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Bengaluru footpath clearance: Street vendors meet minister, raise concerns
July 11, 2026 9:08 pm
Street vendor groups met Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda over the footpath clearance drive, with the government promising a fresh vendor survey.
Bengaluru street vendors call shutdown on July 8, allege seizures without advance notice
July 07, 2026 1:53 pm
While Chief Minister D K Shivakumar promised relocation to smaller cross streets, protesting Bengaluru hawkers demand an immediate halt to evictions and confiscations of their assets.
Ahead of Bengaluru Safe Footpath drive, street vendors allege eviction threats
July 01, 2026 10:27 am
As part of the ‘Safe Footpath Drive’ set to begin today, GBA Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda had stated that if encroachments continue beyond June 30, the corporation will remove them and impose heavy penalties.
Bihar vendors caught dipping cucumbers in green liquid at Katihar railway station; RPF arrests 9 women after video goes viral
May 09, 2026 12:39 pm
A clip shared on X from Bihar’s Katihar railway station shows a woman dipping peeled cucumbers into a bright green liquid before selling them to passengers.
Mohali MC Cracks Down On Illegal Street Vendors | Over 70 tandoors, 80 LPG stoves, 200 LPG cylinders, 200 handcarts: MC offices, godowns overflow with seized goods
January 30, 2026 9:06 pm
No shortage of space to store seized material: MC commissioner
MC flags illegal occupation of footpaths, public passages, asks police to register cases
January 01, 2026 10:08 am
MC has asked Chandigarh Police to register cases against illegal vendors under relevant provisions of the Bhartaiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Cabinet extends PM SVANidhi for street vendors, enhances loan amount
August 28, 2025 3:59 am
The revamped scheme, which was a part of the Budget, will also give the vendors incentives of up to `1,600 cashback for retail and wholesale digital transactions.
'Nobody listens to us': Street vendors, rickshaw pullers protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against evictions
June 26, 2025 10:37 am
Street vendors in Delhi have alleged that they often face difficulties in retrieving their confiscated items from the authorities.
Mohali street vendors say valid licence holders also denied work, seek Mayor’s intervention
June 15, 2025 10:22 pm
Responding to the complaints, the Mayor assured that all genuine licence-holding vendors will be protected and their grievances addressed in consultation with concerned officials
Street vendors owe ₹85 crore as fee to Chandigarh civic body: Data
June 07, 2025 9:21 am
As per the Chandigarh Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2018, which came into effect on July 18, 2018, various “Teeh Bazaars” are allowed in the city.
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