Shopping areas are abuzz during break in extended lockdown
Minutes after the state announced the lockdown in Tamil Nadu was extended for 7 days and that there would be a weekend window to shop and travel out, shoppers were …
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How three businesses are keeping their services alive this lockdown
Seetharaman of Kanchi Weavers, a fourth-generation silk saree merchant says his whole business revolves around WhatsApp today. His store is in the shadow of Sri Kapali Temple but the strategic …
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Closed local stores create ways to reach out to customers in lockdown time
“Do you have a table fan?” “Yes, we do…who is calling?” “Calling from Mandaveli” The man asks a few more questions and arranges for the fan though his shop is …
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Big crowd at Marina fish market this evening since Sunday is lockdown day
Hundreds of seafood lovers crowded at stalls on the Marina Loop Road roadside market off the Light House, to shop on Saturday. The big rush is because the market, like …
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Mangoes from AP farms sold at this shop
It is the season of mangoes. If you are in search of farm fresh mangos then check out this shop in South Mada Street, Mylapore which makes this claim. S …
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Nungus selling fast near markets, temple zones
Nungu are selling fast at road junctions as the summer sizzles. On Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, beside the park cum traffic island around Thiruvalluvar statue, two hawkers were busy all …
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Jackfruit selling at stiff prices on Mada streets
The aroma of jackfruit draws many shoppers on the Mada Streets around Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore. More hawkers are selling jackfruit the past days due to demand for Vishu ( …
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Festival sales: maghizham, parijathan, sampangi
Tomorrow being Ugadi ( celebration of Telugu and Kannada new year) and then, Thamizh new year, hawkers of flowers in the Sri Kapali Temple zone are selling today rare flowers …
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Mada St. flower-seller’s little speaker markets mozha-malli
The pandemic situation impacted the way hawkers did business. More started pushing carts or cycling down local streets and sending up veggies in baskets to your second floor so contact …
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Karupatti mittai and achu murukku; new shop
The Kovilpatti Murukku Kadai, a popular name in the sweets and savouries business for about 50 years has started a franchise store at R. K. Mutt Road, Mylapore. The famous Karuppatti mittai …
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Sale of books by the kilo: fiction, non-fiction, for children
BOOKS BY WEIGHT is having its unique sale at Sri Sankara Hall on T.T.K Road, Alwarpet from April 7 to 11, through the day. 10 am onwards. There are many …
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New boutique in Alwarpet: non-silk saris, perfumes and jewellery
Reeta Choradia’s new boutique on TTK Road, Madras Nirvana, offers traditional sarees like Patola, Kalamkaari, Paithani and others in a non-silk variant. The silk usually used in these fabrics is …
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