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From phuchkas to a bulldozer: The dismantling of Kolkata's hawker culture

June 10, 2026 5:14 pm

Undoubtedly, Kolkata’s much-renowned street food culture hinges on the daily labour of hawkers. At their carts, people gather not only to eat but also to discuss opinions, politics, gossip, or their daily experiences. They are the central figures in what is a melting pot of ideas that contributes to an evolving social consciousness

A JCB demolishing an illegal structure, during a demolition drive at the Jadavpur railway station area, in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI Photo)

Tension in Jadavpur over midnight drive; Left supporters clash with police

June 08, 2026 7:02 pm

CPI(M) leader Srijan Bhattacharya and the party’s Central Committee member and former Jadavpur MLA Sujan Chakraborty have been arrested.

Bombay HC on illegal hawkers in city: Where should citizens go if authorities shirk responsibility?

April 21, 2026 10:19 pm

Petitioners alleged inaction despite March 23 order for action against illegal hawkers and their helpers including Bangladeshi nationals or non-Indian residents.

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Bombay High Court pulls up government, BMC over illegal hawking in Goregaon

April 15, 2026 10:36 pm

The Bombay High Court slams the BMC and state government over illegal hawkers in Mumbai, citing "rampant hooliganism" and a violent attack on an elderly resident.

67 unauthorised hawkers evicted from Mumbai's Colaba Causeway

November 05, 2025 4:04 pm

The eviction drive comes in the wake of complaints from the traffic department that the space in Colaba road carriageway has reduced due to the presence of hawkers.

Mumbai: Nine BJP workers booked for ‘abusing, assaulting’ Muslim hawkers in Dadar

April 27, 2025 3:47 am

Tendulkar, speaking to a news channel, claimed that they had demanded action against Bangladeshi nationals who were staying in India using fake documents

Maharashtra festival: Despite HC stay, vendors barred over religion

Despite stay on resolution, ‘Left Madhi with unsold goods’: Vendors who were not allowed stalls for Kanifnath Yatra

March 17, 2025 7:48 am

The resolution was invalidated by the BDO Shivaji Kamble, citing bogus votes and a lack of quorum

Not one street in Mumbai spared of illegal hawkers: Bombay HC to BMC, state

November 13, 2024 8:35 am

The court said that the BMC and state police cannot keep passing the buck or blame each other to keep streets free of illegal hawkers.

'Illegal hawkers' livelihoods lost amid BMC crackdown, what's the way forward?

August 26, 2024 1:41 pm

The BMC also announced plans to hold elections to induct hawkers into the Town Vending Committee on Aug 29. Nayonika Bose examines the measures being taken by the BMC to address hawking and explores the broader implications of urban space regulation in Mumbai.

After HC pulls up BMC and police for unauthorized hawker menace, Mumbai police finds 3 beat marshalls at fault, transfers them to control room

July 27, 2024 10:41 am

It had also pulled up the police for failing to act against them and said roads are cleared only during the visits of the Prime Minister and other VVIPs.