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Assam's Tea Garden Workers March To Demand Scheduled Tribes Status
Thousands of people from the tea garden community hit the streets of eastern Assam's Tinsukia district today, demanding Scheduled Tribe status. The demand has been a long-standing one.
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Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Definition Of Assamese Has Changed, It Must Include...: Himanta Biswa Sarma
The definition of Assamese has undergone change over the years, and it must include people who have lived in Assam for centuries, such as Hindi speakers and the tea tribes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Case Against Senior Assam Cop For "Assaulting", "Torturing" Domestic Help
A criminal case has been registered against an Assam police officer for the alleged physical assault of a domestic help, a top official said on Sunday.
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Assam Cabinet Decides To Increase Medical Seats For Communities Demanding Scheduled Tribe Status
The six communities - Tea garden tribes, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Matak, Moran and Chutia - which are currently under the Other Backward Communities (OBC) have seats reserved for students from these communities in the MBBS.
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Himanta Sarma's "Quiet" Dig At Arvind Kejriwal Over Schools On Twitter
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday listed the initiatives of his government in the education sector, particularly for tea garden tribes, on Twitter, tagging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal again.
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Assam Chief Minister Warns Minister For Apologising To ULFA(I)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has warned the Welfare of Tea Tribes Minister Sanjoy Kishan for apologising to the banned ULFA(I).
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Assam Chief Minister's Roads, Jobs Promise For Tea Tribe Ahead Of Bypoll
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday promised to improve road connectivity, build schools and provide clean tap water at homes for all tea garden workers in Jorhat's by-poll-bound Mariani assembly constituency.
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Assam Students' Body Withdraws Tea Garden Bandh Call On Monday
The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) has withdrawn its tea garden bandh on Monday.
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Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'Jhumur' Dance With Tea Tribes Of Assam
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds hands and participates in a traditional 'Jhumur' dance with young teens of the tea tribes of Assam's Lakhimpur, shows a video shared by the party on Twitter.
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"119 High Schools In Tea Garden Areas": BJP Promise For 2021 Assam Polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party has reached out to the sizeable tea tribe community of Assam with the promise of developing educational infrastructure in tea gardens, ahead of next year's assembly election.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
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Assam's Tea Garden Workers Demand Tribal Status
Thirty six year old Padma Maheli - a tea garden worker in Upper Assam's Bokakhat area - is not literate, but dreams big for her two sons.
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Assam: Six-time Cong MP Handique locked in keen tussle in Jorhat
Among the most prestigious Lok Sabha seats in Assam, Jorhat will see six-time sitting Congress MP Bijoy Krishna Handique battle it out against BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, a tea tribe leader, and AGP's Prodip Hazarika.
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Assam's Tea Garden Workers March To Demand Scheduled Tribes Status
Thousands of people from the tea garden community hit the streets of eastern Assam's Tinsukia district today, demanding Scheduled Tribe status. The demand has been a long-standing one.
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Students' Body AMSU Launches Assam Economic Blockade Over Scheduled Tribe Status Delay
The Morans, Tai Ahoms, Mottocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sooteas, and Tea Tribes - remain classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Definition Of Assamese Has Changed, It Must Include...: Himanta Biswa Sarma
The definition of Assamese has undergone change over the years, and it must include people who have lived in Assam for centuries, such as Hindi speakers and the tea tribes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Case Against Senior Assam Cop For "Assaulting", "Torturing" Domestic Help
A criminal case has been registered against an Assam police officer for the alleged physical assault of a domestic help, a top official said on Sunday.
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Assam Cabinet Decides To Increase Medical Seats For Communities Demanding Scheduled Tribe Status
The six communities - Tea garden tribes, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Matak, Moran and Chutia - which are currently under the Other Backward Communities (OBC) have seats reserved for students from these communities in the MBBS.
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Himanta Sarma's "Quiet" Dig At Arvind Kejriwal Over Schools On Twitter
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday listed the initiatives of his government in the education sector, particularly for tea garden tribes, on Twitter, tagging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal again.
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Assam Chief Minister Warns Minister For Apologising To ULFA(I)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has warned the Welfare of Tea Tribes Minister Sanjoy Kishan for apologising to the banned ULFA(I).
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Assam Chief Minister's Roads, Jobs Promise For Tea Tribe Ahead Of Bypoll
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday promised to improve road connectivity, build schools and provide clean tap water at homes for all tea garden workers in Jorhat's by-poll-bound Mariani assembly constituency.
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Assam Students' Body Withdraws Tea Garden Bandh Call On Monday
The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) has withdrawn its tea garden bandh on Monday.
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Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'Jhumur' Dance With Tea Tribes Of Assam
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds hands and participates in a traditional 'Jhumur' dance with young teens of the tea tribes of Assam's Lakhimpur, shows a video shared by the party on Twitter.
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"119 High Schools In Tea Garden Areas": BJP Promise For 2021 Assam Polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party has reached out to the sizeable tea tribe community of Assam with the promise of developing educational infrastructure in tea gardens, ahead of next year's assembly election.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
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Assam's Tea Garden Workers Demand Tribal Status
Thirty six year old Padma Maheli - a tea garden worker in Upper Assam's Bokakhat area - is not literate, but dreams big for her two sons.
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Assam: Six-time Cong MP Handique locked in keen tussle in Jorhat
Among the most prestigious Lok Sabha seats in Assam, Jorhat will see six-time sitting Congress MP Bijoy Krishna Handique battle it out against BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, a tea tribe leader, and AGP's Prodip Hazarika.
