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Seven Naga groups oppose Centre-Assam-Nagaland energy deal before settlement of issuesNaga groups are opposing a new energy exploration deal between the Centre, Assam, and Nagaland. They argue that natural resource ownership ...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma retains key portfolios, allocates ministriesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has allocated portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. He retained Home, Power, Public Works, a...
Manipur Police add 477 vehicles to bolster security responseManipur Police has received 477 new vehicles, including bulletproof models, to boost its operational strength. This comes as the state grap...
Assam: CM-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath with four ministers on TuesdayHimanta Biswa Sarma will take oath as Assam Chief Minister on Tuesday. Four ministers will be sworn in with him. Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
Govt says 101 mineral blocks started operations since auction regime began in 2015India's mines ministry announced 101 mineral blocks are now operational. This achievement follows the 2015 auction system. The ministry wor...
Priyanka Gandhi slams Himanta, says 'one family looting Assam'Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticises Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. She alleges a single family is exploiting the st...
Illegal coal mining case: ED raids multiple locations in Assam and Meghalaya under PMLAEnforcement Directorate searched locations in Assam and Meghalaya. The searches relate to illegal coal mining and coke plants. The investig...
5 more bodies recovered from Umrangso coal mine after 42 days; Assam govt takes actionTeams from the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army recovered the remaining five bodies from the Umrangso coal mine after c...
Assam: Gauhati HC takes note of rat-hole mining going unnoticed in Karbi AnglongThe Gauhati High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rampant illegal rat-hole mining in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, particularly...
Assam forms inquiry commission, announces ex-gratia after Umrangso mine tragedyThe Assam government has set up a One-Man Inquiry Commission to investigate the Umrangso Mines tragedy, led by Justice Anima Hazarika. This...
Assam government announces judicial inquiry into Tin Kilo coal mine tragedyAssam government has announced a judicial inquiry into the Tin Kilo coal mine tragedy to establish accountability. A Special Investigation ...
Navy divers withdrawn from rescue ops in Assam coal mine, dewatering exercise underwayNavy divers have been withdrawn from rescue operations at a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, where hope of survival for th...
Assam mining tragedy: Bodies of 3 more labourers trapped in coal quarry recoveredThe bodies of three trapped workers were recovered from a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, raising the total to four. Rescue opera...
Assam mining accident: One dead, 8 trapped as rescue operation resumesOne body has been recovered from the collapsed coal mine in Umrangso, Assam, where nine miners were trapped. A joint rescue operation invol...
Illegal coal mining going on in Assam: AJP writes to PM ModiThe Party stated Government is already aware that illegal mining of coal, which has continued unabated for decades in India's north eastern...
Coal India unit North Eastern Coalfields seeks clearances to operationalise 2 Assam mines in FY23According to a senior official, once production starts from Tirap OCP (open cast project) of North Eastern Coalfields in Assam, the mine wi...
42 coal mines auctioned till date for commercial mining: Government"Under the commercial coal mining auction process, a total of 42 coal mines, including... mines auctioned in tranche-3, have been successfu...
Dalmia Cement Bharat emerges highest bidder for two coal blocks in JharkhandWhile Mahanadi Mines and Minerals Pvt Ltd emerged as the highest bidder for a coal block in Odisha, Yazdani Steel And Power Ltd was the hig...
Coal India arm assures compliance with green rules for mining in new Assam projectThere is opposition from different quarters to coal mining in the area on the ground that it will pose threat to the environment and wildli...
Centre, Assam to form panel for ways to increase miningNarendra Singh Tomar today met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and decided to form a committee to work on increasing exploration activitie...