Supermarkets prepare for FOOD RIOTS over coronavirus

British supermarkets will be preparing for food riots if panic buying becomes widespread in the worst-cast scenario of a coronavirus pandemic, a retail expert has said.  Former Tesco supply chain director Bruno Monteyne said a major outbreak of the virus would result in ‘panic buying, empty shelves and food riots’ but that at this stage … Read more

Supermarkets are hit by panic buying and could face ’empty shelves and food riots’

Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis  A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more

Nanavati Panel report: ‘Anger over train burning led to 2002 Gujarat riots’

Written by Sohini Ghosh | Ahmedabad | Published: December 12, 2019 12:25:21 pm The February 27, 2002 train burning incident in Godhra claimed the lives of 59 Hindus. (File) In its report on north Gujarat, The Nanavati Commission gave a clean chit to the police, BJP, VHP and Bajrang Dal and attributed the massacres in … Read more