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

Toll in illegal Indian coal mine blast climbs to 23: official ...

Challenges facing the rescuers lay bare perilous conditions in which men work in rat-hole mines, which continues to be ...

Meghalaya's Chief Minister reports 57 FIRs, 15,000 tonnes of illegal coal seized post rat-hole mine blast that killed 33 miners.

A devastating explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, India, resulted in at least 16 fatalities and several injuries. Rescue efforts are challenged by the mine's remote location, and inquiries ...

At least 16 labourers died in a Meghalaya illegal coal mine explosion, with several others feared trapped and rescue efforts underway.

Beyond the loss of life, rat-hole mining has caused widespread environmental degradation in the coal-bearing areas of ...

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

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 ...

The East Jaintia Hills district administration has ordered a crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Thangkso area, ...

It has been three days since blast in Thangsko region of East Jaintia Hills. While 27 mine workers are dead, nine are in hospital and more bodies are believed buried in illegal mines.