Weaving wheel stops spinning in Uttar PradeshOctober 3rd, 2009 GORAKHPUR - Scores of weavers explore money-spinning opportunities in Gorakhpur, the traditional weaving wheel have come to a stop. Once seen as the symbol of freedom struggle and Gandhian values of self-reliance, the traditional charkha, (spinning wheel), appears to have spun out of economic relevance for the weavers.
Micro pension scheme for women in GujaratSeptember 11th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Large number of working women in the unorganised sector are expected to benefit from the unique micro pension program run by the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Bank in Ahmedabad. The SEA bank in collaboration with UTI Mutual Funds has executed this micro pension program for women between the ages of 18 to 55, that will help them save even as little as Rupees 50 a month in a pension account.
PM to give away National Awards to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises todayAugust 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will give away the National Awards to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises here today.
Three women Maoist rebels killed in OrissaAugust 13th, 2009 RAYAGADA - Three women cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a firefight in Orissa, police said on Thursday. The three were killed during a combing operation jointly launched by crack police teams from Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the Ramnaguda-Mukundpur forest area in Rayagada district of Orissa on Wednesday.
Toy making from paper pulp empowers tribal women in OrissaJuly 23rd, 2009 KORAPUT - Tribal women in Koraput district of Orissa are engaging in the art of making toys from paper pulp, which helps them to make a living. Thanks to a self-help group that trained them in the art.
Karnataka silk weavers fret over falling profits due to globalisationJune 27th, 2009 DODDABALLAPURA - Silk weavers in Karnataka lament over falling profits due to globalization and liberalisation policies. It has affected silk weavers in Doddaballapura, 90 kilometres from the state capital Karnataka.
Naveen Patnaik among early voters in OrissaApril 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was among the voters who exercised their franchise Thursday soon after polling began for the second and final phase of Lok Sabha and assembly elections, official said. 'Patnaik walked down from his house here, Naveen Nivas, to the polling booth about 100 metres away at about 7 a.m.,' police inspector P.K.
Self-help group in Orissa making women self-reliantApril 8th, 2009 DEVLA - A large number of women in Devla village of Orissa, are becoming self-reliant with the help of a self-help group, founded by an illiterate tribal woman. Padma Bhotra, a tribal woman, won several awards and recognition, including the best volunteer award from the United Nations.
NCP tie-up with Left, BJD is Orissa-specific, says PawarApril 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Nationalist Congress Party alliance with the Left parties and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa is 'only Orissa-specific', NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday. 'Our arrangement is only Orissa-specific,' Pawar told a press conference, addressed jointly with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.
Nobel prize winner Yunas calls for strengthening micro economic systemMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunas urged the government on Tuesday to strengthen the micro economic system for speeding up the growth process in rural India and take measures for the betterment of women. Addressing a two-day conference on women of South Asia, Partners in development, Yunas, a Bangladeshi banker and economist who founded the Grameen bank, emphasised on economic concerns of women and other deprived sections of society.
High interest rates deterrent for micro-financeMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - High interest rates coupled with an uneven spread of micro-financial institutions are among the major reasons for credit still not being available to a sizable portion of the underprivileged, experts said Tuesday. 'There is an uneven spread of the micro-finance movement,' B.P.
Indian designs popular at Lakme Fashion WeekMarch 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee showcased his Fall/Winter 09 collection at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week here last evening. Sabyasachi's collection was like a storm of Indian traditional designs.
Himachal weaving industry makes women self reliantMarch 25th, 2009 KULLU - Weaving industry in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has helped women to become self reliant. Women, who constitute over 90 percent of weavers in Kullu, work in well-organized women weaving cooperative societies.
Election Commission to deploy micro-observers in BiharMarch 16th, 2009 PATNA - The Election Commission will deploy micro-observers at all polling booths in Bihar to maintain constant vigil during voting for the general elections next month, an official said here Monday. 'The election commission has decided to deploy micro-observers on static duty at all booths in Bihar for the first time,' home secretary Afzal Amanullah told IANS.
Orissa temple 'purified' after Dalit minister's visitJanuary 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A purification ritual was performed in a Hindu temple in Orissa Wednesday after a Dalit minister visited the place of worship, a priest said. Women and Child Welfare Minister Pramila Mallick entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Akhandalamani temple, a highly revered shrine of Hindu lord Shiva at Aradi village in Bhadrak district, some 150 km from here.
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