Shillong: Five days ago, 20-year-old Sanjana Malakar rushed up and down the corridors of Shillong’s NEIGRIHMS hospital, stopping guards and strangers and asking if they could help save her husband, ...

Rescue operations after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya At least 18 miners have died and one is severely injured after an explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in India's ...

A rescue operation for eight people trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Telangana state of India entered the fourth day as the teams faced challenges posed by slush and seeping water. A team of ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and politicians.

Obijan Khatun, wife of Amir Hussain, who is still trapped after an illegal coal mine became flooded on Dec. 13, cries at her house in Bhangmari village in Chirang district of Assam on Sunday. — AFP ...

CM urges Coal Minister to delegate mining approval powers to Meghalaya. SHILLONG, July 7: For over twelve years since the National Green Tribunal banned rat-hole coal mining in Ap ...

At least 18 miners have died and one is severely injured after an explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, police say. Rescue operations are on and some ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and politicians.