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February 20, 2025, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
After 44 days, the bodies of the remaining five miners trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district were recovered. The Assam government has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved families, as the tragedy highlights the dangers of illegal mining.
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May 8, 2024, 08:02 PM - 2 min read
A report submitted to the Meghalaya High Court by a one-man committee reveals that not a single one of the estimated 26,000 abandoned rat-hole mines in East Jaintia Hills has been shut down.
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March 2, 2024, 03:57 PM - 2 min read
Wakeel Hassan, the rat-hole miner who lost his house in a recent demolition drive, has declined yet another housing offer, this time in Dilshad Garden.
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