Onion prices soar as scamsters frolic

24/12/2010 The week that was
Week@glance was dominated by the whole country crying hoarse when prices of onions, tomatoes and garlic hit the roof. The government woke up late from its slumber and Pawar was caught on the wrong foot. This week was also dominated by CBI raids in the residences of A Raja, Suresh Kalmadi and Nira Radia — the scamsters of 2010. N D Tiwari has been asked to take a DNA test, while veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran passed away. All this and more...

When the govt was in a veg soup
Onions, tomatoes and garlic dominated the week that started on Dec 20. Onion prices touched a record Rs 90 (in contrast- price in USA- less than 90 Cents- Rs 45/- per Kg) in major markets, sending the government into a tizzy. Garlic and tomatoes followed the onion's race to pinch the pockets of the aam admi even as the opposition and the public hauled the government over the coals. The government stopped the exports, but the action came a bit too late. The government, however, remained clueless about surging trend in tomato given that the Agriculture Ministry has not received any reports of damages from any part of the country.
The week that was