Inside Assam’s big contest: Sarma’s dominance vs Gogoi’s comeback betAssam voted in a crucial election. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP faced a challenge from Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi. The outcom...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Amit Shah vows end to infiltration in Assam, Bengal under NDAUnion Home Minister Amit Shah assured that BJP governments in Assam, West Bengal, and Tripura will completely stop infiltration. He highlig...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Assam Elections: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren predicts tea tribe vote shift to JMMAssam Elections: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren predicted a shift in the tea tribe-Adivasi vote towards Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He c...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Assam tea estates face labour shortage as absenteeism tops 50%Tea estates face severe labor shortages and rising costs, impacting production and profitability. Despite a modest increase in Assam's tea ...
29 Mar, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam increased by Rs 18With this increase the daily wages of workers in Brahmaputra Valley will be Rs 250. Daily wages in Barak Valley will be Rs 228. The new wag...
02 Oct, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
Wages of tea workers in Assam increased by 27 per dayTea wages was a hotly debated issue in assembly polls last year. Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma in a series of tweet stated, “Ha...
10 Aug, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
Assam polls: State government will transfer Rs 1000 every month in the bank account of tea workers, says Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We were providing tea garden workers with Rs 3,000 annually however we will now provide t...
25 Mar, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
Guwahati high court provides liberty to tea estates to pay workmen interim enhancement of their wagesGuwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem prope...
16 Mar, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
Assam Tea Tribes' Students' Association announced complete shutdown of all tea gardens on March 22ATTSA president Dhiraj Gowala said that government has failed to address problems of tea workers. "The government has given 'lollipop' to t...
11 Mar, 2021, 09.28 PM IST
Assam: High Court asks govt not to take any coercive action against the tea companiesRecently BJP led government in Assam has increased the daily wages of tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
09 Mar, 2021, 08.30 PM IST
Ahead of polls, Assam government increases daily wages for tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217Wages revision of tea workers is an election issue in Assam with opposition including congress attacking the BJP led government for deliber...
20 Feb, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
Minimum wage of tea estate workers to be revised soon: Himanta Biswa SarmaWage revision of tea workers is one of the election issues in Assam, with Opposition - including Congress - attacking the BJP-led governmen...
06 Feb, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha demands workers of state owned tea estates be paid at par with private estatesThere are 26,000 workers in state government owned 14 tea estates of Assam Tea Company Limited (ATCL).
29 Dec, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
Asom Chah Mazdoor Sanga have called for tea estate bandh on January 8The bandh is called following the two day strike called by the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on January 8 and January 9 next year.
26 Dec, 2018, 06.28 PM IST
Feel the plight of the tea workers and revise the min. wages to Rs 350 per day: ACMS to PM ModiThe body asked the Prime minister to ensure that tea workers are paid Rs 350 per day as promised by the BJP in the run up to assembly polls...
09 Dec, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
Tea production to decline in Assam this yearWith India largest tea growing state of Assam witnessing erratic weather condition this year, production in Assam in 2015 is expected to pl...
01 Nov, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
Wages of tea workers in Assam revised to Rs 115 per dayThe tea industry of Assam valley was represented by five employers association and employees were represented by Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.
26 Feb, 2015, 05.56 PM IST