Assam Tea

More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.

The removal of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the the tea town of Doomdooma in Assam had lead to a massive controversy with student leaders protesting the sudden removal. Two days ago, the 5.5 foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi was removed.

At least 11 workers of a tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district have died due to diarrhoea in the past one week.

Rival Lok Sabha candidates in Assam, BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal, and INDIA bloc's Lurinjyoti Gogoi, were seen having tea and seeking blessings together on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited a tea garden near the Kaziranga National Park and remarked that the tea produced in Assam has made its way all over the world.

The definition of Assamese has undergone change over the years, and it must include people who have lived in Assam for centuries, such as Hindi speakers and the tea tribes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

The incident took place in the final over before the tea break on Day 1 with Ajinkya Rahane batting on 18.

The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

A criminal case has been registered against an Assam police officer for the alleged physical assault of a domestic help, a top official said on Sunday.

For the first time in Assam, a Class 10 student of a remote tea garden had the distinction of becoming the Sivasagar District Commissioner for a day.

The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Sunday celebrated International Tea Day in the city with the various stakeholders of the tea industry.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his first political rally in Assam, today hit out at Himanta Biswa Sarma for his warning on a remark inside the Delhi Assembly, saying open threats don't befit a Chief Minister.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the ceremonial distribution of financial incentives to around 370 tea gardens under the Assam Tea Industry Special Incentive Schemes 2020 at a function held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.

Run by the Transgender community, the tea stall is the first of its kind in the country. Find out more about this initiative here.

More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.

The removal of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the the tea town of Doomdooma in Assam had lead to a massive controversy with student leaders protesting the sudden removal. Two days ago, the 5.5 foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi was removed.

At least 11 workers of a tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district have died due to diarrhoea in the past one week.

Rival Lok Sabha candidates in Assam, BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal, and INDIA bloc's Lurinjyoti Gogoi, were seen having tea and seeking blessings together on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited a tea garden near the Kaziranga National Park and remarked that the tea produced in Assam has made its way all over the world.

The definition of Assamese has undergone change over the years, and it must include people who have lived in Assam for centuries, such as Hindi speakers and the tea tribes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.

The incident took place in the final over before the tea break on Day 1 with Ajinkya Rahane batting on 18.

The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

A criminal case has been registered against an Assam police officer for the alleged physical assault of a domestic help, a top official said on Sunday.

For the first time in Assam, a Class 10 student of a remote tea garden had the distinction of becoming the Sivasagar District Commissioner for a day.

The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Sunday celebrated International Tea Day in the city with the various stakeholders of the tea industry.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his first political rally in Assam, today hit out at Himanta Biswa Sarma for his warning on a remark inside the Delhi Assembly, saying open threats don't befit a Chief Minister.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the ceremonial distribution of financial incentives to around 370 tea gardens under the Assam Tea Industry Special Incentive Schemes 2020 at a function held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.

Run by the Transgender community, the tea stall is the first of its kind in the country. Find out more about this initiative here.