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

Assam Jatiya Parishad urges PM Modi to take action against illegal rat-hole mining, highlighting government officials' ...

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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.

Assam: Woman detected with HMPV infection in Guwahati, second case this season A 10-month-old child was the first one to be detected with HMPV infection in the state this season ...

Thousands of migrant coal workers fled Margherita and Ledo on Monday, boarding the intercity express trains from local ...

Assam Police's STF arrests Islamic extremist Ajibar Rahman linked to Ansarullah Bangla Team in Dhubri, part of ongoing "Operation Praghat" against terror groups.

The coal industry continues to be one of the world’s largest suppliers of energy. In the United States alone, about half a billion short tons of coal are converted to energy every year.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged Japan's leading universities to explore academic collaboration with the state's varsities, particularly through joint degree courses and ...