Sunidhi dislikes tagging songs as `item numbers`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 13:29

Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has crooned a lot of hit item numbers like `Sheila Ki Jawaani`, `Dekh Le`, `Mehboob Mere`, `Beedi` and many more, refuses to call these "item songs".

Housing plan for Beedi workers to come up in Rajasthan soon

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 18:17

The Rajasthan govt has decided to formulate a comprehensive plan to make housing facility available to over 50 lakh labourers engaged in Beedi manufacturing across the state.

End child labour, Bangladesh court tells government

Last Updated: Monday, September 6, 2010, 12:17

B`desh court directs govt to end child labour within a year in industries.

Over 1.7 mn children work in beedi industry: Study

Last Updated: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 15:41

Over 1.7 million children work as labourers in India`s beedi-rolling industry, according to a study by public health organisations and NGOs released on Children`s Day Saturday.