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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayThe main culprit behind this cost escalation are rising prices of sugar and milk that go into making the sweets that are devoured during Diwali and Durga Puja
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From the laddu in south India, to the meatier barfi in the North, sandesh in West Bengal and chhena poda in Odisha, the price of almost all sweets has gone up by about 10-15 per cent on average across the country
Shine JacobIshita Ayan DuttHemant Kumar RoutAnanya PodderSanjeeb Mukherjee Chennai/ Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi
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Oct 17 2026 | 12:13 AM
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As festive buying gathers pace, there’s one thing that’s hurting the consumer — the rising price of sweetmeat, the one essential of the season. Blame uneven rains, pest attacks and the crisis in West Asia.


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