The flower vendors of KR market are selling flowers at double the price to avoid losses, while wilted flowers outside the market sold at half the price. Flower prices continue to remain high as the market has received fewer flowers today compared to Wednesday due to Ugadi celebrations. Prices of flowers always tend to spike […]
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People still prefer hand maggam embroidery despite computerized embroidery blouse works. BENGALURU: The computerized embroidery machine is not as flexible as handwork. Tailors said that computer work provides only limited designs and the work cannot be applied to all the varieties of designs, unlike handwork. A hand maggam blouse cost Anuradha Prasad a fortune. To […]
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Retail inflation has jumped to an 8-year high of 7.79 percent in April 2022. Akshita was buying vegetables from a local vendor in Chickpete with her mother. As her mother was bargaining for prices, Akshita talked about how they have reduced their purchases because of high prices. She said that they are a family of […]
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Unregulated pricing of N95 masks has led to people adopting unhygienic measures like reusing disposable masks. Poor people keep reusing disposable masks as N95 masks are expensive. Moreover, the price of N95 masks is not regulated. People from underprivileged backgrounds and the migrant laborers use disposable masks for seven days or more as they are […]
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Survey conducted by The Softcopy’ shows that nine out of ten consumers in Bengaluru are against paying a price for the eco-friendly carry bags that are provided by the retail marts. Neetu Saini After standing in a zigzag queue for hours at a retail mart in Vijayanagar, eagerly waiting for her turn, when Seema finally […]
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