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

The Assam government has launched an extensive operation to shut down illegal rat-hole coal mines across the state following a tragic incident in Dima Hasao district.

Following a tragedy in Dima Hasao, the Assam government is intensifying efforts to close illegal rat-hole coal mines. Despite a 2014 ban by the National Green Tribunal, these dangerous mining ...

The Assam government has launched an operation to close down illegal rat-hole coal mines following a tragic incident in the Dima Hasao district. On January 9, nine miners were trapped in the 3-Kilo ...

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 bus lost control at a sharp turn and fell into a field near a cement factory in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao in the ...

Five people were arrested by police in connection with the death workers at a coal mining site at Umrangso in Assam's Dima ...

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.

Rescue operation underway for labourers trapped inside a coal mine at Umrangso area, in Dima Hasao district, Assam. The body of another worker, who was trapped in the coal mine, was recovered on ...

Haflong (Assam), Jan 18: A Class-3 student was killed and several others injured after a school bus overturned in Assam’s ...

The search and rescue operations to locate five workers who remain trapped inside the inundated rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo ...

Rescue operations, supported by various agencies such as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response ...