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- World
Afghanistan: Unemployment forces journalists to become street vendors
Kabul: After Taliban took control, Afghanistan has been been in economic turmoil, forcing journalists in the country to become street vendors. Organizations supporting media have raised concerns over job insecurity and unemployment…
- India
Orange vendor from Karnataka receives Padma Shri Award
Mangaluru: Harekala Hajabba, an orange vendor from Karnataka’s Mangaluru, received Padma Shri Award, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, from the President of India in the national capital on Monday. The 66-year-old orange vendor…
- Hyderabad
HMDA invites vendors and artists to Sunday-Funday festivities
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited artists and vendors from around the city to set up stalls for Sunday-Funday at the Tank Bund, after receiving immense support from the…
- Hyderabad
Infrastructure a rising concern for Murgi Chowk vendors
Hyderabad: Shopkeepers and vendors at the historic Murgi Chowk market, located in the Old City, are concerned about its drainage system and infrastructure which have been crumbling with time. The bird and…
- Technology
Chip shortage worsens smartphone vendors’ 2021 sales goals
New Delhi: The smartphone industry was set for a strong rebound this year after Covid-19 had hit the market hard in 2020. But semiconductor (or chip) shortage has left some smartphone vendors crippled…
- Hyderabad
BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay speaks to fruit vendors during Padayatra
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ continued to blast through the city today, as workers and party leaders belonging to the BJP went around town to…
- Top Stories
UP: Muslim dosa vendor attacked for ‘economic jihad’ in Mathura
Hyderabad: A Muslim dosa vendor was verbally attacked and maligned by a mob of right-wing vigilantes in Vikas Bazar area of Mathura for naming his stall Shrinath Dosa Corner. A video of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fruit vendors facing difficulties due to lockdown
Hyderabad: Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, daily wager including street vendors, fruit vendors are facing a lot of difficulties both due to disease and lockdown to contain the virus. Talking…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra disburses Rs 370 cr in interest-free loans to 3.7 lakh vendors
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has distributed Rs 370 crore as interest-free loans among 3.75 lakh small business owners and street vendors across the state. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched…
- Andhra Pradesh
Vegetable vendor Sheik Basha to head civic body in Andhra
Kadapa: A vegetable vendor from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) was on Thursday elected as the Chairperson of the Rayachoty municipality. Haunted by unemployment, Sheik Basha, a degree holder, had…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru tea vendor found running illegal telephone exchange
Bengaluru: A roadside tea seller, running a parallel illegal telephone exchange, was arrested by the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch on Tuesday, an official statement said. According to a CCB statement, the arrested…
- News
Eatery vendor stabbed to death in Bihar
Patna, March 15 : An eatery vendor was stabbed to death in Bihar’s Bettiah city in West Champaran district, an official said on Monday. The deceased, Sukhdev Sharma, sustained multiple stab wounds…
- Entertainment
Watch: Comedian Sunil Grover turns street vendor!
Mumbai: Television star Sunil Grover, who stepped out of his ‘funny-man’ image for the recent political web series Tandav, recently posted a video of himself on his Instagram handles where he can…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Four including history sheeter arrested for assaulting vendor
Hyderabad: Four persons were arrested by the Hussainialam police for assaulting a street vendor with iron rods and causing him grave injuries. The victim, Mohd. Majid, was beaten up along with his…
- Hyderabad
Rythu Bazars in Hyderabad: Vendors selling vegetable at extra costs
Hyderabad: The Agriculture Department fixes the vegetable prices daily in all the 11 Rythu bazaars in Hyderabad. However, the vendors are selling the vegetable at Rs.5-10 extra per kg than the fixed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With uncertainty over Numaish, dry fruit vendors find way to sell!
Hyderabad: Every year, stalls of Kashmiri dry fruits are a major attraction in the annual Numaish held at Nampally. The reason for their demand is that sellers procure premium dry fruits straight…
- Top Stories
Selling badges, stickers at Singhu border: Farmers’ stir give many vendors chance to revive income
New Delhi: Before the coronavirus pandemic, Rakesh Arora used to be a vendor at the India Gate, but his business did not pick up after lockdown. Now, the farmers’ stir at the Singhu…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Seven people arrested for killing fruit vendor over Rs 10
Hyderabad: Seven people were arrested on Thursday for the murder of 34-year-old fruit vendor Shakiv Ali in Hyderabad. The crime took place on January 1 in Pragathi Nagar when an argument broke between Md Naseem, one…
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UP: Muslim vendor detained for selling ‘Thakur’ shoes in Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr: A roadside vendor was taken into police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Tuesday over a complaint that he was selling shoes which had a caste-identifying word inscribed on its sole,…
- Hyderabad
GHMC to provide e-commerce platform to street vendors under ‘Mai Bhi Digital’ campaign
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to conduct ‘Main Bhi Digital (me too digital) drive in the city, which is designed by the Centre. Starting New Year, street vendors across…
- Technology
Swiggy to onboard 36K street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced the expansion of its Street Food Vendors programme that will benefit 36,000 people in 125 tier 2 and 3 cities in the…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Vendor killed for refusing to lend money
Hyderabad: A vegetable vendor was allegedly killed by a man after he refused to lend him money. The incident took place at SBH colony in LB Nagar on Sunday night. The vegetable…
- News
Andhra’s Jagananna Thodu to shield vendors from loan sharks
Amaravati, Nov 25 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched Jagananna Thodu on Wednesday, an interest-free loan scheme aimed at shielding small vendors and businessmen from loan sharks.…
- News
Street vendors need assistance package, not loans: Priyanka
Lucknow, Oct 27 : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that street vendors and small traders need a special assistance package and not loans. Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra…
- News
Truck mows down 4 women vegetable vendors, pedestrian in Meghalaya
Shillong, Oct 17 : Five people, including four women vegetable vendors, were mowed down by a speeding truck on the Shillong bypass road near the Meghalaya capital on Saturday, the police said.…
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- Hyderabad
Street vendors resume sales around Charminar
Hyderabad: The hustle and bustle around the historic Chairminar monument now resumes almost after five months of lockdown. Almost after five months the vendors and local sellers are seen selling the ornaments…
- News
3 Madhya Pradesh street vendors to speak to PM on Wednesday
New Delhi, Sep 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will have a very special interaction. Under the ‘Svanidhi Samvaad’, he will speak to street vendors from Madhya Pradesh and virtually…
- Videos
- Hyderabad
Charminar street vendors’ struggle for livelihood post lockdown
Hyderabad: Street vendors selling anything from food to clothes is a common sight across the old city, particularly in the historic Charminar area. Moreover, many of them, owing to the stringent lockdown imposed…