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  Jewellers Call Off 21-Day-Long Strike

  April 06, 2012 17:56 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 6: Bullion traders and jewellers today called off their 21-day nationwide strike after meeting UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who assured them that their demand for rollback of

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  Strike By Jewellers, Cong Asks Govt To Look Into Their Demands

  April 06, 2012 13:25 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 6: Amid widespread protests by jewellers against an increase in import duty on gold and excise duty on unbranded jewellery, Congress today asked the government to consider their demands sympathetically. “Congress has

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  Pranab Mukherjee Agrees To Reconsider Duty On Unbranded Jewellery

  March 27, 2012 21:21 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 27: Bowing to protests by jewellers and demands in Parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hinted at a roll back of the excise duty on unbranded jewellery but ruled out going back on

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  Mulayam Demands Withdrawal Of Excise Duty On Unbranded Jewellery

  March 27, 2012 16:51 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 27: Coming out in support of the striking bullion and jewellery traders, Samajwadi Party today asked the government to resolve the issue by holding talks with them and withdrawing the excise duty