Guwahati: Gauhati high court has taken suo moto cognisance of the rat-hole coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima ...

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

The Indian Army has been deployed to rescue 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Responding to an urgent appeal from Assam ...

The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government to address illegal rat-hole coal mining. This follows the ...

Guwahati: Assam govt has taken several steps, including drone surveillance, imposition of restrictions under relevant laws, ...

Guwahati, Jan 7 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district ...

The court asked all the respondents to file the latest status report regarding action taken by the state government to stop ...

Haflong (Assam), Jan 18: A Class-3 student was killed and several others injured after a school bus overturned in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Saturday, an official said. The incident occurred ...

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 ...

Nine workers are trapped inside a 300-foot deep coal mine located in the industrial town of Umrangso in Dima Hasao district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday evening. The chief ...

The Army has deployed divers, helicopters and engineers to help the rescue efforts in Assam's hilly Dima Hasao district. "It is difficult to say how long the operation will take, because we have ...

Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside a coal mine, in Dima Hasao district, Assam, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. At least nine labourers were trapped inside the mine, according to officials.