BANGLADESHI TEA WORKERS
Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh's 'miracle economy'
Fierce opposition criticism and small street protests have erupted in recent weeks, adding to pressures on the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which has sought help from the International Monetary Fund to safeguard the country's finances.
150,000 Bangladeshi tea workers strike against dollar-a-day wages
The minimum wage for a tea plantation worker in the country is 120 taka a day -- about $1.25 at official rates, but only just over a dollar on the free market. One worker said that was barely enough to buy food, let alone other necessities.
BJP has failed to protect the jati-mati-bheti in Assam: Congress
Congress alleged that BJP had promised to finish the work of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), started by the Congress, which would help identify foreigners. But the party has stalled the process of NRC for reasons best known to them. It is affecting the genuine citizens who did not find their names in the document.
Serious lapse by State govt in Bangladeshi Tablighis' movement: Bengal Governor
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged the state government was turning a blind eye to instances of Bangladeshi Jamaat workers leaving India through Haridaspur check-post, also known as Petrapole, without following the due process of enquiry.
View: India creates its own border crisis
This is a needless crisis. What will India do with the two million people left off the register?
Why Naxalbari's fiery red has acquired a tinge of saffron
But nothing reveals the changing Naxalbari better than the spiraling land rates. NH-31, which runs parallel to the kasbah, is being widened. Rice mills and petrol pumps are being set up.
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Assam den of Bangladeshi infiltrators during 55 year of Congress rule: Amit Shah
BJP National president Amit Shah on Friday said that Assam has become a den for Bangladeshi infiltrators during 55 year of Congress rule and it is time for entire Assam to get united.
National Register of Citizens in Assam: Issue of illegal foreigners continues to be a major political one
A peek into the ongoing update of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, which aims to settle the issue of illegal foreigners once and for all.
Narendra Modi promises quality life to tea garden labourers
BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today promised quality and dignified life to tea garden labourers of Assam.
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