J&K celebrates craft excellence with UT artisan awards
Srinagar, November 24,2025: The Handicrafts and Handloom Department of Jammu & Kashmir is set to confer the UT Artisan Awards 2024 on 38 outstanding craft-persons who have preserved and promoted the region’s rich artistic legacy. The annual awards highlight the UT’s commitment to recognising the cultural guardians who keep J&K’s age-old handicrafts and handloom traditions […]
Modern looms boost Kashmiri carpet weaving heritage
Srinagar, September 11, 2025 – Union Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preserving and promoting Kashmir’s centuries-old tradition of hand-knotted carpet weaving during a significant event at the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) campus in Srinagar. The occasion marked the distribution of Modified Modern Steel Carpet Looms to artisans under the Integrated Wool Development Programme […]