Darjeeling's Tea workers Trade Union calls 12-hour strike, demanding 20% bonus

Sep 30, 2024

The National Highway here has been blocked by the trade union representing the Darjeeling tea garden workers, as they have called for a 12-hour...

Assam CM inaugurates six tea garden model schools in Sonitpur

Jun 22, 2023

The tea gardens where these model schools were inaugurated include Arun Tea Garden in Dhekiajuli, Adabari and Sonabeel Tea Garden in Rangapara, Kettla and...

Mamata Banerjee visits tea garden in Darjeeling; dances with workers

Dec 07, 2023

Wearing the tea pluckers' apron, Banerjee also sang a few lines with the workers and shook a leg with them.

Enough money to raise wages of MLAs but not pay tea workers their due: Smriti Irani rips into West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Oct 01, 2023

Tearing into the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday accused it of not fulfilling its promises to the...

Priyanka Gandhi tries hand at plucking tea leaves in Assam during campaign

Mar 02, 2021

Biswanath (Assam) [India], March 2 : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam, was on Tuesday...

Rahul Gandhi promises to hike wages of tea workers with money from Gujarat traders owning tea gardens

Feb 14, 2021

Sivasagar (Assam) [India], February 14 : Ahead of Assembly polls in Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Central government, saying Assam's tea garden...