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Mamata Banerjee Joins Tea Estate Workers At Farm, Serves Tea At Roadside Stall
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday had tea at a local stall in Jalpaiguri.
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Mamata Banerjee Plucks Tea Leaves In Bengal, Dances With Garden Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited a tea estate in Darjeeling district, plucked leaves along with workers besides talking to them.
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2 Men Escape Bear Attack By Spraying Pesticides At It In West Bengal
Two tea garden workers had a close shave on Thursday as they escaped a bear attack by spraying pesticides at it in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, officials said.
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Abhishek Banerjee Says Will Gherao Homes Of BJP Lawmakers Over Tea Workers' Demands
Houses of all BJP Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers.
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"Should We Serve Them Tea?": BJP's Dilip Ghosh Repeats Violence Threat
A defiant Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday doubled down on his open threat of an eye-for-an-eye, saying anyone targeting him or his party's workers will be met with violence even from central forces sent for next year's assembly elections.
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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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Bengal BJP Chief Allegedly Heckled By Trinamool Workers At 'Tea Party'
The BJP's chief in West Bengal Dilip Ghosh was heckled allegedly by rival Trinamool Congress workers at Kolkata this morning. He had stopped for a cup of tea at a roadside stall with supporters when suddenly, he found himself surrounded by a group of people.
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Election 2019 - "A Little Violence Happens...": Moon Moon Sen After "Bed Tea" Excuse
On a day she made headlines over an ill-advised confession on "bed tea", Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate in Bengal's Asansol, was heard saying: "A little violence always happens." She was speaking to reporters on clashes between Trinamool and BJP workers at several polling stations in Asansol during voting for the fourth phase of th...
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Elections 2019 - "No Bed Tea...": Moon Moon Sen On Why She Was Unaware Of Asansol Violence
As clashes were reported from West Bengal's Asansol in the fourth round of voting today for the national election, Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate in the seat, said she "hadn't heard anything" because she had woken up late. "They gave me my bed tea very late so I woke up very late. What can I say? I really don't know," Moon Moon Sen...
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Minimum Wages, Closed Gardens Main Poll Issues In Bengal Tea Belt
Non-fixation of minimum wages for workers and closed tea gardens are the main poll issues in West Bengal's tea belt where the Lok Sabha elections will be held in the first two phases.
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Trapped In Bengal’s Dying Tea Gardens, Workers Lose Children To Traffickers
By Anuradha Nagaraj Jalpaiguri: Fagua Ooraon was running late for work when traffickers stopped outside his hut and said they were taking his teenage daughter with them to the city for better employment. He said ‘no’ and went to work. When he got home that evening, his daughter was gone. “They took her anyway,” he said, sitting in his home...
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Always Paid In Cash, Bengal Tea Garden Workers Open First Bank Accounts
The cash ban has hit the livelihood of tea garden workers in north Bengal. Their salaries were paid in cash earlier, but after the currency ban, the centre's labour department has insisted that bank accounts be opened for tea garden workers.
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Life After Note Ban: Bengal Jute Mills Take Wage Issue To RBI
Soon after tea garden owners sought the state government's intervention over cash problems due to the withdrawal of high-value notes, jute mills have approached RBI seeking a 'workable solution' to honour wage payments.
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Mamata Banerjee Blames Centre's 'Indifference' For Tea Garden Situation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today blamed the Centre's "indifference" for the plight of tea gardens of north Bengal, most of which are at the brink of closure while their workers are living in penury.
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North Bengal Tea Garden Workers Facing Hunger Death Promised Relief
In a move that could mean relief for 25,000 tea workers in north Bengal, the head of the Duncans Group, GP Goenka, met chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday and promised to reopen 14 tea gardens that had become non-functional since April. No time frame has been given, but Duncans will pay all dues and even open public kitchens for workers suffer...
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Mamata Banerjee Joins Tea Estate Workers At Farm, Serves Tea At Roadside Stall
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday had tea at a local stall in Jalpaiguri.
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Mamata Banerjee Plucks Tea Leaves In Bengal, Dances With Garden Workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited a tea estate in Darjeeling district, plucked leaves along with workers besides talking to them.
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2 Men Escape Bear Attack By Spraying Pesticides At It In West Bengal
Two tea garden workers had a close shave on Thursday as they escaped a bear attack by spraying pesticides at it in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, officials said.
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Abhishek Banerjee Says Will Gherao Homes Of BJP Lawmakers Over Tea Workers' Demands
Houses of all BJP Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers.
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"Should We Serve Them Tea?": BJP's Dilip Ghosh Repeats Violence Threat
A defiant Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday doubled down on his open threat of an eye-for-an-eye, saying anyone targeting him or his party's workers will be met with violence even from central forces sent for next year's assembly elections.
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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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Bengal BJP Chief Allegedly Heckled By Trinamool Workers At 'Tea Party'
The BJP's chief in West Bengal Dilip Ghosh was heckled allegedly by rival Trinamool Congress workers at Kolkata this morning. He had stopped for a cup of tea at a roadside stall with supporters when suddenly, he found himself surrounded by a group of people.
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Election 2019 - "A Little Violence Happens...": Moon Moon Sen After "Bed Tea" Excuse
On a day she made headlines over an ill-advised confession on "bed tea", Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate in Bengal's Asansol, was heard saying: "A little violence always happens." She was speaking to reporters on clashes between Trinamool and BJP workers at several polling stations in Asansol during voting for the fourth phase of th...
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Elections 2019 - "No Bed Tea...": Moon Moon Sen On Why She Was Unaware Of Asansol Violence
As clashes were reported from West Bengal's Asansol in the fourth round of voting today for the national election, Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate in the seat, said she "hadn't heard anything" because she had woken up late. "They gave me my bed tea very late so I woke up very late. What can I say? I really don't know," Moon Moon Sen...
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Minimum Wages, Closed Gardens Main Poll Issues In Bengal Tea Belt
Non-fixation of minimum wages for workers and closed tea gardens are the main poll issues in West Bengal's tea belt where the Lok Sabha elections will be held in the first two phases.
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Trapped In Bengal’s Dying Tea Gardens, Workers Lose Children To Traffickers
By Anuradha Nagaraj Jalpaiguri: Fagua Ooraon was running late for work when traffickers stopped outside his hut and said they were taking his teenage daughter with them to the city for better employment. He said ‘no’ and went to work. When he got home that evening, his daughter was gone. “They took her anyway,” he said, sitting in his home...
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Always Paid In Cash, Bengal Tea Garden Workers Open First Bank Accounts
The cash ban has hit the livelihood of tea garden workers in north Bengal. Their salaries were paid in cash earlier, but after the currency ban, the centre's labour department has insisted that bank accounts be opened for tea garden workers.
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Life After Note Ban: Bengal Jute Mills Take Wage Issue To RBI
Soon after tea garden owners sought the state government's intervention over cash problems due to the withdrawal of high-value notes, jute mills have approached RBI seeking a 'workable solution' to honour wage payments.
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Mamata Banerjee Blames Centre's 'Indifference' For Tea Garden Situation
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today blamed the Centre's "indifference" for the plight of tea gardens of north Bengal, most of which are at the brink of closure while their workers are living in penury.
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North Bengal Tea Garden Workers Facing Hunger Death Promised Relief
In a move that could mean relief for 25,000 tea workers in north Bengal, the head of the Duncans Group, GP Goenka, met chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday and promised to reopen 14 tea gardens that had become non-functional since April. No time frame has been given, but Duncans will pay all dues and even open public kitchens for workers suffer...
