Rescue workers retrieved bodies bodies of miners from a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district by Saturday (January 11, 2025) afternoon. Four bodies have been recovered so far since January 8, two days after nine miners were trapped on January 6, 2025. “Officials at the site of the mine in the Kalamati […]
A man who made derogatory comments on Assam’s history and traditions on social media has tendered an apology on Saturday (January 11, 2025) claiming that his his intention was not to hurt anyone. The police have already filed a case against Abhishek Kar for a video on a YouTube channel for his derogatory comments and […]
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday (January 11, 2025) said he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a SIT probe into the mining tragedy in Assam, which left four labourers in a coal quarry dead. He also alleged that “illegal mining continues unchecked” due to “weak law enforcement and local complicity” in the […]
The water level in the flooded rat-hole mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam remained unchanged, affecting the operations on Sunday to rescue the remaining five miners trapped beneath since January 6. Between January 8 and January 11, divers of the Navy, the Army, and the National Disaster Response Force retrieved four bodies of miners, […]
There were several cakes and baskets of fruits spread out and people gathered around, both public and forest department officials, at 8.30 a.m. on a bright sunny Saturday (January 11, 2025) morning. Next to them were scores of elephants lined up in a row. The gathering was to celebrate the first birthday of Pori, a […]
The Centre’s wildlife panel has approved a proposal to carry out oil and gas exploration in the eco-sensitive zone of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Jorhat district. The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, approved the proposal by Vedanta Group’s Cairn Oil and […]
The Indian Navy team on Monday (January 13, 2024) moved out of the site of the flooded rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam where five miners have remained trapped since January 6. The bodies of four miners, including a Nepal resident, have been retrieved so far. District officials said the almost unchanged […]
GUWAHATI A regional political party in Assam has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take decisive action against political leaders and government officials responsible for illegal rat-hole mining, resulting in the loss of lives and environmental degradation in blatant violation of repeated directions by the Supreme Court. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the […]
Tourists and locals rejoice as Assam ranks 4th on The New York Times ’52 Places to Visit in 2025′ list | Video Credit: PTI Assam has been ranked 4th on The New York Times list of “52 Places to Visit in 2025,” praised for its vibrant heritage, stunning natural beauty, and warm hospitality, securing its […]
An oral question from the Supreme Court to the Union government continues to remain unanswered even as rescue workers recover bodies of workers who died trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine at Dima Hasao district in Assam. On January 11, 2019, nearly six years ago, the top court had asked whether rat-hole mines could […]
