Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 25 (ANI): A day after Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced a complete lockdown in the State from April 26 to April 29, the vegetable markets of Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai saw huge crowds on Saturday despite the nationwide lockdown in place.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Okhla vegetable market in Delhi witnessed a lesser number of customers on Friday morning even as people prepare to observe the holy month of Ramzan, which is likely to begin from April 25.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown has strongly affected farmers in Ludhiana as their produce has been destroyed due to lack of fertilizers and pesticides.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 23 (ANI): Popular Odia film comedian Ravi Kumar aka 'Black Ravi' had to go door to door to sell vegetables during the lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Traders at Asia's biggest fruit and vegetable wholesale market, Azadpur Mandi, have requested the government to close it for some days as the market is being crowded and all precautions against coronavirus are being allegedly ignored.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Azadpur Sabzi Mandi will remain open round the clock till the lockdown is lifted to ensure uninterrupted supply of essentials in the national capital, said Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on Monday.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Online food delivery platform Swiggy will be delivering fresh fruits and vegetables at the doorstep of households in Andhra Pradesh in partnership with the state government.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, when life has come to a standstill and many people in the unorganised sector are facing massive financial constraints, many of them have switched over to different professions like selling vegetables to make ends meet.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 19: Dehradun Police on Sunday arrested two people, who were smuggling drugs on the pretext of supplying vegetables in Dehradun's Vikasnagar area.
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The lockdown 2.0 have worsened the plight of farmers growing vegetables in the South West Delhi where many of these farmers are not getting labour, other resources to market their products which has resulted in the loss of their earning.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): A large number of people gathered at a vegetable market in Nagpur to buy essential commodities without following social distancing norms amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.