BIS, Chennai, starts receiving more registrations from jewellers and enquiries to set up assaying centres
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai, has started receiving more enquiries to set up assaying and hallmarking centres in districts where such facilities are not available. With the mandatory
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai, has started receiving more enquiries to set up assaying and hallmarking centres in districts where such facilities are not available. With the mandatory gold hallmarking coming into effect from mid-June, BIS is planning to launch a portal from July 1 for the hallmarking process. As of now, mandatory hallmarking for gold jewellery and artefacts for 14, 18 and 22 carat jewellery has been started in 24 districts of the State and Puducherry, which have assaying marking centres, during the first phase. The districts include Chennai, Tirunelveli, Namakkal and Erode. Gold hallmarking is a certification of purity of the precious metal. Officials of the BIS, Chennai, which is the certifying and enforcing authority, said they receive enquiries to start assaying centres from districts like Kancheepuram and Ranipet.With the Prajwal Revanna sexual abuse case taking new twists every day, JD(S) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday appealed to the Hassan MP, who is his nephew, to return and subject himself to the legal process. This is the first time that such an appeal has been made by the family.
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