Each loom costing ₹51,000 has been specially designed by the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, which provides a suitable back-rest and comfort seating arrangement for the weavers ...

Srinagar, Nov 06: Close on the heels of distribution of 100 Modified Modern Steel Looms amongst the carpet weavers, the Union Ministry of Textiles has sanctioned ₹51.00 lakh for procurement and ...

For most of his 40 years as a carpet weaver, Nisar Ahmad sat hunched cross-legged on the floor, his hands moving deftly over the wooden loom while his legs went numb beneath him. The long hours of ...