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 Recent Articles 
   » Shopowners of Mulund observe Bandh
(Our Town /Mumbai Samachar/ Mulund News Wednesday October 10th 2007)
SWA members joined the city-wide bandh on 10th of October to protest against big shopping marts.
   » Association meets newly appointed Mayor Dr. Shobha Raul
(Asian Age April 5th 2007)
SWA members meets the Mayor discussing over mall issues
   » A bandh in protest of TRC licence fee hike
(Mumbai Samachar Thur 2-3-2006)
SWA announcing against unnecessary trade licence fee hike
   » BMC responding to Shopkeepers by annulling the trade licence fee hike.
(Mulund News Thursday 2)
In consideration of the tough fight by shopkeepers through strikes lead by SWA BMC annulled the fee hike
   » A tough ressistance against fee hike got shopkeepers success
(Gurjar Mat 10 Jan 2006)
SWA members got success due to their successful strikes against fee hike.
 
 
 
 BMCArticles 
   » Association protests against impertinent cycle confiscation
(Mulund Metro November 23 2002 )
SWA protests against cycles being confiscated by BMC officials.
   » Association protests against goods confiscation unnecessarily
(Mulund Metro March 12 2005)
SWA protests against goods being confiscated by BMC officials even when they are within shop premises.
   » SWA continues to fight for injustice done in case of goods confiscation
(Mulund Plus)
In consideration of the tough fight by shopkeepers through strikes lead by SWA BMC annulled the fee hike.
   » Association urging Government to allow to keep shops open for 365 days
(Janmabhumi March 4th 2006)
Association urged BMC to allow to keep all the shops open 365days
   » Association urging Government to allow to keep shops open till late at night.
(Hinduatan Times Fri March 3rd 2006)
Association urged BMC to allow to keep all the shops open till late at night in consideration of the upcomming malls which are allowed to be opened till late.
   » Trade licence fee hike angers shopowners
(DNA December 16th 2005)
Association took up the lead to fight for the TRC fee hike holding many tough strikes against BMC.
   » Association threatens the BMC oficials with its Dhadak Morcha against the hike.
(Gurjar Mat 21st December 2005)
Association took up the lead to fight for the TRC fee hike holding many tough strikes against BMC.
 
 
 
 Common Grievances 
   » Association meets ACP over spurt in crime.
(Mulund Plus July 21st 2001 )
SWA meets ACP Vasant Aghavane to discuss over rise in crimes and also felicitated the Commissioner.
   » Shopkeepers threatens 'Dharna' over pay & park scheme.
(Mulund PlusMarch 2nd 2002)
SWA strived for implementing pay & park scheme near their shops because parking in front of their shops engulfs many problems to shopowners.
   » More Road Less Satisfaction
(Mulund Plus May 28 2002)
Association opposes the road widening of SVP road due to which the railway cabins there will be shifted in front of the shops
   » Association meets Police Commissioner.
(SWA Journal 2nd November 2003 )
Association meets Police Commissioner felicitating him plotting over their common problems.
   » SWA meets with the Citispace Group
(Mulund Metro November 23 2002 )
Association meets Citispace to forefront the issues relating to hawkers.
   » Association protest against Proctor & Gamble for being partial to supermarkets.
(Midday Mumbai June 12 2005)
Shopkeepeers protested against traders and companies for goods supplied to supermarkets having formidably low prices
   » Association members and other shopkeepers to boycott P&G goods because traders discriminate between small shops and superstores.
(Mumbai Mirror Thurs June 16 2005 )
Association boycotts P&G and other goods to protest for selling to shopping malls at low prices thereby affecting the business of a common shopkeeper.
   » Shopkeepers boycott goods owing to their low pricing at malls and supermarkets.
(Mulund Metro June 23 2005 )
SWA protests against cycles being confiscated by BMC officials
   » Association banner showing the non availability of nestle products due to their faulty weights of products
(At all shops)
 
 
 
 Other Articles 
   » Protesting aginst police for imbursement of unnecessary fines by cybercafe rules
(Mulund News Mon 15 april 2002)
SWA protested against unnecessary cybercafe which are rather expensive affair for cybercafe owners .
   » An interview of SWA President Mr Yogesh Katira
(Mulund Plus )
SWA President Shri Yogesh Katira interviewed by Mulund Plus.