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.

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 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.

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 ...

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.

At Umrangso, the bodies of four workers, including one from neighbouring Nepal, were retrieved, but five remain untraceable.

A worker died after falling from a building at a Dalmia Cement Factory construction site at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao ...

The Assam government has started a massive crackdown against illegal rat-hole mines in the state. Thirteen illegal rat-hole mines were sealed and three miners working inside them were arrested on ...

Assam DGP GP Singh today said Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed him to close down all rat-hole coal mines in the State in ...