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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat sc
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Honouring the priceless contribution of tea garden workers to Assam's 200-year-old tea industry, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat Scheme at Doomdooma in Tinsukia district.
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West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari flags wage crisis, land rights issue in B
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari highlighted several critical issues, including the wage crisis faced by tea garden workers, land rights, the voter list revision process (SIR), and administrative irregularities.
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Assam Land Bill marks historic breakthrough for tea garden workers, says s
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Claiming the legislation ends nearly two centuries of land deprivation faced by tea workers, the party hailed the move as a transformative step toward empowerment, dignity, and long-awaited land rights for over 3.33 lakh families across 825 tea estates.
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W Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee distributes relief materials in Alipurduar in
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with the flood-affected people and distributed relief materials in Hasimara, Alipurduar, on Sunday. CM Mamata Banerjee met tea garden workers in the Subhashini Tea Garden in Hasimara. Tea garden workers expressed their plight to the Chief Min
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Assam to halt Aadhaar issuance for those above 18, except SC, ST and tea g
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing a press conference, said the restriction has been enforced to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Aadhaar cards and falsely claiming Indian citizenship.
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Exception for tea garden workers on issuance of Aadhaar Cards: Assam CM Sa
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced an exception for tea garden workers in the state's new Aadhaar card issuance policy, aiming to address the challenges faced by this community while maintaining stringent measures against illegal immigration.
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Tripura CM Manik Saha launches key welfare initiatives in Tufania Lunga Te
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a significant move towards empowering marginalised communities, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated several welfare initiatives in the Tufania Lunga Tea Garden in Bamutiya, Tripura. These initiatives are part of the 'Chief Minister Tea Worker Welfare Scheme,' aimed at improving
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"Decided to put a bar on constructing new houses in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Taking to social media X, Sarma wrote in a post on Saturday, "In response to our zero tolerance policy towards encroachment, particularly in tea gardens areas, we have put a bar on constructing new houses in towns like Dibrugarh and Tinsukia by unauthorised person and encroachers. But this o
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West Bengal: Tea garden workers demand 20 % bonus, threaten to intensify s
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The tea garden workers observed a Chakkka jam movement in several places in the hills including Rohini area in Kurseong on Wednesday as part of their protest for increased bonus. The protestors said that they would intensify their agitation if demand is not met.
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"We do not support the strike" Mamata Banerjee on Darjeeling tea workers t
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday denied support to the 12-hour hill strike by trade unions demanding 20 per cent bonus for tea garden workers.
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Darjeeling's Tea workers Trade Union calls 12-hour strike, demanding 20% b
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The National Highway here has been blocked by the trade union representing the Darjeeling tea garden workers, as they have called for a 12-hour strike demanding a 20 per cent bonus for tea garden workers.
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Tea garden workers in Assam's Biswanath raise long-pending grievances ahea
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The tea garden workers in Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency in Assam's Biswanath district demanded to resolve their long-pending grievances while alleging that political parties are 'using' them as a vote bank at the time of elections.
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