Assam to move ahead with UCC as Himanta defends reform push, targets Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code, stating it will empower minority women and promote equality...
26 May, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath on May 12, says Assam NDA 3.0 will unveil ‘full picture’Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 12, embarking on his second term. He described his first te...
12 May, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Assam exit poll projections may be hinting at a tough road ahead for Gaurav Gogoi and CongressEarly projections indicate a strong win for the BJP in Assam. Exit polls after high voter turnout suggest the ruling party is set for anoth...
01 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Assam Exit Poll Results 2026: Can Himanta Biswa Sarma lead BJP to another win?Assam Exit Poll Results 2026: Exit polls predict a second consecutive term for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP-led NDA in As...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
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
Khowang 2026: Upper Assam’s tea belt turns into key political battlegroundKhowang constituency in Assam is set for a crucial 2026 Assembly election. The BJP faces a strong challenge from the AJP president. An inde...
05 Apr, 2026, 11.33 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 warns tea estate owners: Cooperate on land pattas for garden workers or lose Rs 150 crore incentivesAssam's government is urging tea estate owners to cooperate in granting land rights to workers, threatening to withdraw ₹150 crore in annua...
01 Jan, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
Govt expands Oil Palm Scheme to Assam’s tea estates, say plantersThe Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will extend the NMEO-OP scheme to Assam's tea estates for oil palm cultivation. This ...
03 Apr, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
Assam allows use of up to 5% of tea garden land for various other purposesIn an ordinance the state government amended Assam Fixation of ceiling on Land holding Act 1956.
05 Aug, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
Assam govt deems tea garden workers eligible for 10% compensationIssuance of Assam Taxation (On Specified Lands) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, this will enable the extension of tax exemption on green tea l...
29 May, 2022, 06.49 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
Tea growers can collect their land certificates from DC office: Assam CM Sarbananda SonowalIt may be noted that under ‘Mission Assam QualiTea’ programme the building that Chief Minister Sonowal inaugurated has been built at an exp...
16 Oct, 2020, 12.52 AM IST
Assam government's move to regularise landholdings can improve the fortunes of small tea growersThe British started cultivating tea in Sadiya, 60 km north of Tinsukia, and in 1838, Assam tea was sent to be auctioned in London for the f...
15 Oct, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
Assam to provide land rights to small tea growersAssam CM urged tea growers to keep a check on the quality as Indian tea has been going through a tough phase in the international market du...
11 Sep, 2017, 09.19 PM IST
Tea garden delay over land for school riles Assam ministerSarma said, “State government have leased out the lands to the tea gardens. We are going to take back a few acres from the garden managemen...
21 Jun, 2017, 12.13 PM IST