State Governments must stop illegal coal mining, including rat-hole, to reduce accidents; Central Government working closely ...

The Centre has urged state governments to crack down on illegal coal mining, emphasizing the need for cooperation against mining mafias. Discussions have occurred with officials in Assam and Jharkhand ...

Central government stresses state responsibility in stopping illegal coal mining, post-Assam tragedy. Union Coal Minister ...

Guwahati: Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official ...

GUWAHATI: Rescuers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of the remaining five labourers from the ill-fated coal mine in the Umrangso area of Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Altogether nine labourers ...

GUWAHATI: The bodies of five workers, who had been missing since last month after an illegal coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district got flooded, were recovered by rescue workers on Wednesday.

The government also informed the assembly that it has seized over 25,630 tonnes of illegal coal in the last three years.

The mortal remains of the remaining 5 miners have been recovered and brought up from the mine shaft. The process to identify the remains has been initiated.

(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS) Another body of a labourer trapped inside the coal mine in Assam's Umrangso was recovered on Wednesday, said Minister Kaushik Rai. Rai told reporters that ...