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Amid Congress-MNS tussle over hawkers' eviction in Mumbai, Raj Thackeray meets Devendra Fadnavis to discuss issue
• 7 years agoMNS president Raj Thackeray on Thursday met Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to discuss the issue of illegal hawkers in Mumbai
MNS drive against hawkers in Mumbai continues, party workers attack vendors near Vashi railway station
• 7 years agoMNS workers on Sunday allegedly attacked hawkers near Vashi railway station in Navi Mumbai in a bid to evict them from the station premises
Congress' Sanjay Nirupam booked for holding hawkers' rally in Mumbai without police permission
• 7 years agoMumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam has been booked for addressing a rally of hawkers in suburban Malad on Saturday without securing prior permission of the police, an official said on Sunday
Centre asks customs department to step up vigil on illegal import of firecrackers in view of SC ban
• 7 years agoThe Customs department has been asked to keep a hawk-eyed vigil on the illegal import of firecrackers from abroad, particularly from China, officials said.
Mexican company apologises after Sergio Perez blasts them for Donald Trump ‘wall’ joke
• 8 years agoA sunglasses company sponsoring Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez created a children's charity on Thursday to make amends after angering the star with a tweet mocking Mexicans following Donald Trump's election as US president.
Implement national policy for hawkers, SC tells govt
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIn a breather to urban street vendors and hawkers, the Supreme Court has restrained all states and Union Territories from taking any action against them and directed the governments to implement the 2009 national policy for their regulation.
Four hawkers run over in Burdwan
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe four hawkers were sleeping beside the divider when they were run over, police said.
Controversial cop Dhoble transferred after hawker dies during campaign
Fp Archives • 12 years agoA 40-year-old roadside hawker died allegedly due to heart attack during a drive against vendors in suburban Santacruz here by Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who was today transferred in the wake of the incident.
Well-muscled and officials in grip, hawkers have little to fear
Mahesh • 13 years agoThe raids on hawkers are a farce. The official-encroacher nexus is difficult to beat.
Why BMC fails to make Mumbaikars happy
Anant Rangaswami • 13 years agoBad roads, stalled parking lot proposals, bribery, hawker menace, safety guidelines — and this is just today's list.