Tragic coal mine accident in Assam prompts crackdown on illegal mining operations, activists demand action from government.

According to data accessed by The Indian Express, 173 such illegal mines have been dismantled in land leased by Coal India Limited and on revenue, while another 61 mines have been have been dismantled ...

The Assam government is closing rat-hole coal mines after a tragedy in Dima Hasao trapped nine miners, with four bodies recovered and five still missing.

Miners desperate for money risk working at rat-hole mines, which are still in operation in the North East despite curbs and a ban in Meghalaya.

An all-out drive has been launched to seal all rat-holes and seize equipment from the mine sites, as per the DGP's orders. Earlier on Saturday, police arrested Rono Bhadra Hasnu, Dildar Hussain, and ...

Authorities in Assam's Dima Hasao district seal rat-hole mines and seize equipment following a tragic flooding incident.

This intensified action follows the tragic incident in Umrangso’s Tin Kilo area, where a rat-hole coal mine collapse on ...

At least nine labourers were feared to be trapped inside an abandoned mine in Umrangso’s 3-Kilo area and four bodies have ...

The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies ...

MORIGAON/GUWAHATI, 16 Jan: The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers ...

GUWAHATI: Bogged down by growing charges of opposition Congress of patronising illegal coal mining in the state, Assam chief ...

The Assam government has decided to institute a judicial inquiry commission, headed by former Judge of Gauhati High Court, ...