Karnataka to re-open silk marketing office in Varanasi
The Hindu
Weavers in the north Indian city turned to Chinese silk in the early nineties when cocoon production in Karnataka was hit by a disease
The government is planning to reopen the Karnataka Silk Marketing Board (KSMB) office in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to make available raw silk reeled in the State to weavers in the north Indian city that is known to produce the Banarasi variety of sarees.
A delegation led by Karnataka’s Minister for Sericulture K.C. Narayana Gowda is scheduled to meet Sericulture Department officials at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, in eastern Uttar Pradesh, on November 18.

The Karnataka government has drafted a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, the State’s highest revenue-generating temple managed by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department. The redevelopment initiative is estimated to cost around ₹254 crore and aims to enhance infrastructure and facilities for devotees.