Inside a dimly lit room of the Gelapukhuri Tea Estate’s No 13 labour line in Assam’s Tinsukia district, 18-year-old Mala Tanti sits motionless, her wedding bangles still clinking faintly — a haunting echo of joy that vanished too soon. Just 15 days ago, the young bride was celebrating her marriage to Agar Tanti (24). Today,…
The narrow lanes of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate’s Line No 13 in Assam’s Tinsukia district lie eerily silent. Only the cries of widows and children break the stillness following a tragedy that has shattered this close-knit community. Eighteen tea garden workers from the estate now lie dead, victims of a horrific fall into a 1,000-foot gorge…
The 14th Dibrugarh Book Fair 2025 opened its doors at the historic Chowkidingee playground on Friday, bringing together nearly 200 book sellers from across India for a 10-day celebration of literature. Organised by Milanjyoti Sangha in collaboration with the All Assam Book Publishers and Sellers Association, the fair was inaugurated by acclaimed litterateur Anuradha Sharma…
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited the grief-stricken families of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia, offering condolences and announcing financial assistance for those who lost their loved ones in the devastating December 8 road accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district that claimed 22 lives, including 19 workers from the tea estate. The Minister met…
Tinsukia district Congress president and former Doomdooma MLA Durga Bhumij on Friday visited the devastated families of Gelapukhuri Tea Estate in Tinsukia, where 19 workers were killed in the tragic December 8 accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district. Accompanied by senior Congress leaders including Tinsukia Congress unit treasurer Tonmoy Borkotoky, Bhumij visited all the bereaved…
