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has been given additional charge of his portfolio.
Taking a dig at the opposition leaders over their efforts to form an alliance against Narendra Modi-led NDA, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that they should stop wasting theit times as there was no vacancy for PM post till 2024.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said that no such thing as the service charge exists and that it was being wrongly charged.
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the service charge does not exist and it is being wrongly charged.
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that his party's lone legislator will support the BJP in Manipur, where the latter has won 21 seats.
Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan was on Thursday evening admitted to the ICU of a private hospital here after he complained of breathlessness.
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today termed the levy of service charges by food outlets as an unfair trade practice adding that Centre has made a provision in new Consumer Protection Bill to address such
A proposal to ban celebrities from endorsements if found guilty of being part of a misleading advertisements is being considered by the Consumer Affairs Ministry, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today. Ram Vilas
Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday cautioned that if prices of pulses, especially packaged ones, do not scale down, his ministry may not hesitate to invoke the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) to impose
Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today said that the Kashmiri separatists should understand that Kashmir is an integral part of India and any demand that they raise, should be within the Constitution of India.
New Delhi: There is a "sea change" in the perception by Dalits, backward class and scheduled tribes in the last two years towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) largely
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has raised India's honour at the international level in just two years.
Ram Vilas Paswan today sought to shift some blame to the states over rising pulse prices saying state governments are equally responsible for keeping the rates of essential commodities under control.
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