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KOLKATA: The traders at New Market heaved a sigh of relief after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) made it clear that the market should remain open as per government's directive regarding business hours for all markets. Some traders were confused over the fact that whether New Market would have to stay shut completely like the shopping malls. Hakim informed the trader that like any other market, New Market will remain open from 7 am to 10 am and again from 5 pm to 7 pm as per state government's directive. "The market committee should display do's and don'ts at prominent locations inside the market for the shopkeepers as well as customers," said Hakim. The first municipal market in Kolkata — the New Market — was thrown open on January 1, 1874..