Guwahati, Aug. 22 -- The Tinsukia grain market on Chamber Road and Siding Bazaar remained completely shut for the third consecutive day, disrupting business across upper Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh.

Tinsukia, located around 500 km east of Guwahati, is a major commercial hub for the region.The closure comes amid a dispute between the Tinsukia Chamber of Commerce and the Hindustani Mazdoor Union over labour wages.

The union claims that despite a written agreement fixing the loading and unloading wage at Rs 1.92 per quintal, workers are being paid only Rs 1.69. "We are not asking for anything extra. We only want what was promised in writing. A fair day's wage for a fair day's work," said a union representative.

The Chamber of Comm...