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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicCoal miners

Topic: coal miners

Rescue operations underway after mine collapses in UP’s Sonbhadra

Officials confirm that one body has been recovered so far after a section of the stone mine caved in Sunday, trapping around 15 workers beneath the rubble.

Assam coal mine tragedy: Another body recovered as search for trapped workers enters Day 6

The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Lijen Magar, a resident of village number 1 of Kalamati in Dima Hasao.

Body of one of 9 trapped workers recovered from coal mine in Assam

Chances of survival of eight others appear grim since the mine was flooded by a sudden gush of water on Monday.

Navy deep divers roped in to rescue 9 miners trapped in flooded Assam mine for over 24 hrs

Water level in the mine has risen by 100 ft, says CM Himanta Sarma. At least 3 miners are feared dead. Indian Army, Assam Rifles, SDRF & NDRF are also part of rescue efforts.

Russian coal seeks new market in India as war upturns previous commodity flows

Russian coal sales to Europe have declined in advance of a planned European ban on coal shipments. Russia has increased supply to India in search of low-cost markets.

Second decomposed body brought out of rat hole mine in Meghalaya

The body has now been dispatched to a civil hospital for post-mortem at the district headquarter in Khliehriat.

Search for Meghalaya miners’ bodies has become an expensive & hopeless wait for a miracle

In nearly 2 months, a 100-member contingent of Navy divers, NDRF rescuers, doctors and Army personnel have recovered just one body.

Meghalaya miners still trapped, NGT cracks whip on illegal mining in state

The NGT has asked the Meghalaya Police to investigate nearly 1200 cases of illegal quarrying across the state.

These are the 15 Meghalaya miners trapped in a rat-hole coal mine

The district police have released the list of names of the 15 Meghalaya coal miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in East Jaintia Hills. 

The NGT had slammed coal mafia while banning rat-hole mining in Meghalaya

The NGT ban on rat-hole mining had come on petitions that warned of the exact same scenario that left 15 miners trapped this month.

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Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

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