Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside a coal mine, in Dima Hasao district, Assam. (PTI) UMRANGSO: Survivors of the coal mine catastrophe near the Assam-Meghalaya border recounted harrowing moments, while family members of several deceased miners lamented the loss of their breadwinners. The mine is situated over 140 km from Dima Hasao district…
Rescue teams recovered a third body from an illegal, inundated coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Earlier, a second body was found, identified as Lt. Lijen Magar. NEW DELHI: The joint rescue team of the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) recovered a third body from the inundated rat-hole coal mine…
GUWAHATI: The body of a miner was recovered on Wednesday morning after the Indian Army, Navy Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF, and other agencies resumed operation to rescue people trapped in a coal mine in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso in Assam.Deputy commandant of the 1st Battalion, NDRF, N Tiwari, said, “We are working diligently…
GUWAHATI: An officer of the rank of SP was among several police personnel and civilians injured Friday evening in Manipur’s Kangpokpi as a mob bristling over the deployment of central forces in a Kuki-Zo village laid siege to the district police chief’s office.SP Manoj Prabhakar and his team were the target of stone-pelting by the…
GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh said on Saturday the state’s historical significance spans 2,000 years, distinguishing it from Mizoram’s relatively recent administrative history as a former district of Assam.Singh’s statement followed a series of recent exchanges between the Manipur govt and Mizoram’s opposition party MNF, as well as Mizoram CM Lalduhoma. Speaking at a…
So vicious was the attack with stones and sticks that the big cat jumped into a river to save its life before being rescued by foresters on the other side almost 17 hours later GUWAHATI: A three-year-old Royal Bengal Tigress was battered and almost blinded by hundreds of villagers when it stepped out of Kamakhya…
GUWAHATI: Manipur’s tribal affairs and hills minister Letpao Haokip denied Wednesday allegations levelled by Delhi-based Bharat Hindu Maha Sena (BHMS) that he masterminded the recent drone bombings by suspected militants at Koutruk in Imphal West district. BHMS had announced a Rs 1 lakh bounty on his head, prompting Haokip to respond.Haokip expressed his bewilderment at…
GUWAHATI: Central and state forces deployed in the cauldron of Manipur’s 16-month-long ethnic conflict are looking askance at the skies that harbour a new threat – drones used by suspected tribal militants to bomb targets – and awaiting NSG’s expertise to win the aerial battle bef-ore it gets out of hand.“This adds another dimension to…
GUWAHATI: Unidentified people vandalised and set afire the ancestral house of Manipur BJP spokesman from the Thadou tribe, T Michael Lamjathang Haokip, in Churachandpur district Saturday. The arson happened when members of the Kuki-Zo community were taking out rallies demanding a separate administration and protesting against an audio clip containing objectionable comments made allegedly by…
NEW DELHI: A minor was allegedly gang-raped in Assam‘s Nagaon district on August 22 while returning home from a tuition class. The incident occurred in the Dhing area, and local residents found the girl in a semi-conscious state by the roadside, subsequently admitting her to a hospital. Police have detained two people for questioning in…
