After severe deterioration of cognitive functioning, one would also forget to do their basic chores like brushing teeth or taking bath. Most people are disregarded by family members, others left to ...

SHIVAMOGGA: The areca leaf plate manufacturing industry has been severely hit by the US government’s decision to ban import of the leaf plates. The US announced its decision and stopped importing the ...

While Sriram cuts a stack of double-lobed bauhinia leaves with an adapted scissor, Sunder Ram stamps on the unusually wide pedal of a leaf-plate making machine. Despite having to exert harder than any ...

TRICHY: Santhosh Mary, 41, from Lalgudi, who started a cottage industry on areca leaf-plate making a decade back is one among the many who are making hay following the government ban on one-time use ...