GJM launches fund collection drive in tea gardens

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:51

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha`s trade union has started a fund collection drive amounting to a day`s wage from tea garden workers across the Darjeeling hills for the Gorkhaland agitation.

Woman allegedly raped by three brothers-in-law

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 22:18

A woman was allegedly raped by her three brothers-in law at Murmuria Tea estate in Jorhat district, police said on Saturday.

Wild Mahseer

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 15:51

Do you love chai? Is its very fragrance intoxicating? Do you get cranky if you don`t get your cuppa on time?

Unilever says profits soar on tea, ice cream sales

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 23:17

Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever reported a profit jump today with the help of sales of tea and ice cream, and emerging markets.

Why is tainted IAS officer in critical Tea Board post?

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 10:16

Murmurs are being raised in the tea industry against IAS officer MGVK Bhanu, who is currently the chairman of the Tea Board.

Instagram shuts diet tea`s page after reports of health horrors

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 19:09

Social media site Instagram has shut the web page of an extreme dieting tea on its site, after health and medical experts warned that it could cause unrealistic and unhealthy weight loss.

Fruit tea gets Sofia Vergara boiling

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 16:14

Sofia Vergara reportedly got ticked off after she was served fruity tea at Sant Ambroeus in Southampton, this week.

Assam tea planters demand adequate security

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 19:35

Assam tea planters on Friday called for a single hotline phone number along with deployment of drones/unmanned aerial vehicles to ensure adequate security for executives and workers of the industry.

Tea garden labourer killed in Assam

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 15:04

A labourer was today shot dead allegedly by unidentified men at a tea garden in Assam`s Jorhat district bordering Nagaland, police said.

Leopard caught in Jalpaiguri tea garden

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 15:26

A leopard, which was preying on goats and chickens at a tea garden for the last few days, was caught in a trap laid by its workers in Jalpaiguri district today.

Sip special tea made with edible gold

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 15:19

You wear gold bangles, necklaces and earrings, but how about drinking some gold? 51 Buckingham Gate, part of The Taj Group of Hotels, and Luxor Champagne, has introduced a 24 karat gold afternoon tea, which includes edible gold.