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Jorhat: Doctor allegedly beaten to death by tea garden workers
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): A 73-year-old doctor was allegedly beaten to death by a tea garden worker's family and others after the worker died during treatment at a hospital in Teok Tea Garden.
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14.4-ft-long python rescued in Assam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Forest officials along with a number of NGO activists rescued a 14.4-foot long python in Assam's Nagaon district on Tuesday.
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Joint forum of tea trade unions seek intervention of Sitharaman, Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 28 (ANI): Joint Forum, a platform of 29 tea trade unions, has sought the intervention of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the implementation of Minimum Wages Act for the tea garden workers.
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Husband, mother-in-law beaten to death after woman found dead in house
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], June 8 (ANI): Following the recovery of a woman's body in the toilet of her house, her husband and mother-in-law were allegedly beaten to death by a mob in Shivpur tea garden area of the district.
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Deprived of clean drinking water, North Bengal tea garden workers cry foul
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): "We experience a severe scarcity of drinking water here throughout the year. However, the problem intensifies during the summer. Most of the wells dry up and all the families here rely on nearby taps as the only water source. Vote or no vote,
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WB: Unaware of 'paid leave' concept on polling day, tea garden workers los
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): As per a notice issued by the state government to tea companies, the Tea garden workers in North Bengal will get a 'paid leave' to participate in the electoral process, however, most of the workers are unaware of this announcement.
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WB: Brewing cup of misery compels students to boycott polls in Madhu Tea G
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): For the first time, students of Madhu Tea Garden in Kalchini block in West Bengal's Alipurduar district have decided to boycott polls over the factory lockout in the last five years.
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Free health treatment for tea workers in WB
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India] February 8 (ANI): An Australian NGO named "Hands on India" in collaboration with a Siliguri based NGO is providing free Chiropractic health treatment to workers of Gulma Tea Estate near Siliguri.
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Low intensity blasts in Assam, Manipur; no casualties
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dibrugarh/Imphal, (Assam/Manipur), [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Six low intensity blasts were reported in Assam and Manipur on the Republic Day today. The blasts were reported in Chowkidinghee in Dibrugarh district of Assam. The incident took place near a tea garden in Dibrugarh. No casualties or
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Demonetisation: Mamata meets RBI Governor, conveys plight of masses especi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (WB) [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): After meeting RBI Governor Urjit Patel, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she had highlighted all views and issues on behalf of the commoners who have suffered immensely in the aftermath of demonetisation.
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Dholaguri becomes the first tea garden in Assam to have ATM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Golaghat (Assam) [India], Nov.29 (ANI): In a bid to ease the cash crunch post the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes, the State Bank of India (SBI) has installed an ATM machine inside the Dholaguri Tea Estate in Golaghat District to ensure weekly disbursement of wages.
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