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ECCLESIA IN ASIA Mission among tea farm workers in Kharubanga

In the Indian state of West Bengal, two PIME Fathers and two Sisters of the Immaculate accompany a Christian tribal community that is very poor but proud of its roots.


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Darjeeling: Demands for Gorkhaland and a three-cornered fight in unpredicatable Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat

Considered a stronghold of the BJP, Raju Bista, originally from Manipur, is the BJP candidate contesting for a second time. This time, there is a three-cornered fight –– Trinamool candidate Gopal Lama, a former bureaucrat and son of the soil is pitted against Congresss Munish Tamang and BJP s Bista.

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tea gardens | Crisis in North Bengal tea belt continues as another tea garden shuts in Alipurduar

Since last Wednesday, work has stopped at the Kalchini tea estate in Alipurduar district. On Friday, the management issued a notice announcing suspension of operations. The decision has left around 2,000 workers jobless

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tea workers | Gorkhaland Territorial Administration to allocate lockdown funds for jobless tea workers

Opposition leader Ajoy Edwards sent a letter to Anit Thapa seeking the release of funds to workers of closed tea gardens who would not be getting bonuses during this Dashain (Durga Puja) festival period

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