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11 Dead Due To Diarrhoea In Assam Tea Estate, Minister Expresses Concern
At least 11 workers of a tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district have died due to diarrhoea in the past one week.
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Rare Assam Tea Sold For Record Price Of Rs. 1 Lakh Per Kg, Twitter Reacts
A rare variety of Assam tea called Manohari Gold Tea has been sold for a record-high price of Rs. 1 Lakh per kg.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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In Assam, Four Arrested For Disturbing Health Team During Covid Testing
Four people were arrested today for allegedly disturbing and obstructing a team of healthcare workers while they were conducting Covid tests at a tea estate in Assam's Cachar district.
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Assam Tea Estates See Over 300% Spike In Covid Cases In Last 10 Days
At Keyhung tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district, Manju Tanti, a 47-year-old worker, sings to herself to keep her spirits high as she goes about plucking tea leaves.
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Over 200 Covid Positive In 2 Assam Tea Gardens, Now A Containment Zone
Over 200 workers and staff members from at least two different tea gardens in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district have been found to be coronavirus positive in the past three days, forcing the district administration to declare it a containment zone.
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21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam
Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...
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"Such Is Their Gratitude": Medical Body Slams Mob Killing Of Assam Doctor
The West Bengal Doctors Forum (WBDF) on Sunday condemned the killing of a senior doctor at a government hospital in Assam's Jorhat by tea estate workers the previous day. The tea workers were apparently angry about a co-worker dying at a time when the victim, Dr Deven Dutta, was not present at the hospital.
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Doctor, 73, Beaten To Death By Tea Garden Workers In Assam
A 73-year-old doctor who was attacked by workers of a tea estate in Assam's Jorhat district on Saturday died of injuries at a government hospital.
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Banks Roll Out Mobile Mini ATMs In Assam Tea Gardens
Sajan Shasoni is a fourth generation tea garden workers from Dherai tea Estate in Assam's Sonitpur district, around 200 km from Guwahati. But unlike his forefathers, he has a bank account, and soon will withdraw cash from an ATM every pay-day.
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Tea Gardens Face Cash Crunch, Default On Paying Wages
Anima Tanti, a 40 year old tea garden worker in Tyroon tea estate in Upper Assam's Jorhat district, wants to know how soon will she get her weekly wages.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
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11 Dead Due To Diarrhoea In Assam Tea Estate, Minister Expresses Concern
At least 11 workers of a tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district have died due to diarrhoea in the past one week.
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Rare Assam Tea Sold For Record Price Of Rs. 1 Lakh Per Kg, Twitter Reacts
A rare variety of Assam tea called Manohari Gold Tea has been sold for a record-high price of Rs. 1 Lakh per kg.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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In Assam, Four Arrested For Disturbing Health Team During Covid Testing
Four people were arrested today for allegedly disturbing and obstructing a team of healthcare workers while they were conducting Covid tests at a tea estate in Assam's Cachar district.
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Assam Tea Estates See Over 300% Spike In Covid Cases In Last 10 Days
At Keyhung tea estate in Assam's Tinsukia district, Manju Tanti, a 47-year-old worker, sings to herself to keep her spirits high as she goes about plucking tea leaves.
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Over 200 Covid Positive In 2 Assam Tea Gardens, Now A Containment Zone
Over 200 workers and staff members from at least two different tea gardens in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district have been found to be coronavirus positive in the past three days, forcing the district administration to declare it a containment zone.
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21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam
Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...
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"Such Is Their Gratitude": Medical Body Slams Mob Killing Of Assam Doctor
The West Bengal Doctors Forum (WBDF) on Sunday condemned the killing of a senior doctor at a government hospital in Assam's Jorhat by tea estate workers the previous day. The tea workers were apparently angry about a co-worker dying at a time when the victim, Dr Deven Dutta, was not present at the hospital.
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Doctor, 73, Beaten To Death By Tea Garden Workers In Assam
A 73-year-old doctor who was attacked by workers of a tea estate in Assam's Jorhat district on Saturday died of injuries at a government hospital.
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Banks Roll Out Mobile Mini ATMs In Assam Tea Gardens
Sajan Shasoni is a fourth generation tea garden workers from Dherai tea Estate in Assam's Sonitpur district, around 200 km from Guwahati. But unlike his forefathers, he has a bank account, and soon will withdraw cash from an ATM every pay-day.
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Tea Gardens Face Cash Crunch, Default On Paying Wages
Anima Tanti, a 40 year old tea garden worker in Tyroon tea estate in Upper Assam's Jorhat district, wants to know how soon will she get her weekly wages.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
