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Stolen handsets provide vital clue in Odisha dacoity case

Tracing two stolen mobile phones led police to crack a dacoity case in Odisha's Kendrapara district, resulting in the arrest of seven members of an alleged robbery gang and the recovery of gold and silver ornaments worth around Rs 10 lakh, police said on Monday.

Machine-made carpets from Turkey, Iran spark crackdown in Kashmir

In an unprecedented crackdown to safeguard the authenticity of traditional Kashmir crafts, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom on Friday issued a stern notice to all registered handicraft dealers, giving them a seven-day deadline to remove all machine-made products—largely imported from Turkey and Iran—from their showrooms.