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.

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.

Four leopard cubs found in tea gardens in north Be

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 16:08

Four newborn leopard cubs were recovered from Moraghat Tea Gardens in Jalpaiguri district here today, forest officials said.

`Child trafficking thriving in Jalpaiguri`s tea gardens`

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 20:58

The report says it has been estimated that 3500 children migrated from 12 tea gardens in 2010.

India to declare tea national drink in 2013

Last Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 11:19

India will declare tea as the national drink by April next year, the country’s top planner has said.

Tripartite meet on wage revision in tea sector inconclusive

Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 00:08

A tripartite meeting to resolve long pending wage revision dispute for tea workers ended inconclusively Sunday as representatives of workers, tea-garden owners and West Bengal government failed to reach any consensus on various issues.

SC asks Centre to take over ailing tea gardens

Last Updated: Friday, August 6, 2010, 20:40

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government to take over the management of ailing tea gardens across the country and to provide arrears and wages to their workers living in a pitiable condition.