The Coastal Security Group police have seized ₹20 lakh–worth beedi leaves even as the smugglers were about to take it to Sri Lanka by boat on Tuesday night.
This is our livelihood," says Biwi exasperatedly. A resident of Railway Colony in Murshidabad district's Farakka, she has been involved in beedi-rolling for decades. A mother of five, Biwi is the ...
New Delhi, July 14 (IANSlife) While about 96 per cent (42,76,124) of the total beedi workers (44,60,076) are home-based, only four per cent (1,83,952) work in factories, reveals a new study adding ...