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He's also criticized for bringing in powerloom fabrics, where John was fanatical about handlooms, of replacing cotton thread for stitching with polyester thread, of combining plastic shower curtains with ethnic home furnishings, but most of all for growing Fabindia too fast.
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'That takes the shine all off of Miss Pendergasses' double back-action, self-adjusting, anti-corrosive, herring-bone, powerloom lamp, don't it, my dear cousin? 'asked Gregory, who had been regaled several times with an account of a wonderful lamp that burnt one hour at a cost of only ten cents, or ten hours at a cost of one cent -- Gregory never could remember which.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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Afterwards came the powerloom; and weavers can now only make perhaps 4s. 6d. per week, even while working for longer hours than is good for their health.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 420 Volume 17, New Series, January 17, 1852 Various 1836
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AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged the DMK government to keep its promises made to the powerloom weavers on exempting the penalty being levied for the power used above the ceiling of 2000 units and withdrawing the 4 per cent sales tax.
WN.com - Articles related to India ending controls on gas prices, but keeps diesel subsidies 2010
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AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged the DMK government to keep its promises made to the powerloom weavers on exempting the penalty being levied for the power used above the ceiling of 2000 units and withdrawing the 4 per cent sales tax.
WN.com - Articles related to India ending controls on gas prices, but keeps diesel subsidies 2010
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Tirupur: The Palladam police have launched an investigation into the fire incident at a powerloom unit at Pudukattu Thottam near here on Tuesday evening.
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July 31st, 2010 CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Saturday spared small households and powerloom and handloom units consuming less than 600 units in two months from a power tariff hike, aimed at mopping up Rs. 1,651 crore this fiscal.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Buyer-seller meet cum powerloom products mela, Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium's mini auditorium, Kadavanthra, 11 a.m.
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Fast by powerloom cloth manufacturers protest against hike in yarn prices ...
WN.com - Articles related to Garment cos plan 10% hike in prices by month-end 2010
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Fast by powerloom cloth manufacturers protest against hike in yarn prices ...
WN.com - Articles related to Garment cos plan 10% hike in prices by month-end 2010
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