Pointing out that the clones are plucked in the early hours to prevent the sun from altering its distinct aroma and flavour, he said that it is an orthodox variety that yields golden-tipped leaves, unlike most tea leaves from Assam that end up looking black in colour.

Treasure of tea loaded with anti-ageing, medicinal values

The exclusive tea bushes witness a fleet of butterflies and hence the name reflects the meticulous care to crop husbandry in Dikom’s tea fields.

16 Aug 2019 3:44 AM

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

Assam to give land to 1 lakh landless families

Assam CM vows to protect genuine citizens, error-free NRC.

16 Aug 2019 1:59 AM

SC rejects plea to re-verify, reopen Assam NRC data

The central government, Assam government and the NRC co-ordinator will also have limited access to the data, the court ordered.

14 Aug 2019 2:07 AM

Informing that these Ulfa-I sympathisers wanted to upload these videos on social networking sites to whip up anti-India sentiments, security sources told this newspaper that police have succeeded in foiling this attempt and arrested at least six youths. (Representational image)

Ulfa trying to whip up anti-India sentiments

Security sources said that they have recovered some video shot by six youths where were arrested by the police.

14 Aug 2019 1:49 AM

Most of those summoned are Muslims from Kamrup Rural, Barpeta, Goalpara and Baksa districts — none of which share a border with Bangladesh.

‘Re-verification’ notices trigger panic in Assam

However, the security agencies justify more and more re-verification in districts not close to border.

12 Aug 2019 2:00 AM

Kashmiri women holding bags of essential commodities walk past soldiers closing off a street in Srinagar on Saturday. (AP)

Next in line, worry Nagas; Karbis & Bodos cheer step

Pertinently, attempts to deviate from what has been set out in Article 371(A) have not gone down well in Nagaland in the past.

11 Aug 2019 5:59 AM

Setbacks to Cong: Ex-MP quits, veteran Assam leader joins BJP

The veteran Congress leader said that he has sent his resignation to the Assam Congress president Ripun Bora.

11 Aug 2019 12:28 AM

All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Promod Boro

3 groups will intensify stir for a separate ‘Bodoland’

The entire movement was resumed in 1996 and at the same time the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) also launched an armed movement.

10 Aug 2019 4:34 AM

J&K move won’t hit Article 371A in Nagaland: RN Ravi

The Northeast states, including Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, enjoy a special status under the Constitution of India.

07 Aug 2019 2:27 AM

The home ministry recently constituted a 13-member high-level committee with Justice Biplab Kumar Sarma (Retd) as chairman.

Bill set to revive ‘tribal vs Assamese’ rift

Clause 6 is meant to guarantee the constitutional safeguards for the Assamese.

05 Aug 2019 7:05 AM

It also urged the Tea Board of India not to force the industry to declare two per cent of its produce as tea waste. Tea waste should be declared basing on the actual waste amount, it argued.

‘Assam tea industry in crisis due to cartel of big buyers’

Hailing the board for its decision to allow export of tea waste, it said that the guidelines in this connection should be issued at an early date.

04 Aug 2019 6:12 AM

Boyfriend gets death for Assam student’s murder

The charred body of Shweta Agarwal, a bright college student, was found in the bathroom of her boyfriend Govind Singhal’s home in December 2017.

04 Aug 2019 5:48 AM

The Muslim-majority districts in Assam have recorded a high inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the final draft of which will be published on August 31.

Assam govt slams NRC coordinator for not sharing info

Suspecting the possible inclusion of names of illegal migrants in draft NRC, the Assam govt also released the figures to justify its claims

02 Aug 2019 2:19 AM

The company added that it is a moment of pride not only for team ACIL but also for the entire tea fraternity.

Assam orthodox gold tea sells for record Rs 70,501/kg

High price for Maijan tea likely to increase consumption: Producer.

01 Aug 2019 1:30 AM

Increased expenditure, low tax collection worry Assam

The expenditure utilisation stood at Rs 70,658 crore as against the budget amount of Rs 108,490 crore in 2018-19.

31 Jul 2019 2:46 AM

Noting that the weather was not very supportive, he narrated how the gold tea was made from small buds, and not tea leaves.

Assam tea scripts history at Rs 50,000/kg

Manohari Gold variety sets a new record at auction in Guwahati.

31 Jul 2019 1:57 AM

Assam proposes Attari-like function at Bangladesh border

Sonowal also informed that efforts are afoot to set up another airport at Barak Valley to boost economic growth of the state.

29 Jul 2019 1:27 AM

The overall savings stood at 31 percent of total grants and appropriations exposing poor financial management by the state. (Photo: File)

CAG flags Rs 986 cr revenue loss in Assam

The report contains several instances of non-levy of taxes, duties, loss of revenue, irregular exemption and other irregularities.

28 Jul 2019 6:04 AM

Despite some serious violent incidents taking place because of the chauvinist politics of a section that occasionally sway the Assamese masses, there has been communal harmony between the mainstream Assamese and the Bengal-origin residents of the char areas.

FIR against ‘Miyah’ poets creates in ripples in Assam

Most of them have been returning Assamese as their mother tongue in the census and are proud to be Asomiya.

28 Jul 2019 5:41 AM

It is significant that over 34 lakh people in 20 district of Assam are still reeling under the flood and at least 75 people have lost their lives so far. (Photo: AP)

Bhutan opens dam, flood alert in Assam

About 56 rivers, both big and small flow into India’s Assam from Bhutan.

26 Jul 2019 7:35 AM

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