J&K: Authorities on toes as demand for GI-tagged Pashmina shawls risesDemand for Kashmir Pashmina GI tagging is surging, with a significant certification backlog. The Srinagar laboratory conducts about 150 cer...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Real vs fake Pashmina: How to spot an authentic Kashmiri shawlIndia's premium textile market faces a credibility gap in Pashmina shawls due to widespread misrepresentation. Authentic Pashmina, rooted i...
26 Mar, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Modi gifts special train and more to President Biden and wife Jill; Check meaning behind PM's presentsPrime Minister Narendra Modi presented President Joe Biden with an antique silver train model and First Lady Jill Biden with a Pashmina Sha...
22 Sep, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
Pashmina a cultural identity of J&K: LG Manoj SinhaThe Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, expressed his commitment to revive the Pashmina industry, stating that it is not...
20 Oct, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
More than 300 films, shows shot in J-K after launch of new film policy: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha"Two years ago, a new film policy was launched by the J-K administration after consultations with all stakeholders. Now, we are seeing that...
18 Aug, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
KVIC to begin Pashmina production soon in Varanasi: MSME ministryAbout 50 tonne raw Pashmina is produced in Leh-Ladakh per annum out of which, after cleaning and processing, only 15 tonne dehaired wool is...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
LG seeks Centre's help to exploit full economic potential of Pashmina produced in LadakhMathur raised the issue during a meeting with Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ...
11 Nov, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
A McKinsey analyst who sought a fortune as a Himalayan goatherdIndian pashmina cloth can take months or even years to hand weave, with intricate patterns that sometimes include gold and silver thread.
02 Sep, 2015, 05.28 AM IST
SICOP signs MoU with ACPGCS over Pashmina procurement in Jammu and KashmirJ&K Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited has decided to undertake procurement of Raw Pashmina for its onwards sale to the...
17 Jan, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar to launch Pashmina Promotion Programme tomorrowGangwar will launch Pashmina Promotion Programme & lay foundation stone of a Pashmina Dehairing Plant at Leh tomorrow, seeking to develop c...
07 Oct, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
Pashmina Promotion Programme to be launched on October 8Pashmina shawls are hand spun, woven and embroidered in Nepal and Kashmir, and made from fine cashmere fibre.
05 Oct, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
Budget 2014: Union budget states-centric: PDPThe PDP also demanded due share of funds from around Rs 1,000 crore allocation proposed for border area development.
10 Jul, 2014, 08.41 PM IST
Idea's ‘No Ullu Banaoing’ ad row: Omar Abdullah, ring test and Pashmina shawlsAbdullah tweeted that Shahtoosh shawls, not Pashmina, were supposed to pass the ring test and that he found the ad “wrong” & “totally misle...
23 Apr, 2014, 03.34 PM IST
Kashmir chamber sends legal notice to Idea Cellular for misleading advertisement on Pashmina ShawlsThe notice has demanded that Idea Cellular immediately withdraw the advertisement and stop its telecast forthwith and publish and telecast ...
23 Apr, 2014, 01.32 PM IST
Cashmere, Pashmina industries fading in KashmirWeavers have produced exquisite shawls in Kashmir for centuries, but their craft risks dying out in the face of cheap foreign imports.
11 Sep, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
- Pashmina shawls to be graded
With fake pashmina shawls flooding the markets, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to grade and affix a stamp of standard to the ...
02 Mar, 2009, 12.19 PM IST
- Khadi board plans to open common facility centres in J-K
The Khadi and Village Industries Board is planning to open Common Facility Centres at Bandipora and Basholi in Jammu and Kashmir to assist ...
05 Jul, 2008, 03.49 PM IST