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First Handloom and Handicraft exhibition in Srinagar after COVID-19 pandem
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 28 (ANI): To provide direct marketing support to maximum number of artisans and weavers who are distressed due to the pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration is organising the first 'Handloom and Handicrafts Exhibition' at Numaish Gah, Kas
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J-K govt signs MoU with Flipkart to promote handloom, handicraft products
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 15 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday signed an MoU with Flipkart to provide an online platform for showcasing and facilitating the local artisans/craftsmen/weavers to reach customers across the globe, said Jammu and Kashmir Lieuten
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NIT Warangal graduates launch e-commerce platform for weavers to sell thei
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 7 (ANI): Moved by the condition of weavers in the country, three NIT Warangal graduates have launched an e-commerce platform-- 'Pickmycloth'--for the weavers to directly sell their products to the customers and thus bridging the gap between them and
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BJD MP proposes central income support scheme like PM-Kisan Nidhi for weav
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Biju Janta Dal (BJD) MP Amar Patnaik on Wednesday proposed a central income support scheme like the PM-Kisan Nidhi for the weaver community in India to help them to face hardships during COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.
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Weavers end strike after UP govt assurances
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 3 (ANI): Weavers in the state ended their strike on Thursday in support of their demand for a flat rate of electricity after getting assurances from an official of the Uttar Pradesh government.
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TDP demands Rs 10,000 monthly aid for weavers: Lokesh writes to Andhra Pra
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday expressed concern over the crisis due to coronavirus and demanded that the YSRCP government provide every weaving family Rs 10,000 per month till the pandemic lasts.
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Andhra: CID raids house of former APCO chief, seizes Rs 1 cr cash, gold
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths raided the house of Gujjala Srinivasulu, former chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO), at Khajipet town in Kadapa district on Friday.
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Flipkart signs MoU with UP govt's One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers and craftsmen into mainstream business.
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Telangana govt stands by weavers' community: KTR on National Handloom Day
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday said that state government provided much-needed relief to weavers by releasing Rs 93 crores under 'Nethanna Ku Cheyutha' (Thrift) scheme.
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'Let's lend our support to weavers and artisans': Priyanka Chopra on Natio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Friday treated her fans to a picture of herself donning an Indian handloom saree to mark the National Handloom Day.
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National Handloom Day: Smriti Irani urges people to share pictures of thei
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani on Friday marked the National Handloom Day by urging people to use handmade items from their clothing to furnishings.
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Varanasi weaver prepares cloth with 'Jai Shree Ram' message for PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Bachche Lal, a handloom weaver from Varanasi, has prepared a special cloth with 'Jai Shree Ram, Ayodhya Pavitra Dham' embroidered on it for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of his visit to Ayodhya on August 5.
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