Jewellers strike

Jeweller strike has taken a new shape, hoards of jewellery traders today crowded before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to oppose the budgetary proposal which has imposed one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery. "Jewellers from all over...

Traders body CAIT and All India Bullion Jewellers and Swarnkar Federation (AIBJSF) on Monday said they will not withdraw their strike till the time the Government rolls back the proposal to impose 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery. The strike...

Jewellers are divided on calling off their strike against imposition of excise duty with more than half of the industry continuing with their 20-day old stir demanding rollback of the budget proposal. Late Saturday, major associations, including All India Gems...

Readymade garments traders and textile merchants downed shutters in Vadodara on Thursday, demanding that the Centre roll back the 2 per cent excise duty levied on them in Budget 2016 immediately. They held a rally from Lenin Centre to the...

As some jewellers have begun to come forward to register themselves with the tax authorities, the Government has decided to move one step forward with them too. It has promised that there will be no inspection of jewellers’ premises...

As the jeweller's strike enters thirteenth day As the jeweller's strike enters twelfth day, bullion traders are receiving support from unexpected quarters - the Aam Aadmi Party. The political party, which is currently in power in India's Capital, has put it's might...

Jewellers in India have gone on a strike despite incurring heavy losses. A latest estimate suggests all jewellery shop owners in India combined could be losing over Rs 15 crore per day according to the All India Gems &...