The tiny courtyard of tea-garden worker Bilchand Bawri's house in Assam’s Koilamari tea estate turns into a makeshift school every day at 4 pm. Around 15 children, aged between five and 13 ...
"I did not even get to say goodbye to my daughter who was rushed to the hospital after being trampled by an elephant," said Mariam Kerketta, a resident of Sessa tea garden village in south Assam.
After a long day of work at a tea garden in Assam's Chapatoli village, Ms Kharia had made her way home, walking through the gentle curves of the hills around her neighbourhood. She ate and slept ...
Dibrugarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched an intensive membership drive targeting the state's crucial tea garden constituencies to strengthen its foothold in Assam's political landscape.
Many tea garden owners have changed hands. People close to the BJP and relatives of BJP ministers, including those of chief minister and some central ministers, are buying tea gardens in different ...