Utpal Parashar

District disaster management officer Riki B Phukan said that there has been no communication yet with the trapped miners and they do not know what their conditions were

The engineer was working at ONGC’s group gathering station, which is a facility used to collect and process crude oil and natural gas from multiple wells

One person was arrested and a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was filed against him for operating the mine and engaging the workers

At least nine workers were feared trapped since Monday following flooding at the Assam Coal Quarry in the hill district

In Guwahati, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the mine was earlier run by the state's mines and minerals department but was abandoned 12 years ago, calling Monday's mining operation “illegal”.

At least nine workers have been feared trapped since Monday due to flooding at the Assam Coal Quarry, located in the Umrangso area of the district

Tripathi said the three bodies were bloated as they were underwater for close to a week, and as a result, floated closer to the surface

The CM said that the northern neighbour could use the dam as a “water bomb”.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also outlined plans to transform Dibrugarh into Assam’s second capital

The court asked all the respondents to file the latest status report regarding action taken by the state government to stop the practice of rathole mining