Persistently high levels of water affected the ninth day of operation on January 15, 2025, to find the five miners trapped in ...

Tragic coal mine accident in Assam prompts crackdown on illegal mining operations, activists demand action from government.

Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.

GUWAHATI: Bogged down by growing charges of opposition Congress of patronising illegal coal mining in the state, Assam chief ...

The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies ...

Guwahati: Dewatering of the coal mine at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao district continued on Wednesday, with authorities ...

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has detected 220 rat-hole coal mines in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district even as the ...

was under the Assam Mineral Development Corporation until three years ago. “It was not an illegal mine. The workers had entered it for the first time to extract coal,” he explained.

The water level, which was initially at 100 ft, is coming down gradually and the current level is being ascertained, the ...

The rescue of five trapped miners in Assam's Dima Hasao remains uncertain as Navy divers exit the site after nine days.

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.

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has detected 220 rat-hole coal mines in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district even as the flooded coal mine in the area still has 11 crore litres of water ...