Shops at headquarters Gaighat in Udaypur resumed partial business on Thursday defying the banda banda called by Tharuhat and Madhesi Morcha since 41 days.

The entrepreneurs, with initiative from local Chamber of Commerce and Industries and assurance of safety by the security agencies, decided to open shops after being out of business for a long time.

General public life had been hit hard due to the strike called by the agitating group.