Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday announced an additional aid of Rs 3,000 to 5,000 to the families involved in pottery and idol making in view of the ban on Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at public places in the state.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 7 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, potters, and sellers of decorative items in Jaipur are hopeful that the festival of lights will benefit their business which has gone down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): Amid the upcoming festive period, despite the call for a boycott of Chinese products, potters in Indore complained of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) losing sales to Chinese products.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Potters in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj are hopeful for a good sale of earthen lamps during the upcoming festive season since many people have decided to boycott Chinese products this year.
Khurdha (Odisha) [India], November 1 (ANI): Potters making earthen lamps in Odisha's Khurdha district are hopeful that whatever they have made will be sold out during the festive season and they will earn living as their business has been affected by the ongoing pandemic.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 29 (ANI): Potters, who normally have good business during the festive season, especially during Diwali, might get adversely affected due to coronavirus pandemic this year.
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): Ahead of Diwali, potters in Hauz Rani have suffered financial losses as their businesses have been affected due to COVID-19.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 24 (ANI): The potters in Ghaziabad are preparing earthen lamps (diyas) for Diwali but with a little hope of sale amid the pandemic.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced the distribution of electric chalks to as many as 200 potter families of Gandhinagar under the 'Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana' via videoconferencing.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): Potters in Ayodhya's Jaisinghpur Vidya Kund village are busy in fulfilling an order for 1.25 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram temple here on August 5
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, locals in Hyderabad on Sunday visited potters' shops to buy diyas (earthen lamps).