Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the coal mine appeared to be “illegal” after a person was arrested in connection with the disaster. The government has ordered a judicial ...

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Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan have recovered 11 bodies after a mine explosion last week ... the search for the final person continues. Two coal miners were killed on Sunday when a second ...

The death toll in a coal mine collapse due to a methane gas accumulation and explosion rises to 11 after rescuers recovered seven more dead bodies, an official said. Twelve workers were trapped when ...

Guwahati: Gauhati high court has taken suo moto cognisance of the rat-hole coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao district, which occurred on Jan 6, trapping nine miners. The court ...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — At least three miners have died after a methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in a remote area of southwest Pakistan, officials said Friday, as authorities ...