The shop reopened as usual on Monday and attracted a number of well-wishers.Chaman Lal, a local politician, and his wife Vidya Wati were taken to a hospital with minor cuts and injuries on Sunday afternoon after the armed robbery at their shop Uplands Fruits on Sandwell Road.."We have had very good China frozen (iqf) broccoli Suppliers support from our family and the community. It was a bad experience," Councillor Lal said. We have managed to quickly identify and arrest the suspects who will now be questioned," said Detective Inspector Gemma Currie of West Midlands Police. The couples son, Bal, had released CCTV footage of the attack and offered GBP 1,000 reward to anyone with information about the attackers."We are still shocked at the moment."We dont underestimate how distressing this would have been for the two victims.West Midlands Police said a 45-year-old man and woman aged 33 were arrested on suspicion of the robbery and remain in police custody for questioning. We are grateful for all the support we have been getting," he said.Chaman Lal, a Labour Party Councillor for Soho and Jewellery Quarter in Handworth, near the city of Birmingham, runs the fruit and vegetable business with his family.London: An Indian-origin couple were slashed in a knife-point robbery at their fruit and vegetable shop in Handsworth, in the West Midlands region of England

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Vendors claimed that due to vegetables becoming expensive, people tend to eat more eggs.New Delhi: Skyrocketing vegetable prices have pushed up the retail cost of eggs, the poor man’s protein source, by Rs 2 a piece in Delhi China Wholesale frozen broad beans Manufacturers and the National Capital Region (NCR) over the last few days.The prices are expected to continue to remain high till February next year. However, no significant increase has been witnessed in the prices of broiler in the NCR even though supply has been increased to meet the escalating demand, sources in the Ghazipur wholesale broiler market said. Interestingly, the cost escalation has been attributed by the vendors to the soaring prices of onions, tomatoes, and other vegetables besides a heightened demand during the winter season. The cost of one box containing 30 eggs has increased from Rs 150 to Rs 180, while the cost of a dozen eggs has gone up from Rs 55 to Rs 82 in the past few days. Eggs come to Delhi mainly from Punjab and Haryana.Manoj Sharma, who owns poultry farms in Karnal and Panipat in Haryana and supplies eggs to Delhi and NCR area, said that the rise in vegetable prices has contributed to the increase in the prices of eggs since in many cities the main vegetables are costlier than a dozen eggs.. The supply deficit is likely to continue for a few more months," a senior PFI officer told this newspaper."Eggs are in short supply today due to lower production. "The poor, who cannot afford vegetables which are available at exorbitant rates in retail, are preferring eggs in their diet," Mr Sharma said, explaining the reason behind the increased demand for the item.According to the ministry of agriculture, egg availability is 67 eggs per person per year in India while as per National Nutrition Institute this should be about 180 eggs per person for the same period.Many vendors said that eggs, which were selling at Rs 5 a piece till a month ago, are being sold for Rs 7 in Delhi-NCR. According to Poultry Federation of India (PFI), egg prices will remain high till February, 2018, as consumers are earmarking a larger portion of their stretched food budgets for eggs

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