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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
An Indian artist is reflected on a mirror on the wall as he works on gold jewellery inside a workshop attached to a jewellery showroom in Kolkata on April 11, 2012. Jewelers in India ended their three-week strike April 7 after assurances that the government would consider scrapping a budget proposal to levy excise duty on unbranded jewellery. There is an expectation of a 10-15% increase over and above the normal demand in the next few days as the summer wedding season, which along with festivals whets the country's appetite for gold, begins in the city this week.
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