Bihar Salt Prices

• Rumours of salt shortage spread to West Bengal

  Rumours about a shortage of salt that had sparked panic buying of the essential commodity in Bihar over the last three days spread to north Bengal and the north eastern states this morning. Bihar and Odisha rubbished the rumours and claimed all was well. 18 people were arrested in Bihar and 5 in Bengal as the price of salt, which normally sells for...

• Panic buying in Meghalaya over rumours of salt shortage

  Panic-stricken people in Meghalaya on 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 at Rs 150 a kg: After Bihar, now Bengal feels the pinch

  After onion, now salt prices have hit the roof. The vital ingredient is selling at Rs 150 a kg in Bihar, parts of Bengal and the northeast, thanks to rumours of a salt shortage that have spurred panic buying.

• Rumours lead to panic buying of salt in Bihar, three arrested

  There was panic buying of salt in four Bihar districts following rumours which led to the arrest of three persons. The state Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Shyam Rajak alleged that opposition BJP was behind this.