AR-News: (India) Kashmir government against ban on shahtoosh shawls

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Srinagar, Mar 28 (IANS) :

The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to approach the Supreme Court to lift 
the ban on the sale and manufacture of shahtoosh shawls, which are made from 
the wool of an endangered Tibetan antelope.

Following a meeting between shawl makers and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed 
Sayeed here Saturday, the government said it would present its case in the 
Supreme Court, seeking the lifting of the ban on shahtoosh and to "clear 
misconceptions created by wildlife activists about obtaining wool" for the shawls.

The Kashmir Shawl Manufacturers and Weavers Association (KSMWA) informed 
Sayeed about problems confronting traders due to the ban imposed by the central 
government on shahtoosh trade.



full story:

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=7841 
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