The Assam government has set up a One-Man Inquiry Commission to investigate the Umrangso Mines tragedy, led by Justice Anima ...

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

Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah alleged that CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is behind the coal syndicate in the State.

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 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.

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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 ...

Assam Mines and Minerals Minister Kaushik Rai on Saturday distributed Rs 10 Lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of the four ...