Illegal coal mining persists in Assam, posing environmental and safety threats. Authorities urged to take stringent measures

The rat-holes were found in the Margherita area of Tinsukia, where illegal miners were using an abandoned Coal India office

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi faces legal trouble as an FIR has been registered against him in Assam’s Guwahati over his recent controversial remark about the ‘Indian state.’ The FIR was lodged at

Having faced conflicts with elephants over the state of crops, villagers came up with a solution to plant Napier grass to prevent the animals from destroying the crops.

At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district,

The Assam Bodoland Lottery Department will declare its results today at 3 PM. Participants can view their results at bodollotteries.com, the official website, scroll down for complete winners list.

GUWAHATI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were part of ...

GUWAHATI, India — Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday.

At least nine workers remained trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.

Public sector undertaking Coal India has deployed a high-capacity pump with a 500 GPM (gallons per minute) capacity to dewater the mine at Assam’s Dima Hasao district where efforts are on to search the trapped labourers.

Nestled in India’s northeast, Assam has been ranked 4th on The New York Times' list of '52 Places to Go in 2025.' From world-famous tea gardens and exotic wildlife to a rich cultural heritage, it is something for everyone.

In the discussion between Borah and Agarwal, the former emphasised Assams growth story as one of the leading investment destinations under the combined visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Assam Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.