Tag: Ram Vilas Paswan

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday termed the centre’s release of advance subsidy for Public Distribution System (PDS) to the state as “irregular”, despite his government submitting “utilisation certificates” to claim the same. In a letter to Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Patnaik urged him to take […]

New Delhi: The Centre will consider imposing the stock limit on onion traders if retail prices continue to remain high even after exhausting the buffer stock, Food and Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday. The government will “wait and watch” the price situation for some time for imposing the stock limit as it […]

New Delhi: Swinging into action to thwart any panic caused by the shooting onion prices at a time when Maharashtra is poll bound, the Centre has assured immediate and ample supply of the bulb to the states. The states have been asked to send their requirements to Union Consumer Affairs Ministry if they are facing […]

New Delhi: Blaming the lack of uniformity in rain patterns for hurting production of onions, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday that the Centre is taking all possible steps but 30-40 per cent reduction in production and supply disruptions due to rains were the main cause for the price rise. Paswan said […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Onion scarcity has turned into a national crisis with soaring prices practically having forced the Indian kitchen staple out of the middle class kitchens. Acute shortage of the bulb is spawning jokes and parodies which have flooded the social media in the last few weeks. “Ye pyaz haemin kis mod pe […]

New Delhi: A delegation of JNU faculty members from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities on Saturday accused the university administration of discrimination against teachers and students from these underprivileged sections and requested Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan to take up the matter with the government. After meeting the faculty members, Paswan said the allegations […]

New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said 75 crore beneficiaries under the public distribution system will be allowed to lift their quota of subsidised foodgrains for six months in one go, amid the coronavirus outbreak. Currently, beneficiaries are lifting grains in advance for maximum two months, while the Punjab government is already […]

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan passed away, informed his son, Chirag Paswan. Ram Vilas Paswan was admitted to a private hospital here for the last several days, passed away on Thursday evening, his family members said. He was 74. #BREAKING Union Minister […]

Patna: Ram Vilas Paswan, who became the champion of Dalit politics in Bihar, passed away on Thursday. With his demise, he has left behind a void in regional and national politics. Whether it is the ruling party or the opposition, leaders from all political parties are heartbroken over the departure of a politician who evoked […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Friday in paying tributes to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who passed away last night, at the latter’s residence here. Among those who paid floral tributes to the late Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founder were BJP National President JP Nadda, […]