At least four workers died after a coal mine was flooded with water in the industrial town of Umrangso in Dima Hasao on ...

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

The Assam government is carrying out an operation to close rat-hole coal mines in the state, following the tragedy in the Dima Hasao district, officials said on Thursday. At least nine labourers were ...

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.

Assam Jatiya Parishad urges PM Modi to take action against illegal rat-hole mining, highlighting government officials' ...

Over 5,000 migrant coal miners began leaving illegal coal mining sites in the Margherita constituency after a directive from ...

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 ...