Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in power loom factory in Khoni village, one firefighter injured

Dec 24, 2025

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at a power loom factory in Khoni village, Siddharth Nagar, as per the officials.

Congress govt should stand by powerloom garment industry of Siricilla: KTR

Jan 16, 2024

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao on Tuesday urged the Telangana Congress-led government to stand by the power...

Tamil Nadu Textile Minister R Gandhi assures weavers of fulfilling their demands

Feb 11, 2023

On behalf of the power weavers, various demands were made such as setting up a power loom cooperative credit society, controlling the increase in...

Telangana govt to launch insurance scheme to support bereaved weavers' families

Aug 02, 2022

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 2 : Aiming to provide financial support to the bereaved families of handloom and power loom weavers in Telangana, the...

Maharashtra: Wall collapses in Thane, 3 labourers killed

Apr 16, 2021

Thane (Bhiwandi) [India], April 17 : As many as three labourers lost their lives after a wall collapsed at a power loom factory in...

A Tax on Living Heritage: Indian Carpet Council Warns US Tariffs Endanger Weavers' Livelihoods

Sep 11, 2025

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 11: In a small village in Uttar Pradesh, I once sat beside a weaver named Shanti. Her fingers moved with...