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Muslim women artists make floral garlands offered to Lord Hanuman in Ayodh
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Muslim women in Ayodhya make garlands of flowers. These garlands are offered to Shri Hanuman ji Maharaj ji sitting in Siddha Peeth Hanuman Garhi temple. Ayodhya was identified with Lord Ram and was known by the name of Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and Babri Masjid. But even today Hindus and Musli
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Rajasthan's first handicraft policy aims at lifting local artisans from ob
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The focus of the handicraft policy, launched by the Ashok Gehlot government in September this year, is to support the craftsmen and weavers, acknowledge their significant involvement in the social and economic development as well as ensure their access to technological advancements.
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Telangana: Weavers write postcards to PM Modi for GST exemption
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Weavers from across Telangana write postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for GST exemption.
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KTR starts online petition to roll back GST on handloom products, safeguar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23 (ANI): A day after launching a postcard campaign, Telangana Handlooms and Textiles Minister KT Rama Rao started an online petition appealing to the Union Government to remove Goods and Services Tax (GST) on handloom products in order to safeguard liv
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Online ethnic apparel retailer Avishya ties up with N7-The Nitrogen Platfo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Chennai based E-Commerce portal https://www.avishya.com/ is one of India's exclusive online portals for Handloom Sarees, Salwar Suits, Kurtas, Jewellery and Ethnic wear. Their mission is enabling Indian weavers
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Vinusto eyes expansion to more clusters after recent success in Chanderi a
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI/SRV): Vinusto, a leader in promoting weavers, creating markets and promoting sustainable authentic handloom products, is expanding its presence across India with two existing centres in Chanderi and Sambalpur.
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Telangana: CM launches Nethanna Bima Scheme, extends greetings to weavers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 8 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched the Nethanna Bima scheme on Sunday and extended his greetings to the weavers on the occasion of National Handloom Day.
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Telangana government introduces Rs 5 lakh life insurance cover for handloo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 8 (ANI): On the occasion of National Handloom Day on Sunday, the Telangana government introduced the Nethanna Beema scheme for handloom weavers under which they will get Rs 5 lakh life insurance cover.
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Telangana govt to launch insurance scheme to support bereaved weavers' fam
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 2 (ANI): Aiming to provide financial support to the bereaved families of handloom and power loom weavers in Telangana, the state government will launch the 'Nethana Beema' scheme on August 7, said minister KT Rama Rao on Monday.
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Assam CM launches scheme for welfare of native weavers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 20 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday launched 'Swanirbhar Naari', a scheme to empower indigenous weavers in Assam's Guwahati.
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Karnataka CM extends 'Raitha Vidya Nidhi' scholarship scheme to children o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Udupi (Karnataka) [India], April 11 (ANI): In order to increase the literacy rate and reduce the unemployment rate in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday announced the extension of the 'Raitha Vidya Nidhi' scholarship scheme for the children of weavers and fishermen families
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Policies should reach beneficiaries, says Parliamentary Advocacy Group on
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Parliamentary Advocacy Group on Handloom and Handicrafts, consisting of 16 MPs from various political parties, released its first report on Wednesday and suggested several recommendations to extend the benefits of policies to the beneficiaries.
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