A high-level meeting was held in Siliguri on Sunday with leaders and representatives of various tea trade unions from the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, Dooars, and across North Bengal to deliberate on the worsening condition of tea and cinchona plantation workers.
A high-level meeting was held in Siliguri on Sunday with leaders and representatives of various tea trade unions from the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, Dooars, and across North Bengal to deliberate on the worsening condition of tea and cinchona plantation workers.
In response to widespread protests from opposition parties and trade unions across the tea belt of Terai, Dooars, and Hill regions, the West Bengal government has amended certain provisions of the Tea Tourism and Allied Business Policy, 2019.
On the invitation of Ranjan Majumdar (my brother), my wife and I set off on a journey to one of Bengal's favourite tourist destinations, the Dooars, with a little touch of Nepal.
Significantly, the SSSJC is now demanding that the pay scale for monthly rated staffs and sub-staff through bipartite agreement.
Travelling used to be about experiencing new things while taking in local cuisine, sightseeing, and adventure.
Initially, the train will run three days a week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). It will depart from NJP at 7-20 am and reach Alipurduar Jn at 1 pm, covering a distance of 169 km through the Dooars Hill region. On its return journey, the train will leave Alipurduar Jn at 2 pm and reach New Jalpaiguri at 7 pm.
Apart from an iconic literary figure and social worker, he was also an educationist in the Dooars, while he was a teacher by profession.
A political observer said that last year's Gorkhaland agitation and the ensuing developments in the Hills was one factor that turned the tides in favour of BJP in the tea belt in the Dooars.
A group of senior leaders and hardcore supporters of the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha’s (GJMM) Bimal Gurung faction have filed…
