Steps to boost Indian apparel exports on anvil
August 7th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 6 (IANS) India's textiles ministry is mulling a series of measures to boost export of readymade garments (apparel) despite growing competition from countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Kampuchea and ... Read more...
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Tailors held in Pakistani town for refusing orders
July 20th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) A stitch in time would have saved as many as 10 tailors who were detained in a Pakistani town for rejecting Eid orders and overcharging.The ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Poll panel stops, then allows Punjab relief payment (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Within hours of having stopped the payment of relief funds to flood-affected people in poll-bound Punjab, the Election Commission (EC) Thursday evening reversed its decision and ... Read more...
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Poll panel stops relief funds payment in Punjab
December 29th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Dec 29 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Thursday deferred the disbursement of relief funds in Punjab till the election process is over in the state, a senior election officer ... Read more...
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Delhi most active in e-commerce: eBay
December 8th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Delhi has the most active online buyers and sellers in India, a report by leading online retailer eBay said Wednesday.The third edition of the eBay India Census, ... Read more...
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CRPF organises medical camp in West Midnapore
December 3rd, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Dec.3 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel has provided free medical check-ups, sewing machines and spraying machines to the people in West Bengal's Maoist-affected West Midnapore ... Read more...
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‘Lab-on-a-chip’ device may detect kidney failure and diabetes
February 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have reported the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a 'lab-on-a-chip' device capable of detecting diseases such as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Grand celebrations in Madurai as Alagiri turns 59
January 30th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Madurai, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M.K. Alagiri's 59th birthday was celebrated in grand fashion in Tamil Nadu Saturday, with DMK cadres organising community feasts and blood donation ... Read more...
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Kerala’s ‘hugging saint’ celebrates 56th birthday
September 27th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), Sep 27 (IANS) The 56th birthday of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, popularly known as the hugging saint, was celebrated by thousands of her devotees at her ashram near here Sunday.
The day ... Read more...
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Exporters meet Mukherjee, ask for Rs.5,000-crore fund
June 2nd, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Representatives of the ailing export sector sought a slew of sops including a Rs.5,000-crore market development fund when they met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and top officials ... Read more...
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No politics for Vijay
April 15th, 2009 - 10:07 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
At the occasional gathering of Vijay's Welfare Association held in Mumbai Ray Road, Vijay's father S.A. Chandrashekar donated 2 computers and 10 sewing machines to the underprivileged students. Vijay's mother Shiba Chandrasekar ... Read more...
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A special school for children run from brothel in Delhi
December 31st, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Sandeep Datta
New Delhi, Dec.31 (ANI): The Bhartiya Patita Uddhar Sabha, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the cause of uplifting sex workers in the country, has opened a small evening school for ... Read more...
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Kolkatas Rita Rakshit gives traditional embroidery art a new expression
November 11th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Nov.11 (ANI): Rita Rakshit, a middle-aged woman in Kolkata, has presented embroidery in an unconventional art form here.Ritas work depicts picture stories, amazingly like paintings on canvas ... Read more...
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Indians celebrate Kali Puja in Sydney - for causes in India
October 28th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 28 (IANS) Kali Puja in Sydney has attained a deeper meaning for a group of young professional migrants, mainly Bengali, who have been celebrating the festival with much fanfare ... Read more...
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Haridwar District Jail makes a turnaround
October 19th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Oct 19 (IANS) Convicted murderers, drug dealers, burglars along with accused inmates - all clad in white prison uniform - sit row upon row, working on sewing machines. Their hands ... Read more...
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Chris Martin credits sewing for Coldplay’’s spectacular success!
August 25th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 25 (ANI): Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed the secret behind the success of his band getting behind their sewing machines for a good stitch and bitching
He has ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Two arrested for food adulteration in Orissa
May 11th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by admin
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) Police claim to have busted a food adulteration racket in Orissa's southern city of Berhampur and arrested at least two people, an official said Sunday. Following a tip-off ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sewing machine sales on the rise
April 21st, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
London, April 21 (ANI): It seems that home tailoring has started to overshadow disposable high street fashions, with a rise in the sales of sewing machines supporting this view.A report ... Read more...
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