Observer News Service - February 3, 2021
The five-day 3rd Virtual Edition of 41st India Carpet Expo has received an overwhelming response from around 292 overseas buyers from 51 countries and 81 Buying Representatives from across the world.
Observer News Service - October 27, 2020
The artisans and weavers from Kashmir shall get their first opportunity to participate in physical fairs outside the J&K UT for selling their exotic range of hand-made products during the Diwali Utsav beginning at Noida Haat from October 30 to November 14.
Observer News Service - October 15, 2020
In a bid to boost online sales of Kashmiri handicraft and handloom products, the JK govt on Thursday signed a MoU with one of the leading online retailer Flipkart to help artisans reach customers across the globe.
Observer News Service - October 1, 2020
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday announced 2 new schemes for artisans to provide fillip to the famed handicrafts and handloom sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Observer News Service - September 12, 2020
All carpet exporters interested in participation in ‘Buyer-Seller Meet’ have been advised to coordinate with the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, Kashmir Haat, Srinagar.
Jyotsna Bharti - June 26, 2020
Dented with dogged discord and craving for life-support for decades now, Kashmir’s six-century-old Pashmina industry supporting around seven lakh people is now facing existential threat amid the Sino-India standoff at LAC
Observer News Service - June 2, 2019
SRINAGAR – The Government is working to tie up with TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), Flipkart, Amazon and other such type of services so that famous Kashmir Handicrafts could reach to every corner of the world, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan said on Saturday. There is a big chunk of population in downtown and requires […]
Observer News Service - March 12, 2019
SRINAGAR- Handicrafts department Kashmir Tuesday organized a day long exhibition cum sale and awareness programme at Exhibition Ground, Kashmir Haat, Srinagar. Joint Director Handicrafts department Kashmir Sajid Yahya Naqaash, who was the chief guest on the occasion said that the motive of the programme is to develop rapport and impactful coordination between trainers and trainees. He […]
Observer News Service - October 27, 2017
Srinagar- On a warm summer day, Ghulam Mohammad (name changed), a papier-mache dealer at Boulevard road, the most coveted tourist hub in Kashmir, is taking a siesta in his shop on a wooden bed as a song by legendary singer Mohammad Rafi from the movie Hum Dono plays out from a radio in a sombre […]
Observer News Service - September 27, 2017
September- JK Government’s proposal to slash taxes for protecting small traders of the State prevailed in the recent Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council meet with the forum agreeing to substantial reduction of tax on handicrafts and walnut. Conceding the demand of the traders involved in the Handicrafts sector of the State, J&K Government pleaded […]