Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to make history by attending Republic Day in Dibrugarh. Extensive preparations underway with ...

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 ...

A mild earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Assam on Friday morning, triggering panic among residents but ...

N Biren Singh chaired a cabinet meeting in Tamenglong district, an area dominated by the majority Naga tribe and a small population of Kuki, and gave a message of restoration of normalcy.

Aizawl: The first day of the indefinite strike called by truckers in Mizoram, protesting the poor road conditions along the Aizawl-Silchar (Assam) hig.

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 ...

A group of unruly youths assaulted an 8th-grade student and forcefully made him chant "Jai Shree Ram" in Assam's Silchar. The incident took place in the Chandrapur area of Silchar, the district ...

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.

Mohan Boro, the newly appointed chairman of the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) for Kamrup District, visited ...