Dibrugarh, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his day on Wednesday in Assam’s Dibrugarh district with a visit to a tea garden, where he interacted with women workers and highlighted the global significance of Assamese tea. Sharing his experience on social media platform X, the Prime Minister described tea as the “soul of Assam” and said the state’s tea has earned recognition across the world. Calling the visit a “memorable experience”, PM Modi engaged with workers, man…
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Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s 35-page ‘white paper’ on 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in West Bengal, highlighting five major issues — “infiltration”, “systemic corruption and institutional collapse”, “economic and industrial decline”, “safety and rule of law”, and “collapse of social infrastructure”.On the issue of infiltration, the “white paper” claimed that 569 km of the 2,216.7 km i…
Guwahati, March 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the BJP-led government in the state has increased the wages of tea garden workers by more than 40 per cent since 2021, accusing previous Congress governments of neglecting the community for decades.In a post on social media platform X, Sarma said the state government has been working to improve the socio-economic conditions of tea garden labourers, popularly known as “Cha Shramiks”, through higher wages and ot…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday levelled allegations of “rampant corruption” against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), releasing a 20-point chargesheet ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The chargesheet was released in Guwahati in the presence of senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders, including Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, as part of the party’s election cam…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) National president of the BJP, Nitin Nabin, on Thursday highlighted Assam’s rich spiritual heritage, cultural unity and the invaluable contribution of tea garden workers to the state’s global identity during his visit to Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts. Sharing details of his visit on the social media platform X, Nabin said he visited the sacred Namghar at Barekuri village in Tinsukia district, describing it as a spiritual centre that reflects the deep faith and cult…
Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday made a series of significant announcements in the Assam Legislative Assembly, outlining major initiatives in the power, employment, investment and labour sectors, aimed at accelerating the state’s economic growth and improving livelihoods.Addressing the House during the Budget Session, the Chief Minister said that the long-pending Kopili Hydro Electric Project will be completed within the next 10 days.He informed that t…
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state has launched one of the most comprehensive land reform initiatives in contemporary India by granting land ownership rights to over 3.5 lakh tea garden worker families, marking a historic step towards social justice for the tea tribes community. In a post on X, Sarma said the reform, implemented through the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 2025, addresses a long-standing inju…
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Reaffirming the Assam government’s focus on the welfare of tea garden workers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat scheme at Doomdooma in Tinsukia district, announcing a one-time financial assistance of Rs 5,000 each to over six lakh workers across the state. The scheme, described by the Chief Minister as a tribute to the “invaluable contribution” of tea garden workers to Assam’s 200-year-old tea industry, wi…
Dibrugarh, Dec 27 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening healthcare delivery for the tea garden community, Assam Health Minister Ashok Singhal on Saturday launched the state-level pilot project of the “Swasthaban Shramik Yojana” at Jutlibari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh district.The scheme, approved in the Assam Budget 2025-26, aims to provide universal, structured and quality health screening services to tea garden workers, who constitute nearly 20 per cent of the state’s total populatio…