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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Assam Court Convicts 25 For Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor Last Year
A district court in Assam has convicted 25 of 32 people accused of the killing of Dr Deben Dutta, a retired medical professional who was brutally attacked by tea plantation workers in August last year
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Death Count In Assam Toxic Liquor Tragedy Crosses 143, 200 In Hospital
As many as 45 tea plantation workers died on Sunday, pushing the death count in Assam's worst mass alcohol poisoning case in years beyond 143. At least 200 others - 17 of them critical - are still being treated at hospitals across the state, news agency AFP quoted police as saying.
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120 Assam Tea Garden Workers Dead Due To Toxic Liquor, 350 In Hospital
The number of tea plantation workers who died after consuming toxic illicit liquor in Assam has gone up to 120. More than350 people are in hospital. The deaths come less than two weeks after more than 100 people died in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from drinking illegally produced alcohol, known locally as hooch or country liquor.
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32 Tea Garden Workers Dead After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Assam
At least 32 tea plantation workers, including nine women, died in Assam from drinking toxic illicit liquor, while at least 50 have been admitted to a hospital. Four of them are critically-ill, a doctor said.
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For First Time, Small Tea Growers In Assam To Get Land Rights
Guwahati: Thousands of small tea growers in Assam will be given land rights for the first time in an attempt to boost production and generate employment, the state government said. “We are committed to providing land rights to an estimated 78,286 small tea growers in the first phase and eventually we hope to grant land rights to all the growers i...
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Hymns, Work And Traditions In Assam's Tea Gardens Leads To A Merry Christmas
The lush green Dhulia tea plantation In Assam's Dibrugarh district is famous for its Christmas. Situated about 420 km from Guwahati, the plantation employs 300 tribal, Catholic families.
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In Assam's Tea Gardens, Currency Ban Stirs Up A Cup Of Trouble
For the last 22 years, Pulin Bharali, 53, has run a small tea plantation on 40 bighas of land he owns in Golaghat, one of Assam's major tea hubs.
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Committed To Work For The Tea Community: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam government is committed to work for the economic and social security of the tea community, including the small tea growers as they constitute a sizeable human resource, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.
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Assam Tea Workers Await Tribal Status As Congress, BJP Fight For Their Vote
Discontent brews among Assam tea plantation workers over demand for tribal status as they have been promised the same by both the Congress and the BJP.
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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Assam Court Convicts 25 For Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor Last Year
A district court in Assam has convicted 25 of 32 people accused of the killing of Dr Deben Dutta, a retired medical professional who was brutally attacked by tea plantation workers in August last year
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Death Count In Assam Toxic Liquor Tragedy Crosses 143, 200 In Hospital
As many as 45 tea plantation workers died on Sunday, pushing the death count in Assam's worst mass alcohol poisoning case in years beyond 143. At least 200 others - 17 of them critical - are still being treated at hospitals across the state, news agency AFP quoted police as saying.
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120 Assam Tea Garden Workers Dead Due To Toxic Liquor, 350 In Hospital
The number of tea plantation workers who died after consuming toxic illicit liquor in Assam has gone up to 120. More than350 people are in hospital. The deaths come less than two weeks after more than 100 people died in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from drinking illegally produced alcohol, known locally as hooch or country liquor.
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32 Tea Garden Workers Dead After Consuming Toxic Liquor In Assam
At least 32 tea plantation workers, including nine women, died in Assam from drinking toxic illicit liquor, while at least 50 have been admitted to a hospital. Four of them are critically-ill, a doctor said.
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For First Time, Small Tea Growers In Assam To Get Land Rights
Guwahati: Thousands of small tea growers in Assam will be given land rights for the first time in an attempt to boost production and generate employment, the state government said. “We are committed to providing land rights to an estimated 78,286 small tea growers in the first phase and eventually we hope to grant land rights to all the growers i...
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Hymns, Work And Traditions In Assam's Tea Gardens Leads To A Merry Christmas
The lush green Dhulia tea plantation In Assam's Dibrugarh district is famous for its Christmas. Situated about 420 km from Guwahati, the plantation employs 300 tribal, Catholic families.
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In Assam's Tea Gardens, Currency Ban Stirs Up A Cup Of Trouble
For the last 22 years, Pulin Bharali, 53, has run a small tea plantation on 40 bighas of land he owns in Golaghat, one of Assam's major tea hubs.
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Committed To Work For The Tea Community: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam government is committed to work for the economic and social security of the tea community, including the small tea growers as they constitute a sizeable human resource, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.
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Assam Tea Workers Await Tribal Status As Congress, BJP Fight For Their Vote
Discontent brews among Assam tea plantation workers over demand for tribal status as they have been promised the same by both the Congress and the BJP.
