13 traders detained for selling salt at exorbitant price

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 11:11

Thirteen traders have been detained in Darjeeling district for selling salt at exorbitant prices, police sources said.

Crackdown on rumour-mongering over salt shortage in East, NE

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 21:29

Authorities in states in the east and northeast launched a crackdown on rumour-mongering after panic buying of salt fed by rumours that it would disappear from markets led to its exorbitant price which today hit Rs 100 per kg in Darjeeling.

Rumours of salt shortage spark panic in Nagaland

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 20:09

Rumours of shortage of salt in Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland, created panic among consumers in the state.

Mizoram govt warns businessmen after price of salt jumps

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:07

Mizoram government on Thursday warned businessmen against hoarding `salt`, which was rumoured to be sold for as high as Rs 300 a kilo in some areas of the state.

No panic buying of salt in Bihar, says state govt

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:03

The Bihar government on Friday claimed that there was no panic buying of salt in the state after the state government launched crackdown on hoarders, rumour mongers by arresting 15 people and also a publicity campaign about abundant availability of salt.

Panic buying in Meghalaya over rumours of salt shortage

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 16:20

Panic-stricken people in Meghalaya Friday rushed to grocery stores and purchased salt at an exorbitant price of up to Rs.300 a kg while rumours of an acute shortage of the essential food ingredient swirled across the state.

Salt shortage rumour in Meghalaya, Govt launches crackdown

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 15:15

Rumours of salt shortages hit Meghalaya with panic stricken people buying salt at exorbitant prices which forced the state government on Friday to launch an immediate crack down and announce that there is enough stock of salt in the state.

15 arrested in Bihar for salt shortage rumour

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 14:50

Fifteen people have been arrested in Bihar for allegedly spreading rumours of an acute shortage of salt in the state, causing prices to soar to Rs.150 a kg in a day, an official said Friday.

Cyclone damages salt industry in Ganjam district

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 18:33

The recent cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods have caused a major damage to the century old salt industry in the coastal areas of Ganjam district, affecting the livelihood of around 20,000 people.

New coating may lead to waterproof cell phones

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:50

Scientists have created new barrier films that can protect electronics in very harsh environments - even when you submerge your cell phone in salt water for months.

ONGC Videsh pulls out of Brazilian oilfield auction

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 18:24

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, pulled out of an auction of USD 184 billion oilfield in Brazil after it could not stitch an alliance to bid for the giant project.

Student from Britain ragged in Bengal, two held

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 15:16

Two senior students of a hotel management institute in Kolkata were arrested Tuesday following a complaint of ragging by a student from Britain, police said.