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20 lakh job opportunities from khadi sector in 3 yrs

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (UNI) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairperson Kumud Joshi today said the sector can provide 20 lakh new employment opportunities in the next three years if resources of various ministries and departments were pooled.

Addressing the national workshop on 'Convergence for Rural Upliftment', inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Governor Rameshwar Thakur at Raj Bhavan here, she said with such a measure KVIC would volunteer to provide a platform for tranferring various benefits to rural people for better livelihood.

She said the KVIC was implementing various programmes and schemes for development of khadi and village industries in rural areas through certified khadi institutions, NGOs, individuals and state Khadi and Village Industry Boards.

During the last 50 years, KVIC had provided employment to over 82.77 lakh people and is producing goods worth Rs 12,383 crore.

In the global scenario, convergence was the new 'mantra' of today's development activities and KVIC was willing to play a pivotal role in this direction as a catalyst through its vast network of NGOs spread throughout the country.

KVIC Chief Executive Officer C Chandran also attended the function.

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Woman commits suicide after love marriage fails

Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, Mar 4 (UNI) A woman committed suicide here last night, ten days after her love marriage ended in dismal failure. Police said Kamatchi(22), hailing from Thirumukkadu near Acharapakam in Kancheepuram district and working as a warden in a private company at Chennai, fell in love with Jayaraman(25), a coolie residing in Chennai and married him in Tirupathi. When Jayaraman's parents, came to know about their marriage, they took their only son with them. On enquiry by the police,.....

1 killed, 20 seriously hurt in collision

Kancheepuram, Feb 23 (UNI) One person was killed and 20 sustained serious injuries when a tanker hit a lorry carrying a marriage party here today. Police said the head-on collision occurred at Uttaramerur-Pukkathurai killing tanker lorry driver Velu on the spot. Twenty persons belonging to the marriage party, including six women, were hurt seriously. They were shifted to the Chengalpattu Government Hospital for treatment. UNI.....

Journalist and his wife arrested on defamatory charges

Mangalore, Mar 4 (UNI) A Journalist of an eveninger 'Karavali Ale' and his wife and Managing Director of the group of publication were arrested on the charges of defamatory writings on Jain Digambar Munis. Panambur Police arrested Journalist B V Sitharam and his wife Rohini last night on a complaint filed by Jain Association Office bearer Rajavarma Ballal, who had alleged that 'Karavali Ale' had published derogatory writings on nude munis of the Jain community. The arrested were remanded to judicial.....
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