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"Give Land Rights To Workers Or...": Assam Government Warns Tea Estates
During the winter session of the Assembly in November, the state government brought a legislation, 'Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to distribute land in tea estates' labour lines among workers for housing ownership.
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21 Labourers From Assam Feared Dead After Truck Falls Into Arunachal Gorge
At least 21 people are feared dead after a vehicle carrying daily-wage labourers from Assam's Tinsukia district plunged into a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Two Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested In Assam's Cachar
Two Bangladeshi nationals were caught by local residents in Assam's Katigorah on suspicion of illegal border crossing and later handed over to police.
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3 Days, 8 Trapped Workers, 1 Body: Here's What's Hampering Assam Mine Rescue
Several teams from various central and state organisations and all three arms of the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, Navy and Air Force - are involved in some way in the operation to rescue labourers trapped in a flooded mine in Assam.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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9 Labourers Trapped As Water Enters 'Rat Hole' Mine In Assam
Nine labourers were trapped after water entered a "rat hole" mine in Assam today.
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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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3 Women Killed In Road Accident In Assam
At least 3 women were killed in a road accident on Monday after a speeding car reportedly ran over them in Assam's Dibrugarh. The victim, who were working as garden labourers, have been identified as Rita Bhakta, Sunita Bedia and Mina Bedia.
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2 More Workers, Missing Near Arunachal's China Border For 20 Days, Rescued
Two more workers who went missing from the remote road construction in Arunachal Pradesh were found, even as a search operation for 10 others was underway on Sunday, officials said.
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"Give Land Rights To Workers Or...": Assam Government Warns Tea Estates
During the winter session of the Assembly in November, the state government brought a legislation, 'Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holding (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to distribute land in tea estates' labour lines among workers for housing ownership.
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21 Labourers From Assam Feared Dead After Truck Falls Into Arunachal Gorge
At least 21 people are feared dead after a vehicle carrying daily-wage labourers from Assam's Tinsukia district plunged into a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Two Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested In Assam's Cachar
Two Bangladeshi nationals were caught by local residents in Assam's Katigorah on suspicion of illegal border crossing and later handed over to police.
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3 Days, 8 Trapped Workers, 1 Body: Here's What's Hampering Assam Mine Rescue
Several teams from various central and state organisations and all three arms of the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, Navy and Air Force - are involved in some way in the operation to rescue labourers trapped in a flooded mine in Assam.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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9 Labourers Trapped As Water Enters 'Rat Hole' Mine In Assam
Nine labourers were trapped after water entered a "rat hole" mine in Assam today.
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25-Day-Old Infant, Sold By Father For Rs 30,000, Rescued In Assam
A poverty-stricken labourer in Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly sold his 25-day-old infant for Rs 30,000, prompting intervention from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which rescued the baby from the home of a doctor, officials said on Tuesday.
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3 Women Killed In Road Accident In Assam
At least 3 women were killed in a road accident on Monday after a speeding car reportedly ran over them in Assam's Dibrugarh. The victim, who were working as garden labourers, have been identified as Rita Bhakta, Sunita Bedia and Mina Bedia.
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2 More Workers, Missing Near Arunachal's China Border For 20 Days, Rescued
Two more workers who went missing from the remote road construction in Arunachal Pradesh were found, even as a search operation for 10 others was underway on Sunday, officials said.
