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Sericulture activities in the district has been hit by Flacherie disease affecting silkworms and lack of the availability of disease-free quality silkworm eggs in government silk grainages.

Welcome to a frothy world- the world of soaps! Where ladies wear a nine-yard silk sari to enjoy a sumptuous meal at the dinner table. Where five generations live under one-roof. And where serpentine dialogues and menacing expressions seem to be the mantra.

Opening our three-part series from his new travel epic, Shadow of the Silk Road, Colin Thubron is en route to Tibet. In the high valleys of western China, he finds a monastic refuge from the brutal weather

Dr. Susan Silk will implement a self-imposed news blackout today to observe the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. She doesn`t want to watch television and see images of the twin towers collapsing or the damage at the Pentagon, where she worked after the tragedy as a mental health officer for the Red Cross.

Within this 624-page Who`s Who of Syria, the researcher will likely discover some missing tessara like Rafik Schami, the author of Damascus Nights.