Saree worn by Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget day was hand-woven in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Feb 1: The maroon colour saree that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wore while presenting the Union Budget on Wednesday is Karnataka's Dharwad region's hand-woven 'Ilkal' silk saree with traditional 'Kasuti' work.
Sitharaman is a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka.
Kasuti is a traditional form of folk embroidery craft, with a geographical indication (GI) tag, said to be unique to Dharwad region.
The hand-made kasuti work generally includes embroidery work of chariots, elephants, temple 'gopura', peacocks, deer, and lotus.
The one worn by the Finance Minister is said to have had works of chariots, peacocks, and lotus on it.
The heavy silk (800 gm) saree was designed by 'Arathi Crafts' owned by Arati Hiremath in Dharwad.
Stating that they had received a request for sarees in December, Hiremath said, "We were happy that the saree was for Nirmala Sitharaman maam, but did not know about the occasion, we had sent two Kasuti sarees. This morning, we saw on TV that she was going to Parliament to present the budget wearing the saree we'd designed. We are very happy."
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Woman tourist's death in tent collapse; Two arrested
Wayanad (PTI): Two people were arrested in connection with the death of a woman tourist in a tent collapse at a resort in this hill district, police said on Friday.
Police arrested Swachanth and Anurag, the manager and supervisor of the resort, respectively, and they charged them with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, they said.
The shocking death of the woman tourist had occurred at a resort located near a forested area in Meppadi panchayat in the wee hours of Thursday.
Nishma, a native of the neighbouring Malappuram district had died after the tent, reportedly constructed using wooden poles and thatched with grass, collapsed.
Her three friends also sustained injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.
"The manager and the supervisor of the resort were taken into custody for interrogation on Thursday. Their arrests were recorded later," a police officer said.
Both of them were remanded to judicial custody till May 28, police added.
