Assam: Helpless woman seeks DGP’s assistance

The woman, identified as Urvashi Moran, has been desperately looking out for her husband, Pranjal Moran, who works at a coal mine in Ledo in Tinsukia district.

Five labourers from Assam, Tripura feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine

Despite a ban by the National Green tribunal, there seems to be no end to rat hole mining in Meghalaya. Five labourers, four from Assam and 1 from Tripura were feared trapped after a dynamite blast led to the flooding of a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. The mishap took place at a remote […]

Six miners from Assam killed in Meghalaya coal mine accident

In a major tragedy, six coal mine workers hailing from Assam were killed in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya on Thursday. As per official sources, five miners died inside the mine and one succumbed to injuries later. Officials said all the deceased hail from Assam. The incident happened at an old abandoned mine […]

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Kin of untraced miners gives NOC to state govt to call off rescue operations

Families of miners who remain untraced for over 4 months now in the tragedy hit coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, despite continuous rescue operations, have given their No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the state government to stop the rescue operations in the ill-fated coal mine. The Meghalaya Government had requested the […]

Meghalaya coal mine tragedy: NDMA team to join rescue operations

As time is running out for the 15 trapped miners in the tragedy hit coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, a team of National Disaster Management Authority is on its way to the incident site to join the rescue operations. Indian Air Force’s C-130 aircraft, carrying the NDMA team, with equipment landed in Guwahati […]