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

This intensified action follows the tragic incident in Umrangso’s Tin Kilo area, where a rat-hole coal mine collapse on January 6 left several miners trapped. Rescue teams from the Army, NDRF, and SDRF have so far recovered four bodies, while efforts continue to locate five miners still trapped.

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.

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,

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.

India — 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.

PM Modi highlights Assam's 'Hathibandhu' initiative in addressing man-elephant conflicts, with CM Sarma praising its impact on both wildlife and local communities.

Officials had said that machines brought by the ONGC and Coal India are being used for the ... was abandoned 12 years ago and was under the Assam Mineral Development Corporation till three years ...