No end to struggle of migrant workers even after reaching home

They had left their homes for greener pastures in faraway Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan.   THE MIGRANTS' STORIES IMAGE: Migrants, wearing masks, wait to get medically......

'We won't have Onam this year'

Flood in the rice bowl: Keralites who lost everything stare at uncertainty. Gireesh Babu reports from Kuttanad. IMAGE: An aerial view of flooded areas in Kerala. With large parts of the state......

ULFA accused of demanding money from charitable hospice

The outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam, anti-talks faction, on Wednesday launched personal attack on the chairman of a charitable hospital after the latter had spilled the beans before the......

ULFA attacks tea garden; torch vehicles

After lying low for the last two years since one of its factions declared unilateral ceasefire, United Liberation Front of Asom militants attacked a tea planter and a garden employee and torched......

'FTA with Asean not in favour of Indian planters'

The recently signed Free Trade Agreement with the Association of South East Asian Nationsis a deterrent to the Indian plantation sector. Under the agreement, the import tariff of tea and coffee......

Payment problems plague 1 million plantation workers

The Assam government has taken the initiative to pay workers their wages electronically and has asked banks to open branches adjacent to tea gardens and install ATMs in estates. The plantation......

In Ooty, chai pe charcha to double tea export to Pak

At 235,000 tonnes per annum, Pakistan is the third largest importer of tea in the world as it can’t grow tea because of adverse climate conditions. India supplies just about a tenth of tea......

Plantations can claim carbon credits: Nath

Union Commerce minister Kamal Nath says plantations that help reduce atmospheric carbon are eligible for claiming carbon credits under the Kyoto protocol. Nath while addressing the 114th annual......

The King of Polo Rides Off Into The Ages

Colonel Billie Sodhi's life and family heritage reflect an unwavering commitment to excellence in polo, equestrian sports, and a rare, enduring athletic legacy. IMAGE: A young Billie Sodhi......