tea garden workers

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by granting land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked...

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by offering land rights to tea garden workers, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked after the tea garden...

Special train brings tea workers to Guwahati for land title distributionAhead of the land title distribution program in Guwahati by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approximately 800 members of tea garden worker families were brought from Dibrugarh by a special train named "Chameli Express."The...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam on Friday afternoon for a two-day visit, during which he will inaugurate development projects worth approximately ₹47,600 crore ahead of the state assembly elections.The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Kokrajhar in the afternoon to...

New Delhi, March 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that he would visit Assam and West Bengal in the next two days, attending various events and inaugurating development initiatives, which would provide a great opportunity to interact with the people of these two states.Modi...

Guwahati, March 11 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera asserted on Wednesday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's "last-minute" initiatives, such as distributing money to women, will not help the BJP regain power in the state in the upcoming elections.Addressing a press conference...

Guwahati, March 10 The Assam government has announced an increase in the daily wage of tea garden workers by Rs 30 from next month, according to an official notification.The increase will apply to workers in both large and small tea gardens across the state, which is the country's largest...

Guwahati, March 10 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government in the state has increased the wages of tea garden workers by more than 40 per cent since 2021, accusing previous Congress governments of neglecting the community for decades.In a post on...

Guwahati, March 7 A feminist collective in Assam released a "manifesto" ahead of the assembly elections, urging all political parties to commit to a clear agenda for gender justice, equality, and inclusive development.The feminist manifesto represents the collective voices, concerns, and...

Guwahati, February 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday asserted that all land ownership and related document issues of eligible people will be resolved in the coming years, as he launched the distribution of land deeds (ownership documents) under ‘Mission Basundhara 3.0’ from...

Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...

Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...

Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...

Guwahati, February 19 – The Congress party on Thursday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "rampant corruption," releasing a 20-point charge sheet ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The charge sheet was released in Guwahati in...

On Feb 19, BJP president Nitin Nabin stated that only the people of Assam have the right to the state's resources, not Bangladeshi infiltrators.Nabin, while addressing booth workers in Manohari tea estate in Dibrugarh district, also said that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken the...

Guwahati, February 19 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday released a 20-point "charge sheet" against the BJP-led Assam government here, accusing the state administration of corruption and using its machinery to instill fear among minorities.A BJP spokesperson dismissed the...

Guwahati, Feb 19 – Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday accused the Congress of allowing encroachment on nearly 10 lakh acres of forest land across the state during its rule, claiming that the Assamese community will become “almost” a minority in the 2027 Census.Sarma also said that...

Guwahati, February 19 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday released a 20-point "charge sheet" against the BJP-led Assam government in Guwahati, accusing the state administration of corruption and using its resources to instill fear among minorities.The "charge sheet" was released...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the daily wages of tea garden workers in the state may be increased from March 1 if ongoing negotiations with stakeholders prove successful.During the Motion of Thanks to the governor's address in the...

Guwahati, February 19 – National president of the BJP, Nitin Nabin, highlighted Assam's rich spiritual heritage, cultural unity, and the invaluable contribution of tea garden workers to the state's global identity during his visit to the districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh on Thursday.Sharing...