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.

Opposition parties have raised concerns about how illegal mining activities could have been conducted without the knowledge ...

The bus lost control at a sharp turn and fell into a field near a cement factory in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao in the ...

The mine, located in the 3 Kilo area of Dima Hasao district, has been the site of a tragic accident since January 6, when nine workers were trapped underground. Today, three bodies were recovered ...

The investigation should expand its scope to identify and map out other illegal mining sites across Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, and Upper Assam, areas where these activities continue unabated," he ...

Phukan, district disaster management officer of Dima Hasao district. “While there was no rainfall in the area at that time, it appears that underground water had seeped into the mine ...

Furthermore, the investigation should expand its scope to identify and map out other illegal mining sites across Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, and Upper Assam, areas where these activities continue ...

in Dima Hasao district, Assam (PTI) At least seven rat-hole mines, each two to three feet wide, lie at the bottom of a 300-foot-deep coal mine, leaving little space for divers to move in with ...

He also alleged that "illegal mining continues unchecked" due to "weak law enforcement and local complicity" in the northeastern state ...