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After decade-long wait, Kolhapuri chappals get ‘Geographical Indication’ tag

After a decade-long wait, the famous sturdy leather chappals from Kolhapur in Maharashtra, popularly known as Kolhapuri chappals got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
In 2009, Sant Rohidas Leather Industries and Charmakar Development Corporation Limited of Maharashtra (LIDCOM) and Leather Industries Development. Corporation of Karnataka (LIDKAR), both had sought GI tag for Kolhapuri chappals.
GI tag ensures that the footwear produced only in these eight districts will qualify to carry the tag of being Kolhapuris. The GI tag is said to further boost its sale in other parts of the country and abroad.
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks granted the GI tag for Kolhapuri chappals to four districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka each for making the chappals.
The approval of GI tag means that the artisans producing Kolhapuri chappals in Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Dharwad, Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur Bijapur districts of Karnataka will now be able to make and market their product in domestic and international markets.
It means that producers of footwear in any other part of the country will now be forbidden from using the term Kolhapuri chappals to sell their product.
As per a report in LiveMint, ToeHold, a brand of Kolhapuri chappals produced by an all-women group of artisans in Athani (a tiny village in Belgaum district) bagged a $60,000 (Rs 25.8 lakh) order from a Russian firm.
When we spoke to Managing Director of LIDCOM, Dr Rajesh Dhabre, he said, It’s a great move as it would stop the sale of fake Kolhapuri chappals and produce only regional and authentic ones. Only eight districts would be able to sell authentic the chappals.”
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Nitin Gadkari graces screening of ‘Me Vasantrao’ at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari graced the special screening of Marathi movie ‘Me Vasantrao’ – a movie based on the life of Hindustani classical singer and violinist Vasantrao Deshpande.
The screening was held at Sudama Theatre in Nagpur on Sunday evening in the presence family members, friends and the cast of the movie.
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Mayor Dayashankari Tiwari kicks off polio drive in Nagpur

Nagpur Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari, on Sunday, launched Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) door-to-door polio campaign drive. He, along with Deputy Mayor Manisha Dhawade visited Rognidan Centre in Mahal, Nagpur and inaugurated the campaign by giving polio drops to a toddler.
As per NMC officials, ten Zonal Medical Officers and Ten Health inspectors would visit every house in their respective zones, in order to vaccinate children between the ages of zero-five to immune them against polio.
NMC had recognised Sunday as the official day for polio vaccination. Under Polio Ravivar, they plan to vaccinate more than three lakh kids in Nagpur. They also urged Nagpurkars to vaccinate their children at pulse Polio Booths near their homes from 8 am- 5 pm, on Sunday.
NMC Standing Committee Chief, Corporator Vijay Zalke spoke to Nation Next regarding this campaign and said, This year’s polio drive is going to be bigger than last year. We are planning to vaccinate around 3- 3.15 lakh kids. NMC is bearing the cost of infrastructure and execution. The state government provided us with the doses.
He further stated that there were special teams to vaccinate the homeless during night. ?When it comes to the health of Nagpurkars, money is not a factor we should think about, said Zalke when asked about NMC’s current financial crunch.
As per Zalke, vaccination facility would also be available in slums,, factory areas and other outskirts of Nagpur.
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Congress legislator caught watching porn in Karnataka Assembly

Congress leader Prakash Rathod, on Friday, was caught on camera while allegedly scrolling through few adult content clips in the State Assembly. This turned out to be a huge embarrassment for both, Congress and Rathod as regional channels aired the video, in which he was ?caught in the act.
The MLC member was present in the house during the proceedings of the legislative council. While the house was in session, Rathod was watching adult content on his smartphone.
However, he threw these charges under the bus and said, I was looking for materials for a question I wanted to ask the government in question hour.
?When I was looking for question material, I deleted too many messages as my phone storage was full. What the media has shown or seen, I don’t know. I would never do such things or see such things, he added.
This was not the first time in Karnataka that such an incident had happened. Back in 2012, three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching adult content in the State Assembly. Following the scandal, they resigned from the state government due to public embarrassment.
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