Manipur Shutdown: State govt addresses minor deaths, security concernsManipur's Home Minister condemned a five-day shutdown protesting the deaths of two minors, highlighting its disruption to essential service...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Retired HC judge to head judicial probe into blast at Meghalaya's illegal coal mineA judicial panel has been formed to investigate a deadly blast at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya. Retired judge Justice RS Chauhan leads...
15 Feb, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Coal mine blast in Bengal's Birbhum kills 6, injures several; police launch probeA coal mine blast in West Bengal's Birbhum district killed six people and injured several others. The state government announced compensati...
07 Oct, 2024, 06.23 PM IST
Coal Ministry seeks view on draft coal, lignite mining plan normsIn a groundbreaking move, draft guidelines propose transitioning to advanced technologies for sustainable coal mining, focusing on land res...
03 Jul, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
Karnataka HC bans mining activity around KRS dam, pending studyThe High Court of Karnataka on Monday imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within a 20-km radius of the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS...
08 Jan, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
Dantewada blast: Naxals planted IED around two months ago, says Chhattisgarh PoliceThe Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which resulted in the deaths of 10 DFG employees and a driver had been planted by Naxals at least two...
29 Apr, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
NGT imposes Rs 41.21 crore fine on Singareni Collieries Company in TelanganaThe green panel directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board to identify people whose houses have been damaged, as observed by a jo...
07 May, 2022, 02.47 PM IST
NGT directs Jindal Saw Ltd to pay Rs four crore compensation for damaging housesA bench headed by the tribunal's chairperson, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, issued an order for consideration of remedial action against illeg...
04 Jul, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
CRPF to shift armoured MPVs from Naxal operations to Kashmir valleyCRPF has decided to shift its heavy armoured MPVs to Kashmir valley for use by its troops deployed on road and convoy protection duties.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
CRPF shifts MPVs from Naxal grid to Kashmir for better convoy securityThe force has about 60 battalions in Jammu and Kashmir for security duty. Each battalion has about 1,000 personnel.
13 Jul, 2018, 07.34 PM IST
Jhabua blast aftermath: 69 detonators, gelatin sticks seized89 people were killed and nearly 100 injured after a massive blast caused by mining explosives stored in a building ripped through a crowde...
14 Sep, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
State authorities have shut eyes on mining: NGT to RajasthanA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar held that indiscriminate mining has adversely affected flora and fauna in Alwar.
08 Feb, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Anti-Naxal operations: CRPF 'limits' armoured vehicles usageIn order to reduce casualties of its troops from landmine blasts in anti-Naxal operations, the CRPF has decided to shun its mine protected ...
11 May, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
Anti-Naxal operations: CRPF grounds mine-protected vehiclesCRPF has stopped using mine-protected vehicles (MPVs) deployed for carrying troops to minimise causalities resulting from IED blasts.
30 Jun, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- Low ore supply to hit JSW Steel production
The Sajjan Jindal-controlled steelmaker needs about 50,000 tonnes of iron ore daily to feed its 10 million tonne facility at Vijayanagar.
06 Aug, 2011, 06.26 AM IST
- 60 dead in Russian mine blast, 30 missing
Death toll from from 2 explosions in the Siberian mine rose to 60.
12 May, 2010, 11.27 AM IST
- Blast in Mittal's Kazakhstan mine
An accidental blast at coal mines in Kazakhstan and Ukraine killed at least 53 people.
21 Sep, 2006, 01.20 PM IST