Tag: traders

Traders told to pull down illegal construction at Bidhan Market

Several incidents of fire have occurred in the past few decades at the market, with losses amounting to several corers of rupees, while a proposal to rebuild the market remains pending.

July 16, 2019

Government land still encroached by traders at Jagatsinghpur

Locals allege ignorance by Govt; cases from 2015 yet not acted upon.

June 19, 2019

Big move for farmers, traders in first Cabinet meet under Modi; Govt clears pension scheme

The Union Cabinet also cleared an initiative for controlling Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support livestock rearing farmers.

June 1, 2019

Gold futures plunge Rs 394 on global cues, profit-booking

Gold prices tumbled Rs 394 to Rs 31,249 per 10 grams in futures trade Tuesday as participants indulged in off-loading their exposure in line with a weak trend overseas amid profit-booking at prevailing levels.

October 9, 2018

Partha critical of Bagree traders

State parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee on Thursday criticised the traders of the Bagree market over the devastating fire there and said an inquiry will be held as to why fire incidents occur only during the weekends. “The issue that fire incidents are occurring particularly on Saturdays and Sundays was discussed at the GoM meeting …

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September 21, 2018

Students, teachers, traders…A day of protests in Delhi

March 28, 2018

Traders to down shutters on March 28 against sealing drive

Around seven lakh business establishments and 3000 commercial markets of Delhi, including Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place and Lajpat Nagar, will remain closed on 28 March in protest against the ongoing sealing drive which began in December with the sealing of some major shops and eateries in posh Defence Colony. The traders will hold a rally …

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March 27, 2018

Traders’ bandh brings biz activity to a halt

Commercial activities in the Capital came to a standstill on Tuesday after traders observed a day-long bandh in support of call given by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) against sealing of business establishments. Traders held a “panchayat” at Karol Bagh while CAIT declared it would continue its protest by organising a rally of …

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March 14, 2018

Sealing drive fallout: Traders go on two-day ‘Delhi bandh’

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) went on a two-day ‘Delhi bandh’ from Friday to condemn the Municipal Corporations ‘sealing drive’ in the capital. As per media reports, the CAIT, which claims the support of 2,000 traders’ associations, said the traders were shutting shop to “lodge a strong protest against arbitrary sealing of commercial …

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February 2, 2018

Kejri urges Centre to protect traders against sealing drive

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to bring an Ordinance, if required, to protect traders from the ongoing sealing drive carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led municipal corporations in the national Capital. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also held protests in all 70 assembly constituencies against the sealing …

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January 24, 2018

Several shops shut as traders protest against sealing drive

Several shops in various markets in Delhi were shuttered as part of a day-long bandh called by an industry body to protest against the ongoing sealing drives by the civic bodies. The action is being taken against properties for non-payment of conversion charges, or for alleged violation of civic norms such as encroachments or illegal …

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January 23, 2018

Sisodia accuses BJP of cheating traders

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led municipal corporations of “extorting money” in the name of ongoing sealing drive in the national Capital. Speaking during the discussion over the sealing drive in the Assembly, Sisodia said the BJP’s intent behind the drive is to “extort money” and …

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January 16, 2018

IT department conducts surveys at bitcoin exchanges

The Income Tax (IT) department on Wednesday conducted “surveys” at nine bitcoin exchanges around the country to gather information about the investors and traders of the crypto-currency. “The department has carried out surveys at nine bitcoin exchanges located in various cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad and Gurugram,” a senior IT department official …

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December 13, 2017

RBI cautions against security related risks of Bitcoins

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cautioned the “users, holders and traders” of Bitcoins about the security related risks associated in dealing with such virtual currencies (VCs). The apex bank reiterated its stand that “it has not given any licence or authorisation to any entity or company to operate such schemes or deal with …

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December 6, 2017

Traders troubled over GST, need to extend relief: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that GST has caused a lot of trouble to traders and there is a need for extending relief to them. “Demonetisation and GST have adversely affected the interests of traders resulting that most of them have shut down their business, which has further directly affected the employment,” …

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November 8, 2017

Traders troubled over GST, need to extend relief: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that GST has caused a lot of trouble to traders and there is a need for extending relief to them. “Demonetisation and GST have adversely affected the interests of traders resulting that most of them have shut down their business, which has further directly affected the employment,” …

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November 8, 2017

Firecrackers ban: Traders disappointed, furious about business setback

As the Supreme Court on Friday refused to modify its earlier order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR, traders, who were hoping to of restart the business, were furious and also disappointed by the setback they have been facing in business. All the fireworks shops near the Jama Masjid area were …

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October 14, 2017