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Bullion market closed again as traders dig in heels

The bullion market in New Delhi will be closed in opposition to the budgetary proposal for one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery, "Demanding duty rollback, jewellers, including those from some branded showrooms, shuttered shops for the second day,"...

Jewellers on strike again, shops shut for 3 days

Jewellers and bullion traders in several parts of the country, including Delhi, today resumed their strike, demanding rollback of the one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery. According to a report in PTI: Most of the shops and jewellery...

Pune jewellers shut shop again; demand roll back

It has been barely ten days, the jewellers had called off their 41 day strike, that Pune traders have again closed their shops today. "We will shut shops for three days - from Monday to Wednesday. We were waiting for...

Jewellers ready to end month-long strike, get back to work

Jewellers may completely call off their strike in the next few days after the Government's assurance that the Ashok Lahiri Committee will consider all their demands, Assocham National Council on Gems & Jewellery Chairman Sankar Sen said on Tuesday. "About...

Jewellers threaten hunger strike; artisans return home

On strike for more than 40 days now, workers employed in the jewellery stores are finding it difficult to make ends meet. As most of the workers in Rajkot are from West Bengal, they are returning to their home...

8,200 jewellers resign from BJP's primary membership

The jewellery traders' agitation has reached its peak, with around 3,000 jewellers in Rajkot submitting their resignation from the BJP's primary membership on Saturday. Jewellers have been demanding a complete roll back of the 1 per cent excise duty imposed on non-silver jewellery...

Rahul joins jewellers strike, says Govt killing SEMs

Backing protesting jewellers, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called the one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery an "assassination attempt" on traders by the BJP Government. The scion of the Gandhi family also alleged that the Government was bringing in these measures to...

Jewellers to meet PM for rollback of excise duty

Jewellers who are on strike from March 1 protesting the imposition of a 1 per cent excise duty on them in this year's Budget are likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to demand rollback of excise...

Jewellers may lose festive sheen as strike enters 2nd month

Bullion business worth crores remains hampered in the state as jewellers' strike demanding a rollback of 1 per cent excise duty on ornaments (non-silver) has entered its second month. The indefinite strike by jewellers commenced on March 1. Buyers are...

Day 30: No end in sight as jewellers continue strike

Bullion and jewellery traders in several parts of the country, including Delhi and Kolkata, continued their strike for the 30th day on Thursday, demanding a rollback of 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery proposed in the Budget...
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