Rescue operations are on as more people are feared trapped inside the mine, police say.

Fatal Incident at Illegal Coal Mine Shillong, Feb 5: A devastating dynamite explosion at an unauthorized coal mining site in the Mynsyngat–Thangsko region of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district ...

Fire was a perennial danger for new mining communities in the Tri-State District as mining camps made the transition from tent cities to frame buildings. I have written of devastating fires that hit ...

After a dynamite explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya killed 18 people and injured at least one, on Thursday, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that very strict action would be taken ...

At least four labourers lost their lives and another was critically injured after a powerful explosion rocked a suspected illegal coal mine in the Thangsko area of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills ...

Banned rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills, where a blast killed 31, is a low-investment, high-profit model. A 10-year ban ...

At least 16 miners were confirmed dead and one was seriously injured on Thursday, in one of Meghalaya''s deadliest illegal coal mining disasters.

At least eighteen people lost their lives and one got injured after an explosion occurred Thursday (Feb 5) at around 11am at ...

The February 2026 Meghalaya mine blast exposes illegal rat-hole mining, migrant labour exploitation and coal mafia networks.

At least 18 people died on Thursday after an explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, officials said. “During the course of the rescue operation, a ...

An explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya has claimed at least 18 ...