'The lotus now blooms from Gangotri to Gangasagar': PM Modi hails historic win in West Bengal and AssamPM Modi speech key highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved significant victories in Assam and West Bengal. Prime Minister Naren...
04 May, 2026, 08.37 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
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
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 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
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
Major portion of budget package to be used for welfare of female tea workers and their kidsThe broad contours of the scheme will include health, education and skill development and will significantly enhance the quality of life of...
10 Feb, 2021, 03.52 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 tea workers get only 7 per cent of price, says reportFor a 200 gram packet of branded Assam tea sold in India for Rs 68, less than Rs 5 is left for workers.
10 Oct, 2019, 08.38 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
Congress reminds BJP of poll promise of increasing tea workers wage to Rs 350Congress leader, Pradyut Bordoloi said,“ BJP has promised to increase the wages to Rs 350 per day ahead of assembly polls however it is two...
07 Jul, 2018, 06.49 PM IST
Assam tea workers to be included in banking operations with 7 lakh new accounts and 1,000 new ATMsPost demonetisation, the first ATM was opened at Dolaguri Tea Estate at Letekujan of Golaghat by the State Bank of India.
28 Nov, 2016, 06.10 PM IST