Chief minister says estates opposing land acquisition under new law risk losing subsidies as state moves to distribute labour ...

The Assam tea industry is gearing up for a high-stakes legal battle against the state government’s unilateral decision to acquire ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has warned tea garden owners of potential withdrawal of government incentives if ...

For almost 200 years, the tea plantations in Assam have flourished thanks to the hard work and dedication of countless ...

Assam CM warns tea planters of losing incentives if they resist land rights legislation for tea plantation workers.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced one-time financial assistance of Rs 5,000 for tea garden workers (Cha ...

Assam's government is urging tea estate owners to cooperate in granting land rights to workers, threatening to withdraw ₹150 ...

Guwahati: In a significant move aimed at easing transactions in Assam’s tea sector, the state government has notified an optional standardised method for valuing tea garden land and assets for the ...

<div>Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in Assam.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&quot;Do you think ...

Besides Scheduled Tribe status, they also demanded land ownership rights and an increase in daily wages. Thousands from Assam's tea garden community held a protest in Tinsukia district today Their ...

The Assam government has announced an increase in the daily wages for workers in state-run tea gardens to ₹250 from ₹220, effective October 1. The announcement was made on the occasion of ...

The Assam government has announced an increase in the daily wages for workers in state-run tea gardens to Rs 250 from Rs 220, effective October 1. The announcement was made on the occasion of ...