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BJP using 'triple talaq' issue for electoral gains: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7(ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday hit back at the comment made by Union Textile Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on triple talaq, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) is trying to give the issue a communal angle for electoral gain in the upco
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Prashant Bhushan welcomes CIC decision to allow inspection of Smriti Irani
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 18 (ANI): With the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of the Class 10 and 12 school records of Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani, rejecting CBSE's contention that it constituted "pe
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Need to address issue of lack of manpower in technical textiles sector: Sm
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17: Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Textiles, Government of India, on Tuesday underlined the need to address the issue of lack of manpower in the technical textiles for which industry needed to first define the requisite skills. After defining the skills, the task wou
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KTR encourages handloom textile sector in Telangana
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (TN) [India], Dec. 27 (ANI): Minister for Textile and Handlooms K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday requested all legislative leaders to encourage promoting and boosting of handloom and handicrafts sectors across Telangana.
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Mathura sari industry hit by demonetisation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): The sari textile industry in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, has been severely hit by demonetisation.
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`Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre` to be set up by Textile ministry
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Textiles has decided to establish a 'Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre' where professional queries of weavers will be answered by the experts in the field.
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Century Textiles organizes five-day cashless transaction workshop with SBI
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], Dec.16 (ANI-Businesswire India): Century Textiles and Industries Ltd. organized a five-day Digital India workshop on cashless transaction from December 13 to 17 at Birla Century Plant, Jhagadia, Bharuch in Gujarat.
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Textiles Ministry concentrating on new markets to boost handloom,handicraf
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): The Union Textiles Ministry is looking to concentrate on new markets and opportunities for local handloom and handicraft sector as many global companies are willing to tie-up with Indian weavers and artisans, Rashmi Verma, Textiles Secretary said at an ASSOCH
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Kraftly, Ministry of Textiles announces tie-up to promote handlooms
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The e-Commerce marketplace Kraftly has announced signing of an MoU with the Development Commissioner of Handlooms from the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
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Remove anomalies before imposing GST across sectors, says ASSOCHAM-KPMG pa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Sharp anomalies in the taxation rates and structure across different industries such as telecom, tobacco, textiles, food processing and tourism, should be addressed to as the country moves in a transition period for implementing the Goods and Services Tax, the
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Smriti Irani to inaugurate National Handicrafts Fair at Dilli Haat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani will inaugurate a fortnight-long exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts developed by Artisans of Clusters at Dilli Haat this evening.
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TEXPROCIL celebrates achievement of member exporters with annual awards
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct.24 (India-Businesswire India): Smriti Irani, Union Textile Minister, brightened the TEXPROCIL Export Award Function by stating that another special package for Made-ups and Home Textile Sector, similar to Rs. 6000 crore special package announced for garment sector, was un
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