Tea garden land policy sparks political storm in Bengal
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, during his visit to Subhasini Tea Garden in Alipurduar today, met with Adivasi and Gorkha leaders in the tea plantations.
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, during his visit to Subhasini Tea Garden in Alipurduar today, met with Adivasi and Gorkha leaders in the tea plantations.
Labour Minister Moloy Ghatak has intervened in the ongoing dispute over the 20 per cent bonus demand by tea workers in the Hills.
In a significant move to advocate for their rights, tea garden workers have initiated a signature campaign across various gardens today.
BJP leader and MLA from Matigara Naxalbari, Anandamay Barman, has urged the minister for North Bengal development, Udayan Guha to prioritise the construction of a bridge over the Panchanai river.
Responding to a proposal made by the Tea Association of India (TAI), State Bank of India (SBI) set up CSPs in five tea gardens in the Terai belt today. SBI's authorized 'Banking Correspondent' Save Solutions Private Limited (SSPL) will run those CSPs.
On the other hand, fear gripped the local populace as they believe that the mother leopard had become “more ferocious” after it lost its cub.
The Munda Kothi tea garden is registered under the Darjeeling Organic Tea Estate Private Limited and is owned by the Bansal group which owns a majority of the gardens in the hills.
Official sources said that the management had to leave the garden following workers' agitation on 18 July as the management had been having problems in paying the due wages.
Demanding Minimum Wages Act to be implemented in tea gardens of the Hills, the Dooars and the Terai, the around 23 trade unions, in a meeting in Darjeeling, have decided to launch a series of programmes.
The body of a sub-adult female leopard was found at a tea plantation under the Naxalbari Block in Siliguri Sub-Division…
